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It requires no small courage after the termination of one great war, and on the threshold of a still greater one, to lift a ,voice for peace. Yet the French Peace Miety has not hesitated to hold its annual reunion, nor an influential audience to at- tend. The cdmmonplaces as to the super- iority of reason over force, were judiciously limited ; the worst is,force will not reason ; hence why fire, iron and blood become eivilisirg agentsiâ€"employed from the Crea- tion, and promising to be necessary to the Millennium. As music and poetry elevate the soul to serene regions, where admira- tion and love expelâ€"during the performance at leastfihate and egotism, the society happily secured the services of eminent artistes, many being members, to execute very beautiful music, and recite very suit- able poesv. The president wound up a capital address by the pertinent truth~“No master in the East, in order that the right and faith of treaties may be upheld in the \Vest.” An occidental belligerent could not better speak up, and coupled with a “ stand to your guns my hearts of oak,” will aid to ‘ ‘catch the Tartar.” The total length of alleys and avenues in the Exhibition and grounds, is estimated at six miles. At the present moment, the in- dustry of thousands in the Palace recalls what must have been the building of the Tower of Babelâ€"less the confusion. And when the spectator ponders over the View, and notes the prodigies yet to be achieved, he cannot help shaking the head, till faith comes to encourage him, in the assurance of M. Kmntz, daily repented, that all will be ready for the first of May, and the Committee is so fzu‘ relieved of anxiety, that it is now regulating the opening ceremonial. ’l‘hus iron-clad by the new laws, the Re- public goes to prove it is “ king "4-in its own castle. The Cabinet is linding its heart of grace to strike down functionaries who allow politics to usurp duties. Thus (‘reneral de Gesliu, a noted Legitimist and commander of the army of Paris, has been superseded in the twinkling of an eye. In addition to a blow below the belt to univer- sal sull‘rage, he held, in an order of the day, a soldier up to imitation for having given a sabre wound to a muddled citizen, adding his regret that the thrust was not more pro- found. The army resented this brutal cem- pliment, and will be all the better from be- ing delivered from a Ducrot of the second order. Happierstill, the Bench has receiv- ed a muchâ€"needed and well-timed lesson. A M. (iodelle, a kind of attorney general, that is, an employee of the Republic, set up as candidate fordeputy in the Bonapartist in- terest. Given the choice to “ sell or sail,” he did neither, and was most righteously dismissed. He is already beatiiied as 3. mar)- tyr to the radicals ; for observe, every per- son who does not help to ride rongh-shod over the liberties of the people, to ignore the national verdict, and prefer the united, or discordant, pretenders to the Republic, is a radical; sometimesias variety is charming uâ€"he is called a communist. However, bad names break no bones, and curses, like chickens, return home to roost. Fifteen elections are to be held, to replace deputies who have been quashed on account of cardi- nal sins last October. In several districts, the invalidated will not re-appear on the hustings, despite their former “ overwhelm- ing majority.” The abstention proves, ei- ther frauds in October last, or a conversion »-â€"equal to those in the Apostolic age in numbersâ€"t0 the Republic. gi-essive, since M. Clemenceau complains the spirit of revision and fraternity has been carried so far that his discourse has been transformed without his knowledge or con- sent, and, stranger still, the stenographic magician cannot be found. Cardinal Richelieu said : “If people were too comfortable, it would be impossible to retain them in the paths of duty and obedi- ence. 'l‘hey resemble mules, which become spoiled by repose, rather than by work." We all know that Jeshurun when he waxed fat, kicked. Politically, the French are be- comng very comfortable ; the newlaws have been promulgated, authorizing the sale of newspapers without the permission of any oliicial. l‘lvery Frenchman with a clean legal bill of health can hawk the journals in the street, provided he keeps moving, like the sellers of candy, and does not carpet the the kennel with a bill of contents, or pro» claim false news, even if published by the oliicial newspaper, as was once the ease re- specting the fall of Sebastopol. Equally il- legal would be the announcement that G en- eral lgnatieii‘ was coming to Paris and Lon- don to be treated for ophthalmia, or that the Grand Duke Nicholas and Abdul-Hamid, like “ mercy and truth are met together and righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” The new state of siege law cuts the wings and claws of all monarchical coalition- istsi if such dodos now exist~by depriving them of the power to suspend all liberties and dragoon universal suffrage to plump against the Republic. And, lastly, the am- nesty law sponges out all the political sen- tences secured by the de Broglie regimem some 3,000 against the republican editors, etc. Those who are not for us' are against us. This think the Russians,because the French journals advise them to bow to the wishes of Europe, as embodied in the policy of England. The Czar is reminded in the plainest terms, that the Salisbury circular has reduced the San Stefano treaty to dust; that in a contest even with England alone, he would in the end be exhausted, ruined, and compelled to do then, what he ought to do nowâ€"submit to Europe. A caricature just brought out represents an English infantry soldier amusing himself in laughineg launching little boats down the Bosphorus, while the Russian Bear is help- lessly looking on, licking the air with his tongue. A feelingr is setting in in favor of lloumania being turned to account, as a barrier against the Slav invasion ; it is urg- ed that after all there may be some truth in her mottoâ€"Rumoun no pere. She could thus prove a thorn in the Beati possidentes, which is rapidly changing to Miserz' possi- dentts. The efforts of the French press are directed to urging Austria to take her stand, nobly and boldly, beside England, in the de- fence of Europe and civilization, so as to reduce the