Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-22

The fashionable vices of ''hish life" in Lon
don are correctly drawn in the following article
from the Court Journal. How pure and inter
esting do the simple manners which tor the most
part yet prevail in this country appear when
contrasted with such exhibitions Of crime and
folly:
from the London Court Journal
CONFESSIONS OF A FASHIONABLE
WIFE.
confess that I had great pains taken to teach
me every kind Of useful knowledge; which, how
ever. / determined from seven years old never
10 attend to. l voted it all an humbuS oil tue
yoyerness's. for mamma never did. or thought
shout. any thing of the kind confess also that
I had from nv youth disregard tor, and dislike
IN. religion. chiefly because thought itunfash'
;onahle1 and that IL interfered with amusement.
caught hold, therefore, OF the receive" aA'"mS
and aphorisms of the people lised w,'n-"a"e
Iy. that all expression Of religious feeling was
.o,. all attendance on its institutions, all reVe'
renee for its professors, hypocrisy; anu inns IN
ope sveepine clause, without any exception
that beipp the shortest ~ay to silence conscience,
anil enjoy ones independence OF action. con
fes, the being called sensible person, when
made these assertions, tended very much To con-
firm me in them. aud in the good opinion enter
tanned Of myself.
I confess that the only thing thought OF after
twelve wears old, was dress, and getting married.
I confess the only ohject had IN marriage was
10 become a lady Of fashion, aud to have nv own
way. l therefore made up my mind to take the
first man Of the highest title and estate who
should propose for me; but regard OF affection
mad Unn
of the nroposed transaction. Marriage first,
love after; for thus | saw il in those around me.
who were most highly courted, hattered, and
commended. I confess (for | was very sensi
HE pirn that | considered an establishment on
the FIRST scale was necessary, a lover only an AL
;unct: besides, who ever saw lover IN nus
bandi heard mamma declare Thousand times
that was quite impossible. | confess, therefore,
that the moment | found person who possessed
the necessary requisites tor marriage-namely,
title and furtune--I hesitated not moment to
saw Yes aud directly commenced my ca
reer of diversion and dissipation. L confess,
however, that began a little too soon, that Is.
before the knot was indlssolub!y tied, 10 put me
in possession of an efai; for, thinking had Sc
cured that sine g,,a non, listened TO the feu
relies of every Idier who had marked me out
(since my marriage was declared) as safe OBJ
Jet for paving their attentions to; out confess
Ihad uearl, been caught. by giving too much en-.
enlargement to one who. poor fool, thought l
would tilt the Marqui. tor him. HI resfe. he
was ye,y Young and raw, and new in the world
of fashion; 50 much so, that he was quite sent-
mentally furious On discovering that vas en-
gagged, and thu,atened to bio" out the brains OF
nv father, and all sorts Of vulgar violences.
Bat mamma, | confess, managed that matter
very cleverlv for me, and declared she never
,lreamt Of his attaching such consequence to the
manners of an inuocent child like myself Well.
1 confess. nevertheless, that the innocent chtfd
was in great fright. lest she should have mar
red real good situation for halt an hours amuse-
meut; but | confess | never thought that Mr.
Fitzalien could De so weak as 10 suppose that, al
though Le dressed well and talked well. | should
think Of bar,ering such parti as the Marquis.
for his poverty. confess 1t would have been
very entertaining, however, TO witness his extra.
e. vagances-complaiuing here complaining there
was il not that Was considerably alarmed lest
the Marquis should hear it-and he did hear and
was very near breaking of our engagement.
confess th at had nothing for it but becoming
very sick, aud getting mamma to carry me oh TO
the country. when was bored TO death til! she
got the Marquis to come aud see how i'll was
/ confess never was more puzzled than to try
to look i'll and well at the same time, but dark
ened the room, and let my hair hang about
out Of curl. which gave amelaucholy length to
my face, andI wore very deep colored gown
that my complexion mis hit appear palc,and laugh
ed 10 nay sleeve when saw succeeded. and was
obliged to turn nv head away when heard nam.
ma whisper him tina, was DYING for hm-lcst I
should have laughed outright, and fnallg, con-
fess did laugh openly the moment We were ac-
tuaily married.
confess was monstrously astonished when
my Lord began TO comment On my dress and de-
meanor. very soon indeed after the knot was tied.
which unites all the loves aud grsces, and still
more when ne complained Of IN, conduct-and
actually forbade my going where chose, or see-
inc whom l chose. confess was troubled for
moment TO know what to do; tried several wavs
--sulSs, smiles. commands-ali were unavaiIng.
[ confess never had an idea how much hus.
band has il 10 his power to torment a wife;-but
i confess too that think my Lord met with his
match. In despite Of fro~ns and threats, and
osths, and all the horrors OF matrimonial couch
avsry pi,rht mr. rather morning. i went nm NV