Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-03-17
A Mississippi Editor on High Life.

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The editor of the Vicksbu.g Sentinel has
recently been in Washington City. He at
tended ball, and thus describes the ladies.
their dressing and dancing:
"Therc was only one thing in which all
seemed TO agree-that was, to leave uncov-
cred as much of their busts as possible. 1t
appeared to one just from the land of ALI
gators mosquitoes and sunshine, where la
dies have kept up the old fashion Of dress
ing all over, that they had put their dresses
on in great hurry, and had protruded their
bodies six or eight inches too far through,
and hence, as an old lady of good taste just
ly remarked, 'they come too low down, and
didn't come high enough up;'' the milliners,
to the dresses, and the ladies all had the ex-
treme modification, poor things, Of appear
ing in very large crowd Of gentlemen with
their arms bare up 10 their shoulders -
The gentlemen, kind modest creatures as
they are, bushed little at first. and held
their scented cambrcs before their eyes, but
they soon recovered from their embarrass-
ment, and it all seemed to be nothing after
they got used to it.
Altogether, from the haste of the ladies
in showing themselves through their dresses,
and the cupable neglect of the milliners in
not putting in the sleeves, I would say that
the bodies of the ladies were not over half
covered; and what is singular, and sustains
my idea of their having crept little toe
far through, in their haste TO dress and be
at the ball last, is, that the skirts of all the
short ladies', and few oS the tall ones were
from eight TO twelve inces too long, and
swept the floor for yards behind the wearer
There was another thing which a plain
backwoodsman like myself could not un.
derstand. Some of the ladies while dancing
), would seize hold of the skirts of theil
Y dresses and raise them about eighteen inch.
es, and stretch them out at arms length
reminding one of buzzard in wet wealth
\ er, thus exposing to view handsomely or
G namented second skirt, and then swing
: around at an amazing rate.
e "1he only other peculiarty of the bal
was new dance called the "Scotich,
r Dance" which | saw for the first time
will give, as near as words can, descrip
ton of it. The gentleman takes the lady
: right hand in his left, places his hand anc
h arm around her waist, drawing her clos
/ against his breast; she places her left han
e and chin upon his right shoulder, and lean
n her cheek gently against his whskers, if h
= has any; they t hen pitch off in leap fro
fashion, stop and keep time by sort OF JIG
It a-gig, jg-jig motion; then leap-frog again
:. and so alternately, leap-frog and jiga-gg
If jig-jig. 1t is by far the most ungracelu
|. unbecoming, and ridiculous dance | eve
). saw, or any body else.
ENGAGING MANNERs.-There are thou
a sand pretty, engaging little ways, whic
5, every person may put on without runnin
d the risk of being deemed either affected q
I foppish. The sweet smile, the quiet col
of dial bow, the earnest movement in addre'
sing friend, or more especially stranger
'e whom one may recommend to our good re
IS CARDS, the enquiring glance, the graceful al
st tention which is so captivating when unite
l. with seli-pos session these will ensure us h
= good regards OF even a churl. Above al
there is certain soIlness of manner whic
al should be cultivated, and which, in ehht
v, man or woman, adds charm that amo
IN entirely ccmpensaes for lack of beauty
,e The voice can be modulated so TO intonal
that it will speak directly to the heart, al
r. from that elicit an answer; and politere'
,e may be made essential to our nature, NJ
lie ther is time thrown away in attending
i'll such things, Insignificant as they may see
to those who engage in weighter matters.
, A bull has been issued lately at Ron
u against books containing "depraved ar
& damnable doctrines" Among them is Il
Ut Bible! That bull ought to be "taken
IL the horns" Who is 10 do ii?
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