I According to " Galignani," certain I Parisian ladies belonging to the forsaken, forgotten and romantic species are begin ning to dress themselves iv dolorous fashion. The new spring colours are described as "discreet"; one of them is' called " useless regrets " ; and with " vains desirs," "yeux en pleurs," and similar names ( the drapers have enough to do with their of woe." Hatplet is at, pains to impress on his mother that too much stress must not be. laid on his, " iuky cloak;" because men can assume such ytith ease, -whereas genuine grief-'. passes-show!" Probably the French ladies j who dress their hair " a-la-victims" are riot so romantic( as tin be blind #oi the advantages of a] ;becoming coiffure, or -so forgotten as not to desire to be.remembered, or so for saken as to, be beyond .the reach of recon ciliation. Some of our own most esthetic females * rumple their hair in propor^ .'.■'"- -A" .!* --;;,;.,. u:\il i'i-si'j. suggestive ryi "■ - * i *. on. ' not Co"r s'piet in the shj>..di.y oi co.'o.le-.;, comßina tioii. iwi to apply tho •••vA-i .larv o* t>rie- to -tiiii- frills .nd furbelows, .-id x&_i%h no iuisneclinio p. _V.aliii:.;y that aSy el.cs ol English women ariL ho an _i,.,;isu. :-< ti. .<!! tisftiveiotiiea hy iiaiaes inonowsd from the 3t'at:*si.!ii* ot-eorrn'v, T'i:.-. -'AA^W-ilA'' ■-VKy. tl'.-. ')-:!■ -»r;,;i_v rCpiJT r.a.d si tho .'-> >. .in;; d rhelZr.*:* .1 so. Provident Peimaine;;-: >.«A. .yullding nV. 'luvutmen. Si otv oi *i .. ..' .I*l' <■-- ■■Lerdsy;—Ti.«e .i.o&vd n! hay. • .>*'.-* ---;.'.-■' ,:.-■•■■--■:: Ui i,v.-.i:fc*: lis. ;,-,.i:tff, if J:t 1 -.'•'x---'.-,v:l uM 3-"i'.'i'.'>,:*.-G* 'bwMty for tbe first -.-■■'-- ;T:."-* -U*.-!_ii.h-g 6-"; :_S.:;tva<;t oi ttu •v-is.-ci.ai 'Iriiassoiions of f-.;is;\<:-„ei-y lor the brat; ■■_. eat .....tiedSlat March *.«., " '.__-<.-,>' .■*.) i.-*ii llievciU'iiVe.. cf .k_ opp'>:l«-ily :: report the progress made by the society, and to offer such information regarding its affairs and prospects as the metnb.rs may deem requisite. The Society began opera tions on Monday, the 4th day of October; , 1880. A fair number of investors! joined immediately, but the Board soon I fonnd that the extraordinary, and unprecedented plentifulness of money and consequent fall in the rate of interest hadlthe effect of pre venting many applications for the society's funds: Notwithstanding this, the society worked forward steadily, and has gained' a solid footing. 