The third day was in some sort the grandest, for, though the things from the bazaar were mostly sold off, there was great interest over the tableaux; and there was to be a troop of performing dogs in the great hall for the young folks, since the upper room would not hold everybody, and all must be entertained. Also the tea was to be on a grander scale; and the hall was early thronged with eager buyers and spectators. There was nothing, perhaps, very original in the tableaux, but they were very prettily got up, and it was interesting to the spectators because they knew the actors in them. One of the most effective ones was the presentation of the French ambassadors at Queen Elizabeth’s court after the massacre of St. Bartholomew. Effie was the sharp-featured Queen in sable robes, and the stage was crowded by her black-robed courtiers and ladies-in-waiting; whilst Oscar, Cyril, Fred Monckton, and a few more, in their gorgeous frippery, stood evidently taken aback and confounded by the unwonted sight of this evidence of stern woe and regal horror and offence. The applause for this picture was loud and long, and the curtain was just rising again when in the hush that had succeeded the clamour there penetrated a sound of noise and confusion from the hall below, and then the clear terrible cry: “Fire! Fire!” (_To be continued._) OUR PUZZLE POEM REPORT: AN ACCIDENTAL CYCLE II. SOLUTION. AN ACCIDENTAL CYCLE II. 3. _When Bathing._ Should a great wave of the sea Wash you away from the sands, At the back of your head clasp your hands, Remaining as still as may be: You may then with serenity float Until some one arrives with a boat. 4. _Earthquakes._ If you should hear an earthquake’s boom, And see great tumult in your room, Fly to the door and open wide, And stand beneath, whate’er betide: For, though the house be badly rent, You there may safely rest content. PRIZE WINNERS. _Ten Shillings Each._ Rebecca Clarke, 130, Newland Street West, Lincoln. Alison H. Halden, 13, Duke Street, Edinburgh. Margaret S. Hall, 13, Roseneath Terrace, Edinburgh. Carlina V. M. Leggett, Burgh Hall, Burgh, Lincolnshire. Florence Lush, 26, Scotland Street, Edinburgh. Mrs. Mason, 30, Cambridge Street, Great Horton, Bradford. Robina Potts, Aln Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh. Isabel Snell, 51, Mere Street, Leicester. Helen B. Younger, 5, Comiston Gardens, Edinburgh. _Seven Shillings Each._ Rev. J. Chambers, Woodhead Vicarage, Manchester. E. M. Dickson, 2, Bank Parade, Preston. _Very Highly Commended._