San Stefano treaty to the posi- tion in the fable of the man between two mistresses, one of whom tore away all his white, and the other all his black, hairs. Austria is requested to beware of the day, when the Slav elements of her empire would be attracted by a Bulgaria administered by nu . v . v . VJ lhlssm. There 1s the legend of a. shlp at- tracted towards a magnetic mountain ; nails, bolts, and bars flew to the load-stone, the timbers were shiveer and drifted asunder as wreck. “ Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pro- nnuneed it to you,” ought to be the request of the deputies to the Journal ()jficiel, which reports the debates of the legislature. In consequence of the liberty honorable mem- bers have of correcting the proofs of their “rations, not only is the original text singu- larly altered, but so larded with “ hear- hears,” and “ prolonged applause,” that an auditor would be justified in appealing to the gods never were uttered. Often “ loud laughter” follows a joke or a hit, that no person perceived, because most likely these were limited to “ another place." It is yet possible that two editions of a llansard will be brought out for the use of French repre- sentativesâ€"â€"one, the real, and the other, the expurgutcd version. But the age is pro- ’l‘hmugh the silver mist Of the blossomâ€"spray, 'l‘rlll thc oriulus: list To their joyous lay ! Wth in all the “wild, in all lhe world," they S‘l\', 1: half so 5mm, so sweet, is halt so sweet as Mm '! " {FROM 01']! SI’I‘X‘IAL L‘OliREHPUNDENTJ 'l‘he brown bees in the clan-1' “ chuti swcc‘ 3 sweet l" “up :at The rulrix nested m‘cr. Our Paris Letter M (l 3/, A SPRING LILT nno ! Juno! Jum- RY AVIS URHY. If my friends have alabaster boxes laid away, full of perfumes of sympathy, which they intend to break over my dead body, I would rather they would bring them out in my weary hours, and open them, that I may be refreshed and cheered by them while 1 need them. I would rather have a bare eoflin without a flower, and a funeral with- out a eulogy than a life without the sweet- ness of love and sympathy. Let us learn to anoint our friends beforehand for their buri- al. Post-mortem kindnesses do not cheer the burdened spirit. Flowers on the cnfiin cast no fragrance backward over the weary days. They tell a good story of a reporter on one of the morning papers of this city. He went to report a sermon yesterday, and his entire capital consisted of one dollar and ten cents â€"the dollar being in gold, and the dime a silver piece. The appeal for subscriptions in behalf of a missionary cause was an exâ€" ceedingly powerful one, and turning to two of his professional brethren he remarked: “ \Ve ought to do something grand on this occasion.” \Vhen the “ basket ” came round, the benevolent journalist dived into his vest pocket, and threw his dime (as he suppsed) into the collection. After leaving the church, however, he discovered that it was the dollar he had contributed by mis- take. His subsequent exclamation tho» roughly neutralized whatever virtues there may have been in his previous devotions. Do not keep the alabaster box of your lovt‘: and tenderness sealed up until your friends are dead. Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak approving, cheering words while their ears can hear them, and while their hearts can be thrilled by them. The things you mean to say when they are gone, say before they go. The flowers you mean to send for their eollins, send to brighten and sweeten their homes before they leave them. “ Yours is a very perilous life,” remarked a lady passenger to the conductor ; “ doesn’t it require a great deal of courage on your part ‘2” “ 00, yes, ma’am,” replied the con- ductor, ‘as he gently but firmly charged her ten cents extra for neglecting to get a ticket. “ Yes, ma’am, none but the brave deserve he fare.” And as he passed on she blushed, tnd wondered if he meant that piece of im- audeuue for a compliment. Two atrocious murder trials, whose ver- dicts may be anticipated. Antoine Raure, is 30 years of age, and belongs to a wealthy family in Marseilles; he has a town and country house. 111 December last he took the train to Orange, hired a room at an hoâ€" tel, and shot himself. Believing to be dy- ing, he confessed to the Public Prosecutor that he had strangled his mistress, Dela- haye, aged 21, daughter of the proprietor where he resided, and whom he seduced in 1874. A child was born of the illicit union. He deserted her, renewed living with her, strangled her with a handkerchief, while she sleptâ€"â€"“ putting out the light, and then put out the light .” The remains he enclosed in a coffin-like box, prepared in advance, and deposited in a pantry at his country house, where they Were found. He was no- toriously parsimonious, and owing to hig- gllng over theNpriee, he was supplied with a bad revolver that did not work fatally. Raguet, of Commercy, is a gentleman farmer, aged (32, who fell hopelessly in love with the young and pretty wife of his friend and neighbour, Dr. Vinceuat. The latter xhad to beg the old man to come no more to his house. One morning when the doctor went to a neighbouring forest for a day’s shooting, Raguet followed him, and blew half his head off with his own fowling piece. In Paris, a young Frenchman named Stuart, hardly five months married, objected to his wife be- ing enceinte. lie boasted his desire to leave to others the care of adding to the populaâ€" tion of France. To secure “ permanent abortion,” he forced the young creature to swallow a solution of phosphorusathe fa- shionable poisonâ€"and kept his hand on her mouth till she swallowed it and died. IF you will be pungent, be brief ; for it is with words as with s11nbea.1ns~â€"-the more they are condensed the deeper they turn. After a cei‘tain time, the gaols sell off the relics of prisoners-whether they die 01- es- cape. Ex-Marshal Bazaine’s penates have just been disposed of. The telescope with which he recognized the rescue steamer, sold for 45fr., and the cord by which he descendâ€" ed the rocks, 225fr. Madame 'l‘uss:Lud owns the first, the second was bought for Barnum. The dismissed General chnslin is report ed to be “ so ious that he lluvul' fails to at . .’ , tend church 11] umform.’ Mourning is very rigid this season, whe- ther for the late Pope, or in honor of Lent, or becauSe black 1s fashionable, is uncertain â€"perhaps the result of all three. Manu- facturers cannot meet the demand for black gloves. So many hermit worldlings dye their white kids, which, if not piety, is economy. It is not easy to rigidly keep Lent this year; fresh lish never was so scarce, but by pounding, cutting, and steepâ€" ing well last year’s salt end, the demands of humble penitents can be satisfied, It is not difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven, at least during these forty daysâ€"«he alone has the means to pur- chase salmon, turbot. and soles; in sheer despair, the hungry are not proof against beefsteaks or other meats. For this lust of the flesh, they would have been condemned to death in the time of Charlemagne. in 1126, a butcher at Laon, was ordered to walk the streets trailing a cod-fish, for hav- ing sold meat during Lent. Only think of the difliculties of the bippophagists in 172‘.) ; Voltaire relates that one (luillon was de- capitated, because, though in profound mis- ery, he found a dead horse in a meadow, out 0H a steak, cooked, and devoured itAund on a Saturday into the bargain. Sixty Waggon loads per day of exhibits ar. rive, are as easily placed in position as the luggage of a traveller in his bed-room in a modern hotel, as many show-eases accom- pany the goods, the work of fixing up is considerably lessened, and twenty~four hours’ work accomplishes miracles. The United States will be richly represented in natural produce, but not, it is whispered, in many of her ingenious contrivances and machinery, which have become next to legendary in old Europe. The Chinese pal- ace in the Trocadero l‘ark experienced ill- luck during the week. Twenty yards of the wooden structure came down with the high wind and the sinking of the embank- ment, and a mad dog made something like a ferocious personal attack 011 a Uelestlal work- man. Count d’Osmand has given his annual Bo- hemian ball, which was an agreeable break in the Lenten exactions, for some saints as well as many sinners. Every gentleman had to appear disguised or wearing the Ve- netian mantleAthe hired costume cost IOOI'r. for the night ; the ladies appeared masked or in fancy toilets. The vestiary was super- intended by a marquis, as a “ commissioner of police,” and throughout the vast rooms were several guests as hobbies to make the invited move onâ€"to the supper and concert rooms. On entering, each lady and gentle- man received a special numbered card ; these numbers were called during the even- ing by pairs, and thus united, parties were sentenced to converse together at least live minutes. There were dealers in curiosi- ties ; one Sold a glue that would keep Sia- mese brothers together; another, a powder that would detach a coupon from an ()tto- man or a Spanish bond. The musicians war: disguised as lawyers#the bar leads to ev. erything. There was a rosz'ere, where a mar- ried actress received the maiden’s crown, and the orthodox moneywlnit in the shupo of various repudiated bondsillonduras, l’c- ruvian, 8w. A M. Picard of Versailles, petitions the Chambers to quit that city for Paris, as since their residence in the \Vashingtmn of France, they have frightened away 11,000 of the most peaceable inhabitants. PARIS, France, April 6, 1878‘ A Reporter's Dreadful Mistake Be Loving Now. Costumes of white muslin for afternoon wear are made with long princesse polo- naises, with Swiss insertion richly embroi- dered down every scam. Beige-colored satin ribbons, shaded through several tones, are used in these day toilettes; others have pink and cardinal together, or else cardinal and green, or some other odd combination of colors. Wide brocaded belts of many co- lol's, with brocaded ribbons to correspond, are used on other white costumes. wn I’I‘E \vuArPERs. \Vhite morning wrappers of lawn and em- broidery are now made with a deep square yoke entirely of open-figured needle-work laid on pale blue or pink foulard ; similar wide embroidery makes the front of the dress ; the back has a \Vatteau fold: the sleeves and flounce are also embroidered. Sheer nansook wrappers are made in loose princessc shape with insertion down all the seams. a Spanish fiounce, and a jabot of lace down the front. Many such wrappers have collars deep as Garrick capes, formed entire- ly of fine shirring edged with fine torchon lace. The insertion on the seams is then torchon, also the jabot. NE‘V BREAKFAST SACQUES. The newest breakfast sacqnes to wear with silk skirts are of thin white muslin, made with yokes, and pleated from the yoke down in back and front. Very few are imported in the regular saeque shapes. Everywhere is shown the preference for fully pleated waists and yokes. Some of these have Ma- lincs lace laid flatly on the yoke as a bor~ der, with the scalloped edge turned upward, and under the lace is light blue foulard. The pleats are pressed flatly, and after be- ing sewed to the yoke have but one more fastening to secure them, and that is a row of stitching across the waist line. Standing frills of crnnped muslin and lace are around the neck, and below this a deep collar, either plain with a lace edge, or else closely \Vhito muslin dresses sent out by Worth are so unique and pretty that they will sure- ly restore this beautiful fabric to the favor it has lost for the past few seasons. The sheerest Swiss muslins or organdies are made up breadth for breadth over pink or blue silk, and are trimmed with insertions and llounees of needle-work, and finished Off with either Malines or the new patterns of Valeneicnnes lace. The llowing trains are appropriate for these simple white mus- lins that do not look well pleated in fans, and the silk linings enable the modiste to fit them perfectly as baSqucs. The newest ca- price is to trim them with a cluster of up- turned loops of narrow satin ribbon folded over to show the contrasting sides, and in these loops there are sometimes eight colors shown, making a bouquet of beautiful tints, such as pink, cardinal red, pale blue, olive, navy blue, myrtle, eream, and black. 'l‘hese loops are set about in the ruche of M alines lace that heads an embroidered llounee that surrounds the flowing train, be- ginning on the sides at the waist and giving the appearance of a separate court train. 