Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 5, 1877, Page 12

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5. 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. - AMUSEMENTS. “The Close of the Summer- Garden Concerts. ‘Review ‘of the Work---Music Given for the First Time in America. Thomas’ Plans for the Foture--- - Chicago to Be His Sum- mer Home. (Mr, 8. G. Pratt’s Reception in Lon- don—-Musical News at Home and Abroad. The Run of “‘ The Danicheffs” at Hooley’s Theatre Ended. “Smike” to Be Produced To- Morrow---“ Seraphine ” at McVicker’s. Notes of the Green-Rooms in New York, 4 London, and Paris. MUSIC. THE SUMMER-GARDEN CONCERTS. The most remarkable series of concerts ever given in Chicago closed last evening at the Ex- position Building. Mr. Thome= has always had an abiding faith in the musical culture and en- thusiasm of Chicago, and now that faith is more firmly anchored than ever. His letter in answer to the flattering offer of the testimonial sufficiently expresses that faith on the one hand and outlines his future plans on the other. When he said in that letter, “‘ What New York offered I refused, and what I wanted I could not have,” he said, in other words, ‘* Chicago is my future summer home. I can get what I want there.” He inaugurated his season here purely as an experiment. The first two weeks, the excecdingly cold and rainy weather was against him. - The fifth week was injurious to his business owing to the strike excitement, which paralyzed all business. His pat- ronage during the other four weeks, the enthusiastic. appreciation with which bis concerts were greeted, the large audi- ences which attended, and the personal ex- pressions of sympathy and encouragement from leading citizens which have iiterally poured in upon him, determined his course. The experi- ment has been so far successiul that hereafter he will divide his time, trom May tu September, between Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis, re- maining in this city through the months of July and August. We make this statement upon official authority. It isa compliment to Chicago which Chicago will not be slow to. ap- preciate and recognize. When he returns to this city next summer he will meet with a royal welcome. By this token Chicago regains her place as a musical centre which she lost at the Hime of the great fire. What New York thinks pf it may be inferred from the following, taken from the Graphic: “Will some expert mathe- matician take a piece of chalk and figure up on the back door just how much honor New York reaps from the achievement of starving. out -'Theodorable Thomas, and compelling bim to lead his trained melody to the West? He talks of settling in Chicato—and serves us right for our musical apathy.” “Such a memorable season as this deserves a review as a matter of future reference. There have been in all forty-nine concerts, com- mencing June 18. Of these there have becn 2icht composers’ nights, five symphony nights, three request nights, two ball-room nizhts, one roneert for the benetit of the St. John sufferers, pne commemorative of the Fourth of July, one eroted to the Philadelphia Centennial music, pne repeating the first Chicago programme, one us a testimonial to himscli, and twenty-six with miscellaneous programmes. The composers’ nights have been divided between Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Liszt, Berlioz, and the Scandinavian, French, and {talian com- posers. The symphonies which have deen pre- sented are the Rhenish in E flat, No. 3, of Schu- mann; the No.1, in C minor, of Gade; the Im Walde” and “Lenore,” af Raff; the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh. of Beethoven: the military and No. 13, in G, of Haydn; the C major, No. 9, of Schubert; and the G major, of jozart. The outside assistance received by the orches- tra has been remarkably excellent. Mme. Rive- King has played the First Concerto of Liszt, and the first movement of the Third Concerto of Becthoven; Mme. Rice, the Chopin concerto in E minor; and Mr. Liebling, the Mendelssohn concerto in G minor. The Apollo Club has as- eisted ut the St. John’s benefit, in the Centen- uial Music, and in the Choral Fantasie of Bee- thoven, in which Mr. Julius Fuchs took the R o part. Mr. William Dyhrenfurth and the Misses Seipp and Cram have played the Mozart concerto for three pianos: Miss Jennie Busk, Mr. H. A. Bischoff, and M. Laurent Pascal ave taken part as vocalists. A pleasant. feature uf these concerts is the fact. that no less than twelve of the programme nuinbers have been played in Uhicao this sca- son for the first tune in America. They are as follows: . Two Equalen for Trombones Pictures from the North.... Overture to ** Horatius Cocle: |. Vanatiuns op. 13. Trsple concerto. Dance sir ** Kom: Pohh National Dance: 10. Suite on. 49. 11, Andantino an 22. Fest March.. « The detailed numbers played in these certs, many cf our readers will be glad to_pre- serve for reference. The following is the list: , Avner. 5 Overture to Masanielio and Fra‘ Diavolo, over- ture Bal Masque and selections, from Masaniei- jo. 4. ADAM. Overture Roi d’ Yvetot. 1. ‘BILSB. Polonaise; Burlesque Carnival of Venice. 2. BOCCHERINI. Sicilian; Menuet. 2. BAZZINI. Gavotte. 1. mucH. Vorepiel Loreley. 1. TARGIEL, Trois danecs Allemanues; ture to Medea, 3. zw Seite L’Arlesienne. 1. as BRANME. Hungarian Dances. 1. c BACH. Chaconne; prelude, chorale, and fague; Pasto tale from Chriettaas Uratorio. 7 BUCK. . Cantata Meditation of Columbia, 1. REETHOVEN i ‘ixth, and Seventh Symphonies: Allecret- to . Sympliuny: Andante Firet Symphony; Ballet Music to. l'romethens: Music to Egmont: Homance 1n G; Serenaue op. 8; Andante Cantab- de: Choral Fantasie; Seplette op.20; two Equal- for trombones; Leonora overtures Nos. 2 and ‘idclio overture No. 4; overture Consecration ofthe House; overture Coriolan; overture in C (Nunensfeier); Concerto No. Jin C minor, first movertent. 20. pee Inmber Song; over- ET. +. BERLIOZ. Adagio and Scherzo from itomeo and Juliet Sym- phony; Raruczky March: overture Francs Sages; scivclions from Le Damnation de Faust. 4. Overture Anacres tems ‘ werture Anacreon;. overture Abence1 3 Introduction third act Meges. 3. ates + Chorin. Concerto E minor. «1. + | DONNIZETTL Selections from Lucia. 1. EUKCL. Overture Hunyadi Lazzk. 1. FLOTOW. Overtures to Martha and Stradella. 2 FARBACH. Coronation March. “1. FLIZGE, Fest March. L $ GLUCK. Ballet music to Paris and Helene. 1. GLINEA, Komarinekaya. 1, Amarillis. 1, Carnival. 1. x » GOLDYARE. Scherzo, op. 19. L crimp, / Symphony; No. 1, nC minor. 1. Geuson, ~ a Funeral March of a Marionette; Ave Marin: Sal- het to Faust; ‘ballet music to ouvelle. Meditation; Entr'acte overture to Queen of Saba; d Coloinbe;’ Danse des Bacchantes;, Mireille. 9, En avant March. Hangerisn Suite; Pictures from the North; Com- edy Overture: Three Character Pieces. 4. MANDEL, 3 Largo; Concerto for string orchestra; Hallelujah Chorus.” 3. HORNEMANN. Overture to Aladdin. 