ing. Whilst he continued to seek and to enjoy her society, Madeline continued to feel the charm working, the indefinable and omnipotent charm that hs presence had for her; and she would have returned home again to endure on- but with comparatively tranquil feelings. She saw him turn coldly from her, and she felt then, for the first time, as if he had been deliberately trifling with her feelings, and were wearied of doing so; and this added to her suffering the agony of bitter mortification and self-contempt-and those feelings are torture to a woman. I knew what she suffered then by the few, the very few words that were wrung from her quivering lips, that sounded like reproach to one whom she idolized. She had thought she possessed his real friendship, and that he valued her friendship. When his change of manner denied that belief, life had nothing more to offer her. When old Mr. Vernon laid his daughter in the green churchyard some months afterwards, no one said that she died of a broken heart. I believe they talked of rapid decline having carried her off, and said there was consumption in her mother's family. But Aunt Mary remembered the little country inn, and she knew that the image which had sunk into Madeline's soul had remained there, and had weighed her down till she died. Let this slight sketch of Madeline Vernon's fate be a warning to those who thoughtlessly and wantonly trifle with such sacred and uncontrollable feelings as the heart's affections. I do not speak to those who deliberately do this, finding pleasure in the torture of others. I speak to those who, like Charles Percival, intend no evil; but who have been gifted by nature with a warm, affectionate heart, with unbounded fascination of mind and manner, and who find a tempting excitement in trying to work on the feelings of every attractive woman whom they meet. Repentance comes to such an one when the blighting effects of his work are too visible to be overlooked, but that repentance comes too late to heal the broken heart. Madeline's fate was to him a passing sorrow, but certainly a sorrow, for in his inmost heart he condemned himself. He might have known from the beginning that she was neither by nature nor education one of those with whom such intercourse as they had held together could be lightly held suddenly broken-and then quietly forgotten. He did know that the impression he had made on her soul was not transient, and the more he felt this-yea, the more the earnestness of her nature became apparent to him-the more irresistible it had seemed to be to him to draw out that nature, to mingle his spirit with hers-until the moment came when her anguish became visible to his searching eye, and he turned suddenly from her. The sunshine gone, the flower droops and dies, and Madeline died gently; while he turned to his wife, and forgot, in her deep love, the unwelcome but passionate emotions that he had wantonly done his best to excite in another, and then left to consume her. Look into your husband's soul, loving and pure wife It bears traces of God's workmanship still, and, whatever the errors of his early life may have been, your gentle voice, your holy example, your devoted affection, may still present that soul pure before its God. Madeline Vernon will not rise to accuse him at that day. THE FIRST OF MAY. HERE, sisters dear, we'll greet the morn, For this, you know, is the first of May. For this, you know, is the first of May. Hark! what notes from the woodland dim! For this, you know, is the first of May. How merrily rings the old church bell, For this, you know, is the first of May. LOVE AND PEARLS. 'Tis said when Love was but a child, And took him up to heaven dreaming! QUALLON. Literature. A Manual of the First Principles of Drawing, with the Rudiments of Perspective, and the use of the Lead Pencil. Reeves and Sons, 113, Cheapside. Our perusal of this work has afforded us much pleasure and gratification. The want of such an ouvrage has been long felt by a very large class of the community, and we are sure it will meet with a cordial reception, more particularly by those who have and are about to study that delightful amusement, the art of drawing. The author, Mr. C. H. Weigall, from his great experience as an artist, has been enabled to overcome all difficulties, and to present the most ready and easy method to the pupil both in sketches and diagrams, of which there are a very large number, designed and executed in a style expressly for early study, thereby, through the facility so clearly shown, to offer an inducement to pupils and young beginners to proceed with their practice, which, if followed, would be sure to succeed under such able tuition as that of the author. We have been overwhelmed with astonishment at the very moderate price (1s.) of the book which contains so much in bulk and intrinsic merit. New Music. "Cavatine de Perles Melodiques-Fantasies No. 2. Crociato. Meyerbeer. Ewer and Co., 390, Oxford Street. We have been much struck with the beauty of this grand fantasie; the arrangement is perfect, and we may safely say it only requires to be seen and heard, to be at once apppreciated. No. 4. A Bliemi auss Letzte Fensterli. Lachner.-A very graceful companion-piece to the above. We may pronounce it to be an ouvrage of the greatest merit, and should it not become one of the favourites of the drawing-room we shall be much mistaken. The Ghost Scene. Boosey and Sons, 28, Holles Street.--From the ghost scene in the "Corsican Brothers," which is the subject of the present morceau. As a grand pianoforte piece it will be found to be sufficiently striking to excite wonder and surprise. Many of the passages are exceedingly brilliant, and the vignette title of the ghost itself, throws a truth on the affair, which ends better in fiction than reality. The Myrtle Wreath. Jewell and Letchford, Soho Square.