, 1881-09-07

Wnr,mly aro they IL aly congratulated MI ttn
unprecedented mniniter III wftutt nttsts nf
the highest rank. net nhly fru,n MI ttsurters
Of thu ttnlir.l klnsttnl.t, but nlso fro'!, many
1,urts 0f Alher1cAt iilve responded tb their
,,pp,at. Eiuven hundred md fprty.snyelt
frnnlt's, cnntnnlng "t! nj average frnnl a'.see
to fnur designs, nre tho " "st!rrlynl Of the 1T
t,nui, roturt,u,t to tle artists NJ declined Will,
tllniIks. Tut tlf sItcaln Il vnst collection Krent
things lnny naturally ee lookel fur; md this
exhibition fully .re,,llzes Mll allttctpMttors,
tIlo future. A[esxrs. llE!ltrsh4inirr Il .Fnulk-
Mtr llRve awarded tho liberal sim nf Il, ,h01
~ prtzcs-.thb Judges being Afiltals, Marcus
Stone anil Storey.
loy.tL AUTHORS.
Tho Chrlstu,ns-bonks Of tho present year
will comprehend n contribution Ut IN little
interest frn,M tho t|rnl of Alcssrs Snitls Il
E1tler-n l}irtlllny-llnuk by II. X. II. tho
l'rfnccss l'entrfcc. 'rlIa book will consist Of
illustrations I'M wNser-e0lors. very charining-
" executed. md designed t., represent by
their appropriate ilnwcrs tla twelve months
uf t1.c ytnr. 1'hc firm Of l3aci1, Of 1.vipsic,
l.as been tntrlsten with Tho rcprotlnctloi, Of
thesc w0rkx III Art In clfruili0.ltI0En!plly
novel by King. Uscar, Of Sweden Is teIng
engerly waited for by Swedish literary cir
efcs. 'Thg, work, which is entitled" :" Ln Cha-
toa,l .dc krnnbrrg," Is to be published III
Swedish ntni HcrI,!n',.
TIE uutlDErr-courrsEs.
The BARONESS Bnr.lett-Col!tts gave Il gar-
dc!'-pnrty last week ut Holly, l:adEe, her
sabarlant residence e 1T llIel.gatc' IT.. t.
rs ss "% DsSf''sqrs IF I Is5 'e''sn? ste,,s s V|s fs
iaier,atlsnal slctlical ConEres:: y Nearly
l,000 gentlemen were present. by thu why,
tho Iuronoss' husband lsas lately atoptGd
anotlier ,tanie; he Is now William Lehman
osCA1s Wilde.
1t IL evident Tint "esthetlc -, English
tense" style of dressall 10 themselves. :Sinco
Afr. oscar Wilde, the founder and leader Vt
at 1t tho i'r'Mco Of Waies snr,ien-party ii I.
very high-nrt gct-,lp ef q ra+cotta.c110reA
cHat ysl!owy.krGen TIC. a,'a ~ "l,2.shfna.. "a.
eryyaerey, ~ ie tS GrosyeSitsry sSS sH ty" !.re
developing. IL taste fur garments that nre
"q|i.e toon; alM' ~ snterprlsinE West,1:nd
"la}G %yer'fss Ny oT M c'atne% thn ssths f91
9f esthetes, llas worked hard this, seas4ll.
He has .uerraded society; has i',-
lluencod tho drama; his sayings md
lnings have fMrni;s,l,csl soclety-loun'al!!
i,ls book Of "ponlns s','-reprsss,.tlng prf1,ct-
pully tho ''lIcsIy" school uf puctry III Its
!nn!t unplcasing form, rs tlla author has III,
hesitation whatever II calling spatte =
spatle~-llas rrcntctt quite asunsnt1oIt. Should
Atr., Oscar Wilde cure 70 curry his esthet!c
9sttTIass s HYyo ,,,, t9 pss e s'Sn ',t afSSsy
"pADol nAl'o DAr' :.
Tho Town council mud inhabitants Of
ixctl tho possibility uf ..'lIyllt9 ,.p" to my
tlng, mot rvrl Il, il du,lU. The other day, Il
Mr. AbDolt, snstng suREestct! tint the walls
| uf tic toWll-All OF that city should b @
wltat IL tlu.1p WIS. vnriu,sS suggestions weru
! lnnte-tfie Mayor declaring tllnt dido WIS
an eecleslast!eal term. At last The, Council
dccilteH IL allow Mr. Abbatt to PIT lid the
1t reaily WITS
| 4 PARLIAMENTARY EPISODE.
One OF tho funniest Parliament ,tary episodes
Of tin senson occurred lust Wednesday, eyeIi-
ing. Il, wus 10 o'clock. uni t'!c Attorney
lionse on III amendment to tle fifth eia,,sa
of thu LalM Bill, WHEN tiie Spenlier suddenly
geaseh to hold tic attention II Ills hrnrolH.
Tile Third aud Fuurtl' pnrties nna thu llasl!
upon sn,nothllIg at their side Of tic. House.
Excitement md curiosity spread, aud
con,nl''nlsatcd ttsSlf to The f1tr oec,t:
trtsl t f! lis ,gaxs sS a''on @ ths '''"i II" q
,nattlng Which .liyitlns tte Fourth purity froiE,
tho l!ntllcal Denclles It WIS ut lust tliscoy.
erred t,at the attention Of tie n'eti!bers ncnl
aransetll, by tho ensra,lco or u strurRer. lhis
stranger ,s,,s q llugD blnck hectic, which was
cRlmly proceeding along the iloor, towards
the seats ocetIpied by tl,p Fonrt1l party.
turIed i,Is buck upnn the Fourth tlrtyitcs
ai,tt nlnsl,. his way townr.l thu lladc;, sti1llg
hold. This shameless clinngN .of politics
naturally pxcitet! Kt'ol deal Ut Indignation
for with aos!sldcrablc anx1ety.: :.MsantI,ue
rs nIon,@!ar aftur ,sIeMabcr .ueral tic llolist
md walked Up tho Iluor, their progress wtI: