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.9.“ our»... V, Warâ€"w"; i500. .- ripen. U. . “very gymnast. house surrounded fur "are It rfollr ,llhrmgb :r‘ advaan Pfizxt-looking horses on the Boia at . roasof the Courts. Mikholska, Windy, who handles the ribbons in “mush. ~ 0 0f flute has always been a Tar-yum, and is the rty £353., rite, a Da'srz Gssarsr. Boasmi is a very seem when walls the " Blessed Damoses," and is Dill d for ill late €53, iafield, Galloway, Or: the motion rf Sir Julius Benedict, are has been riveted conductor of the arc extral and choral pracc Mr. William Shakes I 3'; sjust bought at in mack fashion. en, the Duke of Lord Glasgow. to 017 man, strange as it may his “ nonsense verses." rivate score Lady Henrietta Stewart. tines of the Boysl Academy of Music. Annamaria have contributed handsomely to the fund for a memorial window to Sir Walter Raleigh that is to be placed in Can- on Fsrrar’s church, St. Margaret’s \Vest- minister. Tint ainecnre living of Wimbish England, has been advertised for sale. £850 ycarly, and the advertisement states time our duty of that “ no residence at an any kind is rrquirod of t e incumbent " Mamas Mommas recently introduced her fellow-countryman Timothie Adamow~ ski, the violinist, ciet of London. The fact that the madame is t e Countess Chlapowska has largely con- lo the rlistingu . tributed to her success, it is said. [This Duoheass do Mont usier lately trav- She is and oiled with a white-haired, grief-worn woman, Queen Isabella raid, cuttingly of her, “The Duchessc dc Monipensicr looks what sho al- ways wish A nus-r of Miss Maud Morgan, the lovely young harp-player of New York, has just i the Princess 0 Asturias. ed to lieâ€"the elder sistr r." ren finishrd in rho clay by Olin \Varuer. The classic hoard, bound with Pompeiian fil- lets, is inclined foru aid, and a. picturesque bit of drapery terminates the bust at the neck. M188 CLARA Barnum, a New Brunswick young lady, was so shocked by the practical joke of a friend, who appeared to her dress- ed as a sin e demon, that she fell in a fit, from whic sho awoke a maniac, and re- mained insane some six or eight years, when she recently died. Sroson RAVZLLI, the now tenor, who has a rich voice, a handsome face, and fine pre- sence, it is of by Mr. said has never been seen or heard Mapleson until four o'clock of the day of a debut that transformed him from a poor singer in search of food to such an Ed- gardo as London has seldom heard. ONE of the most influential native news- papers in India publishes an imaginar versation between Lord Ri on and con- akoob Khan, in which the latter cclares that from his cradle every Afghan boy is taught by his mother that his sacred duty to his country and roiigio u is to kill an Englishman at sight. Tm: Duchess of Norfolk rave, not long since, the for half a only ball given at orfolk House century. The house is one of the magnificent old palaces of London, built in the style of Louis Treize, and the walls of the ball-room are completely panelled in mirrors. house. George III. was born in this In tho sketch of a French princess which appeared 5 daily papc Princess," to trace the lady beyond Newprrt. tho archmolrgist, show" that she Tu ttle, jourue ed wick, omo little time since, in a leading r under the title of the " Slave the author found himself unable Mr. farther eastward, and d ed at Bvr- Iaino. Lsnv Cuanrm'rn BACON, widow of Gen. Bacon, (ll tighter of Edward Harley, fifth Earl of Oxford, and one of the famous beau- ties of the early just died Charlotte Corday part of the century, has in London. She was the Lady to whom Byron refers in m to “ Ianthe," which forms the prologue “ Childo Harold." stm1 1 Fauna the treasurer of ti o ox- Khodive, now seventy years old, was origin- ally a slave; working his way up between 0slavery and the directorship of the opera- houso at Cairo, he made a forluno of a mil~ rim) dollars, and still has it. He. lately mar- red is coryplrn from La Seals, and is now the possessor of a lino young heir to his million. DEAN STANLEY was not equal lo his oppor- tunities when he ceremony should hav performed the marriage The Dean “Do you of Prof. Tyndall. o asked the groom: take this anthropoid to be your coordinate, to love with your nerve centers, to cherish with your wholc cellular tissue, until a final molecular disturbance shall resoch its organ- } ism into its primitive atoms 2" “'lum Loo XIII. was simply a bishop, ru~ niour reached him that a priest in his dio. one often hunting days. failed to celebrate mass on good Ila summrncd the priest to hi. presence, and when the worthy a pear- ed lcwi sar'dp: “1 favour that when you go shooting of a Sun- tb ap rchcnsion, the good rshop mere y want to ask of you the day you will let me know, in order that l celebr wmi‘llatay to breakfast, I hope 2" ate your mass for you. Now you \Vausua has offered tossttle in this coun- tryand stimulate musical art, provided a fund of a million dollars can be raised for his use. . once hsvru American The story is now told of him that g his teeth filled and saved by an dentist, who did not know, um, dismiss us," from the "Fisher‘s Rm 'pe," at the conclusion of the opera- in which the dentist expected satis- tutor-y financial results, the gfllificd com- said, no“ ' so. it's be numenlioued. “Sir, between artia's finances l‘ermit me to pre- ith the score of my .ilrrilnriayer," v-a-fl Lake Michigan White Fish. past three years th" catch of white fish in Lake Michigan has been small, ,awing. the fishermen say, to the prevalence 1 northeast winds. Recently the fish took . sudden d Ink a main. "MQDL rture from endpf re u- cutun t e supp! P ’ markedI This unusual is Ib 'buted partly to .3 ex. “dim influx of "ahecitr'ada," but W to sudden and remarks in change in ‘ turn 0‘ the water. lb [[1 1-me «u into Jul , w a very high w turn for lake igan. The white fl ‘ve windmill worms. and small WM, and is! enemy is the Mac. gnaw trout. aria-U “to four “09“!” lb! swan Mb, six t parents, etc... umber amounting to 1.196.». luotber y hulaits who “we! theeity water worksth “up. to his feelinga MW» of the Date of Coov ". is £400 a year.. 191! mother lately ' ‘9'. putting up u remaining all the nine iii-l who has long lived a? r Noni 1:02: ismadethatthe Duke 0; ;.