, 1881-12-19
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
London Fashione-The Prince of
Wales Two Sons.
Lady Burdett- Coutts-A Wedding.
Exhibition "-Fanoy Balls.
Partisan Ch1tchat-A Bhak*pearean he.
ceptlon and Dinner.


6psttdt Corrttpondtnes ef The CAieaao 1rtbant.
LONDON. Il T.. Oco. 4.--Cuncerts, balls. and
amateur dramatic e,tegta a4pmonis aro the order
Of tho day. or rather Ut tho night, In Londun
Just Low. st'c'oty generally Is Ia very good
huAor, and trade II ilsi.rlsbIn1.
Fashions.
Hack lace evening dresses arc worry fashion,
atlc-roses' 0f every sbade being cMrricsly
studded over tho skirt. Itn,nc,lsc sashes nro
unlsgrsaIly worn, and Impnrt an elegant and
distinguished air u tho aintpest Madrha- musllt,
toilet. A new ann popular walktuR- Jacket Ii
nattu Of tcathor In rcd aud golden brown et1udcs.
We are overwhelmed With fluod OF Christmas
literature. 1iatrer's Christmas number 10 huyinR
an enormous sute Fur artistic merit and gcn-
eral excellence Ut get-,ip. 1t heats ait our pro-
ductlons hbif0w.
ii. JUVENILE roYALTY.
The Prince Of Waies' tno sons will shortly re-
turn hotnu fs0m their ypyage round tho world.
They arc bright, snaniy lads; and they bare
made fr'onds averywhcro. Prince Albert Ed
ward VIII Join tho Military schoul ut sapuhurst.
while PFlncG GG0fRe Will retps3n ID The unyY,
The luke and Duchess nj Norfolk have hnd
sud disappointment, and their faith in ntrarlcs
10 doubtless weakened. Tho Duke has tust IT.!
turned from Lourdcs, whIther ht bad iourncycd
With largc company OF Catholic pilgrims in tho
tAA" A""AFA VIVA AOlV kuAN u AilIAGlU #NHlu
rcwur1 bis devotion, anu ttat bis infant heEr
would 10 cured Of all hereditary lnirmity.
THE IAKE1is.
Sir Samuel and Lady llnker CHINO home last
week utter thoir two ycats' trayel round the
!worldi and they ase now busy setting them
felrcs at their charming resdencc In Devon.
shire. Sir Enmuel hns brought back a flno cuI-
lection Of curios." chiefly Chinese and japan
Mi. Julian Hawthorne has aouo over to 1rc-
land. whero ho intends making sotno character
atudicB.
TItE HA1IoSEss DuKpErT.courTs
l,ls at lust succeeded Ia con,pFomts-
lug tho nctions with which her fndtg-
mint Sisters havo been threatening
ls, has nad to pay heavy price for her haudsomc
asStaea% !ay IL tei 70 III P'''ee' 'ot'u0e What will
,,c;!.sy e. v. i; NoT,op, The we!l-tnoxn Amercan
ast MGndny aftcrnoo", md seriously njassd. jEaa.aS
"WEuplNa-ENIiuITION.'
y Fclnnlna curiosity has been considerably
Wad,ns % W. IL taso aisee III Il tba
Wvst;u,lnsier s;' AQUARIUM. This nnsel md At.
wtidlng and honeymoon costumes. trousscuux.
trase;nF.d presents Of plate. pt'rcu'atn.
E1E+ nut "AAL UHkt HklCNEl3 lu& M1lE3 ~ tQe
giass hauso fittcd up ~ an elrgnnt buutiotr. IL
it Stands far bride, arrayed IN bridal
pt eo wn %a'h Inv SSfabs ,tosS w9rk ,sr Of
Tho traycllng.dress lies all ready; and snme Of
ner us ohoeest llnncr-orefses arc arranged upon
Aprop!s OF weddings. London belle who waH
married Iast wcek bad one drcas In her troas-
scau which ekcIted universal admiration, It
silver. Tho iIunnaos and bodice wero ad0rned
With leather embroidery.
TIE FANCY HALL
gIvon the other evening Ut Horribly Castic, the
rsn ' eIa sSsst cantess IL of soiso ~
Mra. Cornwnlils West changed thoir dresses tiur.
s "a 6een sFs geGSS t a IT.
drost was 4 shower q, Gold" and consisted d
ass t Of sa xs ss fa sa
to4au of setluna. Mrs. .Cdrnwa'lis West urst af-
tcoted =, ',Muscotse" costume, with pow
sfae a" Foy
English beauties found thatusolvos colipsed by
edsssa ssf as " IyYnsS nay 1%Sss:" ''''' who 'p
THE rAH15tANs
arc stu revcftng in SUNSHINE and balmy brcezcs,
and their briRak city is very iull VI English and
As,tfsp Asss nox xlisss sss See 6Ssf oaq ! txf
engagements With the, author t9r prodieInR u
5at Efa stsaS Of sk ii It mi h' b reais
to present. ii, Buftiou's story to London audi
once: We aro also promised u. Lecocq'a now
and highly sucVcssful opeTa-boutfc, " Lo Jour ct
In Nntt," tho atrand.
Nine. Outrcy's reception In Paria lust weok
was u brllIinnt affair. Royalty, rank, art, and
. letters were Hpendidly represented. Tho bcp
Of The eycn!nH was Miss Aylvte DO Urasso Fow-
let, nf Now Ynrk. This hA1ldseme yU4nY brunei
u lituot descendant Of the Count do GEasac.
Sbr II making quito BgpsaCou In PArisian so-
cIely.
Tha Empress OF Austria declines to follow tho
French fashlpn Of wearing short hAiF. Whep
she II not IN Tue aaHlle, she aklows har long
chestnut tressca to 1lUat loosely over heF shout
dera.
suAKsrEAuE 1.rcEtrtoy AMI, n1syR1,.
a lady wolt kp,,gn In London literary clrolos
hus Just given n Bnakspaaroan dinner and recop-
uol ut her elegant and ARTISTIC hnusu Ia ChelseA.
Tho fnIr hoftess appeared III fhrtks. and uli h0r
rn1n,nrfph n hCrr