The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-01
FEMALE DELICACY.

Real delicacy, both of sentiment and
of expression, is a quality whose deli
cheney ia either sex, cannot be supplied
By any other qualities, however brilliant,
nor by any talents however great. But
we would do well to seperale from il
that morbid, artificial, verbal, woald-be
dehcacy, which sayors OF pfudcry and
oefays any thing bat genuine dehtary #
mind. This spurious offspring ri mod
efn civilization II much respected both
by the ladies of Great Britain and by
those oI our own country lei them hu
careful that in grnspng the shadow, they
lose not the substance.
The following humorous anecdotc Of
the unfortunate Marie Antoi0etle, ex-
tracled from The Secrct Memoirs Of
the Royal Family Of France during the
Revolution well eXompliie, the un-
founded and artificial scnsiutene3s 10
which we allude.
Aew-LOmOag Gar.
One day, says the princess laanbcllc
her majesty, lady Spencer, and N.Y.
soll, we've observing the din, ulty there
WIS III obtaining "a correct pro- unciatlon
OF the English language when lady
Spencer remarked thaht only required
little attention. beg Your PARDON,
said the queen, that's not all, because
there are many things you do mol call
by thclr proper names, as lhey arr IN
The dictionary Pray, whai are tbey,
please your majesty 'Wen, viii
give you an example. les oa'ottfs, what
do YOU call them 7 Small clothcs,' tr-
! piled her ladyship; Ma Joit how can
thcy be called mall clothes, Tor one
large man Now look in the dictiona-
airy and ! find pour ID mot cuiottes,
breoches.' oh please your majesty,
we never cali them by lhu name III En-
gland. VOLTA, doar TAI rdisonh We
shy ineNprcssibles' AZ c'td miaa.
Dat do pleas me vor much better. nv
n da b0n sens Ia deddhs. cost me
autfc chosc = In the midst If tins curl
Gus dialogue, IN came the Duke oi Dor
! sot, Lord Edward Dillon, Count Fer
! sen, and several English gentlemen,
who, 8s they were all gong 10 the
| Kings hunt, were dressed in new buck
SKIN brecohes do not Ike OK
/ claimed the queen to them, those yel-
! low iyrcSiStibiese Lady Spencer nearly
! tainted. Vat make you SO iIightul,
my dear lady Z SAID the queen 10 her
ladyshp, who was covering her faco
with her hands. | am terrified Al your
majosty's mistake. C0Rmcat DIZZY you
mol tell me just now, ddt IN ENGLAND do
! lady clll do cuiOttcS, rresistibhS ? 20
mercy never could have made such q
mistake, as 10 have applied 10 that part
of the male dress such d word. said.
please your majesty. mctprossjbles' On
! this the gentlemen laughed mosf heartily.
Veil, yell, replied the queen, do, my
dear lady, discompose yourself VII
no more call dc breaches iyesistiJies,
but say small clothes, if even eiies sOnt
upon giant Al the repetition Of the
naughty word breeches, poor lady Spcn-
ool $ English deIicacy quite oyercame
! her. Forgetting whore She was, and
the company she was in, she ran from
the room with her cross stick III her
hand, ready TO lay it on the shoulders
of any who should attempt to obstruct
/ her passaec, flew into her carriage, and
drove off, full speed, as it fearful Of be-
/ ing contaminated i; all TO the no small
amusement Of the male quests