... The Atheneuarn publishes this week a review of the Continental literature of 1873, arranged under the heads of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Servia and Crotia, Spain, and Sweden. Te he writers of the article on Belgium (Monsicurs de e Lavele e and Paul Freddricq) say:- Belaium. which escapet almost by a miracle the calamities of'the ...

... LITERATURE, 4RT, TfSIC, AN I - SCMENCE. ' e h(row the If ?? .) The admirers of BaluStioi; Adventure rill be glad I to bear that Mr. Browning is going to give them another 3Greek play in a modern dress; 3 Mr. Hepworth Dixon is preparing for tho press the third and fourth volumes of his work ?? Catherine and Anne Boleyn, called thq, History of Two Queens.'! The editors of Dr. Whewefl Life ...

... M1R. RAMShEN'S CONCE1RS. TH'1E MESSIAH., Among the eurest and most seasonable t Acetas of Christmas we have again to welcome Handel's imperishable masterpiece. So wide and well sustained is its popuilarity that the enjoyments which appropriately attend the farewell holiday of the old year would scarcely seem com- plete in the towns and leading villages of the land without a performance of ...

... (Prom the Mfilliner and Dressmaler.) We are now going to point out to our readers what toilets are indispensable at this season, and what should be provided for the wardrobe of a woman of fashion. First of all, a white, red, or blue flannel dressing-gown, with slippers to match; this dressing-gown should be made shorter than such garments usually are, and should be of the shape of a long ...

... LJI TER A T Pt XE. WHAT WE OWE TO CEIRISTMAS. Years ago, let us say a score at least, the present writer remembers reading a little essay entitled `What Christ- mas is as we grow older. He was not very old at that time, and across the dreary interval of twe .ty years there steals just now, as he recalls the essay in question, a vague idea-which he is sure has no foundation in fact-that its ...