THE TUBOR EXHIBITION AT THE NEW GALLERY

... and many other objects, besides the fine collection of coins con- tributed by Mr. Hyman Montagu. Space fails us in which to speak of the splendid miniatures lent by the Queen, Dr. Lumsden Propeit, Lord Beauchamp, QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FIDDLE. and others ; of ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... engineer and metaDurgi- cal chemist, &c. With about 100 illustrations. London: Crosby Iockwood and Son. 1890. -The English-speaking countries may take M. Eissler as the authority in regard to explosives. He writes well, and treats his subject with full ...

LITERATURE

... ndsuggestive too of the Amateur Casual. Yet in Mr. Mlurray's hands it appears to be a word of |high antiquity, for Chancer speaks of a i'casual happe,| |and tells how ?? casually the schippes bottom rent. Ine other cases explanations of words eA, given ...

MAGAZNES FOR JANUARY

... by Dissenters to the| he Church in the Prdincipality; buit it canh hardl1y improve the| in position of the Chulrch there to speak of some of its he opponents as Calvinistic fa~natics. On one point, hd owever, the Judge will find himself in agreement ...

T~HE .IRVrE-S FOR iN

... applies particularly to A Bengal Magistrate's comparison of India and Ireland: the former country, he maintains (and he speaks from official knowledge of both), is far better off in all that goes to make a country well governed than the latter. Another ...

Poetry v. Novels

... failure. In quite a another style we might choose another example. f The most popular English poet .in the largest F English-speaking community is Lord LvroiN, I with bis novel in verse, Lucille. It is not t lucrative, but it is pleasant, to be widely ...

JERRY JACKSMITH OF LOWER LONDON

... addition to the Infant population was such a frequent a oceorresce, and the matrons of Little Whelk Street were, generally speaking, hard-working poor souls, compelled to -play the part of bread-winners as well as their husbands, land an hour wasted was ...

PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS

... feature, and reflects credit upon the artist, Mr George J. Dodson. Miss Ada Clare as Aladdin looks well, has a nice voice, speaks her part with emphasis, and is a good dancer. Miss Emilie Holt is good as the Princess. She sings and dances very well indeed ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1890
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 8238 | Page: 17 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

Cuttings from the Comics

... v Whether the most suitable religion for a gardener r would not be Bud-diem? 3 Whether it is not a mixture of metaphors to speak e of a parson as a shepherd of Holes P 1 'iawE's no skailuglike in Holland, said the a1 travelled Jones. Then tle timid, shy ...

ON LIFE'S HIGHWAY

... devil out of it, and the evil spirits co had no power over the household afterward. to e The author of A Journey Due North speaks In thus of the peasant babyhood of Russia:- -Tice yotungest children are always swaddled g aced rolled up tightly iu bandage8 ...

THE DRAMA IN PARIS

... the tragedienne has nurtured the hope of personifying the Maid of Orleans, and has prepared herself for the task by, so to speak, impregnating her mind with the legend of Jeanne's life. Everything that has been printed about the famous pucelle Madame Bernhardt ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1890
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1636 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE STEEL HAMMER,

... whicn forbids serre-ts of thle Government to lend I Irtottey, cut which does not forbid them to give a it away. Juan was speaking with animation. It ?? e evident that ite was pleading with his cousin. He Iciasped his hands. * 'Perre seemed to listen to ...