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GENTLENIEN'S GOODS.
IA AhhNs 4l4
MERCHANT TAILORING PAGLORS,
.414 NINTH STREET,
Gontains the largest and choicest assortment OF
MERCHANT TAILORING GOODS

ever before offered 10 the Washington public
kEEN deals only in PiEEE r GOODS aud ne keeps
no Rea'iy -nisie Garments employs but the
hsst .uiteI>, ami With "A score of skilled workman
engages Ia turn out a. good Garments a, well male
and as art>ticaly cnt any first-claSS VI reliant
Tailoring establishment IN tn, United States.
trenticmen " III find il to their material a.lyau-
Iaxe To leaSe theiT orders for suits at kEEN'S.
~rp1-.jm
, 1877-07-01
MUSIC.
THE SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS.

1AE SUMMER AItdT COSEEkT3.
The fourteenth concert Of Mr. Thomas sum-
mcr night series closed Inst evening, with the
entertainment given for the benefit OF the St.
John sutferercrs There is a general improve
ment to be noted. The weather has been more
favorable, the programmes have been better,
and the attendance much larger than during
the first week, so that success now begins to
be assured. In addition to the repetltions OF
numbers on last weeks programmes. VIC have
had Mendelssohn's "3eotch Symphony" his
quartet Tor horns, "Cornelius March," the
Concerto in G minor. the overture to "Melu-
sine" and the midsummer Nights Dream "
music; selumann's "Rhenish Symphony"
and Bilder aus Osten u; the sCujus
Amman" from Rossini's "Stabat Ma
ter" for cornet; selections from 1.-THE Fly>
ing Dntchmnn," the ssRitt der Walkueren,"
and the Vorspie1 to the "bteistersacngcr,n by
Wagner; Svendsen's Coronation March u; the
Saltartllo, hallst music to "Fauaa," !" and over
turc to 'sMireillc" by Gounod; the s1legretto
to the Seventh Sy.nui,ong and "4eonora Over
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p. T. Darnum's sfow-she only one with
which hc h&s yonncction--vill occupy the like
front tomorrow. The tour In which it is now
engaged has been successful. From the tiue
OF le:,Ein; the Iippodroino Building III New
York to the reccnt exhibition III the Town Of
Niles, Mich, favorable notice hns been EXTEND
ed to the managers by press and public. In
some towns three performances were fuunu
necessary for the accommodation Of the public.
The museum and menagrrit departments arc
highly spoken OF, and ure said to contain attras-
ttuns never before seem with Il travelling
circus. In the ring department the most
aucc of number Ut trained stations;
Hcnglcr, Il fine horsewoman; riding ly Charles
Fish, Martlius Low:lntlc and Miss Jennie Wat
eun; the Lcutar,l brothers; Satsulna and "AIl
Kisht'; Macno, Ben Ala4inlcv. and Ted Al
monte, the clowns; nnl the AUTOMATIC German
bansf Tie procession will on Monday take the
following routr, provided The weather will per-
mt: Up Randolph street to Halstcl, to Madi-
son, to State, to Twenty-serotd, to Michigan
avenue, to Twelfth street, to Wabash avenue,
to Randolph street aud place OF starting.
The anntK TO H:ruurn's show contains many
living curicsitics from the New American ptE-
scum Of New York City. Among them rotilc
1lS pounds of woH,auLood, the S1UU,dU ia,niIy
Of German lwarfs, an Australian tushnlan, a
wild bot, Cirrassian and Afbiun. At 10 o'clock
in the morning, And after each Of the circus
performances, entertainments arc given bf 4
combination OF twenty variety actors. The
annex is untlc: the management Of the Bunne1l
brothers, and is u separate exhibition.
, 1877-07-01

The sunsets golden g}'mHcr riDplcs on the moss-
gsown wall.
And dceper-hued, and darker hued, the sombrc
shadows full.
Whilst the day gloan.s. memory roams to days that
once were glad,
Ere came the night Of sorrows blight, that made
What time loved, and WAS loved by, maiden
Than ever ever sings or sshs OF love, 'mongst matdens
such as thine.
Off, whilst melancholy masing, seem to hear the
tread
OF her whose steps, once fairy-1lsht, for evermore
And, in my loneliness OF thought, would that she
might cpnle,
Whose lfps, alas are now like lips of marblc-ever
dumb.
