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H H THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: § NDAY, MARCH 25, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 3 60SSIP FOR THE LADIES. The Rich Widows of New York City. Fompting 8 Husband: Twenty Thous- and Dollars Offered for His Wife. How Joblinks Escaped---The Good OId Times---Extravagance of Ameri- ean Women, THE LILY AND THE VIOLETS. A Lily bloomed in 8 gardener's bed 0f Hoaris-Ease and sweet Violets ey, 4ud polued Lier queenly and graceful Lead 1o arch coneei, ta the passers-Dy. 4od one resched over, who longed to clip “Tois fair, whits Lily: wlich Lowod sway ger eupyle bosom beyond his graep, o fickla breszes Which biew that day, B! the free winds of destiny freshen at will, And the stranger, aweary, went, humming 3 song § 154 the Lreazes kept biowing and Llowing, until The pale Lily wearied with bowing so long. Tuen the sy, modest Violets whispered together "Tix iice | eing littlo, for 1o one may Lisine e with fiirtiug: sud ol the wild westber Which Lluws by shail lcave us forever the sama, —Charics Stuert Weiles in the New York Ma. THF RICH WIDOWS OF NEW YORK. Aletter from New York to the Buffalo Com- mercial eaye : A donation of $5,000 a few days by a well-kinown and very weaithy widow udy of this city to a charitable institution re- eils to mind the number of widows cortrolling their millions, who reside in New York. To be- gip with. there is Mrs, Paran_Stevens, widow of the noted hotelkeeper and original owner of the Fifth Avenuo Hotel. Mra. Stevens was n Miss Teed, of Boston. She is a very ambitious and persevering l2dy, and has been more orless prominent 1 fashionable eocicty bera ana sbrosd for many yesrs. She has a hounse at Nespert, & large amount of real es- tate in New York and Dassachusetts, ad s house in Paris. The Stevens apart- ment hobse on Fifth seveoue, valued at 700,000, is among her mctropolitan poases- gions; Jikewise tho fine house in which ehe lives, 234 Fufth avenue. The story of her stolen jewels is & familiar one. Iler sister, Miss Reea, 15 now iz Europe, completing her musical edu- cation, and her dangbter will be married in the @ring 10 80 Eoghsh pobleman. Next is Mre. Geurga Grisweld Grar, who was Mss Irvin, daughter of Ichard lrvin, & mer- chant of high standing, great wealih, and aris- toeratic ancestry. George Griswold Gray wasa ‘bacelor of 85 years when he married Miss Irvin. Hebad been a shiving light in society and at the clubs for & loug period, and few thought him & marraing man. nated tho Four-in. Hand Clab, 2nd was President of it at the time of lus destb. He was agreat traveler, and ia Chiva. m=uy years 2go, was shot by the nativea while defending the British Cousulate with o bandful of English and American goutlemen. He had o beautiful country seat at Nowport, & own bouss on Waslington Square, a yacht, “horses. carri: dows, and servauts in great abundance. 3Mr. Gray died o littie over a yoar g0, leaving Iue widow thousznds upon thou- esnds. - Mrs. Horaco T, Ciarka comes next. &ho is a denghter of Commodore Vanderbilt, and mar- ried Mz. Clarke before he became such a nabob aod railway kiog 2s he waz at tha time of hia deatn. Woon Jir. Clarke's estate was settled up i was founa that he was by no meaus as rich a3 was conjectured. Mrs. Clurko soon: aiterwards went to Eurcpe, where che now resides. Her dacghter—who was ouco a_belia in society— married 3 Mr. Ciarence Collina. :, whosa late husband left 00.020. is 21so in Earope. wport, and several The lady owns & houze at N blocks of houses here. Mrs. Lamout’s husband fell from the fourth- story window of his bonse on Fifth avenua and ¥ kil family being at West Mo left a very large amouut of mooey, and bis widaw and daughter live in Paris. Mrs. Thomas Hicks, nee Pickeregill, oscillates between this country and Europe, and has se- ered for herself the reputation of being tbe most liberal and_extruvagant bostess of the pe- riod. Ler New York residence is at No. 10 West Tourteenth street, s mansion of the old style, ehich w2s recently the scene of a series of very clegant entertainments. Mrs. Hicks is a lady of remarkable besuty, very talented. and possessed of infinite tact and sound social judwment. She has a penchant for lterary people. and lstely patronized Joaquin iller tohis inteuse eotis- faction and the ill-concealed amazement of her aristocratic friends. As the saving is, ‘‘She hss no end of money.” She thinks nothing of epending from £1,500 to $2,500 on a single en- tertainment, acd delights in nnigue and odd fea- tares at hor parties. In Europe. a vear ago, she bad rooms &ta certain hotel which a certain Queen, tben traveling .incog, desired for Lerself and emte. Tho Iandlord stated the esse to JMrs. Hicks, and begged her to vacate, offering her a suite of rooms on the same floor free of charge. 3irs. Hicks declined to vacate unless the royal lady ook possession of the desirad rooms at her in- vitation and expenea. This the royal lads re- fused to do, and Mrs. Hicks kept her rooms. She bad been many times reported the fiancee of Gen. Robert C. Schenck, ex-United States Minister to England. who is her cousin, but friends of the lady deny that there is any,truth inthe report. Afra. icks left New York for London threo wecks ago. and in April will be prerentad st the Court of St. James. Mra, Astor, rs. Warren, Mry. Aspinwall, s, Addison Jerome (formerly of Buffslo), Mrs. Clinse, Mra. Blodgett, 3Mre. Brooks, widow of the Hop. James Brooxs. sud 3rs. Denedict are among the other wealthy widows of New -York, all of whom conld start & National Laok with large capitul on their own account, if 80 dispose. Mrs. Keep, once the richest widow in New York, ll“lm' the wife of Judge Schaley, of Savannab, TEWPTING A HUSBAND. Some years since (savs the Greenwich Jour- wal), whilo tarrying at Shaogbsi and Hong Kong, the wnter became scquainted with Mr. Eing, head of the lghty respectsble firm of Mesars. King & Co., doing business at Shang- bsi. Mr. King pad recently returned from a it to the United States, where he had formed an alliance with a blooming young lady, the danghter of a Preebyter:an clergyman residing Bear Loston, who, after the nuptial ceremony tad been performed, accomparied her lord 10 the Celestial Empire. On their way they ®opped for & few days at Hong Koog. After €aseoncing themsclves in comfortable quarters the couple were visited by a rich Mandarin. The Iatter regarded the lady very attentively, and stemod to dwell with delight upon her move- ments, When Mrs. EKing st length left the partment he said to her bushaud, in broken gHsh (worse than brokea China). * What you K8 for that wifey,of youra?” ‘Oh!" replied the husband, Jaugling at the singular error of hia Yisitor, *§10,000.” This the merchant thought Would appear to the Chinaman rather a high fure, but o was mistaken. **Well,” eaid the andarm, taking out his book with an air of nsiness, ‘‘g'pose you give her tome; Igive fou §15,000.” It is difficult to say whether Mr. g was more amazed thau amused; but the Yery grave and solewn air of the Chinaman con- n him that he was In sober carnest, aud he w8 compelled, therefore, to refuse the offer With s much piacidity as ho coula assume. The dsrin, however, contiuned to press the bar- R “Tgivo vou $20,000,” enid he; take'em?" Mr. King, who bad no previous Botion or thought of the commercial value 9f the commodity which ho had taken with im on lus business tour, was compolled at length to inform bis visitor that Americans were ot in the bebit of sclling: their wives afcer they d come in posscesion of them: an aseertion *hich the Chinaman was slow to believe. Itwas Mr. King's cuostom. 