1. MWATDN. Theme and Variations; Andante to_ Surprice Symphony: Symphony in G, No. 13; Serenade; Hilitary Symphony. 5. WAMERICK. Nordisch Suite, No. 1; Love Scene, ‘*In the ‘oode."" 2. GUNGL. NEROLD, Overture toZampa. 1. RREUTZ Overture, Nightin Grenada. 2 LUMBYE. « Vielons ina Dream. 1. Liszt. Rhapsodies Nos. 2and6; Les Preludes; Tesso: Gretchen from Eine Faust Symphony; Mazeppa ‘March; Vom ele zu Meer March; Corgerto No. 1 mE Ma 3. 3 LASSEN. Fest Overture. 1. LITTOLP. Overture, Robespierre. 1. us fe Song, ‘‘Ueberall Du." 1. MEUL 7 Overture Horatius Cocles. 1. MEVEROEER. Ballet music to The Prophet; ballet mnsi Robert Le Diable; Fackeltanzen Nos. 1 an Indienne, Schiller and Coronation slarches; Polo- maize Struensee. 6. MASSENET. Scenes Pittoresque; Variations op. 13. 2. MENDELS#0UN. Scotch. symphony; Scherzo Reformation sym- phony; Saltarello itilian «ymphony; overtures to Athalia, Ruy Blae, Melusine and Fingal's Cave; Cornelius march; quartette for horns; Concerto No. 1 in G minor; Midsummer Night's Dream music; **1 would that my love,” for cornets, 12. MOZART. Theme and Variations; Allegretto E flat sym- hony: xyimphony in G minor: overture and se- lections from DonJnan; overture, Magic Flute; Masonic funcral r-usic; theme and variations from Divertisement in Dz ‘triple conceitu;, overture Marriage of l'igaro; Turkish March. 10. NICOLAT. Overture, Merry Wives of Windzor. 1. NEUSTSDT. Gavotte ‘‘Souvenir Maria Theresa. 1, NESVADHA. Paraphrase Loreley. 1. PIEFKE. Doppler Schanzen Sturm March. 1, PAINE. Centennial Hymn. 1. TEASE. Japanese Galop. 1. ROSSINT. Overture and eclections from William Tell; over- ture Le Gazza Ladra: overture Semiramice? over- ture Siege of Corinth; Cujus Animam for cornet. 5. narF. Lenore and Im Walde symphonies; rhapsodie, ++Evening"; overture Dame Kobold: march tem- po from Hungarian suite; Vor der Czarde. 6. 4 RUBINSTEIN. Triomphale overture; Ballet Music to Feramors. REINECKE. Overtureadventare of Handel, 1. TRAMEAU. _, Rigodon de Dardanus: Dance alr ‘+ Romanceca. " SULLIVA Overture de Ballo. 1. SCHARW! Polish National Dances. SCHUBERT. Serenade; overture Alphonse and Estrella; Ave Maria: German Dances; Entr'acte Rosamunde; eymphons in C major. SOEDERMANN. Wedding March. 1. SAINT, SAE Symphonic poems, **Phacton,” ‘*Danse Maca- bre.”'** Ronet d’Ompnale"; Suite op, 49; Marche Heroique. 5. NKAL SCHUMA Bilder aus Oceten: Symphony in E flat, No. (Rhenisn); Traumerei; overture, scherzo and finale. 4. SVENDSEN. Coronation March; Symphonic introduction to *¢Sigurd and Slembe."” 2. SPONTIN. Overture, Vestalin. 1. sroun. Andantino-‘* Cradle Song and Serenade": starch tempo, from eymphony “Consecration of Tones.” TSCHAIKOWSRT. Air de Ballet, 1. THOMAS, A. Overture and polonaise from Mignon. 2. VIEUNTEMTS, Fantasia Caprice. 1. VERDI. Rigoletto Quartet; overture Nabucco; Andantino and Scherzo fuga. . WEBER, Oberon, Der Freischuetz, Jubilee, Abu Hassan and Earyauthe overtures; Invitation tothe Dance; Selections from Preciosa. 7. é WAGNER. Overture. March and Bacchanale from Tann- hauser: selections from Flying Dutchman; selec- tions from Lohengrin; Ballet music to Rienzi; Hitt der Walkueren; Vorspicl and eelections from the Meisterxnger; Introduction an. finale to Tristan and {solde; Siecfried’s death from Gotterdem- merang; Romance for violin; Huldigungs, Keiser, and Centennial Inauguration Marches. 15. DANCE MUSIC. In addition to the above remarkable Hst of selections, Mr. Thomas has brought out of his dance repertoire the following choice numbers: STRAUSS (TNE ELDER.) Coronation March; -Mephisto’s Hoellenrufe waltz, 2. , JOSE STRAUSS. Polka Francais **Gnomen Polka Schnell “Forever.” JONANN STRAUSS. Waltzes—Villare Swallows, Illustration, Wine, Women. and Song, Ilue Danube, Autumn Roses, New Vienna, Wiener Fresken, — Kounigslieder, Beautiful May. ‘Telecram, Publicisten, — Artiste Life, Rudolph's_Klaenge, and Wiener. Bonbons, Polkas—Devils’ Darning Needle, Jocus, Lob der Frauen, Unter Donuer und blitz, and Pizzicato, Quadrilie—Artiats. 20. LANNER. Die Vorstaedtler and Schoenbranner waltzes, and Laendler **Heimweb." 3. RELER On the Beautiful Rhine, waltz. 1. LUMBYE. Champsgne Galop, 1. SCUULTZ-BENTHE: Indian-Com Dance. UNGL, a Hydropathen Waltz, L P ARLOW, Anvit Polka, 1. Total numbers, 229, The three closing concerts of the season were. events long to be remembered. ‘The immense auditorium on each occasion was filled with the must h ant audiences ever seen in Chi and tie enthusiasm with which they rec the great conductor was intensified by the proximity of parting. It was not altugether an expression of musical delight. There was com- bined with it — personal — appreciation and a hearty recognition of the pleas- ure he had conferred in the past and the compliment extended in the an- nouncement for the future. Scarcely second to it was the recognition of that uccomplished artist; Mme. Rive-King, who has made Chicago her home. She appeared both Friday and Sat- urday evenings, playing the First Concerto of Liszt’s on the first evening, and the first move- ment of Beethoven’ ird Concerto, with Rein- ecke’s cadenza, on the second evening. Mme. Rive-King has long been recognized as one of the greatest living interpreters of Liszt. Her playing of his concerto was worthy of the work and the orchestra. Her tone was superbly grand. Her appreciation of the tempus, as given by Mr. Thomas, was in exact accord. and the fervor and brilliancy of style and clearness and perfection of technique with which she per- formed the work bore witness to virtuoso auali- ties of the highest order. A more difficult and complicated task than the interpretation of this concerto could hardly be assigned to a player. How she succeeded is best told by. the applause of the orchestra and the enthusiasm of the audience, which amounted to an ovation, Thus close these delightful concerts. Mr. Thomas goes hence to St. Louis for one week, thence to Cincinuati, Cleveland, and Pittsburg for short scasons, arriving in New York in, time to commence his symphony concerts, when he will take the baton, not only as leader of the ‘Thomas Orchestra, but also of the Philharmonic Socicty. - It is pleasant to feel that we are not saying Lebwohl but Aus Wiedersehen. To Mr. Carpenter, who had the managerial tact and boldness to inaucurate the experiment of these concerts, the public also owe much of their pleasure. It was, of course, a novel ex- perience in which everything was tested for the first time. Undoubtedly there have been some deficiencies, which are not inseparable from every first undertaking of this kind, but these havin been found “and note having — been made of them, they will be corrected in the future. Even taking these into consideration, the public has been accom- modated Very handsomely, and next summer Suse ae Thomas roms again Paere, will be no or fault-finding with the accessori than there will be with the inaele. a MR. PRATT IN LONDON. The London Atheneum of July 21 has the fol- lowing, apropos to Mr. Pratt’s visit to London, en route to this country: ‘The arrival of an