The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

Haymarket Theatre.

" SUNNY VALE FARM." tfjoy
Last night a new drama, " Sunny Vale Farm,' a ".„—st,
lation from the German of Dr Mosenthal, by gr ".ty
kiridgeman, was produced at this theatre with, to sal of
most, but very questionable success. The first editioa.o
the story, given at the Royal English Opera, under the t 1,4
of " Helvellyn," did not meet with much favour, altll°7ol
the greatest pains were taken to place it before the iPtitiot
in its most attractive form, mainly because it lacked 000
sustained interest so necessary for the success of arlis
play. The Haymarket version, we frankly own, is ltye
our taste than " Helvellyn." The language put
mouths of the principal performers from beginning te":3o
perfect twaddle, and the situations ridiculous in the eitr ioto
We are fortunately not called upon to enter at lengt'Apoi'
the story of " Sunny Vale Farm," as it is perfectly illto
cal with that of Helvellyn, In tke opera the whul°
hubbub amongst the villagers is caused by a dairl-lalti
giving away a pennyworth of milk and a pat of butter' otl
of course it is the same in the drama, The actors
actresses engaged in the piece did their utmost, but ittitilf
quite apparent that most of them felt ill at horae ir/toa
respective parts. Mdlle, Beatrice, the lady, we PreBfoo°
for whom the play was produced, with the exception '3;10
or two energetic speeches, has nothing to do hut:Aite
about the stage as a forlorn maiden, which she does iv'l
finite grace, and Miss Snowden, as the buxom widow 14.4 t 4
"fat, lair, and forty," seemed totally out of her eleu),,,°-
pl
her love-making scenes withValantine; whilst Mr Flov-01
the aforesaid swain seemed about as happy, whilst 111e01,
popping the interesting question, as a frog under a 13:11,0104,
Mr Howe was called upon to support the part of NI
the villain of the piece, which he did in the alevitli
Victoria style ; and Miss Maria Harris and Mrs
william, the former as a pretty chattering little far°,
vent, and the latter a rather crabbed specimen of the
class, completed the cast. ``mot° ,
The greatest taste and care has been observed in -
a so
ing" the piece, and at the fall of the curtain there 11—t tbg
slight applause; but we cannot help thinking tll6oll°'
sooner something more worthy the great talents of too
Beatrice than " Sunny Vale Farm" is produced the e,t)o
The theatre was crowded by a fashionable audieu_oce yof
Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Granville, Lord sl&witebel4
Alderloy, Lord Lyvedon, and many other leading 133e'
of the aristocracy, being present.

The Philosophy of Dress.
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The Philosophy of Dress, with a few notes 0_411140.
costume, is the title of a literary brochure just iseueldsl
world-renowed merchant tailors, Messrs E. Mooe° ;"; se
The Philosophy of Dress perhaps sounds somel°b!. torte.
and pretentio&w, j-ct is a
sophy indeed is proved to demonstration by the wi44,
book before us. Dices has been a theme upon '3
many of the most celebrated writers have cilv°Pio
length. Shakspere, who knew all qaalitieetv 50
very comprehensive ro
a learned spirit of human dealing, rarely etsto°4l,
opportunity of indicating how thoroughly he under 00P
the philosophy of clothing. °The apparel," he 13,14,; O'
proclaims the man;" and Chesterfield, in his '114%-etioo'
his Son," also enters at length on the interesting 9ri;ioto
Such eminent personages having thought it desit'/,- aro/
lay down certain rules with respect to dress it, 4/1
becomes a most important subject; and to all val° co"
study the question in its most extended torus Iv6l or`r4
mend the book of the Messrs Moses. It is net 11,.,
catalogue of dull uninteresting prices of coats, shirt* "I
and shoes. On the contrary, it is a clever, well-written ofit
abounding in trite and witty remarks, and one whic; to
not but give the greatest pleasure and entertainniel/- by
who may con its pages. We candidly confess 00,,DP
thoroughly enjoyed the book, because such to:10°f
arguments are brought to bear on the importance °
being well dressed. 'rake for instance the following'/ b 5 ;1
reporter in a police court describes the prisoner at the d.
a respectable looking man,' that is, if he be well ?-1)0
in rags ho is a suspicious character,' and can hardil 4
severely or contemptuously treated. Thus, even in (460,
of justice, where all conditions are supposed to be e4adeiv
clothes make marked distinctions." There are )31/0000'
of other home truths in the book, and also a very itt glotl
description of the dresses worn in various parts of t' of °P;
which cannot but be found highly instructive• tip11:1
thing we feel quite certain, viz., that all who tsgiit
attractive little volume will not lay it down An
arrive at the last word in the last chapter.