Once her est just kissed the daisies that nod upon
And, merry once, her voice VA like tbe babblc Of
the rllls.
But the sowsips and the daisies no more shall bend
MS When my bonnie Clarabel went carly trippiue
The pf{nroztz arc palcr now--the lilies T. their
Contrasting with my joylcss mood, intensity the
In I'LL the earth is nausht Of mrtb or gladness 10
mine ear:
lily soul il silent, dumb. and dcad and all my life
Sweet clarubnl was torn from me by Angels in
their Hight,
As she was iovcIicr than they who came from
realms III light;
Aud 80 they lound her captive, and bors her away
from Maf
To silent strands of q silent land. o'cr q silent
Upon the hills the bella in solemn tones say, Clara
Whilst Angel. from that silent land, return an
echoed sncll-
Claranel W. Il. SINCLAIR.
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To-day saw young man and woman come
tim1dly out of the hathnr-houses to 20 into the
surf. She was slender, graceful, and fair; he
was strong, li1nbcd and rather stout. Evidently
they had only been short time married. This
was so apparent that they were watched with
more thap ordinary Interest by the idlers on the
beach. Uainti1y she picked her way over the
sands to tho edge Of the sea; timi1ly, and with
the winning grace aud ge1il1encss OF young
tawn, she clung to the arm that WIS to protect
her in health aud in sickness, upon the deep as
well as upon the land. He seemed to feel tho
tull weight OF the responsibility he had
assumed, and with tender care aud
words Of announcement. he guided
stood upon the edge; the int.ashine surf reach
ed almost to their tcet, but sill her pretty gray
flannel bathing suit was dry and tlnspotted, ind
: the bright red trimmings caught aud threw
back the clear rays OF the summer sun. So
they stood for moment; she with her hand
rcsiing confdinEly in his, helooking brayelY in
TO her upturned and half-frightcued face, and
urging her to trust to his strength and with him
to plunge into the dashing whirlpool that Law
before them. So striking WAS the picture that
ono could easily imagine they bud just turned
from the altar, and were about to throw them
selves into that other fur more dangerous, that
treaeherous whirlpool, that men call life. or
course, the mans pers:stenre oycrraulc the
woman's fear, and they dashed into the surf to-
;.cther. Tacn all Mt onlc the picture changed
They parted company, aud he, '' ''brayin. all
anu fearing naught," rushed forward into the
waves. For a moment ht: rode them manfully,
and his little partner, standing knce-dccp In the
brieh. water, looked upon him with admiration,
not uan,ixetl with satisfaction that comes OF
assured possession. But, as has been the case
with stronger men: lis glory was short-lived. 4
billoW higher and more powerful than any that
i,ad gone before-whut Is known here as q a
Cape May cripple ':-dashed fail against him;
he struggled, los: his balance, WIS lifted of Ills
feet. aud, splash:ng, dashins, throwing his
arms and legs about hin, wildly aud help
lessly, he was thrown sprawiing at the
feet OF the little lady whom moment
before he had been pa;ronizingly urging TO
put her trust in him and fear nothing $50
pride must ever have a tGiL:' The young
woman was equal to the occasion; what American
eirl is uott The recedny wave was about to
carry the vcnturesolne young gentleman back
into the sea In which he p.ofessed to be so much
at home; he was still sprawliuezit is the only
word-and catching Mildly ut tie sanls, stFug-
Cling to regain his feet, when shc, STOPPING
down, quietly but quickly caught his bathing
shirt firmly in both her hands and held him fast
till the wave had gone back Then he jumped !
to his feet, and she, wolnanlike, when he was no
longer in DANGER. Eloried in his downfall, and
said, with pretty toss Of her dark brown curls,
There, told von 60; what did you want to
60 out SO far Tor, foolish fellows
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Not long ago all intcrregnum OF disastrous
and unhoIy character took place within the fam
ily of a certain literary gentieu1an Of New York
From week to week he kept account Of the rapid
changes in down-stairs government, and called
his document when finished, "Culinary Dynasty
OF the House Of Brown, from the Reign OF
Bridget tie Pure down to the Present Mon
arch'' Similarly cmbellished by incidental
rhetorical graces, Mr.. Browns list read some
thing alter the following manner:
Bridget l., surnanlcd the Pure. Began to
reign December, 1SG11; abdicatcl October, 1876,
because contemplating 4 life Of seclusion-and
matrimony. Her reign was marked by great
executive wisdom. clemcn@y, aud economy, anu
its cessation caused the must sincere regret.