American artist close of the season must not be ienored. "Our Pros feagurs and vocalists are so deeply indebted in their transatlantic trips to the amatcurs of the United States fora kina and hospitable reception, as well as a ready recognition of their merite. that { they Would be ungratefulindced if they did not “end | duetion# at the matinee last Monday, at 19 Harl or to ‘nnke some return. however, from: euch~- considerations, Mr. S. Pratt, a compoeer. and = punist from Chicago} tan rest his claims to an artistic postion! here on his unquestionable ability. Ile is no ordinary pianist, and, as a composer, the speci- mens hgafforted of his vocal and pinnoforte pro- Apart, street, hy permission of Mra. Morell Mackenzie, were cafculated to imprese his hearers with a high opinion! of his professional abilities. It is to be rogretteil that he had not the advantage of an o chestra, and was anable to let ue hear the Sy phony and Overture, which the Berlin critics have praised,:und which won for him the good opinion ef Dr. Yaszt, whose sincenty in art matters 18 pro- Serbial.i Mr. Pratt contned his pianoforte compo- gitions Gu the Lith 10 two pieces,—the first called *+Dreara Wanderings, o Paraphrage.” and the second a Melody. ‘The diversity of style in these two solos whe remsrkable, for if in the Dream hearers were remind:d of Chopin and of Liszt, there was an Antique} form abont tne Meludy which ene dt of Headel's school, —not that there was the #lightest plasiaritm, quite the contrary vlatt supplied a keytb the “*Dream Wandering butit was scatcely'required, for the restiessnexs of the cream er, indigated im brilliant: oracura passazes, was evident ‘enongh; butin the midst of wild strains there came fortha simple tune, seemingly of Scotch dcigin, treated with sensibility and reline- ment; the air, which ig American, was the **Old Foiks at Home,” that Madame Nilsson sang: the other. day at the Royal Albert tall; und this melody, sung rather than played on the pianofort te Was the manipilation, is interwov accompaniments, ‘The dream isa pretty conceit; fanciful, and poetic. Mr. Pratt per- formed,! also, two of Chopin's works, a Berceuse and a Polonaise, besides the **Dance of the Sprites." one of Dr. Livzt's most original und showy, pat intricate pieces. ‘The'astists who’ assisted Mr. Pratt on this oevasion were Miss Freeman, Miss Blanche Tucker: Mr. Carlos Florentine, Mr, Thorley, and Signor Foli—atl Americans. Sir Julius Benedict was the accompanist. ‘ : LOCAL MISCELLANY. A Musical Convention is to be held at Clear Lake, In, Aug. 7-13. Prof. S. Wesley Martin, of Chicsygo, well known as a conductor of con- ventioné, will conduct the festival, and, if the musical talent from the Northwest {s repre- sented. :there as is expected the programme of the closing concert will contain some of the best musie ever heard in lowa. All the leading singers and musicians of lowa are expected, ane a permanent “Musical Association of the North- west” is to be organized. The Germania Mcennerchor, assisted by the Great Western Light Guard Band, will sive a summel val next Wednesday at Lincoln: The programine is as [ol- Festival March, by Menzel; Overcure, Evening,” by Suppe; Ry ‘Miennerchor), by Otto; Artists’ tz), by Si Goud Morning, Viel- » “(male quartette), by Abt; Air from wfE (trombone solo by Mr. Braun), by jan’? (Miennerchor), by Beschnitt; Rar Wilhelm March, by Schmoll; “On the Open Sza (Mennerchor), by Mochring; Faust Potpourri, by Gounod. The Hershey Music-School has made an un- usually valuable acquisition to its Faculty in Mr. Frederick Grant Gleason, of | Hurtford, Conn., éne uf the best-trained musicians in this country. Mr. Gleason studied four years in Leip- zig and:Berlin with Moscheles, Lobe, Richter, Haupt, Weitzman, and Locschhorn. H's com- positions - number some very meritorious songs, agoow many church contributions, a trio for piano, violin, anu. ‘cello, and fin the overture and _— entr’actes are to'be played by the Thomas, Orches- tra im .New. York next season. His tastes have led him particularly into the intricacies of counterpoint, and he-is a master of orchestra- tion. He will also teach the piano, organ, and theory. Besides all th 2 graceful writer on musical s, and his profound able ability as a musical critic. The school is to be congratu- lated usion haying obtained the serviees of such ap accomplished musician and teacher. - g MUSICAL NOTES. Mme. Annette Essipoff has returned to St. Petersburg. Frau Amalie Joachim, the wife of the great violinist, is lying dangerously ill. “La Tsigane,” by Johann Strauss, will not be represe ted at the Paris Renaissance until the latter hslf of October. It is ‘announced that on the production of Rubinst#in’s cro” at’ tne Theatre-Italicn, Paris, the principal parts will be sung by aille. Albani snd Signor Tamberlik. Mule. Heilbron is detinitely engaged at the Lyrique, Paris, where she is to create acer the leading churacter in a grand serious opera by Olfenbach, entitled “ Holf- man’s Talts.’”? De Vivo took a concert company to Long Branch to give a performance on last Tuesday evening. Brignoli ate too much macaroni, was taken sick, and broke up the concert, so that it did not take place. M. Massenet is busy with the composition of anopera in tive acts, for which M. Gallet has furnished. the libretto. The subject is taken from the history of King Robert the Pious, whose marriage with ‘bis cousin led to his ex- communication. The Paris Lyrique will give a new opera by Ambroise Thomas, the composer of * Hamlet,” entitled“ Psyehe,” and_a work by a new com- poser, the Marquis d'Ivrv, on the oft-treated theme of “Romeo and Juliet,” which is to be called “The Lovers of Verona."” The musical world will learn with interest that ‘M. Flotow is just completing a new opera. en- titled “The Musicians,” of which Mozart is the hero. M. | Flotow has worked on a German libretto. The composer of * Martha ” is also writing an Italian opera, entitled “Sacountala.” —Uhsir. s. At the close of the present concert season at Gilmore's Garden Mr. Gilmore will take his band through the provinces for a farewell tour - He is now making active prepara- tion for his appearance in Paris at the opening of the Exhibition. ‘the enterprise will be his own in ¢onjunction with the members of the band. Herr Daniel Spitzer, a musical reporter of Vienna, nas published sixteen letters from Rich- ard Wagner to Miss Bertha —, a Vienna imautau-maker, who, having been unable to get oue cent from the composer, has sold his auto- graphs to procure some money in return for ner merchandise! Paris, and, indeed, all Europe, are making very merry over these letters. ‘The announcement maie in_a dispatch from London to a Paris paper that M. Strakoseh had signed acontract with Adelina Patti to sing in sin this country for two seasons at 300,- is con‘radited by another dispatch i is mabager, which reads contradict the engagement America. It is false uews; nothing has been done.” A telegram from St. Louis having deen printed in relation to a letter in which Prof. Dr. Michael Berness, of the Munich University, is alleged to bare announced that Herr Wagner was on the eve of visiting “America, Mr. dobn C. Fryer, who will be re membered in connection with the recent Wagrer Festival in New York, recently wrote to Prof. Berness on the subject. A letter from Munich, received yesterday, set forth that Prof. Berness, addresshig a nephew. in St. Louis, merely ex: pressed the hope that the composer might enue to Amcrica. no intimation of Herr Wagner’s in- tention of doing so having ever reached him. _ithas: been announced that. Mme. Christine n -intended to visit America next season, but the following letter, written by her hus- band to , Messrs. Hathaway & Pond. of Boston, who desired to engage her, disproves the state- ment: Loxpon, July 30. 