PHILOSOPHICAL EPIGRAM.

Says the Earth to the Moon, "You're a pilfering jade;
What you steal from the Sun is beyond all belief!"
Fair Cynthia replies, Madam Earth, hold your prate;
The receiver is always as bad as the thief."

ENGLISH FASHIONS AND NOVELTIES.

WALKING DRESS,- Pelisse of one of the new summer silks, a white ground striped with blue; it is fastened down the front by rosettes of blue ribbons, and the sides and border trimmed in the tunic style, with a double bias band of the same material. A tight high corsage, partially covered by a fichu à la paysanne. The sleeves made to fit the arm, are trimmed at the upper part with three flounces. Victoria bonnet of pink pou de Soie; the edge of the brim is finished by a tulle ruche, and the interior trimmed in the cap stile, with blond lace. Pink ribbons, and a bouquet of roses, with their foliage, adorns the crown.