of her! It's short they are, intirely! By the sod of ould Ireland, I'm blushing down to my very toes at the sight of the cratur. And is it a "Bloomer," ye 'z are?

Negro. Yes sah, she's a "Bloomer," sah-a regular Bloomer! Yah, yah, yah!

Young America. Yes, sir, she's a "Bloomer" gal, and I'm a "Bloomer" boy both regular specimens of " Young America." (Curtain drops.)

NO. IV. A CLASSICAL TABLEAU

OF DEITIES FAMOUS IN ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY, DESIGNED EXPRESSLY FOR YOUNG LADIES.

Justice, Purity, Beauty, Plenty, Liberty.

PROLOGUE TO TABLEAU NO. IV.

Believing that the great object of education is to invest us with a love of the traits personified in the characters we are about to present to you, let me, or your assistance in understanding their excellencies, as I am delegated for that purpose, make a few remarks.

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever," wrote the poet. There is no less of truth than poetry in the sentence; for whatever presents to the mind an image calculated to act upon, to arouse its finer impulses, must aid in strengthening and refining them.

We are easily impelled to admire, when the object presented is one upon which the eye is enabled to dwell with pleasure; and though but indicated when personified, who who does not feel that Purity should be loved, Beauty admired, and Liberty and Justice worshipped?

The traits which distinguish him who, honoring Liberty, will defend her cause; being a votary of Justice, will see that her scales are ever equally poised; a lover of Purity, that her maxims are extended, studied, and followed; an admirer of Beauty, that no plague spot be allowed to mar the exquisiteness of her fair exterior, are such as make the honesthearted, free-thoughted man, whom all should be delighted to honor.

To some has been given an intuitive longing for the reign of Right. The Maker of all things has blessed the fair portion of his creation, to whom 'tis given

"To soothe our griefs, our woes allay,"

with so exquisite an appreciation of all that refines, that only by the long continuance of debasing influences, can they be brought to forget how high was their intended destiny, how lovable the surroundings, amongst which they were created to exist. Be it theirs, then, to remember that, as all most worthy of admiration has been personified in the female form, the world has been taught to look upon them as the possessors and lovers of the most amiable qualities. May their reputation, as such, continue for aye! and the sisters, wives, and mothers of our land, be ever adored for their purity, venerated for their love of justice and liberty, honored for their wisdom, and loved for their beauty;-and let their brothers, husbands, and sons, remember that where Justice and Liberty are recognized as worthy worship, there will Plenty and Purity be found: there will bloom the domain of Beauty.

Directions to be followed in arranging the Tableau. The costumes and positions of the characters forming it, should correspond with those represented in the accompanying engraving, as they are accurately designed from the best authorities.

That full effect may be given to the tableau, the figures

should be elevated upon pedestals of various heights, as per the following illustration:

NOTE. In order that a promiscuous audience may understand the characters represented, the names of each should be painted in large sized letters, and placed underneath on the pedestals, as in Tableaux Vivants, or living pictures, it is difficult to maintain the same position for any great length of time, they must never be allowed to continue more than three minutes. By the end of that time the curtain should be closed. If a repetition is desired, sufficient time should be allowed the characters to rest before they again resume their positions for the As the labor of getting up the tableau is considerable, that the audience may be led fully to understand its teachings, it should be repeated several times in the course of the exhibition.

encore.

NO. V. A CLASSICAL TABLEAU,

ADVERSE TO THE PRECEDING, AND DESIGNED TO BE REP¬ RESENTED BY BOYS.

Oppression, Vice, Impurity, Famine, Despotism.

PROLOGUE TO TABLEAU NO. V.

When mankind forget the great principles involved in the love of Liberty, of Justice, Servility follows. They cringe beneath Oppression, bow to Vice, waste beneath the clasp of Impurity, pine in the clutches of Famine, and offer willing limbs to the chains, willing hearts to the service of Despotism. Look on the two pictures, O; ye youth! Admire the beauty