1877.—Messrs. Hathaway dé: Pond, Hoston—GExtienen: M Christine Nilsson ia very much obliged to you for the letter you wroty to her on the of June, and she bers ine to tell you that she is not at liberty to accept any engagement for some time. her contracts being y signed nntil a very remote period. She has kept the best remeinbrance of America, and she will slways be very vlad to seize the first op- ‘ing there. I am, gentlemen, A. Rouzaup. THRE DRAMA. |! THE UNION SQUARE COMPANY. “T am‘ disappointed in your criticism of ‘The Danicheils’ writes a member of the Union Square Company, “because I expected a keener and larger appreciation of the subject.” This is frank, to say the least, and we Go not doubt but that‘it is sincere. ‘* You accuse the tone for the time of the play,” continues the cor- respondent, assuming that the time is not tne present, and the manners not such as are sup- posed tobe prevalent in Russia now. Either the writer of the criticism is entirely astray, or the tine of the play is rot earlier/ than 1851. ‘The Countess dates her act of emancipation in that Year, ang all the characters wear modern cos- tumes. i The pointis not material, except for the importance attached to it by the corre- spondent.; but it is a pleasure to mect and van- uish an.adversary on his own ground. As to the charge of indelicacy brought against parts of the play, it will be sustained by many per- sons whd have seen more than one performance of “The Damcheff.”? Moreover, the indelicacy is not essential to tac action, but engrafted upon itfor the gratification of French taste. The word “indelicacr”? was used advisedly in the first notice of “The Danicheffs.” There is no large measure of indecency in ft, but only a of Amer yours trily, taint which injures, while it does not destroy, the flavor af the whole. The merits of “Tne Danicheffs.” on the other hand, are many and conspicuous; and it surely cannot be claimed that Tue TiipuNg was slow or grudg- ing in pointing them out. There is no need of mincing matters. Either one appreciates a sub- ject or one does. not; there is no such thing as comparison in appreciation. No appreciation ean bes“ Jarger” or keener” than that which scts the true value on a work of art, and any- thing short of that is not appreciation at all, but erroneous judzment. We prefer to hold that Tug Tripuxe has appreciated “The Dam- chelfs,” and that the member of the Union Square Company already referred to, while he has writ- ten thoughtiully and gracefully on the subje. t, has mistaicu the period of the play, and conse- quently conducted his whole argument from 8 false premise. she Danicheffs"" was played. throughout last week, Mr. Lewis James taking the part of Osip in place of Mr. Thorne, und Mr. I becoming De Tulde. The st tution of James for Thorne was uot, of course, in the nature of an improvement. Mr. James proved to be not even a good copvist, and bis acting was marked with far more originality than discrimmation. it was not original in the. zuod, sense either, With so fine a- model before him, it is surprisme that he should have con- sented to make Osip a loud, swagger sort of fellow. Mr. .fames has done so much wood work, and is always so futhtul in_every- thing, that it is no pleasure to see. him at a slis- advantage, us he must evidently be when brought into vontrast with the Osip of Mr. Thorne. Tne remamder of the cast was the si as during the first two weeks of the piay, mak- ing in alfa compan: is Chicago never saw before, and probably will not soon have t rivitege of seeing again. Miss Roz Miss Vernon, Miss Morant, and. Mr. Morris will now drop out, their services not being required in the plays that are to be produced during the re= mainder of the scason. Accessions tu the com- Mr. Jennings, Bijou fleron, and y who will appear for the first time to-morrow, n “ Sinike wii! be_pro- duced with the original Union Square eifects, and something better than the original Union Square east. Much stress is placed by thy vertisements on the stage-coach scene, in w coach is introduced on ti:e stage, In order ty admit areal Eng! and sent off at a full gallop. of this realistic effect, it_has been necessary to cut a large hole in the back wall of the “theatre build a bridge avross the alicy, 50 that the coach may go on its bounding way fora certam reasonable time after it has gathered the headway to take 1t out of sight. Dickens himself, if he were alive, could not cavil at eiects like these. By the Way, we have searched the cast in vain for the name of Jr. Vincent Crumm'es, and the Ini Phenomenon, if she is billed, has as- sumed a pseudonym for the occasion. "The cast is as follows Nicholas Nickleby Ralph Nickleby. Newmun Noggs. John Hrowdie: Wackford Squecrs... Snawle: Mr. James O'Neill r. John Parselle iM. Stoudart ir. Louis James }. W. Jennings . Mr. W. M. Leflingwell ir. H. F. Daly + Sara Jewett Mrs. Maric Wilkins Miss Bijou Heron Miss Louise Sylvester ice. Migs Roberta Norwood Mrs. Nickleby...... ‘irs, Tannebill “ SERAPHINE” AT M’VICKER'S. McVicker’s ‘Theatre enters upon its twenty- first season to-morrow night, when, as aiready anuounced, Victorien Sardou’s ‘Serapbine” will be produced for the first time in America, The cast has been arranged as follows: admiral De Bourdonais....Mr. Theodore Hamilton ‘Baron de Cha:nbray. M. Ollivier de Piantrose. ‘M. Rebert de Favroile: MW. Abbe Coquard. Paul Supplice Cardinet. . Il. Power . ries Stanley -Mr. Charles Villars: . George O. Shields +-+eeMr, Walter Richardson Prosper... : lolle Rivers Baroness Seraphine. v...