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LITERARY AND ARTISTIC GOSSIP

... attention to the nev French Chameleon Top- which, by the way, has been spinning to its own advan- tage for sonme weeks-but we may speak of a clever addi- tion introduced by the London St reoscopic Company' It not only shows an extra new radiating disc, but ait ...

THE HON. MRS. GREY'S JOURNAL*

... of his visitors, at whichl twelve ITurks Were prcscrt, who looked so frightened and astonished, that nobody venture(l to speak a, word. TFhe most amusing part of the evening waas the sa(!d en ?? ce of the Sultatn's son, aged ten, and daughter, -cgd ...

A STORY OF SIXTY YEARS SINCE*

... gentleman carries his imagination a little backward, as may be supposed; but he writes a great deal from experience, and, indeed, speaks in his preface of materials gathered from contemporary events. The result is an admirable story, filled with living men and ...

THE LAUREATE'S NEW VOLUME

... that of disappointment. 'lhe volume is put forth as a continuation of the Idylls of the King, of which it is difficult to speak in terms too full of praise. The combination of strength with delicacy of power in these poems is very wonderful. If there ...

MISS AUSTEN*

... tightness, smoothness, and compactness. Her needlework, especially her satin stitch, was beyond praise. The printers could speak to her hand- writing. This is just as we should have expected. A clever, demure, neat, natty little artist was Jane Austen ...

A LOVE STORY FOR CHRISTMAS*

... retain their physical youth, longer than others. What is Tom's case may not be everybody's case; and we would advise Tom to speak for himself instead of making sweeping reflections. But to proceed. Tom, emboldened by his prospects, at last proposes for ...

SO RUNS THE WORLD AWAY*

... without meeting with so thorough a coquette as Lady Diana Merton, or a girl more true and tender than the unhappy Azalea. We speak of them as personal acquaintances, for Mrs. Steele has made them so bv endowing them with a life not too frequently found in ...

PARIS FASHIONS

... might happen to take your fancy. But all this has disappeared. The English custom has now been introduced into France of not speaking to any woman to whom youo have not been prgsented; nor may any of the mcn address a lady unlcvs thc hostess has first gone ...

NEW MUSIC

... Bergson, is full of character, but how far its character warrants its name we are not in a position to say. We can, however, speak of the Danse as a pleasing and graceful composition, all the more acceptable because a little peculiar. The same composer's ...

THE DUKE'S HONOUR*

... attractive public improvements which he projects. The Duke, who is of so quiet and decorous a character that he very seldom speaks, is indisposed to disturb the serenity of the place by making the concession. But Garvil has some very awkward letters in ...

LIFE OF JOHN GIBSON*

... and generous in giving him advice, and allowing him to copy his statues, attend his classes, and model from the life. He speaks in his notes gratefully of Canova, and praises his gentle manners, his deep sonorous voice, his soft Venetian dialect, and ...

CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS

... Mendelssohn intended to depict. But, after all, the music needs no guide either to its purport or its beauty. The symphony speaks for itself in language in- telligible, even to the wayfaring man, though a fool. We can hardly conceive an imagination torpid ...