A LADY'S LETTER FROM LONDON.

A Jaunt to Paris-Six-button Gloves for Oa 8d a Pair-Tub New Spun Silk Dressing Gowns—Paris Fashions—Sarah Bekk haudt ik "Fedora"—Easter at Home—A Clevkb Skit—" The Rector : A Story op Four Friends " — John Brown's Death- Tub Season—New Books, &c, &c.

Bear Mk Editok,— We have been for a jaunt to Paris since I last wrote to you, and enjoyed, oh 1 such a pleasant time. I thick there ia no capital in the whole woild like it. The people seem, to be all froth and champagne, and the shops are simply divine. Torn took me to the famous Magazin dc honorc in the Rue de Eivoli, anil we spent a, lon£ morning there. I Imght a ilozea pairs oiganis dc snalc with six buttons, which reached right up to my elbows, and what do you think the price •was? Why, only Is Sd per pair. Talas got a number of other things, notably one of the new spun silk dressing gowns, which are extremely fashionable and so becoming,that one doesn't at all mind l)3iug seen in them, even by strangers. The weather proved wretched duriiig most of our stay in Paris, but we were able to drive in tha Bois de Boulogne one after noon. Being Lent, a great many ladies were mourning, and with the others, terra cotta seemed to be the prevailing colour. I noticed several rather pretty spring toi lettes amongst the walkers. A young lady (a brunette) wore a dress of violet spotted pongee silk, with a vest of some dark grey cloth ornamented with pearl buttons. Sash loops and ends were of <u-ey ottoman ribbon, and a grey felt hat with violet velvet lining and bands, com pleted the co3tmne. Another and more aparkliiig turn our, which I have since seen described almost word for word in the "Lady's Pictorial," consisted of a dress In almond vicuna, with a bordering bias of broHzo satin headed by rows of brown or cold braid. Thu cuirass was of iUured silt, edged with satin^loops, aud the hat of striped stiaw witb cowslips aud shaded yellow feather. Of course, Tom took mo to the \ au dorvillo to see Sarah Bemhardt ia " Fedora," and equally, of course, he pro nouuced the performance very line. I must say, thousn, I enjoyed myself a great deal more at the Kolies Dramati<iues, the next evening. The piece there is im mensely funny, but very risque opera bimlle, eutitled "Lo Premier Baiser" (The First Kiss), and all Paris is gointr to ac it jnst at present. The music, by JSitiile Jonas (whose " Cunard a trois Bees" v/as so successful some years ago), pleases one's car from the first bar to the last; iu dced, you are sure to have an English ver sion of it out in the colonios before long. We left Paris rather in a hurry, so that 'JL'oni might run down to .Liverpool to see the Grand .National Steeplechase. Am tree is iota lady's course, so I was obliged to stiy quietly at home, and spent Easttr readiog "My Funeral Life and Misfortune, by a Plain Woman," a book which has created an immense sensation in evangelical circles. Do not imagine from this the Uory is goody-goody. ihe anonymous author, au contrain; possesses arareiuud of humour, and the vivid real ities of her de-criptions are everywhere praised. When my vagrant husband re turned to town we started making a round of the theatres to see tbe Kaeter novelties. Mr Finero's new comedy at the Court is called " I'heßcctor, aStory of Your Friends." Like its • predecessor, "Comrades," the piece ia not a very remarkable or successful effort, bu'. the superb wny in which it ia played covers a multitude of sins. I will Rive you a brief outline of the plot. Four young men become attached friends at college, and agree before parting to take their different roads in life, th»t come what may they will meet oa the first of every Decsmber at some specified place, and spend a jolly eveniug together. Wheu the curtain rises, many years have passed, and the custom has been regularly kept up. It is the flr.'t of December, 1830, a,nd three of the four friends meet at the inn, at Uptont'aulding, a small town in the Midlands. One of the friends, Hum phrey Sharland, is Rector of Upton-Fauld. ins, und another of them, Dr. Oliver Full janics, has a practice in tha neighbourhood. The third, Major Kyle, has been in India, and suffered from sunstroke. He ia a "loomy, misanthropic, sorrow-stricken man, with strange ways, and his friend, tbe doctor, probably suspects him of being a little mad. All three old chums aro mill ba:helors, and so is the fourth, Clive Mor liaon, who, however, fails to keep his ap pointment. The reason soon transpires— Morrison has been betrayed by a bad woman and committed suicide. His sur viving Irien.ls receive the news characteris tically. The doctor shakes hia head and mutters a few words of genuine souow; the major runs against women, and the at tention of the rector is distracted by the arrival of nn Irish gentleman named Connor Heine<sy and his lovely daughter Hope, whose caniaga has broken dovvu. Sharland offers the belated travellers the hospitality of tbo rectory, and the curtain falls on the first act. In the second, six months have elapsed, aud Connor Hennossy, the old Irishman, has become a power in Upton- Fanlding. Hopn is tho rector's wife, and on this Juno evening they return home after the honeymoon. Saul Mash, the parson's groom, finds a letter in an old coat which his muster had givon him. It is ad dressed to the rector in his wife's hand writing, an»l was purposely put there by her ths night before the wedding. Saul hands it to Sbarland, when he comes out for an evening stroll with Hope, and she sees it. Her agony os realising that tbe rector never received the note before their marriage, is very great. It appears she has a shameful secret, which she can no»cr tell him, but which concerns her past life, and in this letter she warned him that unlcjs he was willing to trust her and know nothing, the marriage must be broken off. With the reading of tho letter the cuttain falls. In the third act, the Ist of December has come round again, and Major Kyle is ex pected to join the doctor and Sharland at the rectory, in the evening. The rector is much changed. That terrible secret of his wife's wbighs him down. She would now willingly tell him what it v" t but lie •will not allow her, lest it may part them for ever. By some process of reasoning, Sharland has come to associate Hone wnh the bad woman who drove his friend Morri son to Buicid';. This fear is Btrenatheued by tho knowledge that she came from tho town whrre tbe catastrophe occurred, O"d admits having known the dead man. Kyle arrive?, ovidently madder than ever. He always see's before him the phantom of tie woman who drove his friend, Clive, to suicido, and when confronted with a por trait ot Mn Shatknd, appals ti c unhappy vector by suouting (without in reality oven slancingat tho photograph), "That w the iiend." On this situation the curtain falls. Ia the fourth act matters are unravelled so simply as to irritate the audience con siderably. Hope insists on telling tho rector the much-feared secret, which turns out to be that her father cheated Morrison at cards, and drove him to suicide. Dr.

