THE LONDON AND PARIS LADIES' MAGAZINE OF FASHION, POLITE LITERATURE, ET C. NOVEMBER, MDCCCL. affords several advantages. It protects the TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. have been at considerable pains to procure distinctive feature for this month's Magane, and we feel great satisfaction in being le to present authentic particulars, in Mr. xton's own words, of the "Chrystal Pae," together with a handsome Steel En-lights a similar provision is made, and a very see our brave young king." wing of the same, which has been got up at copious supply in the centre aisle; these will at expense, and will be supplied to each all open and shut in the easiest possible manner, by a very simple machinery. The bscriber at 3d.-considerably less than cost transept is 72 feet wide, and 108 feet high, ice. with a circular roof to enclose the large elm trees opposite Prince's Gate. ING that anything authentic connected "SHOULD you like to be a queen, Christina?" heir." "And you will not render us the hap- 66 66 66 Bravely resolved, sweetheart," cried Von Hesse, stepping from behind the arras. "It is worth playing at hide-and-seek, to hear you advocate a cause so hopeless as mine." "Hopeless! why the battle is half won. My father's anger is like the dew upon the grass, which the first sunny smile evaporates. Prithee, do not sigh and fold your arms, and look so sentimentally solemn. Love will pay the piper, and we shall yet dance to a merry tune." "You suffer hope to deceive you, Christina. I know brow of the prime minister of Sweden dark-your father better. Ah, Christina! you will ened. "And pray who is the favoured Ado-not be able to refuse the magnificent bribe he nis?" Christina blushed, looked enchantingly will offer in exchange for the warm heart and simple, and redoubled the caresses she was be- devoted attachment of your cousin." "I perstowing on her dog. The Count repeated the ceive that you are determined that I shall inquestion. "My cousin Adolphus Von Hesse." crease the list of faithless lovers," said Chris"You have not been so foolish as to fall in love tina, pouting, "in spite of the late convincing with that boy?” Boy, indeed! No, I walked proof you so treacherously obtained of my coninto love with him; for I cannot remember the stancy." "Dearest love, you mistake my day when he first appeared lovely in my eyes." meaning. Dry these tears, Christina: I am "Nonsense! You have been brought up to- not Stoic enough to withstand such eloquence." gether. 'Tis a mere sisterly regard.' "I"Why did you cause them to flow?" said should be very sorry if Adolphus was my Christina, still sobbing. "Was it merely to brother." "But the youth is portionless indulge in the levity of kissing them away; or has no other maintenance than his commission were you jealous of some imaginary rival? and my bounty." "He is handsome and What think you of that antidote to the tender brave; and when I discovered that he had fine emotions of the heart. Count Ericson ?" eyes, and that they spoke the most eloquent 'Ah, Christina! Why that sigh, Adollanguage in the world, I never examined the phus?" "Your father will introduce to you, depth of his purse." "My dear girl, you must to-night, a new lover, and I-I shall be forforget him," said the Count, passing his arm gotten." "You deserve the fate you anticitenderly round her waist. "My good sire, I pate, for entertaining these unjust suspicions. don't mean to try. You are not indifferent But, you are a man-and I forgive you." to his amiable qualities, and love him your- "Then you really love me, Christina?" 99 66 "We father will not at present consent to our union; I will never wed without his approval, he is so kind-so good-I am his only child. No, no The young soldier frowned, and walked several times hastily across the room, at every turn stopping to contemplate the fair tyrant who held his heart in her chains. Christina was trying to look grave: but the roguish dimples, which gave such a charm to her rosy mouth, were ready to expand at the first provocation, into a hearty laugh. It was impossible for the little beauty to look sad for two minutes together. Von Hesse was in no laughing mood. He was in the very heroics of love; and his distorted fancy magnified the reason able impediments to his union with Christina into mountains, guarded by those hope-extinguishing monsters, ambition and avarice. Ig. norant of her father's design, and firmly confiding in his parental love, Christina saw no difficulty in the matter and she was greatly diverted by the perplexed and jealous askances of her lover. Von Hesse was out of humour. He dared not complain of Christina's coldness: and he, therefore, endeavoured to draw upon her compassion by railing at himself. 