- Mies Kate Meek Seruphine, her only child...” Miss Geraldine Maye SMme. de Plantrose.... ~Mis« Fanny Price Caroline de Gerbo’ iss Clara Stoneall Lisette, a maid servant. Miss Corn Tanner LOCAL NOTES. The report of the marriage in New York of Mr. E. F. Thorne and Mrs. Frank Murdoch is contradicted. The Adelphi will be given up next week to a modified circus, the stare being converted into aring for the time. The chief feature of the entertainment will be the exhibition of a num- ber of trained horses, put other special wonders will be shown, including Lota, the trapeze per- tormer; the La Rue family of gymnasts; the clown Maguire: the D’Enzer sisters ‘‘ in chaste calisthenic exercises in mid-air”: Mr. Robert White, the “manege” horseman, and many other performers. Monday night and every other evening there- after during the week, ‘The Lancashire Luss” will be play at the Adelphi with John Dillon as ‘tthe party of ‘the name of Johnson i" Mr. Blaisdell as f’edmond ; C. B. Wells as Ned Clayton; H. A. Webber as Spotty; J. B. Everbam a3 Danville; C. HU. Morton as Gellich; and Miss Jennie Hight as diuth Kirby. This (Sunday) evening * The Long Strike’” will be represented at the Adelphi, Mr. F. R. Pieree assuming the part of Laryer Moneypenny well-known Joval actors filling out the __ NEW YORK NOTES. *Siaonie” has been dramatized for the Union Square Theatre. Miss Clara Morris is negotiating with Mons. Louis Vider for his “ Mary Queen of Scots.” Den Thompson has been playing .\Joshua Whitcomb” at the old Globe Theatre with some success. Miss Anna Boyle made her debut as Judiet at Booth’s Theatre Monday night. The Tribune sums up the performance tersely thus: * She is a clever little irl, but little girls and Shak- speare are far asunder.” Mark Twain’s and: Bret Harte’s drama. ‘Ah Sin,” was produced at the Fifth Avenue Thea- tre, New York, Tuesday night, with a cast in- cluding C. T, Parsloe, Dora Goldthwaite, Mary Weils, Mrs. G. A. Gilbert, Henry Crisp, E. X. Collier, and Vining Bowers. The Times says: “The piece is scarcely tkels to secure a strong. hold on the favor of the public.” The first act js said to be good and the remainder of the play dull and wearisome. The, Wortd, on the other hand, declares that the play has in it the ele- ments of success; the Zribune that the authors have done well what they have attempted; and the Merald that the clay is an unquestionable bit. GENERAL AMERICAN NOTES. Miss Effie Elisler will probably commence her labors of next season with a metropolitan en- gazement. The Dramatic News says Sardou demanded $5,000 of a New York manager for the right to produce “ Dora” in America. The terms were not accepted. Mr. Tom Whifen and Blanche Galton have been engaged for the Kate Aston ‘ Drawing- Room ” tour in (Canada. ‘The pianist will be Mme. Carreno-Sauret. Lhe party starts about ‘Aug. 20. Miss Katy Mayhew has appeared as J/%iss in Clay Greene’s dramatization of the novel of that name, at Portland, Ore. The play is pro- nounced a success, and abounds in thrilling situations. , Manager Ford’s dramatic company for the coming season embraces Louis L. James, Miss Eleanor Carey, Miss Laura Joyce, Mrs.’ Jane Germon, Mrs. Olivia Allen, Messrs. Harry Rain- forth, M. Lanagan, George Hoey, Charles Wa- verly, Julian Mitchell, and others. i The “Little Corsair’? or ‘ Corsair, Jr.,” brought out Monday at the Boston Museum, is the work of Messrs, Goodwin, Nat Childs, Rice, and Braham, founded on Brough's “Con- rad and Medora,” which was taken from Bi ron’s “Corsair,” and produced in Londo Toole taking the principal part. But neither Byron nor Bronzh would recognize it in its new form. ‘fhe music has been chiefly orchestrated bv da few of the numbers are 1 ice’s part sustains the repu- tation of the music of * Evangeline.” he first act was received with applause. The sec- ond and part of the third act drazged some- what owing to the continued necessity for prompting. The bullad “ Once upon a time,” sung by Gulnare, received a triple encore, which did not satisfy the audience. The rest of the piece went off with success. Miss Weathersby appeared as Conrad, Mr. A. Crane as Birbanto, Mr. Goodwin as Yussuf, Miss Clancey as lMedo- ra, Miss Lizzie Webster as Gulnare, and Mr. Harry Josephs as Zuleika. The picce will prob- ably baye a long and prosperous rua. FOREIGN NOTES. Sardou’s ‘“Ferreol ” bas been brought out by the Monti company at the Corea Theatre, in Rome, and has obtained a fair success. Mr. Godfrey, the author of +! Queen Mab,” fs writing a new play, entitled “The Queen's Shil- ling,” for Mr. and Mrs. Kendall, who will prob- ably play the piece for the first time in the Proy- cu On Aug. 6 Mr. Irving commences a provincial tour, appearing in *+ Richard ILI.” at the The- atre Royal, Manchester, and will not again be seen in London until December. Mr. Jeffer- son's * last nights ” at the Haymarket are also announced. -Mme, Chaumont’s season of” French plays at the Gayety came to an end ou Saturday, w.th performances both in the morn- ing and evening, and she bas been succeeded by the Paris Vaudeville company,with “Les Proces Veauradieux.” An enthusiastic play-zoer who bet Mr. ‘Thorne that ‘Our Boys? would run 1,000 nights is likely to win his wager. The comedy is now on its way to the 900th nicht, and Messrs. James and Thorne have resolved to run it up to the 1,000th. Laferriere, the famous. French actor, has just died. He was vorn at Alerconin 1508, and made his debut with Duprez ‘in 1530 at the Theatre Francais in the chorus of * Athalie.” But he soon deserted music for the drama, making bis first success in * Calas? at the Ambizu, and then in** Marino Faliero” at the Porte-Saint- Martins After a season in Russia, where he ¢: cited the admiration of the Czar and was over- whelmed with presents, he returned to France in 18387 and became the favorite of the Gaite, where he created many great characters. For many years since then he has continued to make frieuds m various Paristau and provincial the- atres. “THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. Communications intended for thia Department should he addressed to Tu Tatncne: ana indorsed “Checkers.” : CHECKER-PLAYERS’ DIRECTORY. ‘Atheneum, Nos. 6: and 63 Washington etreet. PROBLEM NO. 25 By Cuan Herren, Chicago, Hi, White. Black. White to move and Black to draw. POSITION NO. 25. By Wo. Tarton, Chicago, 1. Black men3, 4. 5, 18, 19, Kings 1, 11, 26. 4, White men 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 27, Kings 2s, 29. ‘White to move and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. E. $. H.—Position on file for examination, J. Dunlap, —The Turf fails to reach us. William Taylor.—Yonr latest position shall have early attention. D. W.. Pomeroy.—-Your exhaustive analysis came too late to receive further attention in this issue. Cc, ¢. Maskin: cepted with thanks. and often. Your kind contribution ac- Hope you will ‘come again, CHsckK ITEMS, The season has arrived when checker-players languidly manipulate the pieces about the board, and perspizingly pray for cooler weuther. Messre, Dempster and Tierney are playinz a match of twenty-tive games in New Yors City for a small stake, Dempster undertaking to win five games more than his opponent. The latest utterances credited to Mr. Wyllie appear in the Glaszow raid, and make him say: s+ All that 1 want with Mr. Yates is a match for ‘a side; and if he beats tae, by claim the championship, but not not less thaa all means Tet till then.” C. M. Wilder is going fishing where be can +*draw long draughts of fresh air, where the hills are checkered o'er with green, and pile ap healta and strenzth for the winter campaign,” and, in consequence, the lovers of draughts will miss the pright and eparkline column under his charge in the Chelsea Public during the next two weeks. : The Sherburne (N. ¥.) Veirs of the 28th inst, has a lensthy articie on ** The Spayta Controversy,” hag the John Johnson ring about it culoises Mr. Spayth, and quotes o letter from Mr. Wyilie’s pen, written to Mr. Spayth in 1875, in’ which the great Scotch player s eulogistic terms of the American aathi presses’ ‘‘creat admiration of his ubilities as a checker-pliyer and ag a gentleman.” Mr. M.