Succeeded ny
Bridget H., sovereign Of considerable ad-
ministratiye power, but cursed with most iras-
cible disposition. Insttlted her Prime Minister
(Mrs. Brown, when justly rcbukel By that dig
; nituty for her reckless consumption OF butter.
=; Popular opinion (Alr. Brown being decidelly
against her, she abdicatcd, November, 1876, in
favor Of
katltarine, surna1ned the F1irt, On account Of
the multiplicity of her sutors- \ giIly, good
natured Queen, hut wholly untitled for her cx-
lltcu position. DcpOSed November, 1870, and
succeeded by
A Regency Of three days, during which Jane,
valued chaulbcr-rna!d, w;eldel with 1nuch
ability the culinary sceFtre- After which the
kIttfltu Was uESceI IltCQ into "
Bridget ILL.,, sovereign whose character pre-
vious to accession had been represented Us
stainless, but who carly gave Signs of the most
revolving intcmperancc.. Driven fro1a the
kitchen bS an indignant people (Mr. Brown)
after an alcoholic reign Of only two days, and
succeeded by
Mary Ellen, sati-icailv surnaned the Skeleton,
on account OF her Unnatural stout,lcss. Cele
bratcd fer her intense lazicess. Dcpuscd De-
cenlbcr, 1915, and succeeded by
Margaret, popzllarly kno%n as the FIend.
Threatened to kill her Prime Minister t;go hours
after cornnation. On the following day refused
to abdyatc. Resisted cyc1 .hc demands Of the
army Il policclnaH}, WHO unanimously indurseI
tn. ,oli.s OF the Pri1ne Minister. I.npriso:ieI
Tor high treason DECEMBER, lo1G. End unknown.
Succeeded Nv
Bridget w.. surnamcl the l4unatic. IIer all
mln4srrat:s.n n was chiefly distinguished lty at
tempt 10 sut,7ert The usual 1acihols Of dining
tnrulgiso,:t her realm; cal1sinT soup to TIC
served after lsf, aai neat before either Banish-
cd alter turbulent rel IN OF twelve Loars' anu
succeeded by +
Ann. known rs the Spoiler Aud so
on. through j terrible list OF wrong and out
r:syc, the chronicle continues, ut Last ending in
thu ,:,onth OF February 1877, With the following
Bridget XIV, the rcigning sovereien, sur
ua'Hed the Culinary Antuninc. Modest of de-
uIeauor, gentle in speech, wise and economical
iu her rule. Beloved by Minister aud people
i slight difficulty with France (the chitarcn's
foreign nErsc), which occurred in the early part
Of her reign, has now been arnirahly settled.
The realm is at present in d most AourisEing
and The refrigerator las never been
SO pruspcrousIy administered. Long live
Rrid,ret XVI
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THE CHRISTIAN CONVERT.

wish to be a living sign
OF Christian love and trust;
And vita Gods help now resign
All earthly, worldly lust.
Til conseeEatc myself anew,
And pray with ceaseIcss might,
That God will my proud heart subdue,
And teach me what is rigat
No more I'll pass the igciong day
In idlencss and wrong;
But, with heart 80 g!od and free,
Ill praise my God in song.
All sinful haunts now will Fhun-
I'll seek the House Of Prayer.
And, when the evening shadows fall.
They'll find me kneeling there.
From sin ri pray to win my friends.
And lead them on to right
To know the Peace that's found BY faith
In Him who gives us light.
Thus, haud In hand with those love, :.
I'd leave the wofu1 past,
And seek to win aud wenr tha csoWA
With saints In Heaven Mt last.
