... OHRISTMAS. By EDWAP.D CAPERN., Christmas ! burden of my rhyme I Healer of contention, Sweetest legacy of time, Heaven's own blest invention. What a wonder-working spell Hath thy blessed season! Not to wish each other well, Now, is foulest treason. What's ...

... season, were replaced by the blue skies, scorching sun, and exuberant foliage which herald the Christmas celebrations of our Antipodean cousins. Christmas would not be Christ- mas at all to an English mind without the usual inclement attributes of the ...

... rates! Enjoy yourselves ; for these are childhood's jolly days, This holly makes It look like Christmas holly-days. The Dame reminds him that it is Christmas Eve, and Tom suggests that Jack Frost should be tempted by hanging up stockings, and then declares ...

... vwisis was 'vain. * . ?? Uprise the g1:osts ofEaniclonctimes, Enerowned withl vreiatls ot asphodels; T1e hears the deha' old Christmas ohisqs, Like linu Of bass ?? the-limes, And yields hbun to their spells. The young, with healti and vigour crowni ' I)elighted ...

... CHRISTMAS BOOKS. erLlvn,'S RACE; ijw, the Great ?? l riny. 3ARABELLA. BucKsLEY, author of the Fairywi Larnd of Scieince, 1Life ansI her Children. [London: -drd Stanford.] Col yle~ iss book hich deerves A much fuller notice tham at tisis seson of ...

... CHRISTMAS AMUSEMENTS. THE FAIR ONE WI1T THE GOLDEN LOOKS. This is the title of the pantomime to be produced at the Theatre Royal, next Tuesday. It is written by Mr. 0. MIlilward, the author of several pantomimes which have been produced at the same ...

... by MlAPY MArES DODGE. A Ledon: F. Ivaine and Co.] [LO] ond volum of Sit Ndehofli Should have a foremost h Tleo0u5 ?? the Christmas gift books of the year. It F lace3 am ?? handsome volume, and the contents are briht, genial, varied, and interesting. One ...

... r'mpe. The illustrations are in colours, and Thi biiilht without beitig gaudy.; We strongly re- ree ''!IWilevd purchasers of Christmas books for their from ;ttlC (lieS to include this. whi one Y A Picture Book for Boys, Girls, and thle IiAbies [London : Marcus ...

... CHRISTMAS BOOKS. TeE Tpoar'oaso : An Artistic Periodical. Edited by H.ITne GILBERT HAMILTON. [London Sceley & Co.] We arc acquainted with only three English periodi- ra,, (devoted exclusively to Art-The Portfolio, The ArtI hmiand Thc a lafazignc of Art ...

... I - CHRISTMAS BOOKS. : I * FOR HALF A CRowN: A Story. By ESME STUART. [London: National Society's Depository, Westmiuster.] The sympathies of the reader of this story are fully aenlisted for poor little Nattie, or Natalia Carlotti *wo is Etpurcbased in ...

... TRAVELLrNG AT CHRISTAIAS. For the last year or two we have experienced some of the delights surrounding the old-fashioned Christmas of which we have read so much. The snow has lain deep in places: the family coach-horse has been powerless to take ns to ...

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