A remarkable incident is stated to have taken place at Lady B----'s fancy dress ball. A gentleman, wearing the gorgeous costume of a Venetian Senator of the _renaissance_ period, somewhat awkwardly entangled his spurs in the flowing train of a beautiful _debutante_, dressed to represent Diana the Huntress. Some of those in the immediate vicinity of the ill-used goddess aver that she was distinctly heard to say, "Pig!". Those who know her better declare, however, that, with her usual politeness, she merely remarked, "I _beg_ your pardon." Hence the misconception, which is certainly pardonable. * * * * * The trees in the Park are now assuming their brightest verdure. It is interesting to note that the number of sparrows shows no signs of diminution. * * * * * Excellent subject Sir ARTHUR has chosen for his serious opera--_Ivanhoe_. It is now finally settled that the part of _Rowena_ will not be entrusted to Mr. HERBERT CAMPBELL. It is whispered that the great effect will be the song of _Isaac of York_, magnificently orchestrated for fifteen Jews' harps, played by lads all under the age of twelve. They have already commenced practice under the eye of Sir ARTHUR, who himself is no unskilled performer on the ancient lyre of JUBAL. * * * * * [Illustration: THE MODERN PISTOL. "BASE IS THE SLAVE THAT PAYS!"] * * * * * A RUM CUSTOMER. [Illustration] THEY have bin so jolly busy lately at the "Grand Hotel," and a reel grand Hotel it is too, that they wanted sum assistence in the werry himportant line of Waiters; so they werry naterally sent for me, and in course I went, and a werry nice cumferal place it is for ewerybody, both Waiters and Wisiters, and I can trewly say as I aint had not a singel complaint since I have been here. Well, one day a young Swell came a sauntering in, about 4 o'clock, and wanted to know if he cood have a lunch for a gentleman, and in the hansomest room as there was in the house. Of course I was ekal to the ocashun, and told him, yes, he coud, and not only in the hansomest room in that house but in the hansomest room in Lundon, and I at wunce showed him into our Marble Pillow Room, which I coud see at a glarnce made a werry deep impression on his mind, which I was not at all surprized at, for it is about as near a approach to Paradise as you can resonably expect so werry near the Strand.