-This graceful and pleasing waltz has been several times performed before the public, and has met with much applause. The style is pleasing, with good point. The Pale Blue Light. Cocks and Co.-Miss Dolby has been very successful in singing this attractive morceau. It is a descriptive song, and carries with it more than common interest. The frontispiece of a ship in distress is beautifully lithographed. Eugenie, Valse Imperiale. Boosey and Sons, 28, Holles Street, Oxford Street.—If it be possible to throw in the style and character of a subject into music, it will be found in the "Valse Imperiale." There is an echo of grandeur throughout which reflects much credit on the composer. The portrait also of the French Empress is an excellent likeness. Europa, Galop de Concert, par Gollmick. Boosey and Sons, 28, Holles Street, Oxford Street.-All the world will be in love with this splendid "Galop de Concert." As a modern composition it bids fair to become one of the first of the season. Many of the passages are unique and novel. Paris Fashions for May, 1853. (From our own Correspondent.) Rue de Richelieu, à Paris, Avril 27. MA CHERE AMIE,-You should have received this letter yesterday had the disturbance at the post office not caused a delay. For spring costume, chapeaux and capotes, paille d'Italie and paille de riz are decidedly already en vogue. It is said that the various kinds of fancy chapeaux so much in request last spring, will be entirely out of favour this year, and that the fancy chapeaux that will succeed them will neither be so numerous nor so much in favour. Silk will be more in favour for capotes, and satin, we mean white, pale blue, and pink, will be in favour during this month, and probably for part of June. Some of the Florence straw chapeaux exhibited at Longchamps, are trimmed on the exterior with feathers of the willow form, but longer and more slender than I have before seen them; they are composed of the beards of marabouts, and are lightly spotted with one of the colours of a knot of ribbon that attaches the plume to the chapeau. A great many spring capotes will be composed of gros de Naples, or taffeta. Capotes bouillonnees are expected to retain their vogue; others that will be much in request have the material fluted on the brim. Flowers.-Early spring flowers will be most in request for paille de chapeaux at this season, but to the exclusion of others. I have seen several chapeaux trimmed on the exterior with wreaths, or sprigs of lilac; sometimes white and lilac are mingled, but the latter are never employed for the interior of the brim; it is an unbecoming colour next the face; very few complexions will bear it; daisies, or crocuses, are generally substituted. I have noticed several garnitures of roses, of the smaller kind, mingled with whitethorn or fruit-blossoms, or ornamental grasses. Sleeves. For under-sleeves the full bouffant, confined at the wrist, is much more worn than in the early part of the winter, and is beginning again to replace the pagoda; it is often finished with a band covered with the little tucks, or an elastic ribbon bracelet with flowing ends, or a flat bow mixed with narrow black lace. N. S. VOL. XXXIV. с с Materials, &c.-Among the novelties of the season some French cashmere spring shawls have appeared; they are of a slighter texture than those of India, but quite as fine, and in the same pattern; the grounds are white, light green, and blue Imperial. The patterns are less crowded than those on the real cashmeres; and as the ground is more seen, the effect is lighter and more in accordance with the present general style. I have especially noticed for carriage dress, some mantes recently worn; the fronts slope gradually down from the back to the knee, and are something less than a half-quarter in width at the bottom: they are arranged quite high in the neck, with a pelerine of a small size, but of the same form as the mante, and are composed of gros de Printemps, a very rich plain silk. Mantles.-I shall be much mistaken should mantles not be in great favour; very broad black lace will be the most fashionahle trimming. The short Talma mantle, made in rich satin or silk, trimmed with lace three-quarters of a yard deep, and having a lace hood, is very stylish. Ball Costume.-A great many dresses are composed of white tarlatane with a double skirt, a hem to each skirt, and above the hem three or five narrow rolls of satin or ribbon; the corsage has folds before and behind, short sleeves ornamented with rolls of ribbon similar to those on the skirts; and sash with long ends fastened in front. Caps.---Those now mostly worn are small, and composed of guipure lace, or lace with deep festooned edges; for evening they must be composed of blond, trimmed with gold or silver gauze ribbons, and elegant flowers. Canezous.-Canezous are a good deal worn with sleeves of the pagoda form. When the canezou is high, the collar is rather large and squared at the sides; the open ones have a row of lace round the neck and down the front; the latter are considered to be more dressy for the evening. For evening toilette, the draperies or folds on the corsage are generally worn. Basques are as much worn as ever; but tight or full bodies, the lat ter with a band and buckle, or in thin materials, with a sash, are not at all out of fashion, and have the advantage of taking less stuff and trimming. Morning Visiting Costume.-For the morning a dress of dark green silk is very fashionable arranged up to the throat with basquine, and ornamented from the top to the waist with a row of buttons and two rows of quilled ribbon the same colour as the gown, placed on the front in such a manner as to represent revers; this mode is superior in style to the quite plain body. Materials à disposition are still en vogue for dresses; some have patterns woven in the skirt representing flounces; those with flounces have narrow stripes woven at the edges. Adieu ma chère, Aime toujours ton amie, |