'l‘his train is three breadths of narrow Illus- lin laid smoothly over pink silk. The side : gores of muslin are flat on the silk. and have ‘ two wide rows of embroidered Swiss inser- tion straight down them, separated by clus- ters of tucks. The front breadth has sever- al diagonal rows of the insertion, a knife- pleating across the bottom, and a short wrinkled apron that does not extend to the knees. 'l‘he close-fitting basque, with French back embroidered, and belted round front, is of the muslin, lined with pink silk, and is square in the neck. The sleeves are the only part not lined with silk ; they are near- ly all embroidery, are rnl'lled just below the elbow, and have the many coloured loops of ribbon. The belt is only in front, and con- sists of four folds of pink silk. White lace mitts wrought with colours should be worn with this dress. New importations of dresses from Paris i1- lustrate further the novelties announced last week. To combine with plain gros grain \Vorth uses the spotted silks and those with stripes already described. The spotted silks are all of one shade, with small oblong fig- ures brocaded in them ; these are new for black silk costumes, for evening silks of pale tints, and for wedding dresses. It is not probable that they will be generally worn, as they are not sufficiently striking, but they will please fastidious tastes, and will rival the striped silks introduced in the fall. These have stripes of satin an inch wide al- ternating with heavily reppcd silk stripes of the same width, and may be all of one col- or, but are often in contrasts, as mastic gray satin with beige silk stripes, or cream with myrtle green, or pale blue with olive. \thn brocades are used for very rich dress- es they are of small figures with delicate grounds, as pearl gray, with tiny buds of blue and green, or else quaintly colored stripes, separate small vines, or clusters of flowers. There are also very soft silks with open lace-like stripes separated by threads of contrasting hues in Pompadour colors. All those materials are used merer for parts of dressesfinevcr for an entire cos- tunic, won'rn's BLACK SILK Dims is. Black silk dresses for the house are sent out by \Vorth with basques and demi-train- ed flowing skirts, with parts made of the new spotted silk, and by way of brightening no the dress, the gay wide brocaded belts which he adds to the plainest toilette. Blouse fronts gathered across are put in many of these black basqucs, while others are merely round waists-that is, cut off at the waist lineâ€"finished by a wide belt, and out square in the neck. The back is a square basque simply piped, and the bolt begins in the seams under the arms. The spotted silk appears in a bias collar that descends low on the breast around the square opening, and forms the lower half of the tightly titted coat sleeves. 0n the skirt the figured silk extends straight down the front about a quarter of a yard in breadth. “'hen the kilt-pleated sides of plain silk are set in next the figured part, they are cross- ed by wide panels of spotted silk edged with fringe. The back has three flowingbreadths for a train edged with narrow knife-pleatâ€" ing. Other black dresses from the same ino- diste have pleatings of black satin down the sides and on the train, also a large satin knot at the throat and on the back of the basque, which has seams extending below the waist in Marguerite style. Some have the front of the basque ornamented with shirred satin pieces that give a. blouse effect. Still others have vests and short aprons, or else scarfs of figured grenadine. Very small fichus of the same grenadine, only large enough to cover the shoulders, are import- ed ready made to wear with such dresses. The latest fancy, when color is introduced, is to have the bright Spanish shades of yel- low peeping out as facings down the straight lapped panels on the skirt, also on the vest and sleeves. Belted habit basques are the waists most in favor with Parisian dress-makers for dresses of various kindsâ€"silks, white mus- ]ins, and also woollen costumes. Many are cut off at the waist line in front, and the belt is very wide, measuring from three to four inches at the sides, where it is sewed in. If made of folds of silk, the belt tapers nzirrowcr toward the middle, where a ino- tlier-of-pearl buckle, or one of gold or sil- ver, fastens it, or else it is fastened a little toward the left side by buttons or by a long- looped bow of ribbon. The greater novel- ty, however, is the wide brocaded belt rib- bon fastened by a buckle. The back of the basque is without trimming in most in- stances, but sometimes a V of another fa- bric is introduced, and this V terminates in a point at the waist, instead of extending to the end of the basque. The newest ee- centricity is to invert this V, and have it spread like a. fan in pleats below the waist, making the back look very broad. Satin pipings on the edge and two ornamental pi- pings on the edge and two ornamental but- tons complete the plain back. We have al- ready described the vests, l’ompadour Squares, and blouse elfects that are seen on the front. \\']I1TE MUSLIN OVER SILK New York Fashlons BEL'I'IH) HA BIT BASQU I’A RISIAN DRESSF' \\' 1 l I'I‘E (IOS'I‘U M E' AN Irishman having jumped into the wa- ter to save a. man from drowning, upon re- ceiving aquarter from the person as a re- ward for the service, looked first at the m0- ney and than at him, and at last; exclaimed: “ I'm overpaid for the job.” The widow of General John Morgan, of raiding fame, is now the wife of Judge W il- liamson, of Lebanon, Tennessee. 