The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-10 00:00:00

THE FACE AND THE FLOUR•DREDGE.

When, in broad daylight, • fellow's eyrie happen to
be in the vicinity of a young lady's face whereon the
light fall., her cheek, in many placer, will prement to
them the apt romance of a certain anperity, occasioned
by a white pulverulent eubctance extending over the
akin. After a waltz with her, on an evening, he may
find bin coat-collar and decree whitened with a similar
substance. of which he will too probably rui.take the
nature. Fellown, therefore, should know that this ap-
parently cutaneous (florescence is not of an exanthee
matous character. It does not arise from exfoliation
of the cuticle of Beauty's cheek, and exhibits merely
the semblance of a furfurace us and desquamatory
etate of infeaument. So good an imitation, however,
is it of that sort of thing, al to require the eye of a
medical man to distinguieh it from a morbid product.
It in, however, on the contrary, a mere external appli-
cation, for which there is no necemity and for wit, on
we there in •me difficulty in accounting. Vanity,
one would think, could not possibly be the motive of
a self-defacement which simulates dandriff. One can
conreive why • girl wants her face to look like a peach,
but what can induce her to give it a similitude to a
meafy potato? Surely flour upon a fair face in matter
out f place. It should whiten no man's lips.—
Punch.

BALL AT SANDRINGHAM HOUSE.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Wales entertained • party of friends during the past
week, at their new residence, Sandringham. The
get Vernet, enjoyed excellent sport in the field, and on
Friday evening the festivities termineeed in a county
ball, given to commemorate the birthday ef her R iyal
Highnees the Priocess of Wales. The following guests
were present :—llis Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the Doke and Duchene of Manchester, Count
and Countess Gleichen, the Marquis and Marchionees
of Blandford, the Hon. Mrs. NV. Grey, Capt. Hen.
Oliver Montagu, Hon. Spencer Cowper, Hon. T. de
Grey, M.P., Hon. If arbord I larhord, Col Sir Seymour
Diane, Capt. NV. Duncombe, Mr. Montague Gueet,
M.P., Mr. H. Chaplin, M.P., Mr. A. P. Mitford,
Lieut.-Col. A. Ellis, Maj m Grey, and Mr. Holy man.
The general company began to arrive shortly after
ten, and, having been received by General Sir William
Knollys and the Equerriee in Waiting, were conducted
to the ballroom, a very handsome apartment, and on
tlis occasion beautifully devirated. The gnents re-
ceived from the'r Royal host and hostess the most
cordial %vele :me to Sandringham.
The Princess of Wales, who was kg kingremarkably
well, was attired in her winal favourite colour. I Ler
Royal Highne se honoured the Doke of Monchesterwith
her hand for the openinr quadrille, the Prince of Wales
having fi r his pnrtner the Duchess of Manchester.
Supper was served at one o'clock and dancing was
aftirwards resumed and kept up to • very late hour.
Messrs. Caste and Tillloll% 'a band played the following
quadrillee and rabies: Qualrillee— "La Pitrichole,"
ll,eue," "le Petit Faust," "Vagabond,"
and Chili Valsee—" Alexina," " Wets, \Veib
find Gesang," "Pleasant Wishes," "Marion," "Court
Boantiee," "Am schiineu Rhein," and many others,
makieg in all twenty dances.
The toilettes of the ladies were splendid, especially
awe of her Grave the Duchess of Manchester, the
Marchioness of Blandford. Lady Stafford. the Mar-
alone:is of Bristol, Ms. Villehoie, and Viscountess
Chelsea.

1 he clergy were very largely represented at thisbalL.
The general company was very numerous, ineludino :
The Earl and Countess of Coutown and the Lathes
Stopford, the Earl and Countess of Albemarle and
Lady Augusta Ksppel, Viscount and Lady Constance
hlarshum, the Marchioness Townehend and Lady
Audrey Townshend. Viscount and Viaoun'eesClieleea,
Lord anal Lady Stafford, Led and Lady Walsitgbarn,
Hon. Eadly de Grey, Hon. J. A. de Geer. the Earl :.f
Orford, Lord Alexander Paget, L sal and Lady Sondes
and the lion. Misses Millen, Lord Hastings, Lord
Claude J. Hamilton, Ml'., Hon. F. Walpole, 1.P.,
and Stem. an 1 Miss Walpole, iL:n. Robert Bourke,
M.P., 11 m. 11 and C. Manners Sutton, the Marquis
and Marchioness of liriatal, the Duke and Duchess of
Grafton. General Sir William and Lady Knollys, the
Mimes Knollys, and the Meerut Knollye (three), Sir