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FASHIONS FOR JANUARY

... ?? . From Le Pdllet. The winter season has returned and with it the usuta demand for rich and elegant toilettes. Nothing can be richer or more beautiful than a dress of moire, with alteruiate flounces of satin, checked with velvet Nearly all silk dresses are trimmed with velvet, For demi-toilette, dresses of French grey moire are worn, with six flounces, alternate' moire and terry ':Velvet ...

LITERATURE

... * DITERATURE. * WANDERINGS IN CORSIC A. We doubtless owe the translation ?? his wqrk to the adnirable notieof the origi alin the culrrent nuralber of the Quarterly. It is a most welcome addition t foreign history; for since Goosey Boswell Vrote his hook, and wore his fool's-cap at Stratford jabilee under the patronage of David f .rick__-ieiOe Bozzy dub himself on the strength of his fltalent ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... A T'4x pD, ma AS T 7B WlAj By TE REVc. ARsasrionaG LEn gmen BAtern6oLer 'row. ---Books 're ?? to1~nar'al ilitaryglory' are eegerly souikht, after and perused at the presentrtime anl'strange as it ma~yippeur, it is ne, ertheless true th4.elei gymen- men 'of prayer and peac-have aditberto beensforemost' by their pens in excitigg the 8varlike ardour of the rising gen eration for deeds.. of xblood ...

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... LI0ERA, msy-ILAr1 ?? ?? .. ; _ : l ; i 89itR?T a EQ *-9erp~entsare, prictly sp~akin, to be classed as viviparous rather than Oparou& 'Tr ther you 'ar6'foi'med in a stit 'shell'o'r~ooe skin, and eor,- tiinue in the *eg~g . tate till't~ie' ,iine tof;ai ,u~itgon.butha erggs are, so to .Spsak,1i5±Obed internally, aned 'tbeyoiiu ones areabrought *orth like ?? viviparous 'ammal. The shells ae ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRES AND Unprincipled Managers

... ICPRoVI1NVIAL :T:PHBA5!RE A lq3 -, e ?? Uflt rineipled Xanagers. - T:TO TIE: EDITOR OP 'TEB RAs.: What judgiment shall I dredd,doiiigno wrong ?- ?? Marsornw or S1B Sir,-I gladly avail myself of the kind offer of space in your valtiable coluimns to reply to the letter dated :'Whitehaven Feb. 26tbp asn appeared in last Sunday's ERA, under the above heading and signed by a portion of the ...

Published: Sunday 11 March 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1692 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

AMUSEMENTS IN EDINBURGH

... : x iAXUSEMBNWBTS IN DI131GEE TAiaizARhsix,-4On WednesdayS,the 7thinst., M'r. Wright appeared ?? Wvecand Deaf a;,. e ..P2et0 Ou. Thursday In Paul 6ry andbi Di.2f You ves Semd !our Wife to Casmeerwell? On Friday, being Iois'beisfit0 inkt l .: ethort 74n4d Wives and Love, .Lao, andf Phyiic. And on Satnrday. being I isast appeairance here, in The Wreek Ashore and 3fy ,,'~clous.~ete. Wlle are ery ...

Published: Sunday 18 March 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1015 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW

... SWITHFIELD 4 CLUB CATTLE SHOW. _ This annual agricultural exhibition, iihich at this period of the year seems to attract such ?? on the part of the community, has been held dturing the past week, and, although; it may not be classed in the light of a first class show, as we, have noted at the Baker-street' Bazaar even a few years back y etthe promoters of these serviceable undertakings have ...

Published: Sunday 16 December 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3153 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CLARKE'S TRAVELS IN RUSSIA

... CLARKE'S TRAVELS IN RUSBIA,.r | Abridged by Captain Edward ChappeU, RJN. (Coatineseed) Sterile as was the appearance of the land abort ?? it must wear a pleasing aspect in .summer, from the number of the inlets of the Gulf intersecting the rocky shore. The opposite coast, when examined with a glass, was at this time glittering with masses of ice beginning to accumulate upon the shore. We were ...

Published: Sunday 03 June 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1997 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRES, &c

... THEATRES, &ac. Royal Italian Opera.-The Don Fasqsuale of Donizetti was performed on Thursday night, for the first time this season. There was just this particular interest attached to the cast-the per- formers were precisely those who enacted the opera in Paris prior to its production here in 184-3; Grisi, Mario, Tamburini, and Liablache consequently filled the characters especially written ...

Published: Sunday 01 July 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1517 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE ITALIAN OPERA IN PARIS

... e OP E 7A - E IE r IT IvI ?? -Th .t'2 PARfs, OCT. 30.-On Thursday last Lui di Lrzmeseoerwas given for the purpose of iitroducing Mdlle. Do Roissi aptd the tenor Monghiu. The 'prima donna wis suffering socmuh from per- vousness that it was impossible, on the first r-epresen'tation, to j'udge of Mdlle. De Roissi's claims to fll so important a part as that of Lucia. On the second night, however, ...

Published: Sunday 04 November 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1331 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THEATRICALS IN AMERICA

... .-THEATRICALS . IN.,, . I C (From 2ee Boston.1isan r. ?? 6.) . ; Tia xepetition of IEil Waoiers'Ri Deep at ?? ?? afforded great satisfaction to those who have seen} this capitally acted comody. Everybody is delighted with this domestic draanw hich exceeds in interest any modern play, and will hold possession of the stage for years. We are very happy to call attention to the benefit of Mr. and ...

Published: Sunday 18 November 1855
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1939 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

LITERATURE

... THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE MECHANICAL INVENTIONS OF JAMES 'WATT. Tho Origin andz Progrcss of tks Mckaanicarl In- rentions of James Wflatt. By JAMES PATRICK. MUIRHEAD, Esq., M.A. In 3 vols. London John Murray. Notwithstanding all the boasted ad+ ...