¢ seeing Mon-i r Cape 1;; miney troubles. mans toLord Bes- ‘ . r. Algernon Turner, will be mar- red this month to a sister of the Earl of Its income is isbed so- l f r VOL. VIII. f l l l r WOMAN GOSSD Fashion Notes Au. outdmr dresses are made short. l’u'm crirnps and hangs are out of date. Pufbs will be revived-in early fall millio nery. Jessa! costumes will be worn next sum- mer. Poiu’auorm silks are growing in popular favour. Bssnzb silk jerseys will be worn in the early fall. Dorrnn and sprigged dress fabrics grow in favour. Tuz nightgown with shirred waist is a new fancy. MANY narrow rsflics appear on early fall dresses. Latinas on all occasions adorn themselves with flowers. Wnrrz evening bonnets will be as fash- ionable as ever. Osrsrcn tips and plumes will be in high favour this fall. Ir is admissible to go anywhere now with a short dress. PLUSH will take the place of velvet in millinery next winter. Srmeb and small-figured fabrics pr ~rv in popular favour. SPIKE. balls, and towels on used to lin- ish the ends of Surah sashes. MANY ruffles or flounccs on r-k‘rts will be a feature of fall fashions. CHINESE Corah silks in flowered dcsigrs will form parts of fall toilets. \sz canvas belts are more fashionable than either leather or ribbon ones. RED plaitings around and under the lot- tom of dresses increase in number. THE fashions of Engl.rr.d and France have very little in common at the present time. GOLD lace, gold ribbon, and gold braid will be used to excess in early fall mil'iucry. BLACK Surah silk sashes are sometimes lined with red, old gold, or heliotrope Su- rah. E'l'clurm on terru-cotta, porcelain, or delft is the latest decorativeart craze in Eng- land. FANCY and tinsel ribbons will be used more than Surali silk or satin for winter bonuets. Till-l fashionable evening colour takes the name of Ophelia ; it is a dark shade of heli- otropc. Tun tea vown of the moment is of soft ivory R'rmc uuda silk, trimmed with Lan- guedoc lace. Conan washing silk in natural nudyed. shades of cream of corn is found among early fall novelties. Tun riding habit of the fall season has a cutaway coat basque buttoning over a strip- ed waistcoat. A WEAK solution of carbolic acid in rain water will cure summer pimples and simple eruptions. 11' is the fashion at present in Paris for brunettes and medium blondes to dye their hair blue-black. INDIAN washing silk in rmrlyed shades of bad, resembling pongce, is sold for morning chamber robes. SOFT, crushable India silks are much used in Paris and London in the composition of classic and artistic costumes. Cans of white cashmere embroidered in flowers and lined with satin are the last symptoms of the mantle fever in Paris. illARGUl-lltl'i'it sleeves, pulled in the arm- hole and at the elbow, appear on some of the lately imported Parisian costumes. BLACK silk poplin is a gain in demand. It is used for skirts of blue costumes of Surah silk, cashmere. or camel's hair. Tm: pil rirn's polonsisc loosely defines the figure, and is bound with a heavy silk rope, finished with cones, balls, tags, or tasscls. Timur: hundred workers are employed in making the bridal veil for the Princess Sto- hanie. It is oval in shape, four ards long fiy three and a half wide. The esign is a central bouquet, around which is a circle composed of the Belgian and Austrian arms, and of those of tho provinces of the two realms. IN Goodwood Park, at the rac, Lady Au nsta Fane, the Countess of Lonsdaie, aanMrs. Laugtry sat side by side on one of the benches in the grove, as they had previ- ously sat side by side at the receipt of cus- tom at the charity fair at' Konsin on Gar- dens, and were the “observed of a l observ- ers." It was not by their brilliant costumes these ladies attracted, but by their brilliant beauty. Lady Lonsdalc. with severe sim- plicity, wore a silver grey dress ; Lady Au- gusta Fauc was equally unassuming in sage green, while if Mrs. Langtry, wrth loose cloak and dress to match, was more strik- ing in the colours of her choiceâ€"black, ro- lievcd by tawny velvetâ€"it had little to do with the result. QUIT! a little romance was developed at the Pittsburg City Poor Farm by Deputy Mayor Hartman. Nruly eight years ago the info of Antonio \Veber, janitor of St. Michael's school on the south side, mysteri- ously disappeared. For some time previous- ly her mind had been diseased, and after every effort failed to discover her where- abouts she was given 11 as dead. Since then her husband has live alone, never ceasing to regret the inexpli.able disappearance of his wife. On Monday last the Deputy- Mayor, who was familiar with the sad story, was amazed at being recognized by a woman at the Poor Farm, who soon convinced him that she was the long-missin wife ofW'eber. Then her story came out. he seemed to have as suddenly regained her normal con- dition of mind as she had lost it The pre- sence of Mr. Hartman ap tly acted as a spur to her dormant intellect, and she El to be taken to her home and husbanr . a records of the Poor Farm showrrd that she had been picked up in the street about eight years ago. She was then demented, and she could not remember her name nor where she lived. Since that time, until she encountered Mr. Hartman, her mind has been under a cloud. The poor woman, who has now become entirely sane, was taken home, and her reception by her happy hus- band can be more readily imagined than de- mmv tn Rum If warns judge from ananecdots in the W ,asysaLoudon . there arepsrtsoftbeRui-u‘suenipirein which it isuoeasymstterto get married, owing to the autocratic wilfulness of the Rumian . A rcboolruaster iutbedistrict of J wwas towedtbedsughter elalandowuerintbensighbourhocd, whose wealth-1s notat all preportiouate to his acres. The ’ unbridan Kb. . misaltbolaueresllaloathepdutof lad "s village. inordcrtnsettletbeamcuut of wuddiugfea. Tired fixed it at hen dive roubles. nhappily the bride's is was determined to make a showman insecordaneswitkhisanccstral dignity than with his impovuisbedcmdi- ‘ number of human beings FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1880. ‘ tion, and invited all his kinsfolk and ac~ qusinzances from far and near to attend the proces- sion to the church included no fewer than ceremony. The result was that the clown cam When the pre all all full of wedding guests. priest saw this ty-five but one hundred roubles. man pleaded his poverty as a schoolmaster, the pastor replied by lags. The priest outwitted them, however. 