, 1876-03-26

America. who wear their years like so many
added charms, whose silver hair shneH like q
| glory around gentlo faces that yenrs and SORROW
perhaps have refined and spirisuallzed to a
| beauty beyond the rose and rounded outlines OF
youth. The best dressed people we have seen
are the actresses and the shop girls. Tho latter
wear that very pretty and becoming dress, s
plain black silk with q long train, and black
| velvet jacket.
A CONCERT by COMMAND"
4 London letter, Feb. 25 says: Yesterday
afternoon concert WAS given "by command !"
OF the Queen. and in her presence, in the Albert
Hall at Kensington, for the PURPOSE OF giving 5
lift to that broken-down speculation. which IL at
present in such desperate state that it can
hardly keep itself in decent repair, Since the
Prince Consort's death, the Queens veneration
for his memory has been systematically
worked upon by set OF quacks and
jobbcrs for their own PURPOSES and num-
ber OF exhibitions have been got up, ostersiply
to promote the views Of the Prince as to the re-
generation Of the world by means OF science
and art, hut in reality to serve the private ends
of clique OF inttiEuers and land jobbers.
There has, in fact. beon 4 regular conspiracy to
bring together group Of museums aud kindred
institutions in this district, in order raise the
places for the Cole family and ira numer-
ous branches. It is melancholy to think
OF tho memory OF such man as the Prince
Consort: being dragged through the dirt in this
way, and the public are getting very sick Of it.
The Queen, however. ia blind to what is 20 OBJ
vious to the rest Of the world and tries to
force the kenslnGton show down peoples
throats by royal command even Offering herself
personally for exhibition i'll order to turn
LOYALTY and curiosity to account for tho benefit
OF her pet superstition. There WAS certainly
good gathering at tho Albert Hall yesterday
but the fact that the aeats from which the Queen
could not be seen were consplcuously empty,
showed that it was tho rare sight OF royalty. and
not the nnsic, which WIS tbs attraction. TAa
concert being in thd afternoon. there was dis
mai mixture of gas and foggy daylight The
Queen. though she bud only to sit still. found
herself SO fatlgued that she went off in the mid
die OF the CONCERT, aud most of the company fol-
lowed her example. So much for the advance
nent OF science aud art
THE CATHEDRAL AT uPsALA.
A letter from Sweden to the San Francisco
Chronicle says The Cathedral occupies the
site OF an old heather temple, and ancient tradl-
tous speak Of iss immsnso size aud enormous
wealth. Deliud tue altar at tho end Of the
church, which is $40 feet in length, is 4
chapel called tho Gustayian Chapcl. principally
sghtworthy for its central monument in mar
ble. This consists Of catafalque 6 OF 8
high, tho four corners surmounted by high
obelisks. On this catalaaQue rest three marble
statues of life size. representing Gustasus l.
and two Of his wives. His ashes with those OF
bis three wives nOlder in the vault dlrcctl; be-
meath. Tho walls Of this chapel are covered be-
tween the windows Of Eainted glass With series
OF seven frescoes, painted between forty and
fifty years ago and representing important events
III tue life Of GustavuB
Leaving The Gustavian Chapel the visitor is
shown the treasures Of the Cathedral, among
wh:ch il at ancient image OF tue heather god
Thor. There are also several golden crowns be-
longing to past Kings. for this Cathedral was
long the coronation place OF Swedish sorer-
eigns. Here. too. is Il golden chalce, with other
valuable things. brought from Prag que during
the Thirty leurs' War At the eide OF tho altar
il q silver easkot or shrine plated with gold;
this is 3 or feet long, and is said to con-
tain the bones Of st. Erls: A tho patron 1,'a
year 1lGo. 1t vas hc who put an
end to the continual wars which had ragged be-
tween the worshipers Of Odin and the Chrs-
tiaus from tho time Of the first Introduction Of
Christianity iuto Sweden about tho year l0oo.
There arc many tombs and mural monuments.
soma OF which are 500 hundred years old. But
no one will forget to look for the nnme Of Lin-
nmus, WHO lies buried here. 4 tablet in tho
form OF an obetisk projects from eide wall
near tho eud opposite the altar, and bears the
name and medallion portrait OF LinnBus 4
photographer WAS taking picture of it during
our visit.
MARSHAL H'MAHoN AT VERSAILLES.
Paris correspondence London Daily 1ete-
qroph Great preparations are being made =.
Versailles for the reception OF tue Marshal, the
new Deputies. and tho Senators. The Prefecture,
where the Marshal resides and holds his recep-
tions when the Assembly is sitting, has under
gono thorough change. Stone partitions have
becu destroyed and movable screens placed in
S<S1~t t,r1.a
very fond of walking up aud down The room.
NAV have plenty Of space for his indoor con
rtltutioual. He has also had the distribution OF
his bedroom completely changed 1t is no" all
abaze with carpets, chairs, And curtains ex-
actlY the color OF the rod breecbes worn ny tue
army. Opposite the uoor. in q corner OF the
room, is lorg narrow iron bedstesd. with only
ono mattress This is the Marshals camp bed.
the one ha used all through tho last
war; over it, on the wall hangs
1 trophy OF swords, reTolyers sud
epaulets. By tho bedside is d small black ebony
table, present Of the Queen Of Spain, xh1ch IL
followed out in the middle to the depth OF 10
inches. In this cavity are some choice Havana
cigars. and around them. On the table Itself.
books and Ya1 tsper, BY the light OF which tie
Marshal smokes and roads every night on gong
to rest until it dies out in its socket. On tho
opposite wall Immediately on the right Of tho
door il large picture Of the battle Of Solfer1no*
paiutcd by Horace Vernet, and representing the
Marshal heading 8 cavalry cualha.
THE CENTENNIAL PRIZE DRAMA.
Aparls letter to the New York Times says:
The prize drama, ala Nouvoau Monde" opens
in ..she County Of Cumberland" IN Ireland.
certain Lord Cecil tells his wife very coolly that
be is going 10 divorce her for state reasons, md
20 to tho New World. Lady Cecil is divorced
in this summary way, after which she huds
a Young Fronchman climbing the balcony to
see her sister. 1Io is going to America
a,so, and has persuaded the commander OF the
French troop ship to come round by "Cumber~
land" in Ireland, in order that be may go on
shore to see his sweetheart, lie pernuades her
to 70 with him. She declines. Lady cecat comes
in to say yes, as she has been divorced, and de-
cIaros that they will all 90 oil together. Thus
the French officer takes his lady-loTo and her
sister of to America in the vessel, aud Lord
Ceca goas to London to go off to America with
tue English troops, not being aware, however,
that his wife has gone there TOO. In thls way
the plav opens. aud the scene then changes to
Connecricut. / thlnk. where the author pictures
bis heroine sitting under the palm trees. lhey
are in tho midst OF Comanches and other red
skins, and papthers howl IN the trop'ca! forests
Of that region. need so no further, for this
sill suffice to show that the author 6noT5 - 1T
+la chant nnr country as le docs about Ireland.