The Arkansas banner., 1851-02-11
Women of Lima.

We make the following extract from a sketch euii'ied I" What lsax about Lfma." which we fl ni n ihsi excellent pstindicai, The Literary World '
 The w"me9 oi Lima are constantly sbon, during he day and evening. In their graceful costumes - The tGyG fa1RiH about which % much has ben said is not orn u4urh Hnn adAys. though occasionally saR IT. The women, however, almost universally wear the shax npoa he head. mnfilins m inc face ani sometimes cohcsallng sSrtything but one ey- ~hleh however does more than double duly. The iad'ss seem 10 bs ive'rrate shoppers ari evi. d"ni1F tnn1 of gaidtng abaai. They dress very gatiy n rich Fr-nca si ks and sstius, and look n
 h- sis.-rs with their shAwis dra&n over their he a ss 1T th-y hat Iq.' stepped og. uf carriage, and in line for party. T.is are not ali so chaty ,4 ha~i-,g th-iT Ac-s; as thoss sts were pxcsel- Ipgiy pretv. very Saz"ly inferred fl there wer. sns ugly wntn-H in L'Ha, they were among those A b" .'i Eo t~hf9tY r. tI>rtos- ihn,r lsautes had a s'Hswt sHsmcI'n iltai the s7g1 mIslI VI he dl,g4s- for oil age sul d-7,s,t-d charns rne Wna,.n have anpttn'.slv staal feet aud they wear p4~tit 'nsfsiirsd sl,PPtrs, 6t for tases 10 irp ia. hey n v hr seen every n 'rn,rg and evening mot ing IoNstds inc ehu,chYs, of which Lima is fuii
 '>' coqpe'iSh dressed The fnes' of silk sha V ad tte sto.si-st o satin gowns followed so,heIm.s hy sm rliy dressed negro girl. al others by negro h'J m ,h'wr livery. carrying catpet rug Of many r"lors hans#g m fine arm a fine ,ady in Eng land wNo i' rgle"ns as w+ii ss rich, may be seen on q SlHaav ''lih fr'wpiush al bei h-ris. carving The l len lT'v"d Pray"T book. If you follow the Lima S~ beauty io church fand yoa may do so wifhuu' ar "t oh'nce. for she w "gle and eoqpet wiih you ~ mech as tou Pi-ass,) you will the seTl ant sa sdd 's~ rag npon tAe cold stone pavement and Inc '.dy kH~pi do~n or logrgr alternately upon II, A' h. g. vic" may require, always giving you meat u'VtiuE look wiit her pretty b.ek eyes
 he won-n are ceTtainiy pretty: their beauty is Of -le-py, vouptreus kind, and they are undoubt- eilN niriguing and lioeutous. They have none of the esp's9f z of the French b-autv. thougi, they have bright eyes, t. peaeral expFession of their facss is h-ayy and lileies,. The Coi5ear de Paris ai L tna. Mha cut my hair and lrimtn-d my whis. krrs, and tad perfect u ou Of op looking ike Ps'sian lafys boUdeir, ard was as iaLz ative as haFb~r nrei bc. was briiever i, the beauties ot Luna, bat wr!t i'A tafI.te sattsfsetiea aeo the recollection of ti- ptfies amts q, Paris Ah ex- claimed h.. raptarousy. he ptus-d from his woi and raised ia ht of enthusiasm his scissors huh a the sir. -3a q" les STissttes de Parn s3ai s4- bhraest"
 Inr Limanese women are inveterst. smokers - II is no uuc"unou sight however startli the fact
 may uppsar 10 those vaporish ladies who would ,die of ross ia aromatic pain not 10 say anything of the possihe effect Of the remote odor of an Havana II Is a" uncommon sight 10 s.e pretty deiica locking Lnan~se isdy purchasing at ihs open cigar booths gorous cigar, sach wou s,sgger the nerves of some of most TO bust male smokers md they smoke ihe m loo; ;he ladies do not 20 take quiet pull st home, while more common we- nen may bs constantly seen blowing at enormous cigars as they ~alk abOu, the streets.