-C. Priest visited Wilmington, Del.. on Thursday, the 19th inst. He contested a triendly match of fifty games with Mr. E. 'T. Strond, and one with Mr. Sullivan. The scores at the close Mr. Sullivan th mv aganst tne ** Delaware Boy" taaa the avove, but changed his mind at the seventh game of the next fifty. Mr. Priest winning six, and Mr. Sullivan de- ing fortunate enouzh to scoreadraw. Weare in- formed that Mr. Priest will visit Newark in the course of a few weeks.— The Sunday Call. An interesting match of eleven games has just been contested at Hull between Messre, Dixon an:t Dewick. Play lasted three evenings, and resulted in favor of the former, after a keen contest, by one game, the score! being—Dixon. 5; Dewica, 4: driwn, 2.) Mr. G. Jewett officiated as referee. and the xames were eagerly watched each evening by many of the local, players. A match between Messrs. Dixon snd fectier 1s also in provress. Me. Dixon gives his ovponent tive canes out or twenty- five, and the lover Ig to pay a nominal sam to the fanis of the Charch Institute Cness and Dranzhts Club. Only six games have been played so far,and of these Mr. Lefler has 4, Mr. Dixon 1, ana 1 ended as drawn. —Glasgow Heratd. Day before yesterday a meek and mild-eyed man rode into town, and, after perambulating around. stopped at Jesse Urall's 1ivery-stable and inquired af there was any checker game m town. At George Held’s restaurant there sre three or four players who put im’ every spare moment playin y sedi and one of them haz not lost a game in Astrange light shown in_ the eyes of the mild-eyed man when this information was iur- meshed him, and asked to be shown to the man who had thu nela the victor’s palm for ten years. They met, and they played all nwht, the mid-eyed man winning twent ht out of twenty-nine games. Hie would not bet, but he would wager $2 a vame in many ways that were strange and peculiar, ‘They had out the whole police force of the next day to wentify the mild-eyed checker-p! who had deat Atchison's checker champion tweni ht games out of twenty-nine, but it was of no e. He left as’quietly as he came.—Alchison (Kan. ) Champion. white was, Fay 20-13 0 POSITION 'N: 19-14 30-23 SOLUTION T S—it white wins. | W148 — 6 GAME NO. 82-LAIRD AND LADY. qe Chicago between Messrs. Hutzier and efter. 1-15 an GA Played in and Schind! GAME NO. 8#—-LAIRD AND LADY. Played in Chicago . Uutzler, of Cineinuati, and How! AME_NO. &5—LAIRD AND LADY. in Chicago, “July 21, 1877, G. Played between Mesers. Hutzler and Orvis. Hutzler'e move. 7-10 u-7 3-10 26-23 10-14 And yet, with all the excitement, and the in tense interest everybody took in tae matter, it has been very bard all along fora Burlington man to‘come home at 1 a. m. and make his wiie believe that he bad been down town guarding railroad property. FASHIONS. Latest Advices from New York and Parisian Modistes. Some New and Pretty Materials—The Bunting Dresses. Vests and Gloves of Point Lace---Styles in Jewelry. NEW YORK. BUPF. ‘Special Correspondence of The Tribune. New Yors, Aug. 1.—As far as regards novel- ty in the appearance of new materials, July and Augustare probably the most torpid and unpro- ductive months of the entire year. Whatever novelty enters into present costumes is due to the union of colors hitherto believed antazonist- ic, to the Bew combination of materials, and to the novel styles in which these fabrics and tints are made up. In my fast letter 1 mentioned the strikmg contrasts of culdrs which are not sim- ply admissible, but which are also regarded as the height of elegance and taste. There are ladies, however, whose innate delicacy of taste reyults against this tawdry display of color, and ainong these all the delicate shades and the rich dark ones are iu favor. One of the inmost popular tints is buff. Sometimes this is a delt- cate creamy tint, sometimes very bright, clear, and decided, and through all its gradations of shade it iswell received. Une o1 the most pleas- ing materials in which it is seen is batiste. Here it may be had trum the daintiest cream-tint to a al buttercup hue. Some batistes are very ndsoue in their pattern and finish. There is ve-striped variety; the plain has a pretty satiny suriace; then the damask is also verv jovely. Dresses of these are tastefuil mented with bows of black velvet. M ones ‘have trimmings of eardin: warnet, either ribbon or velve A VERY PREITY OVERDRESS AND SACQUE that [ have and saunstripe al- terpately. The skirt f black silk with an vight-inch gathered Nounce. ‘The overskirt hes the trout and left side of straight widths slight Iy stoped and kud in four upturned vleats. Down the front each pleat is held in place by a full and elaborate bow of black matelasse mb- bon. The rucit side of the overdress is simply the usual yored sid th. Here an clavo- rate pocket, urmunented by 2 long bew of black es the plainne: ‘ne edge of tae is finished with a bias band of the e y stit. bed ou both sides with black machine suk. The sacque covers the hips, and isof a half tight, admirably fitcmg shape. tis finshed round the bottomria a: manuer similar tuthe overskut. A prety rolled collar com- nletes the necx. The sacque is fastened with nandsomely carved box-wood buttons. Tie rat sleeves are ornamented with cuffs of tehed with bb: and ribbon bows. nothing showy nor striking about this * active, and stylish too, notwithstanding its simplicil ‘A SEW AND PRETTY MATERIAL, whose name inclades it in the batist differs from the other members il ture of silx. The fabric is de sui,” a compound of sik and fin lt nas a grount of pale, delteate buf, over which are tine lines of some briznt color. ‘fhis material has a. iy found much favor, 2s it is very handsome and drapes cxveedingly well. A charming dress of this sort is made over askirtof rich myrtlegreen faille, This skirt is trimmed with a band of the sume cord- ed on each side avd box-pleated on through the centre, giving a very pretty suliness and cluster- ing appearance. ‘The polunuise oi “batiste de o "has the same buff ground traversed by of myrtlezreen und scarlet. The polo- naise is of avery handsome suape. From the bottom of its skirt up and over the bust runs a row of the box-pleating which trims the under- In this case, however, it is of silk, not f ‘This trimming terminat:s 2 little bavic of the shoulder-seain, and is finished by a band- ne tassel ot green silk. The edge of the polonaise is bordered vy a bull fringe in which, at intervals, ovcur n and scarlet tassels. Other very pretty overuresses of this material