The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-08
From the Parlenon.
FEMALE Beauty AND AcoOMrLIsEMENrs.

II
beings, with whom the vivid dreams Of imagination
have peopled Mahomets paradise, as lovely and fresh
the tabled Aurora, and light and as graceful as
Hebe vet if she does unite to the external charms
OF her person, the refined accomplishments and sub
lime sentiments of an elegant mind, she
chain the heart of husband with those golden letters
which only death sever. Sweetness of DISPOSE
ton and intellectual endowments wreath those letters
with the ever-blooming roses of enjoyment, and call
forth into action all the tender charities which rrad
ate the sphere of connubal happiness. woman
may shine in mechanical accomplishment, though
ray of mental light docs not dawn upon her mind she
may paint, sing, and play upon musical Instruments
and by these manual vocal arts gain transient triumph
those who contented with female cultivation
hanging wills, or hearing it vbrate upon strings
But the man of discernment feels that woman thus
gifted can only amuse for an hour and attract by her
adsctous donations some rrpery tops, who like the
stupid butterflies, light exotic flowers without fra
GRANGE perfume, rather than the odorerous bios
SONS that yield delicious honey The looks of stupid
beauty who has not soul within her eyes,, fixed
on the dead calm Of insenslbty; they emit no cleo
trio spark to kinde the affections; that they
amned without emotion, and as they do not express
passion intellect, they are beheld without love. 6"
never" said one of the mstresses OF royal profgate
Of France, " dreaded the rivalship of mere unpos
ed lump of beauty but the wiles and sorcery OF SEN
tmental Gree cannot be resisted Ordinary features
when LIT up with the slnbeas of senslbty, generally
excite the passions which they express and the
winning attractions of their smile invests them with adj
yentive charms, like varegaed hues with which bril-
liant rainbow tints the gloomy clouds. This is the fas-
cinatng charm which captvates without the aid of ma
ure it emnently displays itself in a silent complaint
ofpaent suferance, IN poignant afction and in tears,
whether of transporting JOY of wailing sorrow, it is
more irresistible than the artfu languishments of u-
ettered beauty Looks, which do not correspond with
m-OFfb haa
6our and pain, masked affection is easily known
The artificial aspect is poor substitute for the en-
preston Of sentiment as the of paint for the
bushing roses of blooming complexion
1t has been remarked, that the countenance is a
mirror that reflects the predominant passions Of the
SOUL and displays angry, disdanful and suspi-
cious temper, in prominent characters, that are uni
versaly understood. 1t is also equally true, that the
more pleasing, exalted and softer passions of the fe-
male heart legbly impress their signatures upon the
visage Beauty then may be pronounced bright en-
anaon of intellectual excellence, that reflects in its
hmpid current, the brilliant atmosphere of sprghty
temper, and galaxy of refined sentiment.
In the winter of life, when the gaudy flowers of
personal beauty npped by the rude breathing
ct age-when the lustre of the blue eyes Is dimmed,
and the bloom of rosy cheeks faded, how fallen then
viii be the unideaed woman, who has no resources in
the treasury of the mind she will remain tyrant
|lthout power prey to envy and remorse A wo-
man OF intellectual accomplishment on the contrary,
IN the evening of life, will draw at the fountain of the
graces, the lmpd basam of literary knowledge diff
tuse the pleasure of instruction to her children, and