'Hrs messenger arrived at his brother cleric’s coaches, so door long before the lumbering that when they reached the church and ask- ed the price of the sacerdotal function the with the replyâ€" parish priest was ready " One hundred roubles l" The started again for a further villag messenger had got there before them, and procession the riest of the place could not marry them for can than one hundred roubles. They ex~ pcrienced a similar diacomfiturc, according to the reports, at no less than four village churches, and it was only after a long drive across the conn that they succeeded in finding a little father who readin consented to bestow the sacramental benediction of matrimony for the fee which the lady‘s own p..stor had originally asked. The Women of mi. Lima, says an exchange, is called the paradise of women. They are called beauti- ful ; so they are, if you admire btack eyes arid obony tressesâ€"uot the dreamy black eyes of the harems, nor the sparkling black eyes of the Syrians, nor ther liquid black 6 es of the Egyptians, but the black eyes t at easily reveal the different types of character. Peruvrsn ladies have character, and are not afraid to show it; yet we hear nothing of equal rights and privileges among them. For them to lay claim to ri rightis possess it, for they can easily win over the priesthood, and thus have the most powerful class of Peru on their side. They are generally occupied, but do not work; they look upon labour as degrading. They rise early, take a cup of tea and go to mass. Their toilet requires but a few moments. Their walkin suits are neat and pretty ; in this respect t ey surpass us. The dress is black and never touches the ground; there is no fussing or fumbling with trains. A. white skirt is sometimes seen a littlc belr' the dress, with a deep hem and two tucfr , and always white and clean. Prunelia ', r tors are generally worn; and hands .re bare; the manta is thrown over the head, falling gracefully down almost to the bot- tom of the skirt. 1 The subject of dress claims most of their time and attention; their ball dresses and opera and soiree suits are magnificent. Their boots, especially, are beautiful. No people have naturally as small feet as the Peruvi- aus. The Peruvianmade boots are too small for foreigners. Peruvian ladies are not very intelligent; as soon as they pass beyond the school-girl period they care little for books or litera- ture. Many learn to play the pinro when young, but do not care to continue when married. They are excessively courteous in their manners, but v'a are not to be mis- led by appearances. The. ‘(rde of saints- tion is more of an embrace .. ‘ anything else, and they alWays say : “ My .. 'se and all that I have is entirely at your disposal, and we are to be as one family." They are always wealthy in imaginationâ€"at least they never speak of poverty. They love to smoke. Although handsome when young, they scarcely turn twenty when they begin to fade. One thing always lasts with thorn, and that is their alt. Their movements are gliding and grace iii; the ramc is true of the men. Women's Pockets. “ Oh, dear," sighed a young woman after exploring the festoons and furbclows of her new spring suit, with a desperate air for some time, ” I do wish dressmakers would put in a pocket. Or I wish I was a man. Bob, how many pockets have you got 2" Brother Bob, after some seconds of profound arithmetical effort, answered with delibera- tion tinged with sadness: “ lVeli, let me see, four and three is seven and four is eleven, but I mean to have another put in my vest ri ht away, and an inside one in both sides 0 my coat would be handy. Fa» ther carries things sometimes in my hat, but I can generally get along with about a do7on pockets,” “’0 submit that ckets are a privilege which rnust be opener to the sex. The inconveniences of feminine attire for business pur sea are sufficiently oner- ous without ma ing it barren of pockets. Trimming is most all pockets nowadays, ex- cc t that they seem to be put on wrong si u out. Even the ladies’ purse has to be carried in the hand, or is exposed in a shal- low outsidc bag with mouth gs ing to the cr-by. We can scarcely race is woman's right of which the sex is in more dire-need than the right to pockets. It is a conces- sion which will not be gained, perhaps, un- til wrung from the dressmakers by a cam- paign at the ballot box. But it will have to come. “'hen it was once decided to teach women the alphabet, all other exclusive ini- munities of mankind were thrown open to her, and in due time pockets right side out and receptacles of the current impedi- ments of immortal souls should be devised both to improve and adorn the attire of wo- manhood. that would man be without pockets 2 I ' O o <â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Ineradicsble Superstition. A Calcutta dis tch to the London Time says: “One of t e extraordinary, and un- accountable panics which every now and then break out in different parts of India appears to be now prevalent in Madras Cit , A rumor has got abroad and is firmly believed in by the lower classes of the natives that the Government is about to