are made to be worn over a skirt of cambric of like color he stripe. very strixing toilette recently shown me ex- hibits one of the pronounce contrasts now so in jis ouc is of pale blue aud dark rich ‘This contrast is generally seen in handsome fabrics and full-dress toilettes, but in this case the materials are much simpler, and tke cffect, uo doubt, quite as coud. The skirt is of summer matelasse, garnet-colured, bordered by 2 gathered rutile, very narrow, of garnet, inclused by two side- pleated ones of pale-vlue silk of a light textu ‘fhe polo: ¢ has a round front, is draped bh upon the sides by means of upturned plea four in. number, and the back is very long and iull, Just below the Knees, at the back, isa row of sturring which disposes the fullnessas de- sired. ‘The paic-vlue silk furnishes a border for the bottom of the overdress, as_ a narrow sive- pleat founce. ‘The sleeves are also oz blue, with around cuff of garnet color. Below tuis, falling over the hand, is a narrow sid ating of blue. The prett.est feature of this costume is a sleeveless paletot to accompan’ It is a hatf- litting garment of garnet matela: bordered pleating of bive silk. Tl est of blue sik, closed’down the front with Japanese buttons. There is a turned-down collar edged with a blue pleating. and two handsome pockets, placed somewhat to the ba in two varieties of camoric, olain and striped, this style may be made up very eifect- ively. BUNTING DRESSES continue in undiminished favor. I_ have just sven two quite pretty ones. One of French gray bunting has the skirt of gooa walking length. Upon the bottom is a rowof kni: very broad, and Imd in exceedin row pleats. Heading this of nayy-blue silk. The polonaise is quite long, and is edged by 2 narrow plisse surmount- ed. by a fold of silk, Across the front are two bias bands placed diagonaily. The coat-sleeves are trimmed to correspond with the other -por- tions. The entire length of tie polonaise is closed by handsome blue, buttons, perfectly matching the silk. Tae other bunting costume isa portion of 2 mourning outtit. The long trained skirt of black bunting has a deep flounce, the bottom of which is ornamented by thr ruWws of narrow woolen braid. The long over- dress is slightly looped at the back, and at the extremity of the front in four piaces the over- tress is caught up and tacked. The basque ex- hibits the Breton style. Jacket and vest are with the narrow braid, and the outhne ket 1s tollawed by pearl sequins ar- ranged in clusters of three. A bandsume jet slide connects the two sides of the jacket across the breast. a\ favurite combination is still of plain and brovaded silk. Prubably black is handsomer than colors, and at any rate it is exceedingly rich. INUES POPULAR, 'Y pretty styles are shown in mak- ing them. A’very pretty one has the trained kirt trimmed with Dounce of silk and grenade nately. These reach quite high upon the t and obviate the necessity of an overdress. ‘The basque is tight-titting and has upon the hips: wo , slender points which reach about to the Knee. These are bordered by a ruille of grenadine which has overlying it a oxr- rower one of sik. This. trimm extends around the edge of the basque, ba nd trout. The neck is cut heart-shape, aud is trimmed with 2 full ruching of bI: silk. Inside of this and standing up is 2 frill of handsuine white lace a tinger broad. There are manyelegant va- rieties of grenadine, and some are quite expen- sive. The colored ones are not so much wl- mired as the black ones, but still there are seen some very handsome ones of different colors. A showy yariety of Mexicaine grenadine shows open-work syuares of pale im with blue or pink: arich myrtle or me: and brown, chestnut or chocolate tint united toccru ur light fawn color. These are rather too prononce for most occasions, but are often handsomely made up into evening dresses. White zrenadines are exquisite, and for full- dress are in much requisition. A SUPERB TOILETTE of this sort made for a leader of fashion ay Newport was aisplared to me for your benefit. The skirt is of lustrous white satin, with a ‘in of sixty-four inches. The bottom 5 of wnite tissue grenadine, upon which is a rich design in satin of slender fern leaves. Over this flounce is a band of satin eleven inches _ wide cut in deep, slen- der ‘points. Each point is edged with a silver fringe. very full and handsome, and as flexible as silk. On the left hip four breadths of grena:iuc are caught and held un- der a drooping cluster of drosted silver fera- leaves. Two of these scarfs droop low across the front and are drawn hence towards the Lack, where they are met by the-other two and disposed in graceful loops secured by a second cluster of silver ferns. ‘The ends of ‘the scarfs float out upon the train. The lower edge of each scarf is bordered by the silver fringe, and the ends overlying the train have both sides so bordered. Tie tight corsage of white satin has apointed front and back, being laced up this latter. Shell-like putlings of grenadine edge the outline of tue corsuge. The shoulders are framed in.a similar trimming, and below this B on it. e silver fmaze. Abunchof the ex. eriems forius tie “bouquet de vor ia undoubtedly one Ut ‘the most superb toilets that will be seen this summer, THE “ODDS AND ENDS" OF FASILION, as a dealer is pleased to denominate the various littie adjuncts uf the toilet, ure all such as are well known, for it has suited Fashion to send us nothing new for a long time. Banzles still jingle on white arms; little tishes, moons, money, etc., still depend from bangles. A new fancy alrealy quite popular has the 5 and 10 cent piecesattached to these bracelets,smuothed, on one or both sides. In the latter case, the wearer's monocram is engraved on one side, and her crest on - the other, or at option, some motto. When but one side is prepared the monogram is put One young lady bas attached to her bangles a number of small coms, each presented. by adifferent admirer, and engraved witn the donor's name or initials. These she wears ag trophies ot her numerous conquests, as Sitting Bull, for instance, displays the scalos of his vie- tims. But bangles are not the only bracelets considered a Ia mode. All styles are worn, the choice, however, generally being tor a wide gold band. These bands ure many in variety,—-ome plain, some chased, and others ornamented with raised Etruscan work. .A very haodsume brace- let, and one in bigh favor, is a broad band of yellow gold. This is lapped upon the upper part of the back of the arm, and has a clasp or buckle of red or green gold. Sometimes this buckle is of diamonds, and then, of course, I is nd far more expensive. In for an oblong one, much re- sembling the shawl-pins recently used. Of course, here as elsewhere, diainords rank first, and pins of this description in these precious Tatels are handsome to a degree. An oblour square of gold bus in the centre a crown of dia- monds, or a star, or any handsome desizn that may be preferred. Tae setting is zenerally yel- Jow gold or black onyx, this Tast showing ‘the gems to the greatest advantage. Ladies, from, whom diamonds are too far removed, select ame shapes in twe or three kinds of guid ined, and these are really very. dsore. Marc s. pins, the cho PARIS. NOVELTIES. Snecial Corrrenandence nt The Tritvine, Pants, July 21.