38 well as every Yher commercial bouse doiug business at gha, 10 have their clerks dine with them daily, Teating their Chinese wives bebind. Soon ttermy armval n: Sbangum 1 was invited to Cine with Mr. King. There were a fow gentle- Ten and seventy-three of bis clerks seated at the table. They were all well-dressed ad genteel appearing - young Weu; 8 Sraoger would imegino them to be Bentlemen, While seated at the dinner table Mr. King related the foregoinz parralive ¥ith great glee, laughiug 2t his young and pret- 'Y wife, saying he had recenti¥ discovered her fall value, as ho Led been offered §20,000 for r,—a very hizh figure a8 wives were Selling at % time, for the sverago price paid by the Yerks for an ordinury Chinese shopkeeper's hter was sbout $150, the price beiug agreed "Upon wth the parents befcro the young people 848 each other; when introduced, if plessed ¥ith ench otlier, the bargain was at once 1f the woman should prove to te transcendently benutiful o 5 , tha wiglt recoive $5 more as cumghn.m;img E[ese_}:t. As 800D 28 he comes in possession of 19 Wife he purchases or rents a swall, light- constructed bamboo house, which, with a liveral sn?ply of cosrse matsand 8 faw articlos for cultnary pacposes, euflices for a residence, :volgxtch is Lept all neat and cloan a3 a Lonnd's ooth, the wife doing, however, her own house- “F;:rk. washing and ironing Ler lod's clotles, 2 hich are kept in perfect order. She is very oiostic, seldsm or never seen upon the stroct'; #nd mora frag aud faithful wives nover existed ; n fact, they dare not be othorwise, for their par- ax_:{(.!s \\oul@ chastiso them sevorely. The husband u;{ Exn takes a meal at nome, the wife subsists f: telly upon rics, and the cost of maintaining of, together with her wardrobe, will not exceed §30 & vear. glm. Kiug, being a conscientions and enargetic lady, resolved to use every eifort in ger_ power to break up the infamons traftic in binese women; but, being ignorant of the manners aud customs of the people in that dis- tant country, and having no backers,—her hus- band fesliug indifferont,—failed 1 accomplish= ing ber wesitorious object. As o last resort, she issued on edict requiring every ono of hor hus- band's clerks to abaudon forthwith and turn off their Chincse wives or they wou!d not be suf- ferod to dine at the samo table with bor. Thoro- sult can casily be imaginod, Sor on tho following day not one of the clerks mado bis apposrance =¢, the allotted piace of business, which placed Alr. King. in an awkward position, blocking the wheels of Lis immense busiuess. ' Tho indiscre- tion of Lis wife came near causing him much trouble and unnecessary expense; and, strange as it may appear, the clerks had the sympathy of tho wholo community of Shanghai; and bowever humiliating it might have been to AMrs, Kiug, she was obliged to .rescind hor edict, and when the writer left Shanghai tho wheels of business wero acain in motion snd everyshing ‘went on swimmingly. ” JOBLINK ESCAPES. Joblink (ssys tho Virginia, Nev., Chronicle) sat resding his paper in his pesceful home last evening, when the following itom attracted hia attontion: The Woman's Journal wants wom arafted into tho sriug, - ot ancrely 10 Bghis ut. 1y make clothing and accoutrewents, 10 cook, wash, and _Joblink raised his eyes from tho Jouragl snd rivetod them upon the face and form of Mrs, Joblink, grimly and piously perusing the Bibls at the other side of the table. Tho gaze was so long and steady that Mrs. Jobliuk, feeling its in- tluence, looked up. Joblink started, turned rod, and preteuded to be reading with uncomwmon in- terest. * What's the matter with you now ?” enapped the good woman. e ** Nothing, my dear,” replicd the dieingenuous husband. ** What are you readiog there, Joblink? Some- thing aboat women szaiu, 1 'pose.” *“ Yes, my dear.” stammoered Joblink. “What is it 7”7 demanded the lady. And Joblink roud : The Woman's Journal traly ssys: “Mzn may at times have glimmerings of that profound beauty of soul which belougs alone to women, e may in his Digher moments perceive that inuste purity of mind and instruciiva love of trutn inscparable irom the sex. JLun may see these things from afer off, but his grosser natire kecpa bim clernally from reachiog o augelio *Very true,” said bIrs. Joblink, returning to her Bivle. Joblink beaved a sigh of relief, and, if soy- body bad Leen fhere to observe him, he would bavo seen that ordinarily scdate gentleman winking to himsolf from time te time, and chuck- ling inaudibly. THE COCD OLD TIMES. In 1839 (says the Galveston News) Caleb At- water wag sent to arrange & treaty with the In- dians at Prairio du Chicn. He took his work to Washiugton, where it was acted. upon by the Senste, approved, and Mr. Atwater being off duty, attended the first levee of Oid Iickory, which occarred Jan. 10, 1830, at 8 o'elock p. m,, in the * Bonnd Room.” Here is the description by Mr. Atwater: *Commodore Rogers was thers, dressed a8 plainly s =ny eimple citizen, easy in his msnner, and unassuming. The Tieutensuts and midshipmen made all the display they could. In the same way tbe ofiicers of the army ap- peared. The Secretary of War and bis family were dressed in the neatest but plsivest manuer. The Secrotars’s lady, whoso person is svmmetry itself, neither needed nor wore suything but plain American ealico for a dress, without & ruf- fle or & single ornsment on her person. Her appearance bespoke a reliance on her native beauty and ber accomplisiments, nor was her reliance misplaced. No sooner had she tsken ber place, near the Presidents family, than all tho beauty and fashion 1 the room gathered s1ound her. The $cntlcmcu were all dressed alike. but our Western ladies unsmmously dressed 1o plain American calico, without an or- nament. The simplicity of their dress. their un- affected manners, iheir neatness, their ease grace, and diguty, carried all beforo them L #b electric ehock. The diamonds sparkled in vain at that levee, and Western unadornoed neat- ness, modesty, and beauty bore off the palm. Our Western ladies had feilt some nneasiness be- fore the leves about the result, but their friends assured them correctly enough that republican simplicity would trinmph over all c:osses and diamouds,”™ EXTRAVAGANCE OF AMERICAN WOWMEN. Marie Courcelles .writes in the. Indianapolis Sentinel : The roputation of American women is so well identitied with extravagaunce in dress fault is found with prices, * We Lave American Iadics only ;™ if any costly fabric is exhibited, it is “for Americans.” A short time aftor the marriage of the Duchess of Edinburg I was in Worth's with & lady friend who was do- lecting some dresses. Mr. Worth, who rarely makes a silk dress of 8uv ¥ind under 1,000 francs (I epesk from experi- ence), was advising her to trim_with imization Sace & dress for which she was to pay §230 in gold. She said she conld noz think of wearing an imitstion, Wait a momont, ssid Worth, and he came forward with ono of his women waiters, showing an exquisite morning dress just com- pleted 1or the Duchess. It was & pale shade of pink gros grain-trimmed intricately with imita- tiou of Valenciennes ; the prico was 1,500 frauce. The bumble republican was votamoved by tho examplo of tho * Grande Duchesse Msrie," and would not take a lesson in Imperial economy. THE GIRL OF THE PERIOD. Hartford Times: Sheworea round hat put upon the back of her head like the aurcole of 3 saint, to whom her sweet face gave leran ap- pemance of kindred. Hor bodice was closo: fitting—indeed, drawn tight about the waist, like the bark of a young, tender troe, Her scant ekirt, pulied tight in front 6o asto show form, and *tied back,” terminated behind iua ghort fan-liko trun, like the tail of a mermaid. Spo was mounted on shoes geven sizes too small for her feet—indeed, ouly her toes appesred to bave accommodation in them and the bigh heels coming under tne instep tilted ber forward aud completed the graco of her carriage. When ehe walked sho put down one little foot after the other as if ench leg wera as elastic as an iron rod. It was a great pleasuro to see ber pezging along. s thing of perfect Dbosaty, like one of the drawings of some mytho- logical biped by one of tha old masters. FEMININE NOTES. «Now, Spriggins, my dear,” aid Mrs. Sorig- | gins, at tho theatre, during the first intermis- sion, * you needn’t go out to get any coflae, for I nave got & half-ponnd in my pocket.” #No, Mrs. Heory, nol” sud John, in tones of solemn warning. “Look st Atrs. Balknap. She wanted a new dress, to0; and ee Where sneis now. Stick to your calico, 3lrs. Ieury, and avoid the insidious voice of the tempter.” e once asked the veteran punster, Catlin, why 1t was that 8 certain point on the Missis- sippi was called mdon's Diuff, snd he ingo- cently answered : * Because it's s vergin'on tho river."