New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-08

girl, and dsnssirg The o,benL On her entering the
room the following dialogue took phase:
Lady. How old ere you. young lsdyi'
G"f with low incirstionl. Jest eighteen.
( Have you any father, and What her
q my father is dead be vas an enolovS: bu, nv
mother still alive, she lives near the kou.ni.ski
most Smiths bridgel."
"y.ry well WIS. is your in,eudsds u.re,,
g. AZ have rore, Madame
Z. "Yca have none ard yet you oak us s,r a
dovry How is tbs;
G.. isi,h very Low bowl "If you viii promise
NE trousseau Madame, s.aA Be aele 70 End one
t.fore to-norror nnorstsg.
Incredible a. il may appear, she actin My do rad
one fer The rex, d,y che presented hersef a,compa
Lied by tall 6neoesiDg young man. OF sboa' hve-
apd-twerty who came and examined the various sr.i
cles Of which the dowry consl.tedi he carefully
csun.ed each dozen Of hren, had strict survey OF
the Elk gowIs and three bonpets tested their qusis,
a1d, hayirs been thoroughly convinced thH there
wee DO cheating in the case consei ted TO secept her
for better and for worse" and kr marriage took
place the same cay that OF the other i've; when
NY fii. I'D .xuiti gly said tho, she quite de-
lighted ct having found Elk p~eoy brides, for she
-hculd have been sorry to see such good wedding.
&C thes thrown awsy upon ugly people.
Amorg the upper classes the "troassesu is
swsys .hown for several days before the we'd
ding takes place. II once saw one" says tie
author, (which was worth many thousands OF
pounds: there we're dozens of everything, al tied
up With narrow pink satin ribbon, quantities OF
table and bed linen, countless dresses msntles,
and all the etcetera of lsdy's toilette, beautiful
jewelry and magnificent furs, everything that
money could purchase, and in such abundance
that in the longest lifetime il would be impossi.
be to wear them out"
As q general rule. the money is found by the
lady's friends, while the gentleman's friends fni
the man to accept it. If young person has
money there ia never lack of suitors-they come
even from remote proviDces-it matters little
whether she be good, handsome Or auiable-
having seen her once, they m,ke an offer on the
spot, aud are soon married. Such an arrange.
IL ent often produces inconvenient consequences
ensbliDg one half Of the inhabitants to amuse
themselves with the scandal of the other half
Before marriage the Russian ladies' enjoy little
freedom. They are kept under so strict sur
velsnce that they can scarcely 60 from one room
to sne Their without being watched. But having
once emerged into the liberty of married life,
they are too apt to manifest frivolous disposi-
tiOn-frequehtly commencing life OF dissipation
that only ends when they are too old to enjoy IL;
they then devote the remainder Of their existence
to Heaven, and hope BY the prayers of their age
10 e6ace the sns Of their youth. Bu. this is not
universal, though the type Of the society IN 81.
Petersburg is to be found in the age Of Louis Fiji
teenth Among the Russian ladies are examples
of sffectionate mothers as we'll as devoted wives,
whose natural goodness of heart makes them CEN
ter their al. c,on their families, and prevents
them from falling into errors of which the highest
classes are guilty.
The domestic arrangements Of the Russians
present mary curious features, on which our To-
quscious lady does not fail to exp.tia.e ia her
moot vo ube style. In the country, the Influence
Of slavery 10 everywhere visible, giving rise to
many detestable actions especially on the estates
of the smsller proprietors The Inevitable evils OF
the institution are brought to light as prominently
sm5pp the serfs of Russia az on the cotton plan
tation of Carolina.
Iremember, amor & dozens OF other instances, some
little anecdotes which Illustrate this;
A lady ~ who was in ST. Petersburg for the winter
ard whom met two or tire, times 1T evening par
ties was one day extremely unlucSy ut cards she
hac come servants lslsves who possessed very beau
tiul hsr add a. she had not enough ready money %
psy the debt incurred by her losses she actual SEM
TO barhr and bad all their long tress9s cut on the
Gale Of which enabled her TO discharge IL hns'~-Sy
As cloeely cropped hair is punishmsnt Tor lnmora
coDeuct spd txposes girl to the Jeers snd n)ckees
Of Der companions, it may readily be imagined ~na'
bitter modification such act must have been to
them. ust add, however, that the person In qies
iioD was Pole; and q, far as | have been able 70
to Judge, the Poles are Infinitely more unfeeiing anu
tyTaDDcal to their serfs than the Russians.
I pOirO 10 the OJfra In COMPANY with 3
Poli,h lady; che came and begged me to wait q few
minutes, as che was not quite ready; she was m tgno
Gently dressed in dark crimson velvet, prouson OF
jewels, lace and msrsbout tsatsers took seat IN
the drawpg-room n. 1t to her cablae, de tolee while
sbe completed her bead.dress. Suddenly heard a
Tremendous nOse in the Joining apartment mstress
al maid seemed TO be eDdeavoriDg 70 outscold each
other; but as they spoke Polish Odd not understand
what it was sll about. Presently loud crish, and
the fall of heavy body on the hJor annoubced that
some catastrophe bad happened Very soon after the
lady made Der appearance, smiling with all the
poepess possible, ard expressing her regret at hav
ing kept waiting. made remark OF course, nor
did sht slude the my sefious fracas that had just
taken place. but afterwards learned the facts OF the
the maid had not plssse Der in her cofdre; the
lady feoldtd; the gifl Answered impssnnepty, which
20 eBraged her anna lie mistress that with tno chair
on wbich he sitting, she knocked her down With
80 uch violence that two Of her front teeth were
broken of IL her fall
An sniusing anecdote was told me by French lady.
One Of her cOuLtry women was engaged a. dressing
maid to a lady OF rank in Russis; one day wh'ie
conbipg ut her mistresss long black haIr she bur.
her bead The lady turned round and gave her slap
on the face. The FrepchFoman, VINO I'D hold Of her
hair, which she the point OF tying. Sd tina. u
wss all gathered together in her hlnd, grasped 1t
liz hrly, ard then inflicted sound correction on the
LADY ears with the hair brush. Perhaps It may be
bought at ,be imne lately puLi,bes 0y being
tax en- 10 the Police or at the least summary dismissed
from the household. Far from it; the maid knew the
character Of the Russians we'll and also what she VA.
about: she was perfectly awars that her mistress
would hot osre 10 expose her, on account OF the as
orr, q, b.,s.lf far II woud n, an iudellbls one for