... r Dresses are inoresipile and eleaant, colours aro rieher, tho brocades are a conibination of the Iudiau nd Persian ilstyles there aro no strona contrasts, all is in hannony aud of tho quiotest taste. Yho brocades are seblomi used o except for trimuning, but for the carriage weo have seen S sOIIIO very clegant paletots nmade of it; sono dinner dresses s have also beeu madle of this material, ...

... A FAIR idea of the completeness of modern musical education is given by the number of executants who compose; and, conversely, by the number of composers who play or sing. At the last Crystal Palace Concert but one Mr. William Shakespeare came before the public as composer of a piano- forte concerto and as vocalist. Soon afterwards Herr Henschel appeared at a concert specially connected with ...

... OLiVEP & BOYI,' PpROSOUNCISO (lAZETERR Olt TIE WVOcirmo, Descriptive and Statistical , with Etymological N'otes: being a Geographical Dictionary for Popular llses. [Edinburglh: Oliver and Boyd.] now many households are there in England that have a good Gazeteer? Such works are necessarily rather costly, nri'3 the; soon grow out of date-circumstances which pro- uiably affect the demand, and ...

... zarnnv~~'In-StwtT 1 1.: ?? _1 ?? .I _ 1_ _ a__- BAISTON-ON-llEuxs:n.-This arnual show took place in Ithe Sheep lurliet I'addock yesterday. There Was II tolerably large outry of cattle, sheep, aud pigs. Thie day ?? fine and the attendance lar-g, including Sir Johnt D. Astlcy, Bart., ?? w1ho WUas a lmost successful exhibitor, ?? filst l1oioulru With his magnificent wvhite stel, brea by -Mr. ...

... A STORY OF DETEOTION. - my. employment is that of a carver in atone. Many yer gsoon after. I had Iertm aanes.h imi I wa set t' eecut th oramlt al work.h would keep me from home several weesagdloin wars amoot desirable thing - but althog I tiedt e accommodation in a private Louse, I fieadwsfre to lodge in the village lion, the Lord Admrl Amoogat those who were in the habit of frequenting the ...

... [FROM OURt SFECIAL REroBTMit dard LONDON, -Monday evening, inrd 'rii eighty-second annual show of stock and imple. ( l eiit n conflection with the Smithfield Club opened litt, this morning in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, and muc ,VUI continute open till Friday. The weather, which Clasn for the past few days had been extremely cold, wa t this morning fresh, bright, and clear, and it was ...

... I I FT _t:- f l - , . . . The third concert of this society's fourth eeason took place last evening in the large concert hall of the Exhibition Palace. It was undoubtedly a suc- cess in every respect. Ai! parts of the room were crowded. The chorus of ladies and gentlemen who mustered under the guidance of the accom. plished nd esteemed conductor of the society, Mr. Joseph Robinson, exhibited ...

... I i * Praser's Mayainte for December contains a couple I of interesting papers. One of the most interesting is one by George Howell on Strikes: their cost and results, in which this much-discussed ques- tion is treated in an impartial and eminently lucid way. The Duke of Argyll, in another, gives his First Impressions of the New World. They are fresh and forcible, and display all his ...

... LITERAT URE. THll CHRISTMNIAS BOOKS. tlg pressure of the bright coloared and glitter. Illms tat re ut uon s a ths easonb of the . 'we arec peled just to glance at the sober y*of ordiary monthly magazines. They are, srra e in Somle i n stancea , particuslarly interesting, jisteven these instances we can but afford a b * asteniig on. lcontinues r. Black's breezy story, and icludes a dainty bit ...

... Honor Bright; or, the Four-leaved Shamrock. By the Authors of Two Blackbirds, Robin and Linnet, &c. (William Wells Gardner.) A very pretty story, full of fun and of good wholesome teaching. The Brights are merry, mischievous Irish children; and the description of their school. room and the pets stowed away in odd corners starts the book in a most happy manner. The characters of Brian and ...

... I THE SMITllFIELD CLUB FAT CATTLE I ~ SHOW. I Depressed agriculture has in no way interfrred with the success of tile fat stock show at the Agricultural Hall. The Smithfield Club has always given precedence in its catalogue to the Devon breed, paxi the classes were well filled by fair representatives of this fine breed of animals, Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales were exhibitore, ...

... HER MAJESTY'S TILEATRE.-The brief super-supplementary season comes to an end to-night, a week earlier than was generally anticipated, the opera selected being Oberon, for the benefit of Madame Pappenbeim. Last night it was to be Lohengrin, for the - benefit of Miss Minnie Hank; and on Thursdayifigwon, for the benefit of Madame Marie Roze. There were two operas on Weduesday-Loahengrin ...