"Now in contiguous drops the flood comes down, Threatening with deluge the devoted town; To shops, in crowds, the daggled females fly, Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy; The Templar spruce, while every spout's abroach, Stays till 'tis fair, yet seems to call a coach; The tucked-up sempstress walks with hasty strides, While streams run down her oiled umbrella's sides." H.B.C. U.U. Club, July 2. _Bands_ (Vol. ii., pp. 23. 76.)--_Scarf_.--I was glad to read Arun's explanation of the origin of the bands now worn by the clergy; which, however, seems merely to amount to their being an adoption of a Genevan portion of clerical costume. That they are the descendants of the ruff, there can be no doubt, just as wrist-bands have more recently succeeded to ruffles. I cannot resist mentioning that an ingenious friend suggested to me, that the broad, stiff, laid-down collar, alluded to in the former part of Arun's communication, possibly gave rise to the modern band in the following manner:--When the scarf, still in use, was drawn over the shoulders and hung down in front, that part of the broad collar which was left visible, being divided up the middle, presented a shape and appearance exactly like our common bands. Hence, it was imagined, this small separate article of dress might have originated. Is it Butler, Swift, or who, that says, "A Chrysostom to smoothe his band in"? Whenever this was written, it must have referred to our modern bands. Who amongst the clergy are _entitled_ to wear a scarf? Is it the badge of a chaplain only? or what circumstances justify its being worn? Alfred Gatty. July 1. 1850. _Bands_ (Vol. ii., p. 76.).--An early example of the collar, approaching to the form of our modern bands, may be seen in the portrait of Cardinal Beatoun, who was assassinated in 1546. The original is in Holyrood Palace, and an engraving in Mr. Lodge's _Portraits_. The artist is unknown, but from the age of the face one may infer that it was painted about 1540. C.H. _Jewish Music_ (Vol. ii., p. 88.).--See a host of authorities on the subject of Hebrew music and musical instruments in Winer's _Realwörterbuch_ vol. ii., pp. 120. _seq._, 3d edit. There is a good abstract respecting them in Jahn's _Hebrew Antiquities_, sect. 92-96. C.H.