quitted the roof under which he was to have found a home, until the return of his father had permitted the celebration of his nuptials at Cassel;-true, he had faithfully promised to write to Theresa every other day, and as faithfully had he kept this promise for one week; during the next, a single letter of a few lines informed her, that his business at Prague was not yet settled, and he knew not when it would be; and in the course of the succeeding three weeks a few lines, even more brief, hastily and carelessly written, and cold in their expression, bade the fond anxious girl not expect him yet, indeed he knew not when he should be able to return, but not to fret, and to hope in any case for the best!--Good God! how infinitely agonizing are letters such as these from those whom we adore! By turns the impassioned spirit languishes for the presence of the object, loved beyond life itself, and sickens in disgust, indignation, and despair, at the cold, heartless, deliberate villany, that object displays! Theresa became alarmed, and, more so, when another month brought another letter, stating, in similar cool, hasty, and indifferent terms, that as he (the count) should probably, in the arrangement of his business, be obliged to travel, that is, to flit about from place to place, he scarce knew whither, Theresa, after a certain day (which he named, and which terminated his intended three months' visit to Prague) had better not address any more letters to him at his lodgings in the city, but wait until he again wrote to her from some other place, and stated where a letter was likely to reach him. "Will it be believed, gentlemen, that from this period until-but I must not anticipate (To be conclued.) CHIT-CHAT. - In PROPOSALS FOR AN AMERICAN NATIONAL COSTUME. a late number of the American Ladies' Magazine, it is proposed, 1st. That no lady shall wear more than seven colors at the same time-that being enough to form a rainbow. 2nd. No lady shall wear colored or clouded stockings under a white dress. 3rd. No married lady shall appear in a pink bonnet; and 4th. No lady, who hopes to be married, shall wear the hem of her gown above her ancles. KING'S BIRTH-DAY.-The anniversary of this day was celebrated on the 21st of August, at Windsor Castle, with much splendour. Their Majesties, accompanied by a very numerous train of royal and noble personages, drove, in the morning, through the town of Windsor and down the long walk to Virginia Water. Their Majesties afterwards entertained a large party to dinner in St. George's Hall, the whole length of which was occupied by the table, which was splendidly laid out and decorated. In the evening, about two hundred were added to the party, and the three drawing. rooms, the corridor, and the refreshment room, were brilliantly illuminated. DUCHESS OF KENT.-The birth-day of the duchess was celebrated at Cowes on the 17th of August, with much animation and rejoicing. The squadron, consisting of thirty sail, the club-house, and Cowes castle, all hoisted the royal standard, and the shipping in the harbour all hoisted their colors. At half-past twelve the Emerald yacht with their royal highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria sailed through the fleet. Several of the nobility and gentry visited their royal highnesses on board their_yacht, and in the evening a large party were invited to Norris Castle; among whom were the Duke of Norfolk, Earls Ilchester, Durham, and Belfast, and Lord Yarborough. A sailing match, between the pilots of the port, took place in the early part of the day, with which the Princess Victoria seemed highly delighted. DONNA MARIA.-The new Queen of Portugal is on her way to Lisbon accompanied by the Duke of Leuchtenberg, to whom, it is said, the Queen has promised her hand on the final settlement of affairs in Portugal. The Duke is the son of Eugene Beauharnois, and grandson of the Empress Josephine. SEEKERS OF TREASURES.-The March of Intellect is rather behind hand in Germany, as appears by the following occurance-A society of eighteen individuals has been formed at Seligenstadt, with the title of Seekers of Treasures. They lately visited an old chapel of the town, said to be haunted by a spirit, who declared that 233,000 florins were buried in the place, and having dug very deep in search of them, their labors were arrested by the arrival of the police, who com mitted the sacriligeous seekers". to the common jail, THE WINTER THEATRES.-Mr. Bunn, who has been some time in Paris, has offered Rossini 20,000 francs to write an opera for the English stage, which will be produced about April next. There is not the least idea of opening the two theatres on alternate nights, except at the very beginning of the season, as has always been customary; after that, each theatre will be open nightly. It is said, that Mr. Bunn intends to represent the legitimate drama exclusively at Drury Lane, and spectacle at Covent Garden. VAUXHALL has just terminated its hundredth year, which has been celebrated by a "Centenary Jubilee" on a magnificent scale. Visitors were admitted at one-fourth the usual prices. LONDON BRIDGE CHAPEL.