Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-04

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on the laxry and expensive habits
which at present prevail in Paris. He
says:
"This is truly the age Of luxury in
Paris. In furniture, horses. carriages.
people are incredibly expensive. In
play and private extravaganza fortunes
are daily swept away. No old or
young man can pretend to celebrity
without very little hat, cigar eter-
naIly in his mouth, an apartment
crowded to embarrassment with awk-
ward, announcement, ugly, ancient, or
imitation furniture, procured at mar
velous low prices; English horses,
sixteen hands high, carriages touching
the ground, groom Of the smallest
possible dimensions, a reputation for
gallantry, which consists in being ad,
mitted TO smoking, champagne drink
ing. and gaming 'soieres' Of the short
est and plainest and least distigueeS
women in Europe. The records of
the tribunals have recently disclosed
some Of the secrets of the private
'soeries' of the Lionnes; and, at an
auction sale which took place last week
9l, 500 sterling was the price Of the
chimney and other china ornaments Of
a lady's little entresol. The sale was
Of the effects of young person TWEEN
ty three years Of age, who died short
time since, and which occupied four
days. Her sister, the wife of poor
weaver, demanded the property as sole
heiress. There were as many 6youG
in gold and ornamented with precious
stones as would set up jeweller hand
somely in trade, and more than half a
hundred weight of plate and silver
gilt. The rooms were impossible from
the accumulation Of furniture, in bull,
marqueterie. and inlaid rosewood. -
The carpeting was an inch thick
The chunceiiiere in which the owner
placed her feet when in her carriage,
10 protect them from the cold, was
lined with real ermine. In her ward
robe forty gowns were found. Laces,
laced and embroidered dresses, silks,
satins, veIvets, furs, all Of the costliest
kind, and all in exquisite TASTE
TT The Swimming Schools of Par
is have opened for the season, and the
ladies are among the constant attend
ants. A Paris letter thus describes
them:
+" Nothing, it would seem, can equal
the intrepidity of the fair sex, When
ever an opportunity afforded of enga-
ging IN new pleasure, particularly if
il partakes of the character Of a mas
culine exercise. While the men were
yet hesitating about entering the wa.
ter ofihe river, the ladies' have gone in
resoluteIy. These swimming schools
becoming more numerous, and each
summer witnesses the establishment
of new ones. Indeed the Seine is be-
coming so crowded with them, that
there is scarcely room for the boats to
circulate; and there remains hardly the
room necessary for those amateurs
who take a fancy TO precipitaie them
selves from the top Of bridge for the
purpose Of terminating their existence.
Luckily, however, there is principle
Of natural right which declares The
water TO flow alike for all the world,
and not alone for ba,hers-of either
sex.
There are many swimming schools
for ladies solely, and this is the class
which have increased the most. These
are CROW ded from morning till night
by the drmafic Hounerie. These
young ladies are psssionately fond Of
swimming, and they pass at the cold
bath every moment Of time they can
gin from their more serious pursuits.
Ia the afternoon, particularly, the O.
quipsges Of more opulent actresses are
crowded around the doors OF these
establishments.
Z" la this asylum, interdicted TO the
profane, and where no man is allowed
to penetrate-unless the walters Of the
bath, the professors Of swimming. and
the servants--the fair bathers unfold all
the elegance Of their dress and per-
sons, imprison their beautiful hair in
a cap, and, enyeloped in robes Of rich
ly embroidered cambria, they prone
made and smoke their Spanish cigar
ettes-defying each other as TO who