Fulljame*, however, comes forward to assure old Hennessy it was a bad woman, a certain Miss Connor (whom he knew well), who caused Morrison to take extreme measures, and that be bad really plenty of money left. Finally, Byle, who (the rector believes) denonnced his wife the night before, comes in and shakes hands with her cordially, evidently being a perfect stranger to her. There are then sundry pretty speeches, and the piece is over. You may, perhaps, think I have occupied too much space with the description of this poor play, but 1 wished to show what slight materials may be worked up into a first-class even ing's entertainment by reaUy capable per formers. At the Avenue Theatre, Offenbach s last opera, "Belle Lurette," is doing an im meece business. The music is not quite up to the mark of the "Grand Duchess," but contains plenty of popular melodies for the barrel organs. My couaen, who is a maid of honour to the Queen, and happens to be in attendance just now, says Her Majesty is terribly upset by the sudden death ot John Brown. She talked to him more than to any other person in the Castle, and whatever the "canny (Scotchman" suggested, somehow very generally came to pass. I understand the Prince of Wales is by no means broken hearted at the calamity. He disapproved strongly of the late favourite, and more than once suggested the propriety of allow ing Brown to retire on a pension. The Kmpres9 Eugene was one of the deceased's warmest friends. She always made a point of addressing him most graciously when visiting the Queen, and sent a magni ficent wreath to place on his coffin the other day. The London season is now beginning in earnest, and in my next I hope to be able to send you a lot of interesting gossip.—The King of the Netherlands arrives shortly, and special efforts are to be made to enter tain His Majesty,—The Queen is an nounced to hold another drawing room in May, but many fear Brown's death may lead to her shirking all public ceremonies this .summer.