000. The Khedivc of Egypt is about to be mar~ ried to a daughter of Khalil Sheril Pasha, a cousin, with whom he has heretofore not been on good terms. A PAPER calls a flower girl on Broadway who sells rose-buds “ a Buddhist.” When Haverley’s minstrels were in Piqua, 0., recently, they played a. dirge over the grave of Billy Manning, the comedian. Dr. Perry of Exeter, N. Y., now over 90, is one of thme who rode down the Hudson with iobert Fulton on his first steamer. Peter Cooper recently entered his 88th year in the full possession of all his facul- §ies. His fortune is estimated at $10,000,- Toby Rmenthal’s picture of “Elaine ” is said to have been painted from a. living model, a. San Francisco belle. â€" [New York Graphic. The tomb of Adah Isaacs Menken,in Paris, bears her name, age and date of death ; and her epitaph, written by‘ herself, is " Thou knowest.” Spurgeon loves a pipe. Jay Gould’s only expression is a sneer. Huxley speaks of our softly nurtured sen timental age. Gough wants to getaway from the English tongue to take a rest. Among the English aristocracy Earl Gran- ville ranks as the best linguist ; he is master of twenty languages. Mofl'ett obtained the idea of his “ bell punch" from watching the operations of the turnstiles at the Centennial. The will of Howard Wheeler, who died in Nashau, N.H.,w0rth $11,000, reads : “ Ex- pend it all on my tombstone.” These emigrants, all of whom alre in good circumstances, are mostly from the Province of Ontario, although there are many from Michigan and new York. Mr. l’rittie will bring four more parties through this year, and the more he brings like them that passed through St. Paul yesterday the better. St. Paul Paper. The Boston Post thinks that Mrs. Dr. \Valker is lean and square. Joaquin Miller is about to relieve the United States of his presence. At 1 o’clock the train of fifteen cars hear- ing the determined and industrious settlers, their baggage, household goods, farming utensils, and horses, started out and steam- ed away over the Northern Pacific Railroad for the Little Saskatchewan, Where they will take up about three hundred and twen- ty acres to a man, and become valuable ac- quisitions to the growing communities that depend upon St. Paul for so many supplies. The wanderef's enjoyed their recess in St. Paul, and enjoyed themselves greatly in strolling about the city purchasing goods, and were surprised to find that they could provide themselves as well as they could at the East. To wear around the neck outside the street wrap modistes have imported black not kerchiefs or fichus, with their edges em- broidered and finished with “ fly fringe” of tied tassels of gay colors, such as pale blue with red and green, or else beige with crim- son. Paris muslin and the tinted blue or pink silk-muslin neckerchiefs are wrought to s ow rose-buds of natural colors. Long lace scarfs, either black, white, or beige, are shown again in Spanish lace, and will be tied low on the breast or crossed like a iichu. Pale blue fonlard fichus, large enough to reach to the elbows, have borders and insertions of white Spanish blonde or of the new lace that is embroidered on grena- dine. For the. sea-side, where woollen dresses are required in the morning, there are demi- trained skirts of white fleecy camel’s-hair, trimmed with knife-pleatings of pink silk or of blue edged with torchon lace, and a sacque either pleated or plain of the camel’s-hair, with a vest of pink or blue silk held in hori- zontal pleatings. Pale-tinted foulard sacques tor morning have Shirred muslin collars and cuffs. - For the coifl'ure are real butterflies with all their varied tints preserved, and mounted on silver filigree 0r gilt. The coaches they occupied, which were sup- plied by the Great Western Railroad Com- pany, were very comfortable, and their oc- cupants had, as they said, had a truly easy and pleasant trip. The train left Toronto under thé charge of Mr. R. \V. Prittie, free grant agent of Manitoba. It may be re- marked here that Mr. Archibald Young, of the Manitoba Land (mice, is the agent in Toronto, and will assist in the organizing of similar parties, if communicated with; some are already being formed. Resuming the ac- count of the trip. Shirred. When torchon lace is on such sacques, it is as fine and light as Valenci- ennes. Pea-shaped pearl buttons are on these sacques. M mlistes are bringing from Paris princesse Chemises to which are attached all the skirts needed with trained dresses. The founda- tion of this structure is the princesse che- mise, combining a chemise, corset cover, and short petticoat. In some instances this is fastened behind instead of before. Below the waist, far down on the plain smooth hips of the garment, two other petticoats, one demi-long and the other trained, are attach, ed by lacing as with a corset lace. These skirts are elaborately trimmed with flounces, pleating, embroidery, and lace, and give suflicient fulness beneath the dress skirt. The wearer, if too fleshy, wears only her corset beneath the waist of this garment, though a gauze vest adds much to comfort. \Vllite tulle veils dotted with chenille or with pearls are the novelty for summer. They are in mask shape, with a hem or else pearl fringe 011 the edges. Sturdy Well-to-do Pilgrims Com- ing by the Train Load to Improve the Broad Acres. An Immense Train Load of Fine Men, Women and Children Pass Through St. Paul VValuable ACQUISIâ€" tions to the Great West. Early yesterday morning a long train of comfortable coaches arrived in St Paul by the \Vest \Visconsiu Railroad, bearing to the metropolis of the Northwest as fine a party of men, women and children as ever decided to improve their lot by leaving the workedâ€" out settlements of the East, and seeking the fertile regions of the \Vest, whose rich soil would soon, with very little encouragement, [make them rich, happy and prosperous. This monster train wnicli steamed in at the grey of dawn consisted of nine passenger coaches, two baggage, three freight and two stock cars. The coaches contained three hundred and thirty people. The men, most of whom must be bachelors, judging from the marked minority af women and children, were tall, well-developed, gentlemanly spe- cimens of mankind; and the women and children were evidently superior to the most of the pilgrims that have sought this part of the country. All appeared to be in vigor- ous health, and it was evident that the soil under their strong hands would he made to Notes About Notabilltles SEE THEM COME! A NE‘V PRINCE . CHEMISE‘ SMILE “'ITII PLENTY FOR THE NECK. VA RIETI ES. Now that the season for the play of our National Game iscoming on, it becomes the duty of Players, Club! and Patrons L0 be on the outlook for the Bea-I, of everything connected with the Game. The sub- scriber, who employs no travellers, takes this mums only of communicating with Clubs and Players, and asks of them if they desire to get. the Best Quality or the Best Value, in Lacrossea, Lacrosxe Balls, Shoes, Hide, Clock Cord or anything pertaining to the game to either call and get or write for prices, and avail yourselves of the privilege of selecting from the larg- cat, and certainly most complete stock of Lacrosse ma- terial in Canada. Association Rules~lateet~10 cents each. Lacrosse, and How to Play itâ€"SO cents