Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-08-06
From, late English papers.
LADIES TAKING THE VEIL.

The following is description of the ceremo-
ny which takes place at the time of ladies ia
king the veil i'll France, and is given by All eve
witness
''Whcn was in the capital of this country,
l had an opportunity Of being present at the
time when lady took the W7iife Veil or, in
other words, formed resolution to retire from
the world, and shut herself UP in cloister-
It may be interesting to give a short account of
the forms observed upon this occasion. In the
first place, this person, who was young, was
dressed in her secular attire as it NAV be dc
nominated, aid placed in an arm chair in front
of the Altar she was Immediately surrounded
by her friends, and those whom curiosity had
attracted to the spot to be spectators OF the so.
lemnlty. priest assembled Il temporary pull
pit, placed at the corner of the altar, and in
front of the lady. At this time he delivered
discourse In which time he pointed ont TO her
the yanitics of the world the nature of the obi
CATION she had under taken to fulfill & the bn,ie-
iicial effects which would be derived from a life
ofcontemplation in retirement On this being
ended, she appeared under a considerable de-
gree of agitation and embarrassment, particu-
larly at the moment when her father gave her
hls hand, and led her from the seat out of the
church, rom thcDcc size entered contigu-
Gus convent, where there was a window at the
side of the altar of the church, secured by a
close iron grating, and here the fair one appear
ed to be most completely mctamorphosesl. Her
hair had been cut off, she was stripped of her
dress, and robed her in the costume Of the mo-
mastery where the spectators of the previous
scene, were permitted to look through the iron
bars At this particular moment the scene an
pcared 10 be of nature trag ical and affecting
I observed her accompanied by number of
nuns, whose faces were concealed, with her
own, in wells, who walked in slow procession
round the place, preceded by one of them carry
xrf,..
took place here by the whole, ia which they were
Joined by some OF the spectators. This being.
ended, a curtain was drawn over tue grating.
Although promise Of this nature is made after
the proposed nun is allowed to deliberate a wear
iron the period of the wish she expressed TO Sc
clude herself in the Convent, yet should she
enter this establishment, still there is a locus
penItentIte, in one view attached to- the Obiira-
ZION to the white VEIL since, at the expiration
Of one year otter having received il, she has il
ia her pow or 10 depart and return to the world.
During tins yea. however, which may be con
sidered a probationary state, marked attcn-
ton IS paid to the young Num- in order to IN
ducc her TO go through another forrnaiity name
Is, that Of taking the bhIch veil. Should she
assume this, ii constitutes most cifcctual bar
ricr to her quitting the Convent, and She is
shut up in it for life ."-( 7,u0eis 1f nm. Roe
,f<sf~o'., Esq- in Iwhcy, Greece, Spun, and
France.l
.4Hecn'otes Of Bonaparte oad Canoc,-Cano-
va was very familiar with BoDapartc, and was
often alone with MIN and Josephine. The war
Fior Joised the artist. . You make conquest Oh
rDaTbie," said he; they are harder than nnc.n
And perhaps more durable" observed Cano-
va; and then he cntrcatcd him 10 rest amidst hie
trophies, to consolidate his power, and 10 Ion
ger to risk destiny so often assured BY victory.
The Emperor laughed at the sculptors fears.
Z" fight new battlcsn said he. as YOU make
new statutes" - IL is very different said the
sculptor; 6 AN artist ought never TO stop IN the
pursuit OF fine arts: there we may always march
on from conquest to conquest. Mediocrity a.
lone conceive that the goal is atlancd: for a
thousand dangers await tie warrior on the road
of ambition; think of Cesar, and multitude
besides. "-'' You anticipate for me. then the,
mes of March," "Ah! apprchend less for
your death than your defeat.p 9 fear neither
the one nor the other; both will find me as i'm
movablcas your statutes. AFTER Napoleon had
married Marie Louise, he appeared dissatisfied
that Canova did not com luncnt hirn.-.s PUjs
Cfeic'ter," said Canoya. "d'ou0i,. Cni dirorce
aGec III fortune ?"
Lddy II. Beru0Jrrs Fil,ftjng ScLooI We
mentioned some time since that Bonrcts of
straw Plat, in imitation Of LCrlIorn. rnarufac
tured i'm Bandon, had been c~'liliicd fc ard
received the appreciation Of those ,utiic bodics
IN our city, which, fake an interest IN the succcss
Of the Irish Manufactures. Those specimens
we're forwarded to the Societv Of Arts in on
don, and we feel much satisfaction in stating
that the Society has adiudred a Silver Cercs
Medal 10 Miss Marshal, who conduct the above
school, q also five guineas 10 the children fDr the
superiority ofhte imitation OF LcgliorTI made in
he London Plating School The plat made
1nicr ne direction VI Hiss Marshal is accounted
not at all inferior TO the very finest Lcghorn, and