64 'Christina, I have suffered a fatal passion to mislead me. I will not repay the debt of gratitude I owe your father by robbing him of his child. Farewell, Christina. I go to join my regiment. Should I fall in battle, sometimes think of Von Hesse." His voice faltered-the tears rushed into Christina's eyes-Von Hesse was at her feet. All his magnanimous resolutions vanished, and the lovers parted more enamoured with each other than ever. which all women secretly love to receive. Her 'My lord," said the minister, striving to modify the rising choler of his guest," you must pay no heed to my daughter's impertinences. Her knowledge of battles and conquerors is confined to the chess-board. On that limited sphere she enacts the general so well, that even an old soldier like me finds some difficulty in taming her audacity." Ericson regained his composure, and, turning to the laughter-loving Christina with more gallantry than she had imagined him capable of displaying, challenged her to play a game with him. "With all my heart," said Christina; but if I should beat you?" In spite of her lover's jealous fears, the spirit" of coquetry induced her to bestow an extra ten "It would not be the first time that I have minutes on the business of the toilette; and been vanquished by you, Lady Christina,” said when she entered the hall, where supper was Ericson, looking her full in the face. Christia prepared, for her father and his solitary guest, coloured, and cast her eyes to the ground, oiy w th unusual magnificence, she looked perfectly to flash them again upon the Count with a prod captivating. The stranger advanced to meet glance of mingled coquetry and disdain. Bu her, and in an awkward manner, led her to her the ice was broken-the bashful youth had seat at the head of the table. Great was Chris-gained more confidence; and he met her indig tina's disappointment in recognizing, in her new nation with an expression of admiration and lover, an old familiar face. Count Ericson!" delight. "There is more mettle in this proud she muttered to herself: "what does my father officer than I imagined," thought Christ na, as mean by introducing such a dull wooer to he took his seat at the chess-board; me?" father taught me to play a dangerous game, wiping her glowing cheek with her hand, and fixing her eyes immoveably on the board, cetermined, out of pure contradiction, to play as expertly as she possibly could, to mortify her opponent. The game, however, required particular skill to insure a conquest on her part. His moves were made without jug ment: they were rash, and easily counterplanned. "My queen gives check to the king," said Christina, with a triumphant air. "Far tyrant," said the defeated, "do not you wish that you could make the king your prisoner?" "No; it is enough that I have him in my power." "Most completely," said Ericson, rising and pushing the board from him 'you have checkmated me." And who was Count Ericson? Patience, gentle reader :-a tall, raw-boned youth, in a Captain's uniform, with large blue eyes, a high aquiline nose, ruddy cheeks, and yellow curling hair; slovenly in his dress, ungraceful in all his movements, and so blunt and uncourteous in conversation, that he had long been Christina's butt and aversion. For some weeks past this half-grown man had been a constant visitor at If Adolphus was inclined to despair of the her father's table, with whom he was often closuccess of his suit, Christina, on the other seted for hours. Christina, out of very mischief, hand, was too sanguine in believing that small had played off upon this luckless wight, all her opposition would be made to her wishes. The artillery of bright glances, and wreathed smiles, influence she maintained over her father was without being able to extort from him a single great; but it was not without limitation. She compliment. He would sit and stare at her reigned an absolute queen over his household. for hours, without speaking a word, and someHer comfort, her taste, and her inclinations, times, but this was seldom the case, he had conwere consulted in everything; but her power descended to laugh at her bright smiles. Chrisextended no further. To Christina politics tina had given up in despair, and great was her were a forbidden subject: the Count suffered indignation at her father's providing her with no female interference in state affairs. But such a spouse; and she determined to affront latterly, he had retailed much of the court news him the first time they were left alone together. to his daughter, and was always eulogising the As if aware of her hostile intentions, the silent young monarch, whose favourite he had the youth endeavoured to exert his powers of pleasgood fortune to be, and who was daily heaping ing, and, for the first time, commenced a conupon him fresh marks of his affection and es- versation with his fair enslaver, by abruptly teem. This brave prince, whose eccentricities asking her what she thought of Alexander the had filled all Europe with astonishment, had Great. Christina burst out a laughing, and been introduced incognito, to Christina, and, in replied, with great simplicity, that she had spite of his professed antipathy to the sex, was never thought