sacrifice a in order to insure the safety of the new harbour works, and has ordered the Police to seize victims in the streets. So thoroughly is the idea implant- ed that the people are afraid to venture out after nightfall. There was a similar scare in Calcutta some seven or eight years ago, when the Boogth bridge was being con- structed. The natives then got hold of the idea that Mother Ganges, ind at at being bridged, bad at last consented“; submit to the insult on the condition that each pier of the structure which founded on a layer of children's heads. These and man similar instances that allow, show how httle our Western eivi is» tion, even where longest established, has afl'eeted the lives and the belief of the masses." In Mr. Holman ‘Hunt's picture of "The Flight into Egypt.” the donkey from which he paintedisstsiad tohesn animalof the purest breed. a of two entities; while the 'irgui is from a lovely Jewish maiden living in the noggin bourboodul Bethlehem. One o ' ’ ea~ tuniutho picture willbss precedents! infant ' the murdered Iauo- cents. r. not been engaged I thispicturs forfour audrtwilltr: six months to fin'nh it. 'ficent tion he hurried to the bridegroom informed him that the fee for 3 mar- riage of such pretensions would not be twen- When the pointing to the signs of his father-in-law’s wealth. The wedding party held a consultation, and, indignant at the priest's conduct, resolved that the whole procession should drive off to the next vii- e, but the might be quoted, id as P Patti at Here. Welsh Castle. cently given an account of the setting out, at her new home among the hills of- South Wales, near Swansea: She 1: ed her performances night, act, she made a sign to me which intimated, “I have something to say to you.” she had uired a country seat in Wales, that she started at l0 o’clock the next morn- ing, and that I was to be one of the party. whispered message from the lady’s maid and I retired. Next morning a happy party nf a dozen assembled at Paddir'igtou station, where the public were giving such a farewell that the guests had a struggle to gain their seats in the saloon carriage. As soon as the train had started, Patti told me that the visitor for whom she has dismissed me at Covent Garden was the prince of lVales, who had been puzzled how to an- swer his boys’ questions about the meaning of "Traviata," and had been obliged to give evasive replies. Patti complained of rheumatism, described how she spent the (is during the season, and stated that she di not attend rehearsals because she has every one of her roles “ at her fingers’ ends," and she had never oc- casioned a difficulty. New parts she studies with the piano at home, or while walkiu in the country ; when she feels she knows t em she attends the theatre on the afternoon pre- ceding the first representation, and goes through the piece with the company. She estimated that since the commencement of her public career she had earned 30,000,000 francs. But she had never had a house of her own. Like the birds, she had sung from land to land, living in hotels, and carrying, like them, " her porte-mcnnaie in her larynx.” She had longed for a place of her own, to which, when tired, as she was now, she could go and rest; and so far did the idea take possession of her that, in Italy, she gave an extra concert in order to buy an ad- ditional piece of land. The travellers inuched en route, with that fate which befalls all who attempt to eat or drink when the manner of the journey makes the hand unsteady. The upset wine, the ' slippery plate, only make the merriment the greater. At 6 o'clock 'the travellers realized how quickly the day had passed. They were at Swansea, with several miles to drive, and Patti intrusted me with the driving of her four ponies in 3. Victoria along narrow roads, over narrow bridges, and through crowds of people come to admire Patti, not the ponies, so that I could only give one eye to the lovely scenery, the Swiss character of which astonished and delighted me. Our drive, at a smart pace, occupied two hours, and ended at Craigy-nos castle, in the county of Brecon, where there were triumphal arches and salutes announcing the arrival and flags. The castle itself dates from the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and the Diva told me that she took a fancy to the place two years ago, when she was there on a pleasure party, and she resolved that that should be her home from the ’day she relinquished the stage. She accordingly negotiated successfully for its purchase, and had spent there nearly a million francs. Her only regret was that it was so far from the railway ; but there was talk of a bill in parliament for a branch line which would skirt her domain, and, added the siren, ” I have some friends in the house of Commons whom I will petitionâ€"if neces- sary, I will go and sing to them, and arlia- mcnt will agree not only to the brunt: i rail- way but also to a station five minutes from the castle." Possibly her assurance is not ill-founded. Patti and her eleven companions were too tired to explore the estate that night, so they postponed the pleasure till the morrow, and all were in bed by 10 o'clock. \Vhen I awoke next day I noticed that all the orna- ments of my room consisted of “tributes of admiration ” received by the hostess upon her many tours. Onc, lying uponacushion, consisted of two golden branches of laurel leaves joined at the base. Each leaf bore the name of an opera. Mechanically I placed the triumphal crown upon my head, looked in the lass to find that my nose and mustache wou d not suit the character of a noble Roman, and that I was yet in my night habiiiments. \Vhatevcr self-esteem I possessed it was quite impossible to regard myself as a Cresar. The company assembled in the saloon. Patti, who sings everywhere and always, upon the staircases, in the fields, whether she is eating or sleeping, tries her piano, which is the first she ever had, and about