... FEMALE t'rSHIONS . ., .:FOR DE ER. W.AL~KN3.-DRESBsS. ?? ;/5^1LIIARY pelices, and fpencers are .l MvL the prevailing habiliments among the dafhers- of the Laut tO. .rhe colour. are [ pale blue, 'with black .ornaments, or ' black :rvelvet, with jet .ornaments of .tbe diamond.. n 'The alboiveare confidered as .the inoft genteel, e hne-gr.es .adcarlet Xre likewifit worn; but thev border too much ...

... ?? 7tr ,1, ?(on i ?t, a -aa 1 t, - 5 1 c I ? 4 t ?a. I AUTTUMIN FLOWERS; All the sunmmer flowers pass like dreams away, sttered by chill showers, Tranllpled in the clay; Aototfllm winds, low moaning, Wvail around their bier, .;ttsses in the loaning Shol for each a tear. where are flow the posies Madle the sunlit closes Bright as royal crown.? Where the silver lilies, Golden daffodilies, ...

... A paragraph in a Utah newspaper speaks of a man who narrowly escaped being cartridgised. The best of fuen and the most earnest workers will make enough mistakes to keep them humble. Kind words are bald-beaded. They can never dye. ' Thieving in the outskirts' is the latest designation for picking ladies' pockets. A turtle dies hard, especially the upper part of him. A Dublin paterfamilir's ...

... SACRED SONGS AND SOLOS.-( The Christian Office.)-The hymns bung by Mr Ira Sankey have previously been published with music, but in two parts. Messrs Morgan and Scott have now, how- ever, combined the two, and published them in a handsome volume. The new issue-as enlarged and extended-appears simultaneously with the commencement of the new evangelistic campaign of Messrs Moody and Sankey in ...

... I ?? .- I |CASEL1'S BOOK or SPORTs.-NOW that the spring season has fairly set in, boys will be cover- ing every open space in the metropolis, and every country village green, in pursuit of their favourite games; our lanes will teem with bicycles, and the rivers will be alive with youthful boatmen. Oppor- tunely with this re-awakened activity in healthful out-door amusements, comes the first ...

... AN D LANDSCAPE I r OSLY' imuuuea; l. XrL. IYOXON. 3gCsme with much pleasure this small volume We ec tbie ta lented author of Village Verses. Of rI.,Y , b well Sustains his reputation and the pro- j v 1 owei by his earlier works. His poems f~reb 5d simple, but they are full of pure and ?? l A~lways graceful in construction, iesti r-fr after artistic effect, they carry you pbolb thlema by the ...

... A CHILD'S LAUGIHTIER Laugh, happy child, laugh as thou wilt; No churl shall cbeck thy glee, Nor lute, nor lyre, nor tuneful reed Is half-so sweet to me. The Father gave thee so to laugh- Who dares to cross His will? Thy birthright this, be not afraid, But laughing, laugh thou still. A cup from being's fount thou art, And filled by hand Divine, With mingled innocence and mirth, Lih e milk and ...

... RE VIEWS. 'THE HOUSE OF LORDS': An address by Sir John Bennett, ?? of London and Middlesex.- (London: David Boyne, Trafalgar-square.)-The ad. dress Is one which was delivered recently at Colchester, and is a fierce tirade on the Upper Chamber, composed of language entirely in keeping with the Lords' bitterest enemies. ' GEXERAL GORDON: Soldier, Administrator, and Christian Hero.'-(London: Ward ...

... HULL AND EA-ST RIDING CHRISMl FAT: STO This show was. opened oni Tuesiag, at_ the:i'de Bar- ' ds', ?? T is is the third year of - the 'exliihitiod,' hut alreldy ?? the re ins- Sstion of being on'e of the b'est.in tite Io*th of Esiglend. Ov'er £1,000 was this year offered in' prizes; last year; ;700 was'offered; and'iai 1876 only'0. The entries tihis -esr'werf in' excess of tbboseot l2ist yeaf ...

... SC RAPS. 105U From Punch. Pe( t DLmsmssA.-What are YOU puzzling over, Ponsonby ? wh -I'm trying to answer a note from the dear Duchess, du( as you call her. She's dlone me the honour to write and ccA ask, if that St. 'Bernard pup I gave her should he fed on M meat or biscuits ?-Well, biscuits, shouldn'tit ?-Of course, but she spells biscuits with a K, you see, and I don't like rec to spell ...

... WIT AND HUMOU. 'How came you to fail in your exanjiistion9' ted ,s tutor of one of his pupils. I thoughtI crammed you thoroughly.' 'Well, you see,' replie' the tudent, 'the fact was, you eramned me so tight I couldn't get it out.' A celebrated lawyer once said that the three most troublesouie clients he ever had, were a young lady who wanted to be married, a married woman who wanted a divorce, ...

... CLIPPINGS .FROM THE,- :, WEEKLY JOR N ?? - - I t4: , N PICKINGS FROIt PUNCH. X X Are Welsh rabbits included in 'Ground Game 7 PRILHELLENES.-The Lord'Mayor and aldermen who filled the King of the Hellenes and his suite, when they nresented him with an ad&ess, and gave them all a lunch, the other day, at Guildhal). LIVE WHILE YOu MAY.-Timid Passenger (as the gale fresbenel) : Is there any ...