—Brooklyn Argus. A young lady dressed in much false hair was warbling at _the miano, and, when her mother summoned her to assist in some household du- ties, ber rosy hps opened poutingly, and she fnapped ont, ** Ob, do it yourself!” ~ And then she went on singiog, * Biod words can never die.” He used to cramp his feet up in little boots and limp painfully to hér residence every Sunday evemng; but the morning after his marriage Lo went to 8 shocmsker's, drew a chalk-mark sround his foot about an inch distant from it on both sides acd at the heel aud toe, and ordered tlic man to muke him & pair of boots after that puttern. A 'voung man in llinois received an emphatic «No" from the girl hie loved, Lecause Lie wes oor. He went iuto the woods to hang himself, i foand $506,000 in goid, end returoed to the girl, clinked the yeilow bovs under ber freckled Hose, and then went away and gave his love to the dsughter of a wasberwoman. Isn't that firss girl wad, though ?—Detroit Free Press. EUROPEAN GOSSIP. The Carnival at Naples: The Shower of Coriandoli, Schneider, the Queen-Dowager of Opera Bonffe---How English Women Dress, A Concert by Command *.~.The Cathe- dral at Upsola, Sweden---Marshal MacMahon at Yersailles. . THE NAPLES CARNIVAL. Writing from Naples on Feb. 23, the corre- spondent of the London Daily News says: “‘Favored by Weather exceptiouslly soft and sunuy, the opening day of the Carnival festiv- itiea was a brilliant success. Nothing could ex- ceed the order, good humor, and festsl enjoy- meat of tho enormous crowd that thronged the whole length of the Toledo and the vast space of the Piazza del Diebiscite, in front of tho Royal Palace. The view of tho great strest, in its majestio length, clearly visibla from end to end—every baleony, and many of the roof-tops, crowded with spectators—was a sight not soon to bo forgotten, and these two things —the aspect of the crowd and the street—wera the two impressions likely to abide longest with all who witnessed them. The lower balconies— those of the eatresol and the firat floor—wers several of them very artistically decorated, and these balconies were crdwdod with the beauty sod fashion of Naples—all ergerly intent Ou what to them was the great pleasara of the day, the incessant and inexhaustible discharge of coriandoli, (bard comfits,) thrown at full forco {rom elegantly-mounted scoops at all passers-by, especially at those who passed in carrisges. In order to secure a constant supply of thia hoiiday smmunition most of the lower balconies wero provided with long wooden troughs, keptcon- stantly full of comfits, go that from noon till dusks there need be no pause,—and there was no pause in the peltiog of the pitiless storm. Soon the street was white and inch-deep muder tha incessant discharge of the sngary hsil; the crowd from being s black becamo 2 dusky gray mass, and the linings of the carriages looked as though flour eacks had beon emptied over them. Aoy rush person who veaotured upon emart attire, a8 but few did, was the object of peculinr fury, and oue poor lady, a pro~ vineial, who in her innocencs appeared in all tbo splendor of & uew blue satin toilet, was com- polled fairly to leave her vohicle snd take ref- uge 28 best sho could under & carriage entry. Thore must be fome strange fasciuation in whitening one’s fellow-creatures with sugar- vlums, for many of the fairast occupants of the fower balconies continued tha pastime with un- wonted exertion till the bright day had passed into twilight, and the aim becamo uncertain in the dnsi.” The people, the street, and the joyous escape from conventiopalism of oneof the most conventional societies in the world were tho really siniking facts of the festivity, but the show proper was not at all bad. The cayaleade of the Arab Emir, with ita camola 2nd adwmirsbly-got-up Bedouins, and its wild march music epecially composed for the occasion, was excecdingly ef- feciive, and the comfit artillery was suspended 28 it passed. from 8 very proper desire not to startls tho horses, who, as it wag, roquired very dexterous haudling to get them eafely througiu the eunormous pressure of the crowd. Whag this was mar be judged of by the fact that this cavaleade, which started from somo dis- tauce bevond the Museo at about 12:30, did not reach the open bpace in front of the Roval Palace till nearly 1:40, the distauce covered be- ing 8 histlo over 1!4 miles. After the cevalcado camo the cars, ten 1n number, several of them very iugenious in device sud tasteful in execn- tion. The most admired of all was that of tho artists—tho colossal ignre of & siren, besutiful in face and form, rising rezally out of tho wavos aud draggiog after ber as she advauced. tower- ing high over the crowd, a vast net. which form- ed the car, laden with shellsand coralsand other sea spois, among which, dwarfed by her vast buls. appeered, in gnaint disguises and closely masked, several of the artist notabilities of Naples, A balf-moon of mother-of-pearl, tilled with mummers in bright azure, silver- spangled ; & tropical forest glade, its palms high in the wind. tenanted by apes; & luge balloon rising to the height of the third stones, with in- numerable smaller balloons swingivg and surg- ing aronnd it; a_grest galley with lofty poop, mavned by medieval mariners; a moving gar- den, with parterres and foantaing and statues ; o raised fable with farr damask table-cloth, bearing a double row of richlv-zdorned bon-bon boxes, out of esch of which darted up from tito to time a maguificontly decorated cavalior : {heso were some of the most generally appland- ed dovices. Each of thess cars had its well- stored magazine of coriandoli, snd each was duly provided with its ammunition troughs, and every merry mummer had his scoop in his band. and the battle raged interminably between carsand balcontes, sspecially at thowo points where the strect waa parrowest and the locomo- tion mos:_dificult. Among the ladies no ono more eminently distingmished herself in the numic fray thau tho Countess Mirafiore. Amoug the cavaliers the pulm must, perheps, be awarded to ton members of the Jeunesso Dore, of Naples, who, from tho well- stored_balcony of the Cafe de Naples, k;ou(ad forth their mitnic fire on all opponeutirtill dusk came at first to slacken aud finally to stop the combat. . And thon came oue of tho prettiest parts of the day's show. Suddenly, from all the cars and from many of the balconies slong the vast length of the sireet and in frous of tho Tioysi Palace, where the King was stationod, there uprangs up high jets of bright flame, aud then an all-illuminating vapor of . crimson aud azare fires ; and the curs, 8y they passed slowly along, moved to