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Q U H J.J A DIE S' COLU MN I BY ONE OF THE?ELVES. ? I ,11 AN ARTIFICIAL C.U.E:;HAI:.—ror-UR ATI CC)N( ENTS. IMI'H'IVKI) MUSICAL TASTE.—Jur.iicu'd Music — BENEDICT.—BELBS.—HYACIXTBS KHES»I F ."WEKS. — GAUDEKS. — TABLE BECOIUTICXS CIUJ-BHES a LOVE OF FLOWESS.—RI.-SPOSSIJBILIT^ IN NOT TEACH SELFISHNESS.—ILL WEEDS.—- YON KEAD SOFT MATERIALS.—THE OTD I' r' v~ AND THE NEW.—ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES IN DHK^S The seasons come round, and without refaivnc" to weather, which really seems to be a iuniV i s::i>2ether quite i-nregnlated by the alnnuiC we have HI London very decided indicators of the penoa of the year in the shape of recn«ii<teci •'ivevsious and amusements. One might almost I;) a calendar of the year, beginning with Italian opera, and ending with popular concerts • n.l Koyal Institution lectures, varied in the in- rval with Horticultural fetes, Hurlingham, vev j.ariies, and the like, according to tb) MI in whicn each are due. Here we are now' ,11> commencement of the Monday and popular concert season, the Monday Pons" they are lamiliarly called, the twenty-fourth ii ot tucse successful concerts, which have )..¡Ie more to educate public taste in music mytha; else during this quarter of a centurv- I thought so on Monday evening last, as I looked < tli;- races around me in the stalls and at the KV; ants of the orchestra seats in front-the a who n-oivi there evidently enjoyed what camj to hear—there was not a sound to ba during the whole performance, no cms • :mccl to t;c tlunkmg of anything but the music c w.is wodispiay of gorgeous attire, no attempt 11 gossip or flirtation, and when Mdllc. Janotha ?!ayed Beethoven's wonderful Sonata. Appasionata ts I think only she can play it, the heavings of icr own chest, as she gave out her inspiration, in •iveral remarkable passages, seemed to be re- dlOeo in a responsive breath from the whole  A new singer, a Miss Mnnau hdœnL.ic, was well received, which must be a ? f"e.tt encouragement to a debutante, from so -•litical an audience but when she sang Mac- arren's "I arise from dreams of thee," flonged to hear Salaman's setting of the same noids. so Hod known and, to me, so beautiful Ulrl sympathetic. I suppose it is alwava i compliment and an advantage to be accoiii -'llIi,:J by ihu composer of a sung. Jlr. Hancleorger ,I:ii Ld the mtisic of his own very n.a'.v song, a sort of lullaby like Hush thee mv ?..y, but c?icd "PeaccfuHy slumber," and ?licIceliz: C, -iii- it well, with clear and grace- rul intonation, and in unaffected good style. It 3 iicli a iii-c to leave a concert room unfati- and not overdone, with a distinct and ,lelightful iniprcs-.ionofgood music, at a quarter •ast ten o'clock at. night, and to bo able to even to a suburban home without invading family anddomestic hours. As I came down die scans oi St. Jnnicss Hall the other evening -i,illlil"lltlllcr to aiiold friend on the improved and jumvuteu taste of the time, he expressed his be- ,:ef that popular musical education owed much to ul.1 Julien," as he called the well-remembered conductor and composer of twenty-live years ago. He reminded me that although Julien's own com- positions were light and par ej-cdlence only popular," he gradually introduced into his con- e't¡ I'lJni"n;; of the WtThs of the old masters of a. kind to educate and reiiny the taste of the multi- tu who hy degrees began to appreciate and r.'?r?idtha beauty and merits of really goo r.r '.c, thm b.}'¡n the f?u?datlon on which r re-, ant move classical concerts were beooino fully recognised, tir. of such charming music is a suthcient a--m t to many, who are not rich, or ex- av.t, b;:h a.e cuitivatec! and refined in taste ( hgiitcdiy in a very high upper gallery, n !