The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-03

Mr.. Willis, one OF the editors Of the
" Corsair who married in England a few
wears since is now on a visit TO that coun.
try, and furnishes series OF letters for the
Corsair. From one Of these letters which
gives an account Of ball "at Amacks"
we make the following extract.
The bust and neck OF almost every lady
within reach of our eyes might have serv-
cd as models for sculpture. From the zone
TO the chin, English women from seven
teen TO thirty are almost invariably superb.
We looked IN vain for a hollow chest or a
bent back, or what is sometimes called
Thread paper looking girl" The should.
ers full were dazzling, and OF the health
lest tint Of white, and the carriage Of the
whole bust graceful and stately. Within
these limits think (and my friend thought
with mel lie all the projections Of the I'm.
gllsh Venus. We looked at features
There was scarce a classic forehead or
nose In the room. AT the ieet-they were
rather Of useful than Of ornamental proper.
ton to the figure. Al the grace Of the
dancerS-you could not find IN all France
so indifferent dancer as the best at Al.
mack's. At the COMPLIMENTARY and
coarse though for the best Of reasons, that
probably every lady on the floor had been
on horseback three or four hours every day
IN the season, exposed to the tender mer.
cles Of riding-hai, and such sun and wind
as pleascs the clerk Of English weather.
We busted ourselves composing a Venus
| from the national beauties. Tie French
/ furnished the limbs and grace Of movement;
the Greeks and Asiatics the nose and fore.
/ head the English, hair, throat, nock, and
bust the American, complexion, feet, and
eyes. The mouth was still to b. provided
but we agreed to share the honors Of that
feature between US. All this Of course
might b. disputed on individual exceptions,
bat 1t Is curious how nearly universal art
these peTlections 10 the nation 10 which wo
name them.
In the course q the evening found my.
sell rts-d-ris in the quadrille 10 the Queens
most beautiful Maid Of Honor. She Is a
eau liter Of Lord Rivers, rather tail, and
combining a most majestic enboupoint OF
hgure With shghtness Of limb and slcn-
Gcrness and -talehuess Of neck seldom seen
IA such graceful proportion. To the $500
! year which MAIDS Of Honor receive for
dress, the Queen, my partner informed me,
has added another hundred, thinking the
sum Insufficient. You know, probably that
IN their marriage they receive also dow.
) y Of 4 200. Then there are the Ladies
in Wanting, who are of the highest rank q
( nobility, and the Bedchamber women, who
: receive also $500 year, and arc generally
aides Of good brhln reduced circumsian.
: ce-. These all take their turns Of service
; for two months together
NJ, pretty and noble informant gave me
these household statistics very good naillr.
.dIy between pastorale and 5os do ).
and as She vas closely connected wiih
those who had the bc,l opportunity q
knowing, J asked her question OF luo
tput hung the personal qualities Of hcI Ma.
HIcsty She thought Victoria ianclcd hcr.
I seIt ycB beautiful, (which She was not, =
! and very good hon -cman, (Which he
, vas no, decidedly, and TIA, she was " Y
impatient Of a difference Of optmon whcn
IA private with her Ladies. She admitted,
however, that ehe was generous, flfgning
and clc'ercr than most girls ol hc age.
" hen alone with two or three 81 her u.4ids,
She sIId, lhr Queen was no more Ike a
Queen than any body else, and wa- very
fond q bit Of fun or a bit 81 acanlal, "
any thing that would not have done il other
people we're present. A. far a. II sent,
should 'hlnk this might be relied on as
:. the impression her MAJESTY makes upon
/ those who daily assoeiatc with tss.
American Maa,factIre.-.Wc have
lately had an opportunity Of inspecting
, some calico prints from the Malhar IN
/, Works, ~ Southwark, belog the Navy
! ard, on the Delaware, that show the ex.
= cellence which our manufactures have al.
tanned IN this branch Of art. The pat.
!, terms are tancilul, and the colors remark,
!, ably bright, clear, and apparently durable,
specially the green, the most difficult e
make solid color. la these respect,
they seem equal TO any imported The
proprietor Of these works has devoted
/, much time and money 10 acquire a knoaI.
: edge Of tins art, aud has attained degree
: Of perfection which will enable hun TO com.
+. pete with the best specimen. IN the mar.
) ket.--Ledger.
/. A Singular Fdd.-Mr WIN. Rovlands,