music, each having its band, and the great show camie to s triumphant closs amid the glare of a grest illumination and the enlivening straing of Otienbach and Lecocq.” SCHNEIDER. Grace Greenwood writes from Paris to the New York Times: One night weall (I makea clean breast of it) went to see and hear Schoei- der, the queen dowager of operabouffe, now that Judic roigos in borstead. She condesconds to play in tho Folies Dramatiques, a little dingy theatre, which we found very sparsely filied with 2 motley, but most demonstrative sudience. Schneider i8 fair, fat, and 20 something, retaining very little of the hesaty of hor blooming, joyous, =zudacions vouth. Of graco of figure or schion litilo low ‘Temains; sho is uudeniably coarse, but there is still a strango sort of magnetism about the woman—in bher rich, strong vitality, her abandon, her abounding, perenninl jotlity. Sbo radiates 5 straoge contagious insouciance ~some- thing luxurions, defiaut, and debonnatre—which you certainly do not spprove of. morally or Qsthetically, but which you can bardly reseut or rosist, o8 you doubtless should. She is stll evidently the idol of & certain class of people— bourgeoisic and lower down iu the social scaie— 24 shio was once the idol of gay young nobles and Princes. It was almost startling fo hear the shouts and the strange, shrill cries of delight which burst from the galleries whenever ahe sang ono of ber peculisr sougs, in her rich, rol- Iicking way, or which greeted her most audacious bits of acting. Schneider still wears her famous jewels, maoy of them the gifts of Princes. In “uo scene of * La Belle Poulo " shie looked as thongh stio had been out in s rain of dismond: and:gwas dripping_with great drops and liv rivulets of light. They seemed out of Leeping with that uurefioed place of eutertaiumount, where & free and easy audience talked and laughed loud botween the acts, ato oranges and cuocolate, aud drank lemonade and eaurogic. But even in that little low-priced opers-house we found admirable stage sppointments. bril- liant costumes, and good acting—even in the subordinates. But, as I bave enid, euch things Yoo will find in all Paris theatrea—ss Iatters of course. The only exception we Liave Beon is the Italinn Theatre, whose shortcomings, incongruities, and often absurdities, in Shak- spearean roprosentations especially. only novelty 2nd great genius can mako up for und mako pass. That the pampered play-goers of thiy most critical and artisiic aty uro £0 indalgent with thom is certsinly 8 matter for wonder. Tpoy sull crowd the Salle Ventadour three pizhite a week, and are fast acquiring & taste for Jiedien tragedy, served up with Italiau sauce, smothered in tho sweet cream of Tuscsu speec] GLISH WOMEN DRESS. Londgz? ‘:nriSEpoudence ‘Memiphis Acalanch e The ngliest thing we have seen in Londen i3 her womenkind. This is owing in 8 great meas- ure to the untasteful dress. Taina bas not ex- aggerated one whit in deriding the English woman's dress. 1t is almoat a caricature. The elementary principles of tasto seem unknown. The leading idea is to get 33 much cost as poasi- ble in & costume, and as little beauty. _Wa 83 008 Iady who wora & sesl-skin jacket, trimmed with ailver fox far, 20 inches wide, plaited oo iz heavy box plaits. Tho hideous ofect may bs imagined. But she had paid %500 for her trim- ming, and was bappy. (Dou't leave tbis out, Mr. l;dlt?r, the women will underatand it, 1f the men doo’t.) Thoy trim their dresses olaborate- Iv round tte middle of the body, and tack them up at the sides with matbematical precision. They look lilie market women witn thoir pan- piera, There is not a line of arace in the squara sturdy fizures. The abundance of color is another promineni feature in En- glish women's sppsrel. Not the iy, the lily of the field. but Solomon in his glory is their ideal. Blue, green. purple, and red lash slong the street, often all combived in one costume. They dress more outrageously in traveling than any people in the world. One lady—a genuine Indy in our cosch—wore a scarlet petticoat, s gray overdress, 2 biuc izt and a brown feather ! At the theatre amongz the haut poblesse, who sat in the stalls, wa suw an old lady dressed in a low crimson satin, pink rose in her gray hair, diamouds ou her withered neck, and a blus cloak half off her eboulders. Now and then one 8oes & youog girl extraordinarily pretty aud fresh, but of the old ladies not one have I scen to compere with - those beautiful old women of America, who wear their years hke o many sdded charms, whoso eilver hair shines like a glory around gentlo faces that years and sorrow perhaps have refined and epiritualized to a beauty beyond the rose and rounded outlines of youth. The best dressed people we have seen are the actresses and the shop girts. The latter wear that vory prettyand becoming dress, plain black silk with along train, and = black velvet jacket. A CONCERT “BY COMMAND.” A London letter, Feb., 25, saya: Yesterdey afternoon a concert Way given *‘by command” of the Queen, and in her presence, in the Albert Hall at Kensington, for the purposs of giving s lift to that broken-down spoculation, which in at presont in suck a desperate stato that it cun hardiy keep itself in deceat repair, Since the Prince Consort’s dosth, the Queen’s veneration for his memory has been eystematically worked upon by a set of quacks and jobbers for their own purposes, and 8 num- ber of exhibitions have been got up, ostorsibly to promote the views of the Prince as to the re- goueration of the world by means of science and art, but in reality to serve the private ends of u clique of intriguers and land jobbers. Thore bas, in fact, beon a regular conspiracy to bringz together a gronp of museums and kindrod institutions in this district, in order 10 raise tho value of house property, and to provide snug places for the Colo family and ita numer- ous branches. It is melancholy to_think of thomemory of sucha man as the Prince Cousort: being dragged through the dirt in' this way, and-the public_ 2re getting very sick of it. The Queen, however, is blind to what is #o ob- vious to the rest of the world, and tries to forco tho Kensington show down people’s throats by royal command, even offering herself personally for eshibition in order o turn lovalty sad curiosity to account for tho benefit of her pet superstition. Thero was_certainly & good gathering at the Albert Hall yesterdey but tho fact that the eoata from which the Queen could uot be seen were conspicaously empty, showed that it was tho rare sight of royalty, and vot the music, whigh was the attraction. Tha concert being in the afternoon. thero was a dis~ mel misture of gas and foggy daylight. The Queen., though she bud only to sit sull, found bersclf s fatigued that she weot off in the mid~ dle of the concert, and most of the compuny fol- lowed her example. So mach for the advance- went of scionce and art ! THE CATHEDRAL AT UPSALA. A letter from Bweden to the San Francisco Chromcle says: The Cathedral occupies tho site of an old Leathen temple, and ancient tradi- tions speak of its immenso size aud enormous wealth. Behivd the aliar at tho cund of tue church, which i 370 feet in length, is a chapel calied tho Gustavian Chapel, priocipally sightworthy for ita ceutral monument in mar- Dle. This coosists of a catafalque 6 or 8 high, tho four corners surmounted by high obelisks. Ou this catalalque rest three marolo statues of life size, represonting Gustavus 1. and two of his wives. 1lis ashes with those of big three wives molder in the vault directly be- neath. ‘Tho walls of this chapel are covered be- tween tho windows of painted glass with o series of seven frescoes, painted between forty and 1ifsy years ago and representing important events in the life of Gustavus. Leaviug the Gustavian Chapel the visitor is shiown tho treasures of the Cnthedral, smong which is an sucient imageof the Leathen god Toor. 