—Surely, ingenuity must haya at length exhausted itself in devising elegant additions to the toilette, a3 the vanety now of- fered cannot possidly be excelled. These also promise to be less ephemeral than ma: have appeared during tie. past seasun, a6 thei iutrinsic value added to their beauty wiil favor a long continuance in the fashionable world. Prominent atnong these are vests 0: old French point-lace, and point-de-Venise, lace gloves of ne, exquisite m: aprons, as coquettish as th ant, and bancsome cnou; overskirts are fast disapp home toilettes, and probably thei eventually induce Dame Fash: them on more formal alsu sce:n tw have reached the elimas of per- fection, and as low shoes und dresses short in front expose then conepicuglialy to view they necessarily ciain mu-h attention,—more, in fact, than they have ever rece.veil since’ the time of Henry fI., when these costly appendages. of the toilette were certainly not very band some, if the description of those worn by the King on certa.n occasions is correct. Their im- portanc: is supstautiated by the tL that: after a lapse of more than 300 years th worn by Henry IL at the marriage of his sis- ter with the’ Duke of Savor, loum up as the most important article of his dress. ‘the re- nown of those clumsy affairs wil doubtless; echpse that of all others made in France tor time to come, as we: are informed they were knit for the King especialiy for that ocvasion.. The stores of the Louvre and Petit-Sant- Thomas now display silk sto ki as fine in texture as the rossamer‘web of F latal, most. of which are d tely embroidered in white or in nature’s choicest hues. The handsomest are in Pompadour embrowery, or flowers in reel which, standing out, naturally appear, almost like nature’s_ handiwork. Y of iilics o8 buuches of lilies-o!-the-valley are ¥ery beauticul rande toilette.” particularly it these are worn with Louis X *. slippers wit their guld-embroidered heels. AMONG WORTH'S NEW CREATIONS We sce a corset, even ex-ecding in that designed last month. It is in pal: satin of blue, rose, and amber, but im ance with the Trospective prevalence o: deeper colors, the shape will suun upgear in bright’ blue, dh some magical process, tnere are no ind ations of the presence of W or scams, and the surface of the satin is as smovth as if it was molded. Fashion is rather _erratic = at present, having, dispatched most of her votaries ty summer-re- sorts, and being unable to fathom the fatare, no radical chanzes will take place for several weeks. Many predict the First Empire cress, wich its short waist and Josephine belt, is to be the prevailing styie next fall, as it has made its appearance at several fasniunable watering places, and also remains the establishe1 ball- ruom costume of the Cuuntesses Pourtales and Behagues. It will be re:ne.nbered these stars inthe world of fashion revived this style last winter, but it never extended beyond their own aristocratic circle, until a pretty actress of the Vaudeville appearesl in a fuil Josephine toilette ata ball given by the Directors of that theatre. AMONG SEVZRAL CLEGANT TOILETTES lately forwarded to Dion. one of mauve Can- ton-crepe was made in style. and the ex- pensive embroidery which adorned it seemed te indicate that this Gress was destined for use be yond the short period of the summer-season. ‘Apronos of Didon, a glance at this celebrated pleasure resort which until lately was a small, obscure village, may pot prove uninteresti Its delightful sea-bathing bas been a suurce 0 attraction to many for tse last few years, and numbers o} handsome residences. have gradually muitiplicd until the present time. Ths season, are extending in every direction. y hotels, “ maisons ae campagne” of all styles. mansions with feudal towers. pavilions and rus alets arise along the granite walls, and, ascending to the summit of the plateau, encir- cle with a (Pieturesane belt of varizd colors and forms the Bay of Dinard. The village extends in length aluag a wind.ng route, following the indentations of the coast, with its steep path, ways and steps, hewn out of the solid rocks, de ding to the sex. From Didon, the Town of St. Servan, the Port of Sulidor, and that of St. Pere arise before the vi and just be- yond the Bas Sablons on the other’ sie, St. Malo, with its walls of stone. looks like an island surrounded by the sca. Historie memo- ries cluster thickly around this puint, and not among the least is that of the asatstance ren- red by the hardy seamen of St. Malo to Louis ’ they presented him with 30,000,000 livres theatrical affairs are aull, it may please you to take a-coup d’wil from wer the foreign section of the Only a few of the proml- nent obje-ts, however, can be enumerated in this space, a3 fulluws: ‘The golden dove of a palace of ‘Teheran, a Tyrolean hotel, the house of Pericles, a facade of a palace of the Turikisn Bosphorus, # beliry of Louvain, the facade of the palace of St. Murk of Venice, a movebie house frum the United States, and so on ad in- finitum. Maruicpg. ——————— FAREWELL, Slowly o'er the breezes waving, es the sad, sad parting knell, to our hearts tne craving Never to speak the word Farewell, Friendship'’s ties must now be broken, We inust part from childpood's tnends, And the lust ** Good-bv"™" he spoken, Ere the scene before us ends. Short the years we've been tozether, Yet were they with pleasure fraught; But to-day the link we sever, Having reacned the goal we sought. Sad it isto think that ever, ‘Throngh the futare years of life, Space our intercourse must xever— \ ‘Singly we must prave the strife, O the parting hour is nearing, We must breathe the ead Uarewell, Leaving friend~ the most en‘learing, When to meet we cannot tell. Happy days we've epent tozether— ‘They will ne'er forsotten ne; Thouzh we part, and part forever, 1 will always think of ye. L. McManox. $< FAR BELLS AT SEA, Along the dimpling wave, Miles of blue waste beneath a sapphire ety. Within whose templed dome few cloudle Downy and snow-like; when cay dolphins lave Their guiden bniliance. and no sound Is heard Lat the occazional flight of some sva-bird ‘And the ship, lying motionless, thouck free, > Seems a white, sail-winged messenge? to be— Slow, tender rhythm moves on the trembling breeze, € Perhaps as an .Folian harp among the trees, Faint murmur seadeth forth, and diew away Into the stillness of a perfect day. Ah, list! the chime of silver bells Fidats from the shore, where many a thongkt # tells In the unheeding ear, and sconis lost. O busy ones, by conntless life-cares croseed, Ye know not that the chime of iron tongue To silver music, far away, sweet sunz! Ye know nat how the chime drifts ont to sea, Bearing a tide of golden memory. Daisr Wart. es i { I i