each. Ad- drees, IN the Life of George kanor, among many other brief but graphic personal sketches of distinguished men whom he met in Europe, where he went sixty years ago as a stu- dent, he gives the following of Humboldt, then in his forty-eighth year, and in the very fullness of intellectual and bodily vigor : “ For Humboldt, night and day form one mass of time, which he uses for sleeping, for meals, for labor, without making any ar- bitary division of itâ€"-a convenient habit in the kind of life which must be led in a great metropolis by one who, with great talents, wishes to be at once a learned man and a. man of the world. M. De Hum- boldt, therefore, sleeps only when he is weary and has leisure, and if he wakes at midnight, he riSes and begins his work as he would in the morning. He eats when he is hungry, and if he is invited to dine at six o'clock, this does not prevent him from going to a restaurant at five, because he considers a great dinner only as a party of pleasure or amusement. But all the rest of the time, when he is not in society, he looks his door and gives himself up to study, rarely receiving visits but those which have been announced to him the day previous, and never, I believe, refusing these, because, :as he well explained to me, when he can 3 foresee an interruption, he prepares himself ‘for it, and it ceases to be such. All this is, to be sure, very fine; but then such a life pre-supposes two things : a constitution able to resist all fatigue, physical and moral, and a reputation which puts its possessor above the conventions of society, and al- lows him to act as a king. Humboldt unites them both. llis ample and regular frame, his firm step, and the decision and force with which he marks every move- ment, indicate the man who has survived the tropical heat of the Orinoco and ascend- ed the peak of the Chimborazo; while, on the other hand, his prodigious acquirements render him one of the most interesting men in the world, and the idol of society.” Schlegel’s way of life was equally original, and partly accounted for his success as a man of letters and as a member of guy so- ciety. “ He wakes at four in the morning, and, instead of getting up, has a candle brought to him, and reads five or six hours, then slee s two or three more, and gets up and works till dinner at six. From this time till ten he is a man of the world, in so- ‘ ciety, and overflowing with amusing conver- sation ; but at ten he goes to his study and ‘ labors till midnight, when he begins the same course again.” SPORTING Sailorsâ€"â€"“ Epsom Salts.” THE only substitute for g0tme-quills~ Sheep-pens. A MAN in an ecstatic mood, exclaimed, “ Woman is the primeval cause of all happi- ness ;” when a. bystander remarked : “ No doubt, for she is the prime evil herself.” “ VVHAT does ‘ transatlantic ’ mean, mam- ma ‘3" “Across the Atlantic, child. Hold your tongue and ask no questions.” “ Thou does ‘ transparent ’ mean a cross mamma.” AN attorney observed to a. brother in court that he thought whiskers very unpro- fessional. “You are right," replied his friend; “alawyer cannot be too barefac- ed.” ' THE reason why editors have their man- nera spelled, is because they recelve so many evil communicatlons. Those who contemplate paying a visit to the Old Country will do well to make some enquiries about the White Star Line of Royal Mail Steamers. Cabin passengers are respectfully requested to make an early ap plication, in order that the most desirable accommodation may be secured for them. This is absolutely necessary, as the steamers of this line are now, going quite full, and many berths are engaged two months in ad- vance. A limited number of steerage pas- sengers carried on the MAIN DECK ONLY. Rates as low as by any other line, T. \V. Jones, Agent, G. W. R. Ticket Office, 23 York St.. near the Union Station. WHEN is a. soldier not halfa. soldier ?â€" \Vhen he's in quarters. \VHA'I‘ trade (10 dvmcing-masters follow, unless it is that of hop merchants? IN some of our restaurants the waiters don’t wait half so much as the customers. A PARADOX.â€"DO you wish to get up with the lark? Then go to bul without it. ANDRE GAUTHIER is just now the rage of amusement-seeking people in Paris, who flock to see him paint a. landscape in five minutes, a portrait in six, and two differ- ent pictures simultaneously, one with each hand. SAN DOMINGO possesses two rival Presi- dents, Gen. Gonzales having formed a. Gov- ernment in Santiago while Gen Guillermo has proclaimed himself at the capital. Both pretenders seem inclined to abide by the re- sult of a plebiscite. DUMAS the younger honors the memory of his father, one of whose dramas he has re- constructed. He says: “To know the au- thor of the piece is not easy. The public shall decide. If it succeeds, it is my father’s ; if it fails, it is mine.” GORTCHAKOFF is in his 82nd yearâ€"«beat- ing Lord Palmerston, who died inharness at 80. A COLLECTION of the letters of Charles Dickens is to be made and edited by Miss Hogarth, sister-in-law of Mr. Dickens, as- sisted by Mr. D.’s eldest daughter. Mr. J. T‘. Fields asks that Americans possessing any letters from Dickens likely to be of public interest will send them to Miss H0- garth, who will copy and carefully return them. HEN RY GOODRICH is a music teacher. He has travelled from place to place until he has taught musie in every State in the Union. It is said that he has married seven of his pupils, and most of the States are yet to be heard from. In Clarksburg, Va., he outdid his former matrimonial exploits by marrying two girls in the same village. He is now in jail. LADY FLORENCE DIXIE is a. belle of Lou- dou society. At the Queen’s recent Draw- ing-room she appeared in a costume go very irregular that her Majesty glared upon her, and remarked, in a stage aside, “ \Vho is that woman ?" So they talk about Lady Flor- ence, and she won’t go there any more at present. A VERY large land-holder was the Earl of Leitrim, who was shot a few days since by some of his exasperated tenants. He ownâ€" ed. 56,184 acres in Donegal, 18,203 in Gal- way, 53 in Kildare, and 21,179 in Leitrim, making‘in all 95,619 acres. 