'Lhere aro also several golden crowns be- longing to past Kings, for tlis Catbedral was loug the coronation placa of Swedish sgover- eigns. Here, oo, i3 a zolden chalice, with other vaiuable things, brought from Prague during the Thirty Yeurs® Wi At the eide of tho altar is a eilver casket or shrine plated with gold; this is 8 or 4 feet long, and is eaid to con- tain the bones of NSt Eris, tho patron saint 0f Stockholm, who died in tho yesr 1160. it wis he who put_an end to thie continual wars which Lad raged be- tween the worshipers of Odin and the Chris- tians from tho time of the first introduction of Clrrigtianity into Swedea sbout tho year 1000. There are many tombs and mural monuments, some of which are 500 hundred years old. But no one will forget to look for the name of Lin- wieus, who lies buried here. A table in tho form of an obelisk projecta from a eide wall near the eud opposite the altar, and bears the vame snd medallion portrait of Linnwas. A photographer was taking picture of - it during our visit. MARSHAL M'MAHON AT VERSAILLES. Paris correspoudenco London Daily Tele- graph : Great preparatious 2re being made -at Versaillea for the rocoption of tue Alarshal, the pew Depaties, and the Senators. The Prefectura, whers tho Marshal resides and hoids bis recep- tions when tho Assembly is sitting, Las under- gono a thorongh change. Stone partitions have been destroyed and movable ecreons placed in their stead, in order that tho President, who is vty fond of walkiog up and down the room, sy biave plenty of epace for his indoor cou- stitutional. He bas also had the distribution of bis bedroom completely changed. It is now all ablaze with carpets, chairs, ana curtains ex- actly the color of the rod breoches worn by the army. Opposite the aoor, in s corer of tho room, is a loog, narrow iron bedstesd, with only one wmattross. This is the Marshal's camp bed, the one be used all through tho last war; over it, on tbe wall, hangs 2 trophy of swords, revolvers sud epaulets. By tho bedside is a small biack ebouy table, presont of the Quaen of Spain, which is hollowed out in the middle to the depth of 10 inches. In this covity are some choice Havann cigars, and around them. on the tablo itself, books snd 8 wax Esper, by the light of which the Marsial molkes aud roads cvery mzhit on going to rest uotil it dies ont in it socket. Oo tho opposite wail, immediately on_the rizht of tho daor, i8 & large picture of the battle of Solferino, painted by Horace Vernel, and representing the Alarsbal heading a cavalry charge, THE CSNTENNIAL PRIZE DRAMA. A Paris letter to the New York Times eays: The prize drama, “ La Nouveau Monde,” opens in **the County of Cumberland,” in Ireland. A certain Lord Cecil tells his wife very coolly that he is goiug to divorce her for state reasons, and go to tho New World. Lady Cecil is divorced inthis summary way, aftor which she fiuds ayoung Fronchman climbing the balcony to seo ber sister. 1o is going to Amenca algo, and has persuaded the commander of the Trench troop ship to tome round by ** Cumber- land,” in Ireland, in order that he may go oo shore to seo his sweetheart, He persuades hor to go with bim, She declinos. Lady Cecil comes in to say yes, asshe has becn divorced, and de- claros that they will all po off togetuer. Thus the Freuch oflicer takes bis lady-love and her sister off to_Americs in ibe vesscl, aud Lord cecil oes to London to go off to America with the English troops, uot beiug aware, bowsver, that his wife has goue there, t00. In this way the play opens, sud the sceno then changes to Conbecticut. T tlink, whoro the author pictures ks beroine sitting under the pulm trees. They are in tho midst of Comauches and other red- skins, and panthers how! 1n tho tropical forests of that region, Ineed go no further, for this will sudice to show that the auttior knowa 13 lit- tle about our country as e dues about Ireland. Where Goes the Quicksilver? Neoada Fermtariat Entersmise. During the past fifteen years hundreds of tons of quickailver bave been ted and used up i the varions mills at Gold Hill. Silver City, and Six- Mile Canon. As quicksilver is the Leaviest of all liquids—it it may be termed 8 liquid—snd as it readily seeks the bottom of any depression in (he earih or rocks, the query naturally ariges, where has all this heavy charge of mercury gone to? Mostof the rocks near tho surfaca in eld Canon and Six-Mile Canon are exceedingly porous and full of mipate fractures, but there s doubtless s point at & considerable depth where the rocks are compact and homogeneous. Tt i4 reasonable to suppose that if ever the com- pact bed-rock 18 exposed in the lcanons thera will ba found extensive deposits of the long-lokt quicksilver. Quien sabe? SOCIAL EVENTS. Parly at Riverside-—Weddings of 1he Weel. Gatherings of the Clubs---Festivi= ties at Lake Forest. Fashions for Lent---The New Styles for Men. CHICAGO- SURPRISE PAUTY AT BIVERSIDE. A merry company of Chicago Society poople ghsrmmd a special train over the Chicago, Bur- livgton & Quincy Reilrosd Tuesday night, and made an unexped descent upon the residence of Mr. T. T. Morford at Riveiside. The party, which went provided with all the necessaries for enjoyment, comorised Mr. and Mra, O. J. Jaco- bus, Jr. and Mra. J. B. Datch, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Storey, Jr. and Mra. W. Coletrooke, Mr. sud Mrs. Remington of Omabe, Mr, and 3Mis. E. Thorn, AMr. and Mrs. A. W. Kiogslaed, Mrs. Turner, Mies Carrie Fratt, Misses Amy and Mary Smalley, Misa Irene Stout, Mr. E. C. Durfey, Ar. @. A Iioughton, and 3Ir.J. K. Smalley. At Riverside tho party was reinforced by several “natives,” inciuding Misses Ford and Seckel and Messrs. Ford and Secxel. A-pleasant even- ing was spent. DICKINSON—SHTIWAY. Thuredsy evening at Plymouth Congregational Church were married Mr. George Dickinson and Mg Jennie Shumway. The ceremony wag per- formed inthe presonce of a large nuomber of frieuds, by the Rev. Williara Aivin Bartlott. The bride and groom entered the charch ac- companied only by four ushers, Messrs. E. L. Jayne, Waldo H. How, George G. Farwoll, and Thomas Robinson. A reception was subse- quontly held at the resdence of the bride's mother, No. 44 Cottage Grove avenue, Among the presents were a house and lot from Mr. Frauk Bemis, and o silver tea-set from the ewployes of the Downer & Bems Brewing Com- paoy. ET. PAUL'S ASSEAILIES. The first of two_parties to be given by this Society occurred Tuesday evening at the resi- douce of Mr. A. . Pullman, No. 196 Ashland avenue. Among those in atiendance were Mr. and Mrs. Kugene Lancaster, Mrs. Howard, the Misues Pullmau, Mise Carrio Ryder, Alss Jattie- Sherman, Miss Berthe Bovan, Miss Carrie 3lor- s, Miss Moy Bovan, MissJennio Cox, Miss Mat- tie Dandy, Mliss Holen Goodridge, Miss Carns Ioward ; Mesers. Graemo Stewart, Caivin Cobb, H. 1. Marble, R. W. Rathhorn, Jr., Frank J. Magin, Ciarence H. Minton, ¥dward Ialmer, George Giobs, M. Lester Coffuen, Frank [low- ard, R. W. Cox, A, E. Mather. L. D. Powers. Echinarde furoished the supper. and dancing wes nnder the supervision of lsad. TIE GERMAN given by the gentlemen of Bourniquo's’ Acade- my Thursday evening was u notabis affair for this dall poriod. Amoug the participants wero Mr. sud Mrs. Coburn, dir. and Mrs, £d Spring, Mr. ana Mrs. A,, Burgess, Mr. and Alrs. J. B, Taylor, Mr. and®Irs. Robert Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Brandt, Mrs. Cooke, Mrs. Bucklin, Ir. and Mre. A. E. Bournique, the Alisses Emma K. Hopson, Kate Butcher, Hattio