which some very tender affections gather, as the tone evinces in which she says “my piano." In the adjoining dining-room the sideboards are loaded With plateâ€"presents from the rich ones of the earth, products of the highest art workmanship of the day. I drank my tea out of a cup at the bottom of which I found the signature of a monarch, which yet was not enough to sweeten the tea. The first morning was devoted to trout- fishiug in a stream which runs through the estate, and the fish caught were served at breakfast. \Vhilc we lingered over the last course a \Velshruan arrived who had cnne thirty milesâ€"not to see Patti, but to have her opinion of his voice. ‘ wish, and came to the conclusion that if he had a voice he had forgotten tobrin it with him : but he did not go uurewarde for his faith. English Past Trams." A cones ndent of the English Mechanic writes as ollows: A great stride seems to have been made, at the commencement of this half year, by all our railway companies, in the matter of speed, notably by the M. R. and G. X. It. Some of the results attained by the latter are wonderful. The "Scotchman " will be quite in the shade shortly. There are no less than eight trains daily, running from King's-Cross tollrantham, l05<l miles without a stop, and without picking up water, in 123 and 1% minutes each. In the case of the Leeds expresses, the speeds further on are yet more surprising. From Grantham to Doncastcr is 505 miles, which distance is covered several times a day without a stop, in 61 minutes. From Grantham to Wakefield there are 73 miles, which are accomplished by the 6.30 . in. down is 77 «war. This last run is at a speed, therefore, of 56.88 miles per hour. Allowing for stop this last mention- ed trsin runs l86} miles in 215 minutes, at a speed of 52.06 miles per hour. Compare this with some other favourite ormancu. The “ Dutchman " runs rum loader: to Easter in 4; hours, and stands on the road 20 minutes, thus running is: miles in 235 minutes, or 49.5 miles per r. That is broad gauge;but their fastest narrow gaugeruns rorn Iondon to Birming' bani, l27mrles,in2bours45minutes. De- duct 6 minutes. and we hsve musing speed, as lightM. R. train, The 10 48.8miiu Lotus Lair-rum iathsir best. It runs How the Diva took Possession of Bar M. Adrien Marx, in a Paris paper, has re- the journey, and the arrival of Adelina Patti fir Saturday s 24th of July, with the “Traviata, ' and, amid her acknowledgements of the applause which greeted the close of the third Three minutes later I was with her, to hear that The conversation was interrupted by a c sougstress Shc granted his [1 192 miles (to Leeds) in 4; hours, and stands 14 minutes. The speed, therefore is exactly 45. Some of thernns, however, are very good. Sheffield to Leeds, 3% miles in 49 minutes, means 48.5. I am not, however, quite sure that the shortest distance is as much as I have ‘ven. * Enough has 11 shown, however, to prove that the G. N. R. run, by a great cal, the fastest trains in the world; and not only that, but they run the greatest number of them; and also what our com- panies in the south might conveniently no- tice, is, that, with two exceptions, all cou~ vey third-class passengers in a state of luxu- ry which second-class passengers on less favoured lines might envy. Between Lon- don and Peterborou b, and vice Irena, there are daily 37 trains, doing the 76 miles in an hour and a half, more or less. The good town of Leeds, of which I am anstive, cannot but congatulnto itself on the excellent entering of the M. R. and G. N. R... which has finally resulted in 19 ex- press communications with tbe metropolis, way daily. A minor point, worthy of notice, is that the L. Y. R. are waking up, and will seriously imperil the L. N. \V. R. trafiie between Leeds and Manchester, un- less they wake up too. â€"â€"-â€"‘..-.-pâ€"â€"â€" “The Bride of Duke Alexis." Singular Infatuatlon ofa Kentucky Belle for a. Son of the Czar. [Louisville Courier-Joumal.) Last week- a middlemged lady created considerable sensation about the Gait House by' driving up in her carria e and demanding to see the Grand Duke A exis, of Russia, " her sffianced husband." She was richly attired, and wore a bridal veil and jcwels. \Vhen informed that he was not in the hotel she became incensed, and informed the clerks that they could not prevent her from seeing him, as he had made an appointment to meet her there. She also went to the Louisville hotel and made the same inquiries and as suddenly disappeared. Nobody knew whence she came or who she was. A correspondent from New Castle, Ky., sends The Courier-Journal the following interesting account of the lady and the cause of her in- sanity : The unfortunate lady in question is now, and has been for some years past, a resident of this town. Perhaps an explanation of her strange hallucination ma not prove uninter- esting to the readers of he Courier-Journal. She is about 42 years of age, but still retains traces of the beauty which made her so pop- ular in society some eighteen or twenty years ago. She was care ully educated by a wealthy and indulgent father, and, having free access to her parent’s excellent library, her reading was most extensive and varied, her conversational powers were remarkable, and in every way she was eminently fitted to adorn a. high station in refined society. Her maiden name was Kenton, and she was born and lived the larger portion of her life in St. Louis. ‘At the age of 22, while visit- ing her aunt in Chicago. she made the ac- quaintance of a young Captain Reilly, who was stationed there with his regiment. Tho friendship soon ri ened into love, and after a brief courtship t ey were married. The marriage was in every respect a happy one. They continued to reside in Chicago, and she, by her beauty and brilliant mental en- dowments, became a great favourite in the 1 best society of the city. Unhappily, after seven years of wedded felicity, her husband died, and at the early age