... l I . FASHfe-#4ZA3 T4AIBTYE& Their Excel] ts Loilaeitmnaid the Mar- thinnees of Londonderry gave a dinner pty flie . AStening at the Viceregal Lodge t which their Serene Righueses Ptece end Princess Edward of Saxe Weinmar flre present. Ti following Fo, fid th9 bouspr of receinng invitattes :-ERightfo bth Lord slor (Lord Ashbourne), Right Heouthe Chief Secretary, M ,. ?? Lucy Hicks-Beach; Lady ...

... I T-AIIE ANNALS AND ART O[F IRFL.AND. Lasb evening tlhe inlaugural meeting of the Carmelite Seminary Literary Soriety was held at' 41 Lower Dominick street. ?? P. J. Doneoan prlesidinsg. f t Amongst thooe-prescnt were- Tlhe Re, 21 A Moore, the Rev J1 Hart, the Re; J I Bealan, Re.1 JJ Dasnne, the Rev J O'Reilly, the Rev 3 ! ...

... .FASHION AND firIETIE& ?? I ,. | VICEREGAL COURT. Their Excellencies the Lord L~isnteanntna~dgte Iar- ebioness of Loundpzerry gaveg adinner party last even- ing at the Vitiregal Lodge, to whies the follwing had the honour of rectiving fuittons:- Earl anad Cantess of Meath, Earl and Countess of Wickzow, Hon Biriam T'hellsson, Captain Hlot H and lady Edith Modct, Hon Ofias Bourke, C B, Rigbt Ho' ...

... HORSE saow WEEK. Ncxt week the Horse anid Eam-Shtow of the royal Dublin Society will come off at Ball's- brioige. It will open on Tuesday, and continuing for four days as usual, will close on Flriday. As on exhibition of horse alesh the showvthis eason, so far as the number of exhibits are concerned, and indeed their quality also, will surpass the show of last year. The exhibits number 830, ...

... MRS. SCOTT-FENNELL9S CONCERT. Last evening Mrs Scott-Fennell's annual concert came off in the Antient Concert-rooms, under the immediate patronage of the Countess of Aber- deen. The audience was very large and very fashionable; and a well-chosen programme, sup. ported by some of the best vocalists and instru- mentalists of the metropolis, rendered the concert a very enjoyable one in every ...

... A~ . LITERATT..RE. t - I ?? i: At, -. n t . 7 ?? I A DI,4UY.OF TWO:PALLIhMNTS - 1E;j[tlenY W l;a4 . ucy., . ondor: Uaesel and Cco.v . .&e ru3ig,,t..bfi.epspeted,.> Inz~i~s ,a Irish , figur~e . proueutlyo * Mr, Lucy's -wo~rk,, bod are, the;ineaz,. o, ?? - the l Hagt,,hgr ., ,, nis.r' f0 3 cleeer sketCh. W e howfever;,. one Cannot but ad- ,mire their 'brillifanc~y and ef~etiveness in some ...

... I - The third eeries of the Popes, under Ahedirec- tion of Mr. J X Sullivan, was inaugrrstv d mod aspiciously in the Leinster Hall n -Saturday night. 4 large audience, who3e in fact too fre- quent demands for wres testified to their ap. preciatica of the displays of the Orphean corps, filled all parts of the spaseis andornate baildixg, whicl presented a briiliact cqup ei'eil. The can- cert ...

... FA|HIOX ANDI VARIETIES. I ' . I_ -- - THE COURT. TE '''Osborhe, Tuesday. ' The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon attended by V Lady WYaterpark. ae Colonel Nightingale, commanding the 93rd Argyll and w Sutherland Highlanders at Parkhrstrt, had the honoirs at of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family in the evening. Her majesty went out this morning attended by the a Hon Evelyn Paget. ly ...

... THE LELNSTER HALL. I CONCERT TO-nonOnW SIGBT. 'The erits of the grand new music palace are not to remain veiled in silence. On to-morrow (Saturday) evening the hall will again resound with good music. Mr. J. M. Sullivan (of ?iesars Pohlmann and Co.) will, with characteristic en- terprise, on that night bring forward a very dis. tinguished party of instrumaestalists and vocalists, The principal ...

... THE BEST HUNDRED I IRISH BOOKS. I _ * i -- WE give the premier place to-day in the ai contributions to the discussion on the Best I Irish Boolks to the interesting letter of Miss a Charlotte G. O'Brien, the first Irish lady l who has addressed us on the subject. The other letters-those of -Frank R. H. Hill, late Editor of the Daily News; Lord Justice n Barry, Rev Dr. Greene, of helfast, and a ...

... FASHION AND YABTIES. I I VICEREGAL COURT. Their Excellencies the Lord I~eutenaat =4 the Coun- I tess of Aberdeen, attended by Captain Hort C Lambtoj |and Lieut Hon Thos Ashburnham (Aides de-Camp-in, iWaiting), were present at the opening of tli new wving i of the Church of Ireland Training College, Hildare-place, I yesterday afternoon. Captain Joy has left Kingetown for Eng- land. Captaiu ...

... THE ROYAL. _IRSi AACADEMY _OF :, 7 MSnIC. ?? : . Last evening the annual pupils' concert was given in the Antient Concert Hal Brnnswick street T*he attendsne wvas fulk but not=*Wded. Tie young lady pupils wore the ?? of white with green sas'ics, which had. a very pretty tpph. A t e profeslors.were pre sent,. including Sir RStewart, r. Levey, Signor Esposito, M Billet, Eezrs Iuer, Herr ...