much about him; but she resecretly among the train of her admirers, a cir-membered, whilst reading his history, considercumstance which gratified the pride, and called ing him a madman. Ericson eagerly demanded forth the ambitious hopes, of her father. Nor was it unreasonable for the politician to sup. pose, that the youth who had commenced his reign by crowning himself and beating the united forces of Denmark, Saxony, and Russia, would scrupulously consult the etiquette of courts in the choice of a wife. In his charming daughter Count Piper thought he beheld the future Queen of Sweden. The hint which he had dropped about the young King's admiration of her personal charms did not fail to make an impression upon the lively Christina. She knew that she was beautiful, and the agreeable consciousness of the fact was displayed with such natural ease and gaiety, that what would have appeared absurd in another female, increased the attractions of Christina. Fond of admiration, she was pleased with those gallant attentions from the other sex her reason for pronouncing non compos mentis "Father, how could you impose upon we by bringing Count Ericson here as my wooer? Do you imagine that a girl of my sensibility or taste, could condescend to marry that awkward boy?" "He is nineteen; just two years your senior; is brave, wealthy, and noble born. What would you desire more?" "My cousin," said Christina: "as to this Count Ericson, I detest him, and mean to tell him so the very next time I have the misfortune to spend a whole evening in his company." But many days passed away, and Christina was too much amused in tormenting her un fortunate lover to put her threat into practice.Besides, Von Hesse purposely absented himself from the house; or, when present, behaved in so cold and distant a manner, that Christina saw no other way of restoring him to his senses than by flirting with the Count. 66 last "I had the misfortune to dream of you night," she said one morning to the enamoured youth: I wish for the future, that you would not presume to disturb my slumbers by your unwelcome presence." "I too, had a dream," said Ericson: "I dreamt that you smiled upon me, and I was happy." You must take dreams by their opposites," said Christina-"I know better, waking, where to bestow my smiles." "How did I appear to you last night?" said the Count. "Oh, just as agree ably as you do to-day." "Scornful girl, teach me how to woo you," cried Ericson, suddenly imprinting a kiss upon her ruby lips. This freedom, the rudeness of which he was not quite i THE LONDON AND PARIS LADIES' MAGAZINE FOR NOVEMBER, 1850. THE LIGHT OF SONG. OH! take thy harp To a joyous strain ! A prisoner bound thee. Why should thy days pass In grief and distress? Fountains of joy, With music and glee; DEPARTURE FOR THE CRUSADE. BY J. MOTLEY. aware of, was repaid by so smart a blow, that the offender, as he rubbed his crimsoned cheek, marvelled how it could have been inflicted by a hand so soft and delicate. "Your father led me to imagine," he said, in a sullen tone, "that you would not receive my addresses with indifference." "My father knew nothing about the matter," said the indignant Christina, "or he would never have introduced to his daughter such an unmannerly youth. But you are not an object of indifference." Before she could conclude the ominous sentence Von Hesse stood before her. "Who are you, sir?" demanded Ericson, fiercely. "A soldier," said Von Hesse, flinging his sword carelessly on the table: "one who has bled in the cause of his country, and is ready to die in her service." "We must be friends," said Ericson, extending his hand.-"We are rivals," said Von Hesse, drawing back. "Does Christina love you?" "She has told me so a thousand times. See what it is to trust to the faith of a woman. You are no longer an object of indifference, and I resign my claims."-"To whom?" said Christina, tears slowly gathering in her eyes. "The King," said Von Hesse, turning away. "Stay!" said Charles. The young man reluctantly obeyed. "I have seen your face before-what is your name?"-" Adolphus Von Hesse, the son of a brave officer, who died on the field of battle and left me no other heritage than his good name and my mother's tears." "And where did you receive that scar on your left temple ?" In the battle of Narva, where your Majesty, with a handful of FROM the first appearance of spring, nothing men, defeated the armies of Russia."