THE BELLE OF A SEASON.

The Hall OR FEED THE BIRD THAT AT HER VOICE WOULD IN ITS PRISON-CAGE REJOICE

The Presentation SHE BENDS BEFORE OUR GENTLE QUEEN THE YOUNGEST, FAIREST, EVER SEEN

The Toilet NOW AT HER MIRROR STANDS OUR MARY LIKE CINDERELLA DRESSED BY FAIRY!

The Ball AS MARY, AT HER MOTHER’S SIDE, WALKED GRACEFULLY, HER SUITORS VIED.

The Opera BRISK MUSIC GAYER SCENES ANNOUNCES AND IN A HALF-DRESSED DANSEUSE BOUNCES

The Maiden’s Chamber HERE GAY AND PLACID SPEED THE HOURS AMONG HER MUSIC, BOOKS, AND FLOWERS

The Declaration MARK YONDER YOUTH ON WHOSE FOND ARM LEANS ONE ENRICHED WITH EVERY CHARM

The Bride AND NOW IN SPOTLESS GARB ARRAYED, WAS NEVER SEEN A FAIRER MAID.

1. It is a Rabbinical tradition, that one of the questions which the Queen of Sheba submitted for consideration to Solomon the Wise took the form of a couple of wreaths—the one of natural, the other of artificial flowers. The monarch, unable to decide between nature and art, called in the aid of a swarm of bees, which, by settling upon the genuine wreath, saved the King of Judah’s reputation for wisdom.

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4. The king of the humming-birds—remarkable among that gay tribe for the superior brilliancy of his plumage.