CLARA ?. BUH1NaANH
JIue 10, lB77
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Boston Globe: The town Of Belchertown was
highly excited, last week, over m almost trag-
teal wedding of Amherst parties, who spell their
names FRI and Boil. The girls father didn't
want her to marry the man, and SO the latter.
took her to the place where her sister was en-
ployed till the wedding could be arranged. The
sister. however, was also opposed to the match,
being attacked by the grecn-eyed monster, be-
cause the same icllcw had previously made love
TO her, and 50 she locked the bride expectanr
Into her room. After nights incarceration, she
jumped from the window aud joined her lover
at the hotel. The clerk Of the house drove of
turiously tor clergyman, and the Methodist
pastor was just beginning the ceremony when
the sister appeared at the window to forbid tbs
bans The certificate was aii right, however,
and the minister concluded to go on. but In bis
excitement be read most Of the bapttsmal se1v-
lie. BEGINNING. " Whereas. all men arc born IN
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/ +rrc,,n Nm. q hv Beetho1en: Moxsrt's "Thene
ta'c ,,.".n. No. Dss1s aHa,4,,Sa - e ,,one RI,
aao salfatlons nan wv. 'ois w -, :.
bold y; saint eoens' harche Aelo'4ue 'ns
| Bach Chaconne, RaG's arrangement schaf"en
| ka's .tPo1ish Dances''; Liszt's "Sixth Rhapso-
a,,,,. c+~orec, q Kosnfr,a 3eder y and ssReautf
-. ,1n .,.-s.. 6ahn,t.n, ,non.ha,,s uIn.
aul nay "a'11ee3
dianIorn Dance"; FleiRe's 'Duplae1 ocna!lzsn
Sturm March"; overture to "Sem!ramts !"
49,. +..co, sarc tho Fmn.ror ~ hv Havdn
e.oaS ooo 49, ~. rs:,a.
Meyerbeers "facheitanz,' NO q LII h'1aoi !
Ratf's "Vor der Czarde"; and the overture to
Aflaua's III Roi d'Yvetot"
The notable features of the week were the
concert " 1ueeun, "!H1' "AND 49, We ~
delssohn's scotch symphony, 60 caI4eo, aou tnas
of Thursday night, at which Schumann's khen-
isb Sympuony was heard for the first time In
o4leA s,.4 .hnt ,,a.h ,ra.o -,r;t+ -,
one paft'eula1' naule't' 1ua. polu & Me'e "tA.e"
In our own time, the Scotch III lS43. ana Inc
Renish in 1850, both being thus far removed
fr,,n the fo,,ntain-l head of Beethoven, at which
,'s.,a oa1,,,.1.,,, .,a vo,a,,es,,hn eonaht tho,r
po14l oeau'nann .Ano "s."e4eeo"" - 'Ae'1
inspiration. Although they were alike IN one
feature. they were dincrent III every other'
MclHielssohn anu ocluMann were at op-
posile musical poles. Tue one wrote from IN
knowledge OF scoring Inc one wrote his sfm-
phouy amid the happicst OF circumstances, tue
other when the cloud OF his final misfortune
had already begun -, to throw its fatal
the other romantic; the one sentimental, the
other scholastic Mcndelssoln was cosmopoli-
tan, notwithstanding his race, to the degree That
he easily received impressions from his travels.
years alter his Scotch journey, aud yet it was
the memories OF BulyrOOl that inspired his
, 1877-07-01

FEMININE NOTES.
OF I'll the various methods proposed for tho
reduction Of postage none is so practical a this
Get married.
A woman was offered ! Thousand dollars II
she would remain silent for two hours At the
end of fifteen minutes she asked, "Isn't tho
time nearly upa'
Any lady eau presf her old bonnet over Into
the new summer style BY placing it on pave
mcnt block and lettihg loaded ic.-wason back
over 1t lcngthwise.
It Is understood that youns, married couple
OF this city arc thinking Of naming their first
born y Hfcstcs," ," bc1.ause the little chap WauIs
rcvlctuallng 50 Often Worcester f'ress.
arbiter Elegant }iarum. - Housenaid
please, nj, could DO out this evening 'cause
cook mex DOORS gotta '1ang 'a,e O. flowers Dee,'
and shc'srequeated itae to b. one q tile iulgesl'
Punch.
Young men Of tile middle ranks are getting
so shy aud haru to rjtcf! that parents will have
to begin to Offer thrd NOS aloug with their mar
riagcable daughtersI' says the Turner'S Falls
ZeI,Tter.
