Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-08-19

tie country, the peEeaes al, pnccri'arcirE
above mott of her f-:a;ly eonRsts!cns,ans
thofe Of Ter aequaintances with whom ihc
is rnoft familiar. Elated, with TIE impli-
cit dependence placed BY the!e rrc., her
Judgment, G,e is too AFT TO mealurc it by
theirs, which in the Ultimate is iofar e.
rer;or, that Gre, fsreies for the monAels
iwi,hcut snskirg allowance for tie. IN
common poverty of the rqlsl there shard-
Iy fer eauaI. This, yon, vii naturally
conclude las given a. ssapGi etahe ksteo
vanity, which would - into!sraSle was it
TO, for tie inisyeourie tie keeps UP with
her equals ard fupeY:ors,-IEetet exae
trcm- her. Difference in Eer turn, ard re
pays it with all tire humility Of conicicus
,inferiosity. This is proof Of a conviction
! on k=r rarr, that there are ,hoie who fur
pas; her in wit, riches ard gay life, IN
!efurnt!y her claims to rs{ped and sdula-
t;cR are rot thoie Of an, autso9eis Of e.
hidns, or the ,6ra copieit Of imported ores.
Adhsn in the company of thoic whole ae-
suoHplilhments have occaEonaily introdu.
ced them into circles tia, move rather
above her walks, the j; uncommonly con-
defending, and the reverie when with
.hoic whom The thinks have ways NOV
ed in iubordinate frhese. ! mutt con-
teis was comfortably damn ed ar her hau-
teur and inattention on my fnt entrance;
but when the turn of the converfation in.
formed her, that ] was not total Ararss1
to the great, and with thcie whom Che
thought i, an honor to fpeak, Twas theta
vourite Of tic bosrd /; Che loaded me with
careGes, coagratu!a:edne On the acqusin,
ance. and wondered how I could el,rsrge
,,myielfio lorg, condidering tic cla:n,s;try
had to it from connection. / ver,prcca;.
ed her compliments in ecmmcrdiag the
.aae di!played in the order and quality Of
! her dihes.: Her meats, fhe obierved, were
of the GrR kind, and their preparations and
d;lpoltion Che believed agreeable to the
latel} rules as for her paAry, fte would
pledge herlelf for the prcpricty of their in
gradients ard formation, for &c had re-
ceived directions from Mrs. p. who was
Intimate with Mrs. c. who was lately from
London, and who brought acook with her
GecialIy fer thar department, ard who
was 10 kind as tc lean his iery'ces to her
friend for tie rurpcle of learning the art.
Her jellics an.' ornaments were con.ftsnt
with the la,cR inventions, rot only by
name ian ar'ifte which mary ffurid pre-
tenders made ufe cr) but slfo in properties
and 1hape; and this lhe confirmed by a
quotation of authorities lar more numer-
Gus than tire lae, and which at length
ended in fome Eurouean epicure. --
This detail fhe gave with great yc'u-
bili.y and ieIf.fatisiaaion. Among the
gueRs were feveral Of her DEFENDANTS, for
information about ityle; l ohtcrved ,hcie
liten whenever ihe fpoke, with an a,,en-
ton approaching to idola,ry, sad exp'eh-
ed every opportunity, their wonder at
her vait penetration, which could learn
new and intricate thing. 70 foon, and her
Judgment, which could make them at
cnce TO }uch perfection. This incerSe
from this quarter 1coud perceive plea'ed
her much, for it was her foible to pique
herfelf much on her understanding, partl
cularly VIXEN at home, as it were, at the
head Of her own little circle. Behdes i:
was tribute which Che thopsht her indai-
try in collecting and detailing the informa
ton merited, indeed it was all nhe could
expect, for their Aender capacities were
capable Of nothing above Aat,ery and ml-
tation. The meats and deier;s being re-
moved, I was going to rife, but r'2da"
reproachsd me with my inat,en'ion 70
taim, and reminded re Of the vine u:ast-
st,drank after dining. was for exco''
ink nyleif and Withdrawing bat ire
iaa il would not only look urfocial, bo'
Il would I've violating rule fcrupoleully
obierved by every che at all entertain
ments indeed hc had underRood lately,
and from good authority, ;i.st tic calto:H
WIS carried 20 greater length than eve
IN E-:ope, for they drank nor only ict
,heer. b., to lee who could Dray. in,oyI.