-a wits in tha orchestra, for which iky p:y OP.a shilling, and hear all just as well, j not as coiafoi-tably as those in tlie S¡;VèH .V! i:q>nny stalls, or the three shilling balcony, i t h. however, that when youth is over, and im"; .'nv::e:i to personal comfort no longer re- Km: I C'usider a subscription of five guineas for y seat in the stalls during the whole series of Monday "Pupa" is a justifiable luxury to any v. sio can atiord it, for besides enjoying the con- cei is oneself there is the additional pleasure of !.mnn ing ? ftLnd with the use of the stall occa- L.)t'<I'y. I often bene?t by the practice of this 'un.hibie desii ? on the part of others. riincH this time last year, when I was rejoicing I over a choice collection of bulbs the annual ojler- ing '? a g?neroua bachelor friend, he has become a b. n?ict, and as sa?v the nuptIal knot tied ei ily in tho nimmer, I t'louglifc to myse'f, "No more lovely hyacinllis, and crocuses, and lilies for we I judged him tvrongly, however. He is nor. yet AV caned from all the good habits of single life, whatever may have become of cl/o bad ones, for I have just received a larger ana hner selection than usual, and he begs me to take especial care as to the planting of the "lilinm auratum" bulbs, which he expects to produce extremely fine flowers next year. So J am very busy in my little conservatory and garden, putting my bulbs into pots, with good suitable mould, and then arranging them in a snug corner in the garden, on a plateau of fine cinders, with which also they are covered up. There 1 shall keep them for about six weeks, Vi'lieu I hope the roots will be well established, and the pots may be carried into the v/jiSt'i'iv.cnry, w here the light will dcvelope the j :\i n colouring matter, or chlorophyll in the ".endvr spike, which will be just above the sur- face, pale and wan for want of sunbeams, ("I!y v.trnitli and light to grow up ].¡I;'¡¡.r and to produce its smooth green leaves ¡ perfumed flower. I prefer growing LulLs in eti-ili rather than in water, as many do, ou,Ii the numerous varieties of pretty hyacinth basics now to be had, and the ease with which i hey can thus be grown, are temptations to fill one's windows with them, often to the exclusion or fresh air, for it is a matter of some trouble i i i cniove the row of floral glasses in order to open liiwindow. So I avoi(I such possible ii-iterference i-.iili the proper ventilation of my sitting room, j :.til l even if the pretty bulbs be thus cultivated it is well to keep them in the dark for v.eoks, eo that their roots may grow strong fore ex; o*:i:ig them to the light and developing I .118 practice of growing hyacinths v.i d .tes from 1734, and a pleasanter device i'ond dccoration Las never been in •. i .i. The dreariest back room is converted i s.vt.c:\b]e apartment, when the sweefc rir;):.? ..),? bridit pr«s->uce of such flowers as J I' i. ;"t.' I' II '1 there. But to be charm- jl flowers must be fresh, and the water in i,iL,it be clear and pure, hence it i lnt tilt growing bulbs, the roots of which, as 7 hoy grew, give out oxygen in the water and keep • flesh, are so much less trouble than are cut ti '.vers, the gradual decomposition of whose steins is communicated to the water in which they stane, s id this necessitates a daily change. It is to me as pressing to enter a room in which withered .!i\tl dead flowers are allowed to remain, hanging their faded heads, and emitting anything but a. vweet savi;ur, as it is reviving and pleasant to sit ) the hirnblest cottage parlour where simplest, of these "bright children of the "1 th" are tenderly cared for and arranged. charities that soothe:aml heal and bless l' scattered at the feet of man—like flowers. All our little and even big gardens are looking VM-V desuL?e just liJIN- notwithstanding the very )¡dh1 weather uf the last few weeks. But yester- ,;tY, however, I saw the last rose of summer m a jiiend's garden at Sydenham, and I also picked a "Hill-blown strawberry blossom from the bed where n 1 had stained my fingers with tho red j.:I'*t' of the delicious ripe fruit. Ferns are very satisfactory at this time of year, :md repny all the care one may have taken of in the of suinmer heat, which they do with a few crysanthemums iiich can be bought for a trifle, their pretty green fronds make a great display. Every 3,C.ill at this time w hen rnsss of flowers are unattai able, and even growing flowering plants scarce, I rejoice in my large china bowl in wh persistently I grow delicate and pretty ferns ilie centre of my dinner table with or withcu he addition of a few coloured sprays oi