of 29 she was left a widow with no children. Her grief was almost inconsoluhlc, and she left society to mourn for the loss of the husband whose memory was so dear to her. Her sorrow was so intense and enduring that grave ap- prehensions were entertained by her rela- tives in regard to her mind, which they thought was impaired, and at their urgent solicitation she was induced to leave Chica- go and return to St. Louis, her former home. Her friends, who thought the change would benefit her were not disa pointed, and she rapidly regained her healt i and beauty, but, as the sequel proved, she never recovered the perfect use of her faculties. Her melan- choly almost entirely disappeared, and, to the astonishment of her friends, she be an to take a lively interest in the gay worl of society, of which in past years she was so brilliant member. About this time the Grand Duke Alexis in his tour through the United States visited St. Louis, and Mrs. Reilly attended the grand ball given by the city to its royal guest. Although not in the flush of youth she was still an extremely handsome woman ; time and sorrow had but christened and spiritualizcd the beauty which had in her younger days won for her such lavish admiration. She never a pear- cd to better advantage than at this ha i, and the grand duke paid her marked attention, and seemed to evince a decided preference for her society; she, of course, was much flattered by this distinguished mark of ap- preciation, and in return made every effort to create a favourable impecssion on the sus- ceptible duke. That she succeeded in do- ing so, no one can with aqy degree of cer- tainty assert, but she was ocply infatuated with him, and certainly laboured under the impression that the feeling was mutual. Her relations did all in their power to cure her of this unfortunate attachment, but thcir efforts were in vain, and she rsistcd in writing to the duke after he lo t the city, although her letters were never answered. She was firmly rsuaded that lie loved her, and that the only bar to their union was the objections made by the royal parents or the rince to the match. She never for a mo- ment doubted the sincerity of the duke's af- fection for her. She has gradually grown to be a monomaniac on this subject, and, while perfectly rational on all other matters, she is entirely “ off" about this one. Every day she declares that Alexis is coming to this country to claim her as his bride, and sev- eral times she has eluded the affectionate vigilance of her relatives and left home to keep in some neighbouring city a fancied appointment with her royal suitor. She never expressed any disappointment at his failure to remember the engagement. hut charitany believes that he is detsimd in Russia by circumstances over which he has no control. Her recent appearance at the Galt house was the result of an imaginary a ment to meet the crown prince of all t e llussias. She has made this quiet pleav sant old town her home for rcveral years. She lives with her married sister in case and comfort, and passes her life in waiting for the lover who never comes, Always hoping and always disappointed she never ceases to love the man who has long since forgotten her very existence. I‘nz bill for the reconstruction of the Tay bridge has failed to receive the approval of the select committee to whom it was referred by the House of Commons. Doubts were entertained of the safety of the proposed structure. Tris Chinese army is variously estimated, some placing it as low as 310(1) men, while other accounts raise it to MLOOO men already in the field. Some critia, who profess to speak from personal knowledge, praise highly the efficiency of the celestial baitsb ions. which, with very few exceptions, have for field officers military experts who learnt the trade of war in the armies of England or France, the system of organinu'ou sod tseticsbeingtbat existing in the armiesol the republic. NO. 26. RELIGIOUS GOSSIP. Tax convicts in the Virginia penitentiary are enjoying a revival of religion. SANTLBY, the celebrated Eu lish baritone, tlime joined a Roman Catholic c urch in Lou- on. Tan row Baptist church at Lumberton, Tcx., is s ken of as “a splendid edifice, a beauty to umbcrton, and a pride to the dc- nomination.” M001)“ is now at Northfiold, enjoying rest on his farm. In the fall he is to labour among the politicians and other sinners of \Vashiugton, D. C. Srvsosox’s vast congre tion generally numbering between six anFsoveb thousand people, join in singing the hymns without any instrumental accompaniment. FOR twenty-five years the First Baptist church of Jersey City has not been closed exec t for repairs, and then for only a few Sun ays. It will not be closed this summer. Recent subscriptions have provided for a debt of $20,000. THERE are in Minnesota seventy-five Baptist churches which have no houses of worship. 'lnstead of being troubled with mortga es and floating debts, these churches simply ire balls or rooms in which to moot, and conduct their affairs on a lan which combines economy with indepeu enco. Ax English squadron is anchored ofi‘ Civi- ta Veccbia, Italy. On a recent Sunday five hundred men from three ships marched in rank, led by their officers, to hear mass in. the cathedral of Civita Vecchia. The pro- cession was orderly in the highest degree, and the men gave reverent attention to the services. IN Miss Anna Oliver's \Viiloughby Avenue church, Brooklyn, a free reading-room iizis been opened. Although the assortment of books and papers is at present small, there is hope that liberal people will make large additions to it. Miss Oliver has shown a commendable spirit of enterprise in her of- forts to keep her church olive. THE Rev. Dr. Lodge resigns the charge of the Baptist church at Newark, N.J., of which he has for some months past been p118- tor. The doctor will be remembered for his action while pastor of a church in Jersey City, in regard to a. member whose duty as