-In the seventeeth century a really elegant chapel was situated on the east side of London Bridge, and houses lined both sides of this great thoroughfare. That the chapel had some pretentions to beauty must be admitted from the annexed view of its interior, which is an exact copy from an old print published at the time it stood; the houses had shops attached to them and a great quantity of business was done in them. From the constantly crowded state of the present structure it is evident that the traffic, at that period, must have been very different to what it is now. L. 33. 2. I NATIONAL GALLERY.-It is doubtful whether there will be any new building appropriated to the reception of this valuable collection. The expense of the erection in Trafalgar Square is objected to by government, and a proposal has been suggested of altering Whitehall to fit it for the purpose. This is an economy which reflects no credit on the proposers; let us have a suitable erection or none at all. MADAME SCHROEDER.-This celebrated German actress is said to be the nearest approach to Miss O'Neil of any since her time. She is unfortunately very ordinary, we had almost said ugly, but her declamation is so good, and her pathos so natural and affecting, that you entirely forget her want of beauty. PARISIAN CORRESPONDENCE. Rue Saint Dominique, Faubourg St. Germain, MY DEAR FRIEND, I will, if possible, assist your taste in furnishing your new mansion, by describing, as minutely as I can, what is most fashionable here; that is to say, in one circle, for the hotels of the Chaussée d'Antin, and the Faubourg Saint Germain are, generally speaking, the antipodes to each other. The latter as a mark that their tastes are not less royalist than their principles adopt, the heavy but magnificent stile that characterized the commencement of Louis XIV's reign, or the gothic one of the twelfth century, with, however, this difference, that the sofas, chairs, &c. &c. are smaller, but the materials, the carving, and all the decorations, are so perfectly imitated, that, in entering one of these saloons, it does not require much stretch of imagination to fancy oneself transported some ages back. The saloon of a rich banker's wife will, I think, give you an idea of what is most elegant in the modern taste. The paper has a white glazed ground, strewed with gold flowers and green foilage. A green gauze curtain is crossed by one of white gauze, each bordered with white silk figured in green and gold. The curtain rings are concealed by palm branches, the leaves of which are green and gold. The ottomans and chairs are of white cashmere, with galoons corresponding to the borders of the curtains. The tables, consoles, and chimney piece are marble of the most dazzling whiteness. The carpet is from the manufactory of Sevres, it has a green ground, strewed with bouquets of flowers so exquisitely natural, that they lose nothing by a comparison with those in the jardi nieres, placed between the windows and in the corners. And here I must observe that cheap as flowers, comparatively speaking, are in Paris, yet the quantity employed to decorate an apartment renders them a most expensive piece of luxury, particularly as our high fashionables have only the rarest.. A good many ladies employ artificial flowers scented to resemble nature, and this is perhaps a saving plan, for they are not an extravagant price and appear fresh and blooming for a long time, Indeed, owing to the clearness of the air, which is comparatively free from smoke, every article, either of dress or furniture, appears fresh and clean for more than double the time it would in London. The rage for fancy black which has distinguished our toilettes for some time, has also crept into our ameuble mens; many of our fashionables have their saloons hung with paper of a black ground, strewed with bouquets of flowers in very vivid colors: the patterns are frequently the same as those of the silks or muslins employed for ladies' dresses; this is particularly the case with what is called muslin paper, it resembles gauze or lace laid on colored silk. Our most stylish dining-rooms and bed-chambers are furnished in the English style, except that. in the latter, comfort is sometimes sacrificed to that love of shew for which the French are so remarkable. I took your advice in leaving Paris during the great week, much against Mr. B's will, and as nothing did actually happen, he has triumphed unmercifully over me ever since. However I do not repent of what he calls my pusilanimity, for, independently of my having escaped three days of alarm and agitation, which to one so nervous as I am might have had serious consequences, we have passed three weeks delightfully at the chateau of the Comte de S. I think I never saw the French to so much advantage as I did in this visit. They probably appeared to greater from the |