0f the two Irish dukes. Fltzgerald, Duke of Leinster, owns 70,462 acres in Kildare, and 1,119 in Meath, and Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn, 51,860 in Donegaland 15,919 in Tyrone. Talc Rev. Azer Pratt is a good man, but his features are very ugly, the dominant expression being that of reckless depravity. He went to Austin, N ev., to take charge of a church. One day, while he was still a stranger to most of the inhabitants, he was out hunting. He stepped into a highway, with his gun ready to fire at a bird, and found himself in front of a stage coach. The driver, judging by the clergyman’s attitude and countenance, concluded that he was a robber, and sent two bullets through his hat before he could explain. Important to Ocean Passengers Marshall's Games Depnt, 47 King St. West, Toronto‘ All Sorts. Lacrosse. .â€"<->â€"o Personal. Fully establishing the wc|l~knmru new :meI: (ll our goods. We manufacture all knuls of w wt, l-riccs equally as low as the same quality of guudx can he produced by any other umuhfmcmu‘ t . "5”" a week at hume. Outfit, wurlh 355. We" free. VC.D. l’ikcfk (lqugnsrtiurKMe‘ Linen Window Shades, Spring _R011- ers, &c., for Stores, at R. H. Smlth 85 00., 22 Welhngton St. Wesy Tpggntp; IRRORS AND Ml RROIL PLATES, WHOLESALE L and Retail. Send for price list,li.J,MATTHEWS BROS.,93 Yonge St. , Toronto. Putrnnizé hoiuu production, and keup you! moms) in the onumlry. k. B. SMITH & cu, M‘ _ Marl/('3' l’(1i}"uf,[vilcvbgst in the markcn, John Whitfield, 140' Mm”, 51.. East, Toronto. 'HYNES 'gjh'Viumrin SL,V’1‘..ront6. r mu! Cement cust- tau fife Ocean. 250'. with. Nassau, N. Y. Cw RNIGES MILLINERS west. W. H. RICE pa}; (My it, home. annyilro‘s wnrth'i~‘5 from Address Snvstm It Cu. Portland, Maine. 11 week in yuur own town. Terms and $5 outfit free. Address 1L HALLE'N' & (10‘ ,1’urtlmul,1\laine_ EE D 1 My stm'k of. mu (ham cmfinlsus b all the HM ‘HL and standard varieties‘ Addreass WILLIAM HEN NIH, (SCCLIBHHLII) Tummu. Ml el- & Rm” 1] " ,V'l‘urontf)‘ r Plustur mu! Lenmnt c:st- works, centre flowers. curniues, trusses. cm Three First Prizei and Diplmnn (m Br ,k and Tile Mitchines at Provincial Exhillitiun, Hamilton, 1876. Semi for descriptive Cll‘Ulliul' to ST. (7A THA [BIN/9S INTERN/I ’1’]() NA [1 1|] EDA L Mnsunic and Oldfullows Lulgrs who nro, ahmlt furnishing will lln well mch omimates from the Oshnwx Cuhinut Complny, N0. 97 Yancey-3L Special designs can be obtained ftmn them, and Lhcir prim-s are very reasonable. The clquanL and costly furnir niturc of the Mummic Grzl ul lm [<40 Rooms in Umnilv tan is from their factory at Ushm'u Church and Scuool fur Iitnre alsu receive purLicular attention, a complete assor ment of this class of furniture hav- ing been mumtlv n ulud m their Luck. Any worker can make$12 :u LL) nit'hume. Coilâ€"1y outfit, free. Address Tum: & CO. ,Auglls‘ymMaine‘ MNTELS 8114K fimEEN‘S BETH NE W l’upe Loo Xlll. 50 per Dozen Pope Pius IX. 32 25 per Dozen. Illustrated mucmns $1.75 per Dozen, all framed. Oil Chl‘ovnos, different subjects, $2.25 per hundred. Agents coming money. Samples of each by mail, 25 cents. Celebrated Odd, fellows clnrnmo, 19x 26. .50; Pope Pins, 24 x 30, $1. A. II. DIXON, Wlmlemledcnlorln Chromus, Mir- rors, Mouldings, 106 King SL. West], Toronto, A‘VAKDED THE 1? ONLY ('1‘ 0 LD M 1‘) D A L 1! For Saws at Philadelphla ; ALHO AN SUPEEEHOSPHATE BONE DUST Money Advanced onlh-al Estate sitnzuc in Ontario, rep vulile 0n the Sinking Fund Svfltem which is the camest, surest. and cheapest plan over «lcyisrd for prn dim; for Lhfl payment of Liabilities. It is the Plan adopted by Gnvurmncnls um] by Municipalities. as wcll as by prosperous and progressive Land- owners. Loans may be obtained for zuiy term desired up to twenty yours. The lllsbalnlcuLs required Ln repay u L ml of 51,000 are as fol mys :â€" Half Yea,er Yearly These Instulmonts, payable at tlm end nf (‘acli your or half-year, wipe nut the efltire debt, principal and interest. The (Jumpauy also purchase l\'lortgnges and Municipal Debentures. For Circulars and all further information apply to the (\unpauy’s Appraisers, or to MASSACHUSETTS PAPERS are figurng lel. one can go to the Paris slmw, stay a month. live high, and rutum humct’nr W75. The best thing to figure on, however, is how to get l‘ltl of that call Nothing" we knuw of ix so good as Hagyard’s l’cct u‘ul Balsam. It cures colds, coughs, hmrscness. brnnchitg. asthma, and all tlu‘nut. a d lung complaints. Fur rule by all dealers. LATEST impre ved Chemwal tire apparatus and all kinds of lire department supplies to be had of the Fire Extinguisher Manufac- turing 00., 82 and 84 King 8b., East, To~ ronto. \V. Morrison, Sec. GET ATSUNEL IIAGGA [ifâ€">118RRJS'I‘EKS, ATTOR‘ neys‘ Solicitors in Chancery, &,u., office 30 Adelaide Street East, Toronto Ont. A 1, mus oxide flax, for painless nxlraction of Math. 29 King Street East. Residence, 183 Church Street Toronto. The Toronto Steam Laundry, l‘nmntm is now pru- pzirml to e) um all country orders for laundry \xnrk an the short, at notice. Goods win: In) axan frnni this town any time up It» \\'udnc2~1¢l my, mid lIuH: than rw turned the sumo wwk Merchants and st rukménvrs will find it makes 11 great difference in thu sale of their gumls m lmw, them pl‘upcl'lv Ill'usscd. (hauls a 'il,tile shuhhy by in» ing in the SIOI‘I: can be dressed ‘(Illul In new and bring nix-tier price. We pay all ex .resschzn'gcs (NIH: way) on gunds sent US. Hands of nnilicfl will find that by sending their washing In Toronto they can get them done cheaper and heticr than at lmnnz. We return goods 3mm: wvuk us We L'cL then). Ail- (h'ess for particulars, G‘ l‘. SImrpu, ’l‘urunlu Swain) Laundry, 'l‘m'unti). The spring issue is now ready, and will be mailed to subscribers at once. 