A colored Wedding giparty gathered at Hartford,
Conn.,, recently, and waited long fo7 the bride
groom. 4 policeman finally H,und him about
TO take the cars. }he times is 50 hard,' be
said, ~ bud to give IL up-''
A gentleman ente1ed q bachelors room, and,
looking around. saift: "VerY snug" "Yes,''
answered the bactflor. t.Ratller too snug.
But suppose IL hal had better half mi5h1
have had better quaite.
The estrawberry-shbrtcake festival held by our
church societies might be rendered more inter-
esting anti attra"ttvt By announcing that the
young man who duds the strawberry In his
piece OF cake will be entitled to l1iss from tho
prettiest girl inthe loom, or something of thai
sort
Scene At the seaside: Youth with sad. love.
struck air-"O wilt chou not be uaiue-sny own
dear bride? love Y Pu deeply, fondlr, passion
ately, wildly! cannot live without yuut Say,
oh, say thou wilt be mioei' Maiden. with
downcaet eyes A4olphus, Is thcrs anything
the matter with my dfessl I saw the Smith
girls Just now LOOK at me- cu1iot1sIy. Does nv
haiz set al rightfn Adnlphus tIisooutinues biz
1oye-maktng. AdAkr. @.->-
A little girl, who has been importunate for =
bahy companion. CAME down tor breakfast the
other morning: With a self-sartsfcd md I'M
poEtant air. @Now, n said she 10 her mother, II
guess veil have Que pretty soon." Have whatF'
asked the mother. g "a bahy,n promptly replied
the young innocent. NJ prayed to the Lord
last night to send US bue; but. of all thfsrs, not
10 send Fed-hairedt one, for Wt~ all hata red
hair" breakfast was resumed; amidst pro-
tound snd solemn silence. N. U.-rhe praYef
Is not yet answered.
, 1877-07-01

What caused that excited crowd on Michigan
avenue yesterday I Why, determined widow
returned franz tht market to find that her
daughter had put do her Sunday clothes, been
with her lover to |. elergymau's, aud that the
two bad been proIounccl man and wife- The
widow rushed ovct to the house where they
were stopping, ehad dvsl the soll-in-law upstairs,
seized him by the collar and dragged him to an
open window, and ds she Ianglcd him over IN
awning she called but to the crowd below:
tStantl clear lherc1-want to- knock that laInp-
post over with h!mEn That WIS all.
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TIE RETURN OF TIE SLIPPER.

Aeu Eurk Gsuuhie.
WchaiI with pleasure the alvent Of the ladies'
slipper. 1t has long been In retirement. 1t
adds new attraction to the street. The FrCncb
bottinc may now take u rest. Nearly genera
ton has passed whose only strect-yiew Of tho
feminine ankle has been through leather. At
lost the stocking OF our grandmother Is reveal
cd The clean, white hose i3 power III the
land. Its influence Is sudden, mysterious, SUBJ
tie. und magnetic. 1t concentrates all eyes as
to i focus on ITSELF It asauses and interests
the lounger. Il |,ffurds to the hurried man OF
business 4 munenfary respite. 1t redoubes the
liabilities Of the tiarclcss to be run over It Is
not without q ca arm for she aged breast. No
portion OF ia1y'sl appArel Is more elective
The snowy nrtcie[ il at all symmetrical, half
co1npcusatcs for / plain face 1t IL utaAe-
weight in the lowdr OF ie,ainnc beauty OF which
wot,lei for long Il ears have been robbed. Fo.
the boot Is e1p:1ss1 1ye. 4 Little Worn, and 1t be
comes nisshap.u and ugly We welcome the
slipper I.oug MAY it rcig "a. The simpler tic
style the better.
