The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-04-13 00:00:00

ENGLISH AND FRENCH Womor.—A French gentleman said to-

day he thought the generality of English women more frivolous,
devoted to the world and dissipation, than the French. I have

often heard it asserted, that the conversation of French women is

more intellectual, that they are more accustomed to converse on

interesting and important subjects than the English. This is very
natural in a country where conversational powers and agreeability

in society are so much esteemed. But the imputation of the fri.

volity of English women excited to-day great indignation among
the Englishmen present. My idea is that we are more frivolous
than we used to be—more than the last generation. There is a
passion for society now afloat which destroys our old genuine do-

mestic feelings. Our homes, our country places, are deserted, and

I never can forgive us for this

ROSSTREVOII

—The scenery of Rosstrevor is celebrated, but its

beauty far exceeds my expectations ; and then there is no appear-
ance of squalid misery to mar the effect, as is too frequently the

case in Ireland; here the people look happy, and the cottages are
comfortable, as \Nell as pretty. The women indeed often wear no

shoes or stockings ; but they have such pretty feet, and the other
parts of their dress look se neat and clean ; the bright coloured
handkerchief is so well arranged over their shoulders, and the little
plaited white caps so becoming, that one cannot help fancying the

foot is left uncovered, more to shew its beauty than from poverty,

Tuesday—The weather would not allow us to ascend the highest

mountain near this place, which we had intended to do to-day. So

we strolled about between the showers, and passed many pleasant
garden belonging to different villas, which the

hours in the lover

owners most kindly allow strangers to enjoy. Each of these abodes
seems to vie with the others in loveliness; good taste is shown in

the architecture of the dwellings, as well as in the arrangement o

the garden walks, the greenhouses, and the rustic bridges which

are thrown over mountain torrents. Flowers bloom in the great.

est profusion. I remarked great varieties of geraniums and roses,
growing apparently wild under the wide-spreading trees which se-

parate the hay and corn fields

Everything is perfect.

every inch

of ground is adorned and made useful. The troughs which the
cattle drink out of are carved and ornamented, as well as the gates

to the fields and farm-yards. The village church and school are

beautiful; then the children seem so well educated—smiles and
bows greet one on all sides, from rosy faces. The girls' hair

well combed and arranged, and their dresses and white aprons

scrupulously clean; and even the boys' coats, those usually most

dilapidated parts of the human attire, appear well brushed and
mended. I have not seen a rag, a broken window, or a miserahle

face in the whole place

COST or A PICTURE.—It is said that Marshal Soult, on being

asked one day how much his best picture had cost, replied, " One

monk." The meaning of this was, that the picture was given in
exchange for an unfortunate monk, who had been taken prisoner

during Soult's campaign in Spain, and condemned to death.
The volumes are liberally illustrated with clever litho-
graphs, from sketches by the highly-gifted authoress.

AWFUL CALAMITY.-FIVE LIVES LOST BY
THE FALL OF PART OF A FURNACE AT
DOWLAIS.

(From the Merthyr Guardian.)