'l‘hose that have not yet subscribed can do so by send- ing thirtyâ€"five cents, and will rueoive the jour- nal One year and choice of pattern from Do. mestic Catalogue to the value of twenty-five cents, so any one requiring illfnl’lllrltitnl in reference to fashion should not be without it. The spring catalogue of domestic fashion are ready and will be mailed to any address on receipt of stamp. H. W. llUT'roN & (70., Yonge St“, Toronto. IT is not what we ext. but what we (Mg-1‘51, that makes us fun If the 1 " shun is impaired, the liver sluggish, the heart and lungH fumble, the vain: low and weak, we are on the highmnd m consumption, and a remedy should at, once he resumed Lu. There is nothing in this (:35 as guml as \' :tnriu Hypnphufi phims, which is for sale by illi dunk-rs at $1 per Imttle. anmnmt.il\1r. Robert Bm , ie, Erin, 011b,.liml Rheumatism for fm'tywhruc years, and llag'5ul‘d's Yellow 0i] WM the only pcrmuncnt rolicf he cxpcri» enced after 3; ending large sums of money for medi» cal advice. For Rheuumtisni, N0lll‘i\l“‘l‘l. Spinal Cmn< plaims, (lulu, Wounds‘ Bruises, 111m) :inl‘s Yellow oil takes the 10 ul. For sale by all (lmlern. IF you wish to appear atyour best during the approaching festive season, procure your Shirts, Gloves, Ties, &u., at Cooper‘s, 109 Yonge St, Toronto. CANADA PERMANENT LOAN AND SAVINGS COMPANY, TORONTO. VVORKINGMEN, attention : We can furnish you with perfect-fitting shirts at prices so low as to defy competition. Send for circu- lar to A. White, (55 King St, Toronto. .GlLI AWNDOW, ENTENNIAL M EDA 1,. NTARIO BRICK MACHINE, SELF-ACTING. JOSEPH CLOSE & SON, FEED/JP “ CHEAPEST AND BEST. style; of Candis: 7100 Paid up Capital Total Assets H. THORNER, Toronto “Fashion Courier.” I) ENTIS'F. WOODSTOCK. ONT‘ Beauty and Economy ESTABLISHED A.D.,1855. WTEARIO BAKI «:G ' P6Wi DER Best, in “L n )‘u't. Take no other Business items. THE zES’Y” Factory, 3:} Frqnt Str Toronto m 3011 our Rubber Printngr Stumps. Circulars free. Address 0. C. STEW. ART & (3n , 1471mm West, Toronto um Laundry, ’l‘m‘nntm is now pm- 11 country orders for laundry “ark lice. Goods run In) Svnt frnm this It» \\'udnc2~1¢lm_y, um] have them l‘l‘.‘ LalmL signed. King Q The cheapest and the host: Smnethim: new. M. J. HYNES 5L “no. 1| Victoria St Toronto. ESL Pamcrns. ljcurutfiiu'ncr . I’, [’A'I'NRNON & Son, :26 L: St. East, Toronto. Hm :uui Bonnet minimal Mimi tvlu qmmls, (Btu, ctc‘ Tux-unto Wi “'Ul‘ks, 116 Kingr street. T. L. BUCKLEE, Manager. Sucucsspl‘s Lu J . FLINT, 5L. Cit-mariner. Em Run: and m' 15' CYu'Jnnda‘ VSl'mViHâ€"n: munch J. B. IIUSTED 5 Years SA W WORK“ 253. 80 124. 80 {H'HH‘I‘S Pmmm. LAM two Tux-unto. Sum] fur circulnn \H n ma - S t s J. HERBERT MASON. N, [M Tu 96.20 195.40 “Onehumlred different. atylcs and sizes to moon frmn. An illustrated price list free on application. Have gainml ml almost, world-wide reputation to their perfection in every respect. and gum! dumbil my: AUTUMATIU NAIL PIGKER. Pillow, Hersey & (“’0., All (lut Nails manufactured by us from this farâ€" wanl will therefore be selected, and each Keg; cum-e- ly free frum DUbT, SCALE, SLIVERSI and HEAD» LESS NAILS. thereby ensuring t0 the CONSUMER atleast 3 to 5 POUNDS MORE of perfect Nails L0 the Keg than those made by other makers in Canada. By the old system of packing Nails (still prac iscd by all other Nail Manufacturers in the DOInllllUll. and until lately by American Manufacturers. wlm have seen the absolute necessity of using the Coyne Picker to sustain the reputation of their Nails, and nuw use that device only)‘ every Keg is fillml with the whole production of the Nail Machine, and met- ages to each Kegr 3 to 5 Pounds of Dust, Scale, slivers and Headless Nails. It must then be clear 10 Con- sumers that they are made to pay for just that quan» tity of worthless scrap. whereas by purchasng Nails selected 1)) Coyne‘s Automatic Picker there is a clear saving of from 12 to 15 cents per Kvg, We invite all to test the result for themselves, hv pick- ing over a Keg of our make and that of any other maker. Everv KB of Nails made by us w.ll heara GRE 'N 0R RE LA BEL, and in order to secure Large amountsin the aggregate are lost every year by Farmers alone, as well as families general. ly, in not having a eorrerl and reliable weighing scale. Rrspm-tfully mmuunce to all Deu'lers, as uw ( unsunmrs of Cut. Nails, that the ' have } I: chased the SOLE RIGH for the Damiuiun of Cmmda, to use the advantages mulled, see that every Keg is lullefléh: “ Selected by Ceyne’s Patent Automatic l’ieker_" A lways as]! for Coyne’s Machine Picked Na 171x. Gives unqualiflwl sMisfactlun, and never fnils Will do a days wurk in three hours, and fits any tub ENone Other is Genuine. THE WASHER OF THE DAY. I mu manly tn furnish all kinds of costumes, manks‘ unlciumliq-hts, all color firm. in faut everythinr I‘C' quired fnrunmtuur and private theatrical; Tab ezuu vivunts, masquemde balls, exhibitions. &c. J. R. GILDERSLEEVE, Proprietor, 104 King St. West, Toronto For slrcngth eificicuc)‘ and durability they cannot In- surpnsseil. The [furrows can be made t0.cut :uxy width of ground and any size of iron required. Man.- nhject to them because they are too heavy, This they need not, do as I am now mannincluring harrows suitable for any soil. from 100 lbs. in Weight and less up to any weight they may want. The inn-- ruw teeth are ailsteel pointed. Circulars sent fl‘cr on application. Agents wanted. GEO. GILLIES Mum f' - urer, Gananoque. Ontario. RuyalflanadianflustumeDepot Each Plug 'of the The result of serious imliscretions which cannot he more pm'tiulll‘ll‘ly specified in the columns of a. puhlir journal (:aane immediately relieved and ultimate!) cured by the use of the only effectual preparation, the Julep lotlf’ni. This remedy produced by the mom. ful nmnipulntiou of valuable phammceutical m.â€" «luots. has never hem] known to fail in all scroiu oils and othor diseases of a confidential nature. Price $1, per bottle. or (i for $23. For sale by all respevmhh- (lruggisbs and by J. 0. WOOD, 7 Rossin House Blork, Toronto. Farm labs in Dysm't and other townships. Town lots in Ilalihurmm. to which village the WA toria Railway will, it is expected, be open for tram on or before lat, October next. > If you require {rand aervicenble implements 1:01 CULLAMI)’S FLEXIBLE [RUN lIARROW’S, CUL'I‘I» VATUIH and [RUN COMBINED HORSE HUI“. 'l‘hose implements are extensively used and llnvr given and continue to give general satisfactiuu K”, LUUU splendid property in village of Port Sydney, 165 acres. Buildings suitable for stone or lloLel. Bnatdaily. Wharfadjomiug property. Ap» louABUAM. Port. Sydney 1’. 0. $1500 Apply to c. J. B'LOMMELD. Manager Canadian Land and Emiwmion Cu Front-street East. Toronto Agents Wanted Everywhere. F A I} M 14.31% Hamilton, Murch 11, 1878‘ “ Myrtle Navy Tobacco ” IS STAM PEI) TH E CALKINS WASHER PRICE ONLY $8,00 ALIB U RTON COUNTY. GURNEY 8:. WARE, Send to STOCKTON, ROSSI’I‘ER & CO 122 Kim: Street West. Toronto. I 0 Years CUT NAILS ! (JAU’l‘l ('3 N, Nail Manufacturers, COYNE'S PATENT GURNEY 36 WWARE, 40 20 Impurity. IN GILT LETTERS IMPORTANT HAMILTON. CANADA \VILL P URCHASE T HAT MONTREAL, MANAGER, TORONTO MANUFACTURED RY 33; 59.60 Y ears l 20. 40 $2,000,000. $6,000,000. Hamum‘n. o'nt. 20 Years $ 52.40 105.70