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THE NEWCASTLE PANTOMIMES

... I TY]N -THEAThL The Fair One with the Golden Lock- is growing into fame as the best pantonmime ever produced at the Tyne. It is in many retpects a departure from stereotyped PTnt* mime, being new in title, plot, and chlaracter. Few if any of this season's Christmas productions in the PM vinces can Eqnsl the Tyne pantomime in bril liance and dazzling effect, famous as some of the? provincial ...

NOEL CHETWYND'S FALL

... NOEL CIIETWYND'S FALL. ?? ~mS J. HI. YEEDELL, Author uf ?? 1III! SP'DiSY 01- rltip M'rrlutusm. Lucia, llutai, and ANOTloEs,,ilo. CHAPTER 1. A NiEENHCITR STUDIO. There arc fnst1intg's, perhaps, which stlow more folly the minute and ;iervildiog influence oh modern luxury and ;petheticistin than the studios of our pAiniters. Thirty years atgo a room of modest Ptopottions, with la good norhl ...

THE [ill] EXHIBITION

... THE ALNWICK EXHIBITION. FRIDAY. The programme for Fridny included Mr Thorpe'& conclud- ing lesson on cookery, a juvenile concert , music by a trio party, and a lecture by Mr John Brown on Sandy's wit and humour, illustrated with Scotchl songs. LESSON IN COOKERY. Mr Thorpe's concluding lesson in cookery wr.= given LOD Friday in the Dlision Hall before a ?? audle r. On this occasion he ...

FEMININE FASHIONS AND FANCIES

... ALL RIGTS REBE8VSD. FEMININE FASHIONS AND F&NCIES. BY A LADY. Amnorg minor novelties maybe mentinrad the Casale- reaghi shoe decoration. It cin bs attached to any shoe, and may be bad embroidered in steel, jet, gold, and broaza beads, also for dressier wear in garnems or pcarls on white satin. The price is 5s 9d for the former, arda 9s f' for the latter decoration; post free to any part of ...

SID. HARVEY: A NORTHUMBRIAN BORDER TALE

... By GEORGE RULE. CHAPTER XV. WEICH GOES BACK FIFTEEnN YFARS, AND SHOWS THZ TRUTH OF AN OLD SAYING&. The proper evolution of our tale requires 7that here we should take a retrospective glance. Lionel Goldsworth, having boucht the fair domain of Wedderlaws, left his banking establishment in London, and came to the north, to play the part of a country gentleman. But rather too advanced in life ...

THE NEWCASTLE EXHIBITION AWARDS

... TiER YEWCASTLB EXIIIBITIO.N- A WARDS. Invention has the following remarks on the Exhibitign ?? comparing the exhibits to which gold medals have been awarded with those which have only gained silver meilte, we must confess to being greatly struck by the superiority ot many of the latter to the larger part of the former. What strikes one especially is the character of some of these exhibits ...

A NIGHT O' SANGS AND STORIES

... IA NICHT O' SANGS AND STORI ES. fan' Mr John Brown, at the Alnwrick Ezhibit~on no Saturday, if I read a paper, en 'Sandie's Wit and Humnour. A flte large number of people assembled to hear his intereitirig the discourse. Mr A. Moir, Mr G-. Scottl and Miss Fanny her Harudy saing variousia Scottish songs in an admi able man- ?? ner. Mise Edith Cromaer acted efficiently asactcompaurmt, in's and ...

AN ODE OF 100 YEARS AGO

... AN ODUE OF 100 YEARS AGO, :DE FCR 'iSl NEW TrAlt, ?? Mit WARTON, AND SET TO msric BY Milt PARSoNs. 1, Rude was the Lilo. and marasay-prnrfr That firft ?? Iis haughty roof (ian %\inrillor's browv fablime, itl Warlike ftate; 'ire SNirumal tvran t' jealols bard ?? .isntL-fbnrc Poutily Planrri'd With recent vrctoty earte ,-(In thin mielticftep. he criedr A regal fortrefi, threateaing wile, !i-hal ...

Art and Literature

... 1vt and giteatuve. FRThe Ciergynr'sau'oMagazine (Hodder and Stoughton) oF this month, contains an admirable photograph portrait of the Bishop of Durham. His lordship also contributes an excellentpaper. The last issue of Paris Zlhstr'c (Journal Heb lomadaire Couleurs) contains pictures in colours: LeCadeau del'an, by Mosler; Interieur japonais, by Georges Croegaert. Designs in black and. white ...

SKETCHES OF LIFE IN NATAL

... ALL RIM6T; REIVED. BY HELEN PERCIVAL CHAPTER IV. After a good night's rest (undisturbed by mcosquitoes, which in Durban had devoured us to their heart's content, and made night hideous by their continual humming and buzzing), vie started on our journey before the sun had fairly risen, and drove turough the quiet village which seemed still to be asleep in the gray dawn. Soon after leaving ...

Extracts from New Books

... WItrds fvo -5 WORDSWOETH ON COUNTRY CHURCH SERMONS.-Idon't know that I ever heard in a country pulpit a sermon that had any special bearing on the condition of the majority of the auoience. I was sorry to see at Coleorcon few middle- aged mren, or even women ; the congregation consisted almost entirely of old persons, partiodarly old men, and boys, and girls. The girls were not well dressed. ...

DOG SHOW IN NEWCASTLE

... DOG ,SRPW IN NEWCASTLE. The members of the Newcastle Terrier and Collie Society held their second annual show yesterday, in Mr R. Flowers' Sale Rooms, ?? Road, Newcastle. As will be noticed, the society is as yet in its intancy, but there Is behind it such an energetic committee and indefatigable secretary in Mr J. IV. Baiabridge, that there can be no doubt as to its future success. As a proof ...