fireman on a locomotive compelled him to work on Sunday. He also acquired some notoriety from the way he has criticised church choirs and other aids to worship which were not according to his views. THE London Sunday school union has no clergyman onits board of managers. This is one of the reasons why so few British cler- gyman attended the Robert Raikes centen- ary exercises, which were in char 0 of the union. The clergy of the Church of 'nglund, with very few exceptions, gave the meetings the cold shoulder. They are interr‘stcd in their own Sunday school work, but rarely take part with outsiders and dissenters in any religious proceedings. THE American Missionary Association which is the principal evangelical engine of the Congregationalists, is annoyed by an impendiu debt of nearly $20,000. It up- )eals to t o churches to send between now and the last day of September sufficiently generous donations to enable it to close the fiscal your free from indebtedness. The secretary says that the field has never been more fertile in good results than now. For the new year which begins on the first of October, large plans for increased usefulness have been devised. Tm; students in the Baptist Theological seminary at Louisville are to be housed far more comfortably than most students in such institutions generally are. An elegant hotel on \Vuluut street, between Sixth and Sew cnth, has been leased in order to afford quarters for these studious youth. This building was erected a few years ago, and is know has the \Vavorley. Itis situated among some of the choicest residences in the city, and will thus introduce the young men to surroundings of a far more desirable st '10 than students can enjoy who are crowded into such old-fashioned dormitory buildin s as many of the scmiuarics lodge their stuil- ents in. SOME of the Scotch branches of the Pros- bytcrian church have generally been believ- ed to be more uncompromising than any other people on the earth in opposition to secret societies and to all society organiza- tions outside of tho chhrch. But their rigidity and hostilit to these concerns are surpassed by the .uthcrans of Missouri. The Missouri synod has been discussing the (ucstion, and advocates the entire with- (lrawal of its church members from all that is worldly. Among other worldly things, mutual relief societies crime in for their share of condemnation. The chief reason for pronouncing these societies sinful were thus set forth in a thesis presented by the theological faculty of St. Louis : " Because Christians should enter into no nrran oment which would compel them to ask or the services of unbelfcvcrs to watch at nivht with them in case of severe sickness. le- canse a Christian dare not promise to accom- pany every member of the association to the grave." Tint Fri-c presbyfery of Edinburgh appears not to be done with the case of Prof, Rob- ertson Smith, who was called to account for alleged holerrdnxy in his articles on the bible in the “ Encyclopmdia llntannics." Tire long and short of the very tedious trial to which f’rof. Smith was subjected may be summed up in saying that the verdict was substantially “ Not Guilty, but don't do it again." The professor’s prosecutors were unmindful of the fact that the Encyclo rodra had been published only in part, am that several volumes were yet to appear which might contain other articles from his pen. The appearance of the volume recently issu- cd has added fuel to the smoldering fire, and some of the brethren now want to make it hot for the rofcssor. llis articch on “H ai" and) "Hebrew Literature” arc oousi cred open to grave criticisms. Some of the membrrs of the nresbytcry consider them just grounds of trial for heresy, and others think such a trial would savor of per- secution, and tend to bring ecclesiastical authority into contempt. The college com- mittee is to examine carefully into Professor Smith's views, and report in November. For the resent the professor retains his chair in A rdeen college. A aorru was recently washed ashore at Ding Beach L. 1., containing sev-ral letters which were at once forwarded to their desti- nation. It subsuruentl transpired that Dr. G. P. Sherman of this city, who sailed in the Cireaasia for Glasgow, having missed the pilot, by whom he wished to send back some letters, placed them in a bottle with a short note of explanation, requesting finder to forward the-in to their destination. He then threw the bottle overheard. 'l he steamer sailed Saturday, and the bottle was {good and the mail delivered early on Mon- y. A 00)!qu with a capital of twelve mil- lions is to erect in the Royal, Paris, a vast establishment in the style of the London Alhambra. the} As undertaker gets his living whore auo~ ther man dies. Tris honey no on should not end until the last quarter '3 g or. Tris Watermelon is him a book frcd oiill .t is meant- ‘. . “nus rs r.“ is clunliug‘ lllu lsdrlrr of fame ho lzkcs ruurrds of applause. IN purchasing a house, the buyer should be sure the seller is nor. tea deep for him. Turin: is somethinr- very sarideuing about a pair of scissors. - as! they only luNb to lever. Soars women were evidently born to blush unseen, at least they am never seen to blush. . Air impudent young man naked for a kiss the other night on the ground that 1880 is lip year. “has is man buys a penny paper he be~ comes a missionary, simply because he is one sent out. ONE hair in the hash will cause more haul feelings than seven mottocs on the wall can ovcmome. Turf man man who spends all his money on a diamond shirt stud carries everything before him. Tux shark is the most sociaqu of fish. _He never calls upon a bathor without want- ing to stop and take a bite. Os and in. Be careful about going out of doors without anythin ‘ on your bond, or into company without auyt ing in it. A sorroousov, to explain the difference between “ dear" and “ ricer" said one was a biped and the other a quadruprd. EDISON ought to hitch his fast electric locomotive to his slow electric light and see if he could drag it out of obscurity. CHURCH choirs am put at the back ends of _churches to accommodate tho timid ivor- shippers who can not face the music. A “CAN aman‘s attention he rivctcd with copper rivets?" asks a commercial paper. it can, if the rivets urc sharpened and put where he will sit upon them. NOT A GUN.