the pastor, spoke eloquently of his late parishioner. The music was rendered by a female trio club composed of Miss Susie Sroufe, soprano; Miss Dolly Sroufe, second soprano; Mrs. Blake-Alverson, contralto, and Professor Scott, organist. His body was sent to his home in Philadelphia for burial. [Illustration: Charity Pecksniff in tableaux Charity Pecksniff Mrs. Blake-Alverson Pecksniff H.G. Sturtevant Henry Van Winkle Cervantes Booth Mercy Pecksniff Alice Van Winkle Dolly Sroufe Italian Booth AUTHORS' CARNIVAL, SAN FRANCISCO, 1880] In looking over the list of those who took part in the Authors' Carnival only five of the number who made up the Chuzzlewit booth are living, to my knowledge. The Dickens books booths were larger than the other books. The tableaux required room to give the proper effect. The carnival opened Monday evening, September 20, 1880, at 8 p.m. The programme follows: Grand March. Marshals, Messrs. Joe P. Redding, Lent Mix, Capt. Chamberlain, Geo. H. Redding, Frank Horton, Mr. Putman, Jas. W. Burling, R. Gilmour, Chas. H. Woods, Col. Smedberg, W.E. Dean, C.E. Hinkley, Max Freeman. 2,000 participants. During the march the Grand Military band under the direction of Mr. Gustav Hinrichs played: 1. Marches aux Flambeaux, (a) in C major; (b) in E flat major (Meyerbeer). 2. The Nation's Homage to the Muse of Music. (By the Musical Composers booth.) 3. Overture--The Merry Wives of Windsor. 4. The Fan Brigade. Twenty-five young ladies. 5. Crowning of Corinne at the Capitol. (By the French booth.) 6. Carnival Guard. 7. Selections from Fledermaus (Strauss). 8. Council of the Gods. (By the Homer booth.) 9. Finale. Overture from Le Cheval de Bronze. (Auber.) SECOND NIGHT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 After the Grand March each night these tableaux were performed and between them were selections of music suitable for the tableaux at the different booths. Spanish booth, Homer booth, the Egyptian booth. THIRD NIGHT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Mrs. Jarley's waxworks. Dickens' booth with twenty-eight wax figures. Classic funeral, Lytton booth; Fan Brigade, twenty-five young ladies. The Abbott Assolizes, Robert Bruce. Walter Scott booth. FOURTH NIGHT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 (a) Venus rising from the sea. (b) Council of the Gods, Homer booth. Egypt's gift to America, Egyptian booth. Concepcion de Arguello. Banquet scene. Bret Harte booth. FIFTH NIGHT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 The second flight of La Valliere. The concert scene. The French booth. SIXTH NIGHT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Home Sweet Home. Scenes from the Homer booth, French, Egyptian, Walter Scott and the Lytton booths.