I don't know that any new books worth reading have come since my last, lorn is absorbed in "Sweet Anne Page," but 1 think I recommended that. F, W. Kobin son, who sometimes writes a good story, has just issued a new one called " Hands of Justice," and "Wanda," by "Ouida,' will be out directly.

Love and Religion.

SHE SHOULD MARRY THE WORLDLY FELLOW IN ORDER TO COBRECT HIM.

" You won't give mo away ?" she exclaimed earnestly, as the "questions answered" man handed her to a chair and assumed his most sympathetic aspect. "If mamma knew I came to you there would be no end of fuss. But what could I do? I want advice, and I know you can give it me." " What is it all about?" inquired the question man kindly. " I am in ever so much trouble, and I want to do what is right," she sighed. " I wish I could see my way clear." " Sunday-tchool tfacher J" asked the question man, eyeing her keenly. "Yes," ehe replied, "I am a Sunday school teacher, and there are two young men in love with me. One is so good that he makes me cry to look at him, but the other is worldly, fie smokes and plays billiards, and all that sort of wicked ness, but he takes me out and gives me oys< ters and cream while the other one's learn ing Bible verses. Every time I go with him I feel ao wicked and when the good one comes around to go over the lesson with me I feel that I am not worthy of him. Oh! what shall I do !" "Don't the good one ever set up any thing ?" asked the question man, scratch ing his chin, ■'On, no! He says that oyster houses and cream saloons are snares aud abumiua tions !" "He's right about that," murmured the question man. " And he says that I should not inflame my soul with stews or cool it off with ice cream." " Which of them has the most money ?" ; queried tbe quesliou man. " Ob, the good man has the most money," the replied. " But he never takes me to the theatre or opera. We go to church to getber, and he talks so In■autlifully of the sweet-bv-and-by. You ought to hear him !" " What does the other fellow talk about V " Oh, he always talks about rackets, and wants to know where 1 would like to go next. But I must give one of them up, and I want you to advise me which I shall keep." , " It's s pretty plain case I think," com menced tho question man. "You should hang on to the bad joun? man who sets 'em up." " Think so 1" she exclaimed, blushing with delight. "Do you think I would be happier with him J" " Stick to him until you marry the good one. Thai's obviously your duty as a ChristUn. A girl never gets so sick of any thing as a pious lover who never sets any thing up. You cling to the bad one who buys cream and oysters, and maybe you will convert him. II you don't, you've got the other fast for tbe marry whenjyou get ready to settle down," " That's what mamma said," faltered the beauty, modestly casting down her eyes. " And if you agree with her I don't see what else there is for me to do." " Strikes me that's curious advice," re marked the law reporter, as the girl went oat, " Don't you bother, young man," observed the question man with severity. " That pretty little Sunday-school teacher isn't going to marry either of them. She just wanted my advice to hold over that pious chip, and, nark my words, she'll work both of those fellows for oil tbe candy cream, oysters, matinees, operas, and things of that kind there are in the city of Brooklyn from now to the time they all go out of season." " And do you call tlvit Christian advice ?" demanded the law reporter. "Don't mind, sonny. She'll go round and tell what a nice lot of fellows we are here, and it will increace the influence of this paper among the churches more than any reporting you can do from now till that girl gets married, and don't you forget it 1" And the question man went back to his work, while the law reporter looked at him with the awe that worldly wisdom always inspires in the minds of the innocent.— " Brooklyn Eagle."

STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT* JUNE 2; 1883.

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The crown jewels of France were to be sold by public auciion at the end of April. Certain of the jewels of exceptional attistic value or historic interest will be reserved as national property. Among these are the celebrated " tfegent" diamond, which was bought by Philippe ot Orleans when Kegent from William Pitt, tho English Governor of Madras, for £137,500;' the Bword of stato,the handle of which was artistically studded with costly brilliants in 1524 ; the Mazarin diamonds, given by the great Minister to Louis XV., aud subsequently set inthat monarch's crown; the watch given by the Dey of Algiers to Louis XIV., and the " Cbimtura " ruby, which is said to be the largest engraved ruby in the world,



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