THE DUTCHMAN AND HIS HORSE.-Cornelius Voltemad, a Dutchman, and an inhabitant of the Cape of Good Hope, had an intrepid philanthropy which impelled him to risk, and (as it unfortunately proved) to lose his own life in consequence of heroic efforts to save the lives of others. This generous purpose in a great degree he effected in the year 1773, when a Dutch ship was driven on shore in a storm near Table Bay, and not far from the South River fort. Returning from a ride, the state of the vessel, and the cries of the crew, strongly interested him in their behalf. Though unable to

swim, he provided himself with a rope, and being mounted on a powerful horse remarkably muscular in its form, plunged with the noble animal into the sea, which rolled in waves sufficiently tremendous to daunt a man of common fortitude. This worthy man, with his spirited horse, approached the ship's side, near enough to enable the sailors to lay hold of the end of a cord, which he threw out to them; by this method, and their grasping the horse's tail, he was happy enough, after returning several times, to convey fourteen persons on shore.-[Of the end of this admirable man one desires to know.]

Paris, Sept. 27, 1834.

I have been obliged to delay writing until this moment, ma chère amie, car, j'ai eu des affaires par dessus la tête. Only imagine, we have had a Rosière crowned in our village, and I have been passing a month at my château, where I have had tout Paris, pour ainsi dire, staying with me. It would take a week to give you details of all we did; but as I do not wish to tire your patience, I shall confine my description to an account of the ceremonies of crowning the Rosière. The little village church was fitted up with temporary galleries, otherwise it could not have contained half the congregation assembled on the occasion, and adorned with tapestry, bouquets, and lighted tapers. All the village girls dressed in white, with blue ribbons, were seated by themselves in one gallery; their parents and friends occupied the other. In front sat the candidates, four in number. We had seats beneath the galleries, and the centre aisle was filled by the electors, the mayor, &c. &c. The ceremonies commenced by the celebration of high mass, which being concluded, the election of the Rosière took place by ballot, and the unanimous choice (as was expected) fell upon the jolie Lizette, my gardener's grand-daughter: the poor old man burst into tears on hearing his child proclaimed the most virtuous maiden of the village. Monsieur de F., on the result of the election being pronounced, rose from his seat, and approaching Lizette, placed the crown of roses on her head. She was then led in procession to the altar of the Vierge, where the Abbé de B., our chaplain, bestowed the benediction on her; she then returned to her seat, and the abbé delivered an excellent discourse to the Rosière and her companions, praising the former for her good conduct, and entreating her to persevere in it; and calling on the latter to emulate the good example before them. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Monsieur de F. presented his filleule (for you know

Lizette is his god-daughter) with four thou sand franes, as a marriage portion. On quitting the church, after having received our congratulations, the Rosière was led in procession through the village to her grandfather's. She was conducted by M. de F., the mayor; the village youths opening the procession with bands of music, and the young girls following. The day terminated by a bal champêtre.

Eh! bien ma chère à la fin, our gay season approaches; I may then promise you that my letters on the subject of "Modes" will be a little more interesting than at present. Vraiment, I cannot give you any thing new. You ask me for cloaks-I can tell you nothing about them; there is not, as yet, a cloak to be seen in any atelier in Paris: to say the truth, it would surprise me if there was, for the thermometer continues at eighty-six and eighty-eight!

DRESSES.-Redingottes and peignoirs are the dresses most worn; the former of silk, the latter of muslin, and such light materials. The redingottes are trimmed down the fronts with passementerie (gimp) buttons, or bows of ribbon. The corsages are made quite tight to the bust: they are sometimes ornamented with folds of the same material, coming from the shoulder to the waist in front. This gives a pretty finish to the corsage. I do not know if your femme de chambre is aware that, in making a tight corsage, the fronts must be cut on the straight way of the material (and not on the cross way), otherwise they can never sit properly to the bust. The sleeves are as large as ever: the dresses are worn long, and rather longer at back than at front: the waists are also worn a little longer than they have been. Dinner or evening dresses are made with corsages à la Niobe, or à la Grecque, tight, or à la Sevigné; the sleeves à double sabot, and a mantille of white blonde or black lace ornamenting the corsage. The plaits or gathers sitting on the dress to the waistband go all round; there