Wright, Gene- viove La Fayette, Jennie Daniels, Carrie Morris, May Thomas, Josie Van Cott, Kutie Elmer, Geuevieve Sisson, Jeonie Turper, Addie Damels, Carrie Watson, Kate C. Shuman, May Sisson, damie Whiting, Minnie Manches- ter, Maggie_Thompeon, Faunie Ten Eyek, Lu Wasbiburn, May E. Wolcott, May Ieebe, Julia Mallory, Gertie Dunlap, Aunie Durrows, Ella flughes, Sarah Turner, Hannte Towngend, Miss L. M. Nellia, Flora tisher, Faunie Wright, Addie Spriog, Adaie Charch, Lillie E. Howlund, Nellio M. Ismon, Genevieve R. Smith, Faoaie Arnold, Cora Picrce, Jennio Auderson, Hattie Wilson, Anpa Aiken, Fannie C. Trego, Emma Esaston, Kittie Danforth, Mars Wilson, Miss D. Coombs of New York, Miss Welies, and Miss Kate Waters. RECEPTION. Miss Lizzie E. Mather received » number of triends Wedoesday eveniug at_the residence of her brother-in-law, O. G. Gibbs, No. 108 West Jacksou street. A feature of the evening was the vocal 2nd instrumental masie by Mrs. Car- rie Baker, late of New York City. The music was furcished by the violinist. Mr. J. W. Brooks, assisted by Mra. J. W. Brooks, Mra. O. G- Gibbs, and Miss Estelle Goodens. SUBURBAN CLUB. The Subnrban Club gave their last party Tacs- dny ovening at the residence of Mr. =nd Mra. ‘William Mallory, No. 1339 Indiana avenue. The programme consistod of vocal aud instrumental music aud reading. After the exeruses the rooms wera cleared and dancing bogan. Among those present were Mr. fud Ars. Mallory, the Rav. Mr. and Mrs. Welln/ Alr. and Alra. Towne, Mrs. Stepliens, Afrs. Christian, Mrs. Weidman, Mrs. Bickel, Mra, Rowe, Mrs. Shepberd, Mrs, Michel, Miss Susie Mallory, Misses Pierce, Miss Stella Witson, Miss Hattie Haritut, Miss Wal- work, Miss Gates, Miss Brown, Miss Bell Brown, Miss Ella Wood, Miss Carrie Stephons, Messra. Christian, Cov, Will Reid, Norman and Will Carrofl, DeWitt Spencer, Smith, Searmg, Dr. Boyd, and others, THF. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION of Centenary Chburch helda regular society ; meeting Tuesday evening at St. Caroline’s Court Hotel. A large number was in attendance. The rrogramme, under thesupervision of Alc. George B. Swift, Mrs. E. D. Swain, and Miss F. A, Smallwood, presented a chaice variety of liter- ary and musical efforts. Fine instrumental music by Miss Carrie Barton, an_excellent read- ing by Nr. J. & Harvey, two_arigiual pooms by L, F. 5. Pond, guitar salo by Mr. O. D. Swan, sicging by Miss Lottie Cruiksbank, acd a lee- ture by Mr. James A. Blarshall, wore the particu- lar features of the eveniog. The last-named effort was listcned to with markod attencion, as the lecturor is one of oar earliest citizons, and avo inan_intercsting manner his recollections of early Chicago, and it rapid progress. STULTEVANT—KEYES. ‘Phursday evening were marricd Mr. Frank H. Sturtevant and Miss Lilian Keyes, at the resi- denco of tho bride's parents, No. 150 Wood street. The Rov. E. P. Powll officiated. A large number of preseots wero made. SUIPLISE PARTY. Oue of the most delightful surprise parties of the scason was given to Miss Laura Marshall, at 930 Indiana avenue, Friday evening. About 160 were present, among them Minses Olive White, Dettie snd Jenoie Hamiltop, Florence Hender- son, Miunio Kelley, Aunia Belkoap, Carrie Hill, Jennie Anderson, Alice sod Fmma Hayward, Katie and Susie Lombard, Staurta Watson, Fan- nie Mauran, Eva Johnson, Carrie Clark, aude Mecch, Joste De Grafl, Charelis Tappan, Jennio and Olive Goodell, Maude lloward, Florenco Coesard, Allie Mitchell, Clandie Helt, Haude Dyford, sud Messrs. I Eddy, W. Hamilton, 8. Price, O. Hough. H. Cool, S. Turall, A. Froar, Wandle, Chappell, D. Watson, E. Cornell, W. Smith, C. Larmon, V. Coolk, H. Andrews. A. aud E. Morton, I, Robbius, I Clars, C. Buck, A. White, J. Marsball, C. Hardiog, G. Mayo, H. Law, W. Eihson, and C. Mauran. BBIEF MENTION. The last party of the West Side Reception Club occurred Monday evoning at Martine's, aud was largely attended, = The Union Park Club mat Mondsy eveniog at the residence of Ar. C. H. Wood, No. 576 West Adams street. = A very pleasant gocial took place at Whiting’s art studio, 574 Lake strect, last Monday even- iog, which was well attended. Among those present wero Mr. and Mra. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Migs May Gilpin, Mies Mollie M zell. George Potter, of Mladicon, Wis., Mr. Browniug,Jerome Herrick, Jiva Fannio Rogers, and Mr. \Whiting (the artist) and wife, After partaking of refreshments, tia compsny did nob separate until a late hour. ANSOUNCEMENTS. Mondey evening the Saus I'areil Club will par- ticipats in snother party. 3 ‘e Minerss Club will give s necltie party Friday evening at Greonebaum’s Hall. ¢ The members of the Pail Mall Club will meet onday evening at the Tremoat House. The Genevieve Clubfgive their nest party Thursday evening at Prof. Carr’s West Side ‘Academy, corner of Wood aud Lake streets. The C.E.S. L. Club wili give s party Thurs- day evening next_at the residence of Mr, F. I, Williame, No. 252 East Indiana stredt. P The West Side Roception Club will give one extra union party of Martine's shree Koception Ciubsat_the West Side Academy Monday even- ing, April3. This i3 the Iaet party to be given | by this Club this season. > B The last party of the North Side Reception Club will occur Mondgy evening at the Academy, No. 252 Chicago avenue. " The ladies of the Skiuner Club will give & leap-year calico party at Carr's West Side Academy, Wednesday eveniog. The managers G. W. Higgios, Ms. D. M. Ford, Mra. D. Newell, and Miss Ada Frost. The South-End Club will give the last party of their second series at Prof. Bournique’s, Wednes- dey evening. s - Lincoln V'ark Lodge will give & sociable Tours- day evening. This will be followed by twe Miss Ida M. Walker, Miss Agnes | otner sociables at intervals of two weeks, which will close the series for this season. ‘The West End Social Club will give a necktis complimentary Tuesdoy ecvening at Campbell lénl).zcamax Campbell avedus ana Van Buren street. ? = LAKE FOREST. The equincetial storm has damnensd tho ardor of the denizens of this suburb for parties, and the clubs and schoots bave been depended upon almost entirely for entertainment. Since the last reporc the Entre Nous Club has had Sabio’s, sod one_ at Mrs. Canfield's. The meeting at Mrs. Sabin's was attended by Prof. Dooth of Chicago, who very good-naturedly occupied a part of the evening with recitations, to the per- fect enjoyment of every oue presont. There was »n abundance of very good_music algo, 89 is al- way the cass whenever the Sabins en tertain. At Alra. Cantiold's the cntertainmont conisted of readings from the memoire of George Ticknos just published; an orginal sketch by Mi Ward, and recitations from Aiss Ingelow's ¢ Seven Times Seven,” Dby seven young ladies dressed i character. This proved to be a preity concert, and_very appropriate for parlor rapre- sentation. The next meating of thia Club will bo at the residenca of Alre. C. B. Farwell. The Ladies’ Club is to meet at Mre. Kirk's on Lake avenue. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Jobn V. Farwell, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Warner, and Mr. and Mre. I, C. Durand, are in the South trying to escape the weather. . Mr., Mre. and the Misses Williams are still in California. Mr. aud Mrs. W. II. Ferry. Jr., sre expected home from Europe in May. Mr. E. Buckinghsm, who was confined to his residence on account of illness for some Weeks, i now fully restored to lus nsusi heakhb. Fnday eveaing Capt. A. T. Sabin gava a liter- ary and musical entortninment at _the Acsdemy, and in spite of the snow-storm there ware 8 num- ber of the citizons present, beside the members of the school. The yonng gentlemen acquitted themselves handsomely in whatever they under~ took, Wlile we ask for more of the glorions music which Mr. and Mrs. Sabin, Mivs Warne, and Mr. Fessenden give ou such occasions, we myb‘pny to be relieved of the equinoctial wrat —_—— FASHIONS, THE LATEST MODIS. New York World. Plack dresses are made for Lent of eashmere, trimmed with very wide braid, and the jackets generally button on the cross. Fringes are now so oxquisitely made, and are 80 costly, that, instoad of their being manufac- tured to match & dress, the dress is made to match the fringe. Mantillas of lace snd cream $ulle are much Wworn at evening amusements. Overskirts are longer than ever, almost entire- Iy concesling the underskits. ‘Wraps for spring are both sacque and mantle shapea., Dor-collars of silver and other matals, al:o of shell, are worn with low-necked corsages, a8 well a4 with high oncs. Coat slceves that ate very close-fittiog and have emall, neat-setting cuffs, are s favorite model for honsa and street dresses. "Tho newest basques are simple-shaped cairass- es, very long. The plainnass is remedied by an abundance of trimming. * Bonnets of & netwark of flowers, very fine aad very like natoral ones, are made in Paria for the theatre. Black grenadines checked with either gold or silver thraads are the newest thing out in this fabric for evening wear. Bonaneta are a3 various in shape as poloneises. The brims are hardly as flaring a8 heretofore. New dsmasked ribbons and open-meshed gauzes aro much used in trimming them; llowers are algo sbundantly nsed. Do beiges will be worn a great deal this spring. These soft Woolen goods often come m three different patterns for one costume, viz. : plaid, plain, and gradaated stripes, and usually showing three shades of brown,—dark, mo- dium, and light. Silk gallocn is very fashionable. - Lace is always 1 vogue. Satin dresses are popuiar for dinner snd re- ception occasions. Thoso are often made with gathered tabliers, and are plain at the back; the bodice fashioned aftor the cnirasse. Fans are somewhat smaller, and are worn st bhl_l.shunspenflad by a ribbon or chiin from the wrist A naw style of gimp ornagnent Iately intro- duced i8 made in the form of fhe shoulder-belts worn by sotdiera. They crous the bodice and fall below the waist, terminating with a little pocket. ! Cords for looping up the dressea are more worn than during the winter. All wool camal's-bair clohg, show plain and striped goods ; the latter are graduated from hair lines to stripes half an inch wide. Conrse siraw and fine chip bonnets are dred iyory and cream tints for spring wear. In the sitks, flowers and laces for trimming them the same yellow-white bues prevail. A piece of soft feather trimming, the color of the trimming of tho dress, is worn with soften~ ing effoct about the neck; this is particularly becoming when worn with white. Colored gloves are now fashionable with din~ ner aud reception toilets in both London and Paris. Black oues are oftan scen with whito dresses. These aro worn quite long. A pink and black toilet calls for black gloves and shoes ; a brown and cream one for brown gloves and shoes, and so on through the various colors, Satin ribbon slightly gathered, with & bow in front and ornament attach much worn aboat thaneck. A piece of real lace tied at the back of the neck and falling in long ends is also faghionable. Bracelets are reduced in size. The *‘Ulster” is recommended 2 an excal- lent pattern for waterproofs for spring and lLinen for summer. both for boys and girls. STYLES FOB MEX. New York Trivune. The ordinary reception swit, worn at church and at all parties and aocial events where full dress is nos rae%mred. consists this scason of & double-breasted frock coat, of fino diagonal cloth, either black or dark bluo; a waistcoat of the some materisl, or of white duck, and trousers of striped brown or gray cloth. generally of ligut color. The coat is cut io the samoe way as jaSt year except that the slecves aro faller and the slurts a trile longer. The binding 18 of narrow silk. The waistcoat, except for evening dress, will bo of the same material 28 the coat, and cut high in the waist and single breasted, wit. tched collar. Trousers will be cut loose and straight. DBrown and gray striped cassi- 1neres will preponderate as material. For even- ing dross, when a white vest is wors, light gray will be considersd the more becoming for trou- sers ; otherwise eitbor light or dark colors may be worn. Most business snits and walking suits will be made of Scotch and English plads, in subdued colors or small checks, coat, waistcoat, and trousers all of the same cloth. Btrongly-marked plaids will be worn only . by those parsans who can afford to bave soverl suits at s time, and to present a frequent vristy of apparel. Small checks, 50 woven 8k to make almost imper- coptible plaids, axe to ©v much worn. The provailing siyle of business coat will be a mingle-breasted sack with one, two, or three battons. When tue cost has more than one button the skirts are ~ut away sbarply from the lower one. A sngii-bressted, one- button sact coat, cut straight in front and with + patch * pockats, will bo very popular as & caat for tho sea-61do or conntry. The busioess vest will bo cut high in the waist, single-breasted, and without a collar. The trousers will be fall- er than for dress suits, straight and wide at the foot. ‘There will bo a great variety 1 color of business saits, but brown and gray will be most fashionable. Little change will be made in full dress suita. The inevitable * swallow-taled ™ coat will be cus a little fuller in the sleeves, especially st tho wrists, snd the trousers will be somewhat strighter. Spring overconta will be made of al- most every kind of cloth, from a fine black Droadeloth to the lighter shades of mixed choviots. The most popular will be of sub- dued gray disgonal worsteds or mixed meltons, brown and gray. They will be cut amngle | breasted, with Hly front and rolling collar. The linings will be geoerally of silk. The skirza will reach an wch or two below the knee. All the pockets are to be on tho waide. Perbiaps the most marked clizoge from Iast spriog o men's fasbions is a tendency toward subdued and noobtrusive colors aud figures. Tho more economical aud modeat dress will naturally fuvor it, and the ¥coteh and the English weavers have done much in their work to further such & taudency among the richer classes. With many fine pieces of English goods, recently im- ported, it ia d:fficuit to tetl without looking close- Iy whether they are plaids or checks, wo micely gre the different colors blended and arrsoged. Either at a distance or oear at hand they have & very attractive appc.rance. Colored or figurea shirts, collars, and cufls, are wora much by youwg men this spriug. Small figures and checka are considered to be 1 the best taste, andthe most common colors are Jight blue and ight brown. No change is made in tyle, the bosoms and cuffs being cut plainly. Nine-tenths of the fashionable Young wou wear Wdndivg collars, some stjles ~of which are very bigh ip the ~neck. Linked sleeve-buttons are coming into favor again. Some very handsoms seta consish of small wrought globes connscted by a gold chain. In men's neck wear thero is almast an eudless va- riety. Somo very brillisut scarfs are worn, but men who follow the beat fashion most closely wear plaia but rich material, tho ornament cou- sisting mamly of the ring or pin with which tha scarf is fastoned or decorated. Flat scar(s are becoming very popular. At presont most of them sre dark 10 color and intended to bs worn with a light pin 1 the centre; but a3 spring ad- vances lizhter shades will be worn. Geutlemon's gloves will be worn with one and two