door;
Then love the Beautiful.

Ay, love it; 'tis a sister that will bless,
And teach thee patience when the heart is lonely;
The angels love it, for they wear its dress,
And thou art made a little lower--only;
Then love the Beautiful.

BURRINGTON.

THE WREATH OF BEAUTY.

While Beauty comes to every human heart,
And lingers there, unwilling to depart,
Too many own her not, nor heed her claim,
But blindly follow some ignoble aim.

LAIGHTON.

Ten Female Figures.

This elegant design is one of the finest of this series of tableaux,
and is composed of ten young and beautiful ladies, grouped so as to
represent a magnificent wreath. The bottom of the wreath rests on the
front of the stage; the top reaches up to the ceiling, forming a
complete circle of beautiful forms and fair faces, among which are
entwined festoons of flowers. Inside of this circle is a large wreath
six feet in diameter, and five inches in thickness; this rests on a
pink ground, and is composed of spruce, ornamented with artificial
flowers.

The first work in the construction of this tableau is to erect a
circle of seats reaching from the front of the stage to the ceiling,
in the background. This can be easily accomplished by using boxes of
various sizes. The wreath should be ten feet in diameter; the boxes
should be entirely covered with white cloth, the space in the centre
with pink cambric.

The costume of the ladies consists of a white dress, cut very low in
the neck; skirt quite long, and worn with few under skirts; sleeves
four inches long, trimmed with white satin ribbon; waist encircled
with a white satin sash; feet encased in white slippers; hair arranged
to suit the performer's taste, and encircled with a wreath of white
artificial flowers. The lady at the top of the wreath should first
take her position. She should be the lightest in weight of the group,
and should recline in an easy position, resting her head upon her
hand, the elbow touching the box, and the body slightly inclined to
the right. The second lady will then take her position at the right of
the first, on the seat below, her arm resting on the form of the lady
above, the right hand supporting her head, the face turned in to the
centre of the circle, the eyes raised to those of the figure above.
The remaining figures should take similar positions, until one half