ted
on a mossy bank, each one holding the emblems of her profession. The
goddess of music holds a harp, on which she is playing; the goddess of
painting has a partially painted picture in the left hand, and a brush
and pallet in the right; the goddess of sculpture has a small bust in
her right hand--in her left she holds a small mallet and chisel. Their
costumes consist of a loose white robe, cut quite low at the top, and
without sleeves; a heavy mantle of white muslin is draped across the
breast; the hair should hang in ringlets, or be left to flow
negligently on the shoulders. The Goddess of Music should sit on the
right side of the mound, the hand resting on the knee, her eyes cast
upward. The Goddess of Painting sits on the left of the mound, her
picture resting on the left knee, the right hand holding the pallet
and brush, the body slightly bent forward, the eyes fixed on the
Goddess of Music. The Goddess of Sculpture should sit between the
Goddesses of Music and Painting, the bust which she holds resting on
the right knee, the left hand grasping the mallet and chisel. Her
attention is fixed on the Goddess of Music. The mound should be placed
in the centre of the stage; it can be made of boxes, and covered with
green baize; it should be two feet high, and four or five feet in
diameter. The light comes from the right side of the stage, and should
not be very strong. The accompanying music should be soft and
plaintive.

BUST OF PROSERPINE.

One Female Figure.

This artistic tableau is a living representation of the bust of
Proserpine by Powers. The head is ideal, and we may conceive it as
embodying our great sculptor's conception of female beauty in repose.
The wreath of leaves and flowers which encircles it, alludes, perhaps
remotely, to the legend, familiar in the poets, of the field

Of Enna, where Proserpine, gathering flowers,
Herself a fairer flower, by gloomy Dis
Was gathered.

The learned Germans, who regard the whole Grecian mythology as
personifying natural phenomena, interpret the legend as follows:
Proserpine who is carried off to the lower world is the seed corn,
that, for a time, is buried in the ground. Proserpine who returns to
her mother is the corn which rises again to support mankind. The lady
who takes the part of Proserpine should be quite handsome, with fine,
regular features, a high forehead, and a good form. Her dress should
be pure white, and cut extremely low a