The harp, one of the most historical of instruments, is about to be introduced into Church of England choirs. Several prelates of authority have considered the point involved most favorably, and musicians are as one as to the '•olemn and beautiful effect it will havo in occasional accompaniment.
A lady of aristocratic lineage, who hns lately become a convert to spiritualism, went the other day to lake a farewell visit; of a dying friend So great is her belief, that her last words to the dying man were to implore him to faithfully deliver a message she gave him to her departed husband.
A Vienna letter states, that in the aristrocratic circles of that capital, it is now considered most stylish for la'lies to wear crinoline in public assemblies. This chnnq-e appears to he the result of an example set by the Empress of Austria.
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North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 40, 24 November 1864, Page 3
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