rected, and reported that that day four weeks came on Thursday. "Then," said the judge, "Mr. Green, if you please, you will be hung this day four weeks at twelve o'clock." The attorney-general, James Turney, Esq., here interposed and said, "May it please the court, on occasions of this sort it is usual for courts to pronounce a formal sentence, to remind the prisoner of his perilous condition, to reprove him for his guilt, and to warn him against the judgment in the world to come." "Oh, Mr. Turney," said the judge, "Mr. Green understands the whole matter; he knows he has got to be hung. You understand it, Mr. Green, don't you?" "Certainly," said the prisoner. Four weeks from that day Mr. Green was hung, but not so much to his own satisfaction as his appearance promised on the day of his conviction. THESE are queer queries: Is death's door opened with a skeleton key? Would you say a lady was dressed loud who was covered all over with bugles? Is there any truth in the report that the Arabs who live in the desert have sandy hair? In selling a Newfoundland dog, do you know whether it is valued according to what it will fetch, or what it will bring? A NEW translation of the Bible making its appearance, in which the passage "Be instant in season and out of season" is rendered "Be on . hand conveniently and inconveniently," the Observer intimates that "Go forward" should read "Go ahead," and "Yea, Lord," give place to "Yes, Sir-ree." WE have from Albany, our goodly capital, where the wits of men are sharpened into a keenness of practice in the way of getting the start of one another, some facts of late occurrence that exceed any thing that happened under the Old Regency. T. B. Jones, Esq., being indebted to his political friend, Mr. Brown, in the sum of $25,000, gets Mr. Brown's assistance to get a good fat contract, out of which Mr. Jones makes $40,000; and, instead of paying his obliging friend what he now doubly owes him, he makes it all over to his young and lovely niece, and sets off to Washington to spend the winter. Mr. Brown is very much cut-up at the conduct of Mr. Jones, whose ingratitude is only equaled by his cunning; but Mr. Brown consoles himself in his disappointment by making love to the lovely niece of the defaulting creditor, and after a short courtship he marries her, and proceeds with his bride to Washington to spend the rest of the winter. T. B. Jones, Esq., is red with wrath when he meets the happy couple, and uses many words which have a great resemblance to profane swearing; while his niece, the smiling bride, is quite unable to understand why her generous uncle should settle upon her the sum of $40,000, and then be offended because she bestows it on the husband of her choice, and his friend too! BREAKFAST FOR A YOUNG LADY.-"Waiter, you may bring me a Steak, and a Lamb Chop, and a bit of broiled Chicken, and, and, that's all, Waiter, except an Omelet and the Rolls and Muffins; and the Coffee, Waiter, let it be very hot and strong." SALLY (loquitur).-"I wish Mr. Smith would get another bottle of Balm of a Thousand Flowers-it do give one such a sweet breath!" "Yes, Ma'am, I'm goin'. I won't poke myself up in the country. Folks as I lives with allus goes to Newport in September." Furnished by Mr. G. BRODIE, 51 Canal Street, New York, and drawn by VOIGT from actual articles of Costume. FIGURES 1, 2, AND 3.-PROMENADE DRESS AND CHILDREN'S COSTUMES. “WH HAT is to be the fashion for cloaks?" is the most usual question addressed at this season to our modistes. By way of answer, we present delineations of two, of different styles, which can not fail to be favorites. In Figure 1 the cloak is of stone-colored ladies' cloth, elegantly embroidered; the cape is cross-laced, and furnished with tassels, and ends in tabs, cut pointed at the bottom. The shape behind is similar, the points forming very nearly a right angle. The Bonnet is of buff reps, with black velvet tabs, and is trimmed with blonde and fern leaves. The dress is of Lyons taffeta, with very full under-sleeves, closed at the wrist, with revers. Figure 4 represents a cloak of moire and velvet, with buttons of the same materials, of a style entirely new. The centre is of one material, with a wide border of the other. The drops are made to match. Buttons of this and other styles will be much used as trimmings; as will fringes also. Cloth may be very properly used for the material of such a cloak. A very pleasing traveling cloak, which space will not allow us to illustrate, is composed of gray cloth, having a drawn hood, adorned with a noud and with streamers at the back. The skirt falls full, without plaits; is very long, and somewhat deeper behind than before. The sleeves fit easily at the top, but become wide and flowing, so that they reach the bottom of the skirt when the arms are crossed. The INFANT'S DRESS is of merino, of robin's-egg color, with ruches, and bows of taffeta. The GIRL'S DRESS consists of a basque of black silk. The body is high, with bretelles, ornamented with a tie and floats of black velvet. The sleeves and basque are apparently slit open from the indentures of the Vandyke; this appearance is confirmed by the black velvet buttons placed there. The undersleeves are puffed; the skirt of glacé, striped violet and green, with two flounces. When the hair will not curl, a style of arrangement very becoming to some faces is to bring it over the ears with a round roll, without forming it into a knot, covering it with a black velvet bow, with loops and loose ends. The CAP forms a bouillonnée of illusion tulle, lozenge shaped, inclosing a crown of the same, upon which is a plait of black velvet and rose or straw colored ribbons. Through the bouillon is drawn a transparent of satin ribbon, forming a bow upon the opposite side where the ends emerge. Strings of the same. Frills of black and white lace, with tabs of black lace behind, and an ornament of gauze leaves and pensile straw flowers, complete the ornaments of the head-dress. |