Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-11-26

laughter and the lover of Pekin could not
endure lady whose feet were large enough
to walk upon. 4 Circassian Helen is straight
nosed, and has fair comple1ion-it is the
type of beauty of Circassia. Gross but a
mountain. to Tartary, and high noses and tan
ned skins are the lovers 5euu ideal.
But must stop this discussion, lest sweep
away from the heart and eyes of any lover the
charms upon which his lady is now reposing.
| daughter and applause
While studying the English language, was
struck with the declaration in Mr. Hume's
Essays, that nothing in itself was beautiful or
the reverse ; that our ideas of it arise from
sentiment and opinion and that an infallible
standard is impossible to be settled 1t is
said that sixty women sat to Canova for his
Fenns, and that his idea was made up from
q comparison and consideration of the charms
of this whole number
The beauty OF women has settled and un-
settled the fate of empires and republics, said
the fair lecturer, who went on to quote from
Lucan on this point. She then cited the He.
len of Homer, guilty cause of so much blood
shed, yet before whose loveness the uplifted
sword of Priam fell, and his mighty arm sank
nerveless to his side.
The power of beauty was further discussed,
and the Countess quoted Pope's beauty
draws US by single hair" She then spoke
of the slight character of the charms which
had SO often overturned empires and disturbed
the peace of nations. Indeed she had often
BEEN forced to reflect on Mlton's lines, "and
what admirest thou, 0 man !" when in the
company OF kings and mobiles in Europe
The eVanescence of beauty was the next
point touched on by the Countess, and she
spoke with genuine pathos of the fading and
feeting charm which hovers about the lowell
ness of women. A breaking wave is most
beautiful just as it pauses on the curl the
setting sun glorifes the world and melts into
the divine beauty of evening but the lowell
ness of woman knows no second life The
wave may rise and break again and the sad
| dest and lovelest evening but awaits morn
| ing to the full as beautiful The rose may
die amid its perfume in the autumn, but it lives
! again in May. Woman only knows no second
May. We all do fade as a leaf" And
while that lady combs her tresses before her
glass, does she reflect that they are growing
gray
But in vain shall attempt to preach down
the charm Of beauty pulpits have for | don't
how many thousand years shown its illusion,
! its vanity its eVanesCence ; yet no feather has
ever been plucked from its wing, no leaf ever
stripped from its crown.
But the subject at present under considera-
| ton was the beauty of women and the best
means of its development and preservation,
| and the speaker proceed to sketch the types
Of beauty she had met in various parts Of the
world, for her experience had been so wide
that she had seen the loveliest women in all
the principal nations of the earth. She thought
the most perfect types Of female beauty she
had ever seen, were in ariStocratic circles in
Europe. England came first, and in her opin-
ion, the Duchess cs Sutherland was the most
beautiful woman she had ever seen. In France
the charm of the woman consists more in their
vivacty, and in the easy gracefulness of their
manners. In Italy the women are loving aud
lovely They must have plenty Of love and
" lots of intrigue
Speaking of Turkish beauties, she mention
ed that through the courtesy of Sir Stratford
de Redcffe then English minister at Con-
stantinople, she had visited the Sultans ha-
rem. The beauties in this institution were
all fat huge masses Of butter and pounded
rose leaves. Laughter. She excited their
deepest commiseration on her appearance there
because she was not fat, and these pieces Of
Turkish furniture wanted to stuff her with
their butter and rose leaves. Renewed mer
riment Should your American Plato, Mr.
Ralph Emerson, ever visit the dominions of
the Sultan and see these specimens of Turkish
beauty, he would certainly exclaim, " What
Quanttty." 1t is impossible to give on pa
per the inimitahle fun there was In this take
off" on Mr. Emerson's solemn, sr c0thedra
tone. The fair speaker stood stern and solemn
as sphynx, and with look as grave and
awful as that of the Transcendental Yankee"
himself, she enunciated What Qudnti-ty! at
the same time bringing her petite cIenched
hand down upon the desk, to cap the cmpha
sis. The lecturer continued in this strain at
considerable length, giving her experience of
beautiful women in all parts OF the world
She then proceeded to speak of the causes of
the decay of beauty. Late hours, dissipation
and nnwholesome feeding, were fatal to female
| beauty.
Strong coffee and hot bread and butter at
breakfast, cannot fail to bring on bilious dis
eases, and the ultimate destruction OF beauty
sooner or later and then for dinner, said she,
first SOUP then fish, then roast, boiled, pastry,
pies, cakes, ice cream, beer, champagne =
What human stomach can stand such me-
lange as that
Alter ullatinS on What ueStroyeu oeauty,
she gave as a recipe for its preservation the
observance of Temperance, exercise and clean
liness Upon the necessity of the latter, she
placed great stress. The tepid bath she con-
sidered great preserver of health, and con-
sequenty of beauty In France at one time,
it became fashionable for the beauties to bathe
! IN milk as means of preserving their charms.
| This practice caused a great scarcity in the
lacteal commodity, and rise in its price,
and after time the argus-eyed police OF Pa
ris discovered that the servants were in the
habit of selling the milk back again to the
venders aud the latter would then dispose OF
! N tn tha;r customers for the tea and coffee of