The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-20

be followed up on the French stage, let US
hope never TO see a worse travestie than the
one in question. But il il 10 be hoped, also,
that The coarser varieties of American pro-
ducts will not alone figure on the French
Stage; for there is something revolving in
those personages who swear as much against
nature as against society, who carry willingly
the advertisement Of their character swung
to cord around their neck, and whose sf.
fecls upon The scene are produced by stud
led coarsensss.
There 10 much likeness between the French
and American characlerj and each may be
willing to take lesson from the follies mir
rored in the picture of the other.
The following is Madame Dudevant's rec
ord of her mind and manner in wearing male
apparel:
"Tbese observations and contingencies bad
occurred TO me before establishing myself in
Paris, and | had applied TO my mother TO
solve this problem, seeing her live very much
at her ease, and we'll dressed, on the three
thousand five hundred frances year: how
it is possible to dress, even in the plainest
way, in this frishtful climate, unless one stays
at home seven days in the weeki Her an.
swer was: 'At my age, and with my habits,
it is very easy but when was young, and
your father had but little money, he decided
to dress me as boy. My sister did the same,
and we went everywhere on foot with our
husbands, and to The theatre; wherever we
chose. II saved as much as one-half of our
income.' This idea amused me at first, and
then struck me as very ingenious. AS a
child, had been dressed as boy; had
hunted in blouse and CATERS with Deschar.
Tres. anc l found il very easy 10 resume a
dress which was rot new 10 me. At that
time the fashion made it easy 10 disguise
ones self. The men of that day wore long
square frock-coals, called Ia proprietairs,
which reached to their heels, and had SO lit
lie fiji, that when my brother appeared in his
at Nohant, he said, laughing, 1t is not nice
such an easy fashion2 the tailor takes the
measure of sentry box, and fits whole re-.
simentp
$50 had sentry-box coat made for my
self, of coarse gray clolb, with trousers and
waistcoai of the same. With gray Goa, and
woolen muf1ier, looked precisely like a
student in bis first year. cannot describe
The pleasure | took in my boots; should
have been glad TO sleep in Them. With these
iron heels Twas sure. footed on the pavement,
and flew from one enc of Paris to the other.
I felt as il could have walked round the
world and then ] had nothing TO fear for
my dress. went out in all weather, came
home at all hours, and sci in the pit of all the
theatres. No one noticed me. nor suspected
my disguise not only wore it easily, but
the absence Of all eoquetry in il and in me auert-
ed suspicion. ! was loo badly dressed, and
looked 100 simple with my accustomed wan.
dering air, bordering on Stupidity to attract
or arrest attention. Women very seldom know
hoso TO disguise themselves, eusn vn the stage
Thy toiR not sacrifice their small waists, their
little feet, their graceful movements, their spark.
ling giances; and by all these things, but more
particularly By the expression Of face, they are at
once recognized. There is a way Of slipping
about which makes no one turn TO look, and
deep, low tone of voice which does not
sound like flute TO ears which may chance
TO hear In short, not to be remarked as a man,
one must be in the habit Of passing unnotieed as
tpoman.
"I never went alone to the pit of the thea
tres. Not that people are worse behaved
there than elsewhere, but on account of the
paid clappsrs and The unpaid party, who,
about that time, were very quarresome-
There was good deal Of pushing at the first
representations, and was not strong enough
to stem crowd. always took my place in
The midst of my ccmpatriots from Berry, and
,hey did their best to project me. One night,
however, we were seated near the chande-
lier, and /, without thinking, gave frank
and hearty yawn. The Romans tried opick
quarrel with me: they treated me like
karber's boy. then found was very pas
sionate aud violent when offence was given
and had not my friends been snfficien. in
force to command the respect of the clappers
believe should have been killed. This
period Of which speak was mere acciden-
,sl episode in my life, though Il has been
said that for several years dressed in this