blossom, it always looks fresh and pleasant, and is sufficient decoration for ordinary occasions without constant trouble, It is well to encourage the love of flowers in chit- dren, but I think it also well never to allow them to be recklessly plucked and neglected. EvelY nursery should have its CO," olement of flower vases, or little mugs, or some receptacles, in which the flowers gathered in a country walk, ( can be easily put into water and kept, and ad- mired for their beauty, if not studied for their botanical structure. It always grieves me to see dear little hands encouraged to grasp ruthlesiY I at masses of floral luxuriance, only to toss thcm I alde without thought or care. Lessons of responsibility, care, and loving thoug?, all may be taught in the nursery wnicn are 110t forgotten through life. Flowers, anc. pet domestic animals, which are the natui. sources of joy to a child, should at the very mi- that he loves them most and is most impression- able, never be allowed to minister ts a se » ■ desire for possession with no corresponding duè; or sacrifice attached to the claim. The vel' leason imperceptibly learnt by giving fresh wa ti. lo the sweet flowe, 01' fresh seed and groantbd to the Tame nd a due Mention b pussy's WANT* even before the little one's i 'ourite \bl?N 1 very much to root u;, M UIV of the ill weeds Wmch "grow apace in the hU ew o tihfSul "?\ and SCSUer theIr bitter fruit on  many g00d and ?"? mothers unin- ?nt_on?ly encourage the Sl'owch of this very Ivlld of selfishne? in the mu.?y, by their ove^ are and devotion When children see that every- tinng and everybody is made subservient to them 1- '1. uy tneir mother s conduct, are they not likely to grow up wUh the notion that it must always be This is one reason, I suppose, why large families are said to turn out best in the world. They aave had some experience of the uns and fl'j-n-iis, and wholesome neg'ect of life, even before ^n«y leave ths nursery. Happy are the children w 10 are taught to regard another's happiness and c'Jmfort before their own, both by mother and father. It is a good thing for the little ones to tfcel that mother always thinks of father first," and that "father always keeps the best and nicest thing for mother, if we want it ever so." Such lessons are not lost; and the perception that even in their own home there is some one of niore importance than themselves is likely to a fleet their characters in all subsequent relations in life. i am reminded of a little fellow who, loathing instruction, declined to be taught to read or write, and on remonstrating with him as to the probable consequences of his ignorance when he grew to be a man, I was told but people will never know --they will never ask me a1)1 it it as you do. Polite people never (lo-to persons. No one ever calls on you and says Penelope, can you read and write ?' and so no one knows." i-i-fiiii his point this was unanswerable, so 1 had to take another line of argument. word or two about dress before I finish thli letter. There is but little variety in out-of-door costumes but I notice that for all occasions soft clinging- materials are preferred to stiff unyielding fabrics. Even for the evening, artistic effects, w. li i ii are unconsciously studied, forbid the use of stiffened muslins or tarlatan such as used to be worn. Hoft India muslin of all shades from creamy white to delicate pink, blue, and mauve is very pretty, and remains in condition much longer than the fussy tarlatan which some one suggested to me, though cheaper, was like the" love which lasts for a day;" whilst more expensive and old fashioned India. muslin, resembles the rarer variety, which lasts alway." I have had an exhaustive paper sent to me by a lady artist well qualified to give sugges- tions and opinions on beauty in dress. It is tf-)a long to quote here in e;-f-HSo, but I will shortly give it in abstract for the benefit of those who want to know the true principles of beautiful and artistic dressing, and I think there are many who would gladly be free from mere conventional fashion and the dressmaker's tyranny. FF-NELOPE. London, Thursday. PE.I/'ELOPE.

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