The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-27 00:00:00

"DRAPERY MISSES."

A French journalist, M. Bertrand, has discovered a ne,..,`c
profession which, it is interesting to know, is pursued 11'
London. He calls it a strange, eccentric profession':
" bizarre " is his own word—and, as regards its character)'
zation, he is not far wrong. It consists, M. Bertrand er
plains, in picking out pretty girls of low station, washiiig
them, dressing them like young ladies, giving them a fe"
lessons in deportment, manners, and the art of speakiqc
English, and then exhibiting them in the parks, pule
gardens, and theatres, until they attract the attention an
gain the heart, and ultimately the hand, of some rich
" Little by little," we are told, " the poetic illusions
the honeymoon disappear until at last the husband 4:1,i6.
covers that he has married a girl without position or el;
cation. So much the worse. But in the meanwhile
bargain has been struck, and the matrimonial agent i!e;
pocketed his premium. These improvised young 10111
are, it appears, called " drapery misses. "
—Pall 2
Gazette.

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tion for two years which was recently pronounced on ,
art student for writing an insulting letter to the Vice
President, was reduced to six months.
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