: ENGLISH vi Ant OF sssTTLE." ss
ss*enue Jrue," In letter from London to
the Baltimore tmd d-iean, says: "The moment q
new cut or style dppears In any city, town, or
yillagc in America every woman r1sshes for it,
and before night l{as 1t in new fabric made
over out Of m oil one BuI Englishwomen,
apparently, Fever / make oyer,' except for the
children. Tue consequence Is, that W.i,le tau
new id.as In for1u {s.l::n France has Developed
arc copied In EVERY par: If tie Unite.l States,
including the high 'tuilor cut Oh the shoui
ders, and tho cldsc jacket, very long III thu
waist, and shaped Ito the form, the fiat tunic,
with only drape1y enough to allow full
ness for movement, this elegance Of style is the
exception i'll En.1aad, the majority still wearing
the straight, short 7]*aistcd bss;ues and jackets.
short, full, or tabltr U-trekrt5, and baggy
sleeves, loose ut Iue wrists. The detail Is the
same iii other rePpe-ts-thc cplors are more
crude and less hac3aonious; great deal Of com
mon 1urplc il vi '7n, AMI there is 4 general
toridness OF com lolexion aud abundance and
'btowsiuess OF uFight-colorcd hair, which c!c-
tracts from elesanI Ic In refined American eyes.n
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.uOW 1cuEf no 1T.

tsknew you e'er1 ~ said crafty Philip.
That when maidens kissed would be,
Then with acce|lts soft they sWeetly
Lisp their wofds tu accents fsee:''
Back the answet came, golden
Mine OF veal ID In every word:
t'Yeth." the da1,sel gently murmured,
''{etb. dead Philip, ito I've he4rd.''
-NeW York Sun.
, 1877-07-01

The idea seized upon him with such force that
be added fifth movement to the four that
usually constitute u symphony although it is
the fourth in order), and called it An Accompani-
mcnt to Solemn Ceremony" He has also
left the statement that he intended the national
elcmcnt should prevail III the symphony. Its
performance, difficult as the music is, made u
more profound impression upon the audience
than any other symphony In our recollection
It's striking individuality and originality, the
wealth Of his Invention, and the romantic beau-
ty Of its effects, combined with certain spright-
Illness, and at times even exuberant joyousness,
could not but make deep impression. What
Is there in music more delicious and quaint than
the Scherzo, more tender and sympathetic than
tile Adagietto, more dignifIed and suggestive
than the Ceremonial movement! Surely do
Thomas for giving them the opportunity of
herring this great work Its performance Is
one OF the memorable events in our local mu-
sical annals. The remaining numbers Of the
programm. we're Llszt's sixth khapsodie,"
Beeihoycn's 'sRomancc in Gu Strauss {: Kocn-
igslcder Waltz. - and the t. Indian Corn Dauce'
Of Schultz Benthen.
The present week will be full of attractions.
The programme for Monday night will include
Berloz's "Kakoczy March -; overture to schu,,.
ttLob der Fraucn" and *Unter Dondcr und
Blitz" polkas; Masscnet's suite "Scenes
Pittoresouc''; the overture to "Oberon" the
Bacl, Chaconnc; Brahm's Is Hungarian Dnnces";
Strauss "Weiner Frcskcn" waltz; Mcndcls-
sohr's duet III would that my Love", for the
cnrncts; Neustedt's Gavotte s'Souvenir de Maria
Theresa; and the overture to "Zaulpa" The
Tuesday evenings concert will be devoted to
the Scandinavian composers, with the following
superb programme:
). sYEsDsoN. (Born 1640.l
Coronation March.
Symphonic Introduction to drama, t'Sgard
Slenthe ".-.-............--.... ....-.-.........-..-
AsGAK uAAEnfcK- (Born 1881
Love Scene-Erening tn the Woods. s.....-..........
dedicated 10 Theodore Thomas)
]. In the Woods. 3. Swedish Ballad
2. Morse Fling. 4. Bridal March.
S. Menuet
2n{e7nitSioH.
rSrELa ". 0ADE. {Dorn 1S17.)
Symphony No. in minor Observation-Disclosures.
]. Moderate con motto.
2. Schcrxo.
8. Andantiuo grazioso.
1. Finale Motto Allegro ina con fuoco.
JHferniss0n-
H0RSEAANN.
0verture-Aladin. Observation-Disclosures. ........
s0EDEnXAx.
Wedding March-Fr0m the Swedish dtamn, .sTne
Wedding Of Nefass1.... -..-...-....--..-........
H. CHRIS. LuM1TL- (H0En 180S-16S4.)
F41tasie-Visiona in Dream ..,.. ..,,...........
With Either Obligato BY Mr.. Etting.
.--.-..-..---.. .--......-.....-
On Wednesday. the Fourth. there will be two