buttoua. The glove atores present a groas variety of elades and colors sufficient to match any suit or harmonize with complesion. A new shade of laveuder. vers lizht, aud s peculiar shado of browa known as “*chovrotte.,” are so:l- ing rapidly. Most gloves are stitched or braided on the back. Some hesvy braids ia fancy colors are favored by purchascrs. The spring style of silk hat is an improve- ment over provious fashions, being less bell- crowned aud heavy in appesrsace than the hat worn during the fall and_winter. Seen from the side it lesscns in size slightly toward the top, whiloa front view discloses n shight outward curve. The brim is narrow with a roil- 10g Or verrs narrow D'Ursav curve. For elderty gentlomen or for geutlemen wish fall faces the brim is & ittle wider. Stiff felt hats are much worn, Their brims are usnally narrow, the crowns gencrally ronnded and not 8o deep as for winter hats. Besides black and other dark col- ors there are nuxed grays and brawns to match the spring styles of walking suits. There ara many atyles of sof: folt hats, ranging from thosa with a wide brim acd tail crown to the mors common low-crowned bats worn by boys. ‘I'he light shades of silk hats will not be fouud in the hat storo nntil the middle of May. Fashionable shoemakers say that boots have gone entireiv out of {ashion, and are now worn ouly byaset of old gentlemen who distegard both comfort and st3lo in their prefersnce for them. Luttoned gailers have been worn almost exclusively by fashionablo men during the win< ter, but, a3 the weather grows warmer, tho Ox- ford tie will bo the fuvorite shoe. The style ia plain, with rounded toe of medium hreadth, 8 little narrower than for the winter, broad, low beel, and & emngle sole of medium thickness, which gives the shoe a solid but very neat ap- pearsnce, and makea it very comfortable for tha foet. P S — THE ROMAN SENTINEL. Darkly o'er a Roman city Monstrous clouds wera floating by 3 Lightnings tlashed, 3nd deep-toned thy Loudiy rumbled through th sky; While the world waa wildly rocking, A8 3 ship upon the sex Falls ana rises with the billows ‘When the storm-winds are st frea. Rivers of consuming fire Tolledadows the mountain-side, Over vineyards green and fovaly, Over meadows fair and wide . While the smoke and falling ashes Filled the blsck and sultry air, Weirdly ighted by the lightning And the mountain’s lurid glare. Up and down the starfled city Multitudes in terror ran, ‘While a senss of awe and wondar Filled the soul of every man. Nearer rolled the faming river,} Louder came its awful roar, Till all outcries that were humaa, In the streets, were heard o mare At the city's gute, in armar, tood 3 Rowan aentinel; Past him ran the rushing rabble, Round him dust 2nd ashes felis Prond and firm, with mail-clad ingers Claaped about his gleaming spear; ‘Heeding nothing but his duty,— Feeling neither hope nar fear, Ouwaril fled the {rightened peaple, Flecing from the Hery tide; Darker grow the air around him, Still he stood with sullen pridsp~ Boldly gazing, fiercely frowning, At the fast-approaching flaina, Tull at last s look of soguisk O'er his swarthy cuma, Far awyy his ioughts were drintixg To the distant hilis of Rome, Where, beaide the sellow Tiber, ‘He Bad Luft his humbls bome; And he seemed to hear a matron Bidding him no longer atay, Mingled with his children’s valcss, Calling him to cams awaz. Sweet the vision, ad but flecting 2 To himself Lo firmly said, “Never has a loman warrior nm;flfl' iy dt"fl‘:s.l' ::fl- ough the mouth of X will boldly meet my fate ; I will show tha Roman legions How to keep the city's gate.” Then the dark clouds, creeping’ ‘Blotted out the lund kight, Like & delnge from the ocean Sweeping o'er the world at nights And » flood of faliing Coming from the midnight skims, Buried deep that fated city Aountains dis Rippling rivers changed their comrsmss Empires crumbled to decay 5 Glorious cities went to rain; Mighty nations passed away. Sweetly sang the summer song-birds, ‘And the bright Italian sun Filled the western akics with splendor When the dreamy days were dons. Foreats of Inzuriant verdure, Vineyards besutiful and fafr, @rew about the buried temples Of that pilent city thers. ‘Once zgain 3 human foots! o S anciear city ml-!':'p And in melancholy beauty ‘Gleams the warm Light on its walla, Graven in enduring marble, Pictured in the crumbling alay, 1s the story of a glo And a power away. Btanding, in his time.worn armez, Still in death, erect and tall, There was found the Jloman soldier, bls Clzaped about hus ruat; 3 still n?a‘:m Toatter gt T ‘That a Roman knew no fasr. Hero of the sl city, By your bold apd tragic fats, You have shown the Roman By no kuman terror haunted, You were faithfal to the last. Oax Parx, Il Evaxaz J. Haxs, A Distinction Without n Differemeos Nation. Tn his testimony before the Houss Foreign Affairs Committeo, James E. Lyon testified that, in 1872 a dispatch was sent to England by Prof.’ Billimao, Brydges Wiliyams, aod Huassey, wio Lad made an_examination of the Emma “Mive, to the effect that taere were * 8,000 tons discov- ered since 185t report ; sample assey, $2.000 per ton.” Prof. Siliman could not xe thas o had signed such a dispatch. Bod, o0 FOIDE home, he searched the files of the English joar- pals, and came npon the following, which he ad- mits he did sond. sod wishes to have included in hix testimony given under oath. and on which be relies for hu professional vindication : Very great improvements mince last roport. Om soventh flvor drifted 120 fect, aud tenth fvor &0 foet, all i oro: st the bottom winze, 70 foot below old work= ings, drifted 40 feet, all in ore. Bample asuays 24 per cent Jead aud 32000 silver. Keserves aiscovered ainca last report over 8000 tonn. Everything connmectsd with the mns s bighly satisfactory. Mailed supple- mentary report. Canson road still tad. Shall for- ward 1,000 tons first-clasn oze forthwith. ave 65 tons togs Lulliun, work §29,000; propose selliug bere. Ar- ranged all other matters here. Wil report fully on re- tarn. WILLYAMY, SILLIMAN, AND HCBSEL. We bave examined thus dispatch carefutly, and canoot tee what the difference is between the statement actually sent and tnat given by Lyon; though Prof. Silliman ssys ina letter to Mr. Hewmtt, the Chairman of the Comm:ttee, that ““there is nothing in the dispatch to justify the moniatrons statement made in the garbled ex- tract from it that those 8,000 tons of oro had an asssy value of $2.000, or that the dispatch above quotad gives to_the reserves anv specific value whatever.” 1If the dispatch did not mean that there were 8,000 tons worth $2,000 per ton, we cannot understaad what it did mean, -unless Mr. Silliman uses Iaoguage io & way totally dif- ferent from that in which otber people use it. In fact, it seems to us that the meaning of tne dispatch was clearly just what Lyou ropresanted it to be, osod that it was intended to eTect just the object be said it was intended 1o effect. Another point in the case not cleared up is 28 to the expert’s payment for services, Ho was 25,000, Lie wsays, at the ontset. and promised more afterwards, After the mine was toated he got $20,000 more. Mo was employed by the vendees of the mine, he hss always marotained, snd yes the man who actually appeared 2a bis emplover was, he now says, Gon. Baxter, ons of Park's “pala”in the sale. As to tha $20,000 additional whuch he got, ho gays it was in puct paid for work on other mining property of Park's. Now the question arises, what was this otler propertv, aad what was the work, and did the Emma 3line for work done on uther and disconaected mines ? This witcess evidaotly neads a good deal mors vigorous cross-examination than he bas yet been subjected to.