â€"â€"A1ittlo boy being told by his mother to take a powder she had prepar- ed for himâ€"“ l’owdcr, powder," raid he, putting on a roguish smile, " mother I ain‘t a gun. It i‘u'b Tux doctors will never rr-covcr‘ from this confession of the truth by Sir Astloy Cooper, who did not scruplc to mow that “ tho sci- ence of medicine was founded on conjecture and improved by murder." ONE can not be too careful of his diet. A Delaware parson ate some peaches which were so wrckcd as to fall from the tree last Sunday, and in two hours he bocnmo so do- moralized that he went fishing. “ MY 1 what a steep hill l And soc those ten or clovcn wretchcs packed in min wn 'on that tho ioor staggering horse can bun ly draw." \ ’rotclies? 'l‘liom are all Christi- ans, mum, going to camp-meeting." A YOUTH refused to take a pill. llis crafty mother thereupon placed the pill in u preserved pear and gave it to him. l’rcscnt- y she asked : “ Torn, have you catch the pear 3" He replied : “ You motherâ€"all but the seed." “Siren,” said a Dutchman, “you may say what you please ’pout bad rroighbours ; I have bar to vors neighbours as never vus. Mine pigs and mine hens come home rnit (lel‘ ears split, and toddor day two of thorn come home missing I” You may say what you please about it, but there is luck in horse-shoes. A woman nailed one up against 11 woodslrcd a month ago, and last week the husband cloporl with the hired girl. The man had not carried a cent for more than two years. AN exchange says: “The Pennsylvania Dutch girls make good preserves; but it doesn't say how much sugar you take to a pound of Dutch girl, nor how long you let em boil. The receipt for preserving Dutch girls should be published." “ i’ut ’crn in do aLg." “I SUI'POSB," said a punning lady to a sailor whom she saw holding the rudder of a boat, as she was saunter-ing rm the seashore, " I suppose that your favourite true is the ’olm.” “ Yes, madam," lrc rospondod, “and I sue that your favourite is the beach.” He talked love to her, and dove to her, And tried to squeeze her band, “'hile silo sat up and “ ycscrl” nurl “ Hood,” And yawncd behind her fanâ€"- (Because she had not up the night in fore \Vith a follow she had an awful fondness for). ~[Stcubonvillo Herald.) “1 ONLY want to show you one thing more, Professor, I have invrntrul u short method of boring mountains which i think will prove very valuable.” “ My dour sir," burst forth the Wrnricd liaionur,"‘if you would only invent a short method of borng individuals you would indeed confer a last- ing benefit upon the race." Last Sunday a gentleman wr'nt into 11 drug store and asked to buy a piece of pump. Can’t sell anything but medicines on Sun- (luy." “But, man alivr-, don't you know that cleanliness is next lo godliness 1'“ “Well, I can't help it, if it is.” “ You don’t half try," responded the searcher for soap, as lro went out without it. DURING a country ramble Brown foil into a puddle and foarfully innddiui his irnzxpres- siblcs. Jones, his companion, was trying by means of ncasunl stick to rid llrown of harm: of the thickest of it, when a jliwxin coun- tryman inquired : “ Say, ycou, what r yuou doiu' 2" " My friend, i am simply scraping an acquaintance," said Jones in his blnndcst tones. IT is not believed that any practical ad- vunco has been made in tho nctrIr-rncnt of the Turkish rlillicully. ’l‘bc savage declara- tion of Osman l‘anha to fir-n. il'rkor, “We entered Starnboul iii blood and fire, and in blood and fire We shall leave it," is thought to express the spirit of the 'l'urk toward the Christian who is now attempting to dictate to him. it is said the tardy pace of diplo- matic endeavour is duo to a four lost any strong pressure should drive the 'l'urk into a fury and provoke a terrible lnXIWru of the Christian inhabitants, rralivo V d forei n, of the empire. llut the forci V (Iona am almost unanimous in thrir waniings that bloodshed is all but certain, howavm, the Powers may try to carry out the decisions of the supplementary Umfsrcrioo. 'I‘Ili'. literature of all nations, in all ages, is filled with libclu on woman. A thousand proverbs testify to the general tuirlcncy to make light of her judgment, and many a bright wurnan baa witlily rolrrrcd to her marriage as the only inslancc in which her judgment was undoubtedly at fault. The rapidity with which womenâ€"ant but, some women-arrive at a conclusion, by what processes, however, no man could over find out, is beautifully described by Montaigne, who says that they have l'uprupn’nw tanner, the leupard's spring which takes fill Hey, if it take it at all, at the first bouuri. The ltaliana have put their opinion on this sub- jectiuto a wry terse expression : " \Vumen are wise offhand and fools on inflection, while men are wise on reflection and often- times fools offhand." Mauvsfinvn changes both in the quality of English novels and in the personnel of theirH writers have been witnessed since Dickens and Thackeray passe! sway; Shirlc Brooks, George Lawrence, and White Melvi e are no more. Anthony Troll amblea along at the well’knoan pace on a same old nag. Charles made has laid aside the pen. Wilkie Collins grows increasingly more a l and shnrldcry, and less like his old master. George Eliot keeps for the meet part ailrnce, or, when she breaks it. doasoonly to bore a rublic which would fain admire. Miss 15 don, Mrs. Edwards, and Mn. Oliphznt, are still waving the familiar plots out of the ammo»li a. rterrsl. gardens of the Palate: Mm Brougth has almost exhausted th. . resources of her magi 'Onidaaloneprmsestbatinfull rigour. prurient i ‘aatione u