The Tynemouth Lifeboat.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. fer,
Sir,—ln your account of the lamentable slfiPsv,,,
Tynemouth, on Thursday night last, you have rel' frd
feeliag tennis, to the noble attempt made by
th
mouth (Constance) lifeboat belonging to the Nati° 01'
boat Institution to save life on that distressing c/c::eri.or.
I trust, however, that you will also kindly ill t)
accompanying extract from a letter on the sah3B;flio
received at this hastitution this morning frau /ICC'
Messent, who is the acting engineer of the Tyne r,e
and who was an eye-witness of the fearful scene
" I send you a rough sketch showing the po°," 0 tioj"
two wrecks and the course of the Tynemouth (°Per
lifeboat in ono of the heaviest seas remembere",,oroc0
0
indeed, the heaviest that has ever been known on PO,
as the removal of the bar allows the seas to COnle 0,1 4
further before breaking than they ever did bef°rei. Oro,
the Shields boatmen, who could not get their t°l.-.°01)
than shown on sketch, acknowledge the fe„;r jai jit
Constance lifeboat and her crew as the most w° belle
they ever witnessed. None of them would have OPI
possible for any lifeboat to have come out of the' jr:forcf,Ge
through such a sea, over the terrific rocks. It :grille
deed, that they were not quite, as they were so nisti,,i
cessful, for had the crew all remained in the 'flew-001y
would probably have saved themselves and the ftfiae
schooner also. It is probable that they ' toefi ""
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DEATH OF LADY ALVANLEY.--112te"-',Boof
received in town on Saturday afternoon of tiaoo-O,J 0(1 ,
0
death of Lacy Alvanley, at Thorpe PerroW
shire, the seat of Mr. and Lady Augusta IL t 17'
her ladyship had been staying since the early arlb t
tober. Her two brothers, the second and third 0, ;it
Cleveland, have died within less than twelve In°ll, pg
-
illness was but brief, and was not considered 1
serious nture. ,g
FATAL ACCIDENT AT AN IRONW011,;,0
affair happened at the works of the Weardalo •'• oe0‘
pany at Towlaw last week. One of the blast fur toes)lt
" damped," in order to make repairs, and, of tool-`
tool',
was completed one of the men returned to get lil°,lo,d l,ce
was instantly overpowered by the gas, and was
taken up. Three others who went to the reiscilearolo"eit'
come in a siv.iilar way, and two of them are Yet 61613 titiloce
BREA.KFAST BEVElLAGE.—lionicoopathic Pr":0el ,10C'
and the medical profession generally, rccereu'l, t
ene°o:
as being the most healthful of all Leverao-es• t'„,4
trine of lioniopathy was first itroducd into ill' 00'
there were toce obt hied no le of c°c°:iic;
tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stonlawoolv'e;
was either supplied in the crude state, Or 6° of I,°'iti/r,
manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. i'113'),°.'10,11°,41,1!i
Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the Ye3' 11•,,1
his attention to this subject, and at length sure to
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in snit so
to produce an article pure in its composition, a-0s it EiosA,
by the perfect ti ituration it receives in the Pr°.cote 0.1",
through, as to be most acceptable to the dell
_s .
For general use Epps's Cocoa is disting,uislied raced Jo,
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, pOSse3'it!r.lf 00as.of,1110
cious aroma. Dr. Liassall, in his worlc, 4 vane
Adulteratio as," says -"Cocoa contains a ocCC 4J
portant nutritive principles—evry ingrcd,iej.24Aler c;
the growth and sustenance of the body' e:to„f Ot
nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher
or tea." Directions—Two teaspooniuls 01 , 000
breakfast cup, filled up with bolting water ortAs, soo
in tin-lined ilb., and 11b. labelled Packe,_
grocers, onfcctioncro, and chonists,- LAvy