Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-26

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ularion and believe me- in sincerity OF heart, your
| friend. j. H. Of Roanokc.
| hnesJoie Of Judge Drpai.- Judge Duvnl IL q
gentleman, not only Of superior intellectual attain
mrnis bit OF uncommon native ,alents and shtewd.
ness He is also remarkable for his attachment to
republican simplicity and plainness, and his Ut
ter adherence Of aristocraiic os'enaton and pa
rado We never think oftbe Judge without reool.
Letting m occurrence, which II ~ sad took place
in the city Of New York, few Yeas since, and
IN which Senator is also said 10 have acted con-
spicuous part. The Senator alluded TO was distin-
guished from some other men, by dandytsm III
dress and spurciliousncss 10 department. These
traits IN his character spiccd with nm unusual de-
gree OF voniiy Of en- rendered him the object OF
rirneni and sometimes tho very butt OF rihIcule and
wit.
The story is, tina, tho Senator, on his return
from Washington called ut a hotel in New York.
On his arrival he stepped up to the clerk OF the
bar, and introduced himself as Mr.. -, o'
the Senate of the United States adding that he
should tnry few days in the city an" wan'ed inc
hes, room in the house, and the best accommo-
daton thu, could be given him. Judge Duva hap.
pened TO be present Disguised with the vanity and
| pomposty of the Senator, and willing to make him
| appear as ridiculous as he deserved, he ioiloweo
| him up TO the bar, End in the same haugh'y zone
| and STYLE in ,rodoccd himself rs Judge Duval OF
| the Supreme Court Of the United States adding
That he also wanted the best room and accommo-
datons the house aGor he'd This introduction Of
the Judge rather mortified the pride Of the Senator,
bit he m.nnged pess it off on the prct:nce OF not
observing IT, The Judge, however, was detcrmIn-
ed to follow him up until he should Lotcc him. Ac'
cordinsly he made it convent, nj TO take n scat ns
tho dinner table, directly opposite the Senator. AS
soon as the gentlemen were all seated ne caIeo
for a servant. A servant instantly ran to him ana
asked him his wishes He replied, IN loud ana
audible voice, judge Duvh OF the Supreme Court
Of the United States he wishes the best piece OF
beef and the best po,a,oc on tic table
The whole table was convulsed with laughter.
The m orifed Senator could stand it no longer-he
left the table an los, his dinner but his pride and
| vanity remained
DeclcnSion of National simplicity.
We regret to read Of such fooery and foreign
npng as that described in the letter of the cores
pondcnt OF the Baltimore Patriot. The nbomina-
tons OF Europe how in upon us, asthe corrupt'ons
| of A STA inundated Rome after the conquest ot the
former. In these impottations Of manners and Gus
toms who hears OF one that ~ an improvement on
| the old stock That is calculated to render peo'
pie Drawer or beter1 That is not calculated to dc
prave and efIemnate That does not more and
more debnsc that simplicity of manners, the glory
Of Republics and deviation from which il the out
ward and visible sign Of their decay.
| We 10 no, know who Mrs. W is, but we
think the lady poorly set to work with her ;" cos
| tunes and customs manners and modes, dresses
and decorations, features and fobles,' and such
trumpcry. Lucrctias example, not only IN her
chastity but in plying her needle in the midst OF
| har far " al a
ma,ron. Rich. Wig.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence the Baltimore Patriot.
| WAsnrNoroN, Jan. lG, 1885.
The greatest event since my lost, is the occur
renee of Mrs VS. fancy ball, most brilliant
affair in the chronicles of fashion, and marking the
season as ono Of peculiar attractiveness and gaiey
To describe it accurately, and so as to give any
thinS i,ke idea of even its most prominent char
acteristics would be impossible. II was admirably
got up aud the grand result was highly aatteing
at once to the hostess, and to the guests Costumes
and customs, manners and NODES dresses & decora-
tons features & foiblcs, from all parts of the world
civilized and savage, pagan and christian, were all
there Every land had it's representative, every rye
its remembrancer, every tongue its share in the
Babel. The Gipsey from Egypt, the Mandarin
from China, the Indian from The forests, the Cour-
tier from the Courts respectively of France, Spain
England, and the Sublime Porte was present in
proper character and costume. The Swiss from
| the mountains, tho German from the vales, the
| improv ias'rcc from sunny Ttoy the Clansmen Of
Ronald and Don,lj, and athc either from the bon
ny highlands, Mach tn from Dunsnane, Hamlet
from Denmark, Rob Roy and Helen McGregor,
all joined IN the waltz and quadre, and seemed all
as merry as il they had died so many violcn,
deaths, and 70 esw orn before they left the world,
| ,,la and tna ona
Juliet. each bent on different scheme of filtration,
with no reference to each other, seemed hardly to
know for tho fcuds Of Capulct and Mon
tague. Tho delicate Ariel danced lightly with
an Officer Of Artillery, and Shylock the Jew, ne
go'iated with the Solicitor Of the Treasury, plan
to relieve it from its late attacks. twas in
deed gay and curious scene, AMI, as Hamlet whis-
percd me in the course of the evening, without
much originality but not without emphasis, that it
was but map of busy life.
Way RErusLrcAN.-Tha New York fashona-
bcs are fast following in the wake of European no
by. Ii has become the ton in that city accord
ing to the STAR to engrave full length, on visiting
cards, the nrmoria bearings and emblazoning Of
the pedigree of,he visitor The best Of tho joke
is, that, with one or two exceptions, none Of the
clent gentry Of that State to be found in fash
ionable Iife-they hav been gradually, since the
Revolution, losing their wealth, and with it, their
influence, and the mass of the New York exclu-
sivcs is composed of those who ncrer had GRANDPA
Tiers, hut whose fathers by speculation and praise
worthy industry have become rich.
Spurious Tea. The London Quarterly, in an
article finding fault with the opening Of the China
trade, heretofore strict monopoly in tho hands OF
the Eas, India Company as calculated among 9th,
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