—" You could restrain the impatience of the Crusaders: need no other passport to my favour," said they commenced their march to the places apCharles, raising him from the ground, as he pointed for the rendezvous. Most of them attempted to kneel and kiss his hand. "That went on foot: a few horsemen appeared in the glorious day made me act the part of a soldier, midst of the multitude; several travelled and feel like a man. Then turning to Christina, mounted on chariots drawn by shod oxen; who had already dried up her tears, he said with others coasted along the sea, and descended an air of pleasantry," By my sword, maiden, I the rivers in boats; they were clad in divers am a sorry wooer. That blow of thine has fashions, armed with lances, swords, javelins, frightened away all the Cupids that had taken clubs of iron, &c. The crowd of the Crusaders possession of my heart:" and, bending over presented a strange and confused mixture of all the blushing beauty, he pressed upon her conditions and ranks: women appeared in snowy brow the last kiss of love he ever arms amongst warriors. Old age was seen beproffered to woman. Will your Majesty side childhood, wealth beside wretchedness; pardon me," whispered Christina, "for inflict- the helmet was jumbled together with the ing such a severe blow upon your royal cowl, the mitre with the sword, the lord with cheek?" 16 'Silence," returned Charles; "have serf, the master with the servant. Near towns, I not amply revenged the injury? My bride near fortresses, in plains, on mountains, tents must be wooed in the field of battle, and won were raised, pavilions for the knights, and 'mid the shouts of victory!" altars arranged in taste for divine service : everywhere was displayed a preparation for war and solemn worship. On one side, a military chief was teaching his soldiers discipline; on the other, a preacher recalled to his auditors the truths of the gospel. Here was heard the sound of clarions and trumpets: farther off, psalms and canticles were sung. From the Tiber to the Ocean, and from the Rhine to the Pyrenees, nothing was seen but multitudes of men invested with the cross, swearing to exterminate the Saracens, and celebrating their conquests beforehand: from all parts resounded the cry of the Crusaders, "God wills it! God wills it!" The following week he honoured the marriage of Christina and Adolphus with his royal presence; and THE DISAPPOINTED POLITICIAN alone wore a grave countenance at the feast. DEITY. They that deny a God, destroy man's nobility for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and if he be not of kin to God by his spirit he is an ignoble creature. -Lord Bacon. HEREDITARY NOBILITY.-"Is it not right," said a gentleman, advocating the justice and propriety of an hereditary nobility, "in order to hand down to posterity the virtues of those who have been eminent for their services to the country, that their posterity should enjoy the honours conferred on them as a reward for such services!" "By the same rule," said a lady, "if a man is hung for his misdeeds, all his pos 45 them as far as Jerusalem. Those who remained in Europe envied the lot of the Crusaders, and could not restrain their tears: those who went to seek death in Asia were filled with hope and joy. Among the pilgrims departed from the seashore, might be observed a crowd of men who had quitted the Islands of the Ocean. Their garments and arms, which had never been seen before, excited curiosity and surprise. They spoke a language understood by none; and to show that they were Christians, they raised two fingers of their hands one over the other in the form of a cross. Attracted by their example, and by the spirit of enthusiasm spread everywhere, families, entire villages departed for Palestine; they were followed by their humble attendants: they carried their provisions, utensils, and furniture. The poorest marched on unprovided, and would not believe that He, who nourished the little birds, would allow pilgrims bearing the cross to perish. Their ignorance added to the illusion, and lent an air of enchantment and wonder to all they saw they believed incessantly that they were arrived at the end of their pilgrimage. The children of the villagers, whenever a town or a castle met their eye, asked if it was Jerusalem. Many great lords who had passed their lives on their rural estates hardly knew more than their vassals they brought with them their implements of fishing and hunting, and marched preceded by a pack of hounds, bearing a falcon on their fist. They hoped to reach Jerusalem by making good cheer, and to show Asia the rude luxury of their chateaux. In the midst of the universal delirium, no one was astonished at that which now forms our surprise. Those strange scenes, in which the whole world was a performer, have been the wonder of posterity alone. THE ENGLISH IN INDIA.-The following letter, from Colonel Walker, will show one of the man yinflictions to which English residents in India are subject, and will at the same time point out the curative means within reach. It says (with that sincerity and emphasis which always bring conviction to the frank impartiality of the English mind), in a letter to Messrs. Rowlands, Hatton Garden, dated from Whitly Lodge, Taunton : "I consider it almost an imperative duty to state the valuable efficacy of your most excellent Macassar Oil. For the last fifteen years I have been bald, occasioned by a most dreadful fever whilst in India. 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