Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-02-07
JoI!ity in English High Life.


she lay al Southampton, IN Oc'oter. We
find it in tie Washington \. c jour
nal:
Much attention has been paid Us ashore,
TOO. especially by two fami.ies-one that
Of an old East India general, the other
that of Lord Hardwicke. Gen. Frazer
has passed most Of his life i'll India, and
now lives in ease and comfort on the South
ampton Water. At dinner al his house
we had an opportunity of seeing how The
arlsrocracy here live. Lord Hardwicke
and family and several oihei guests were
there to meet US, and everything was in
splendid slve. One turbaned Indian,
with several other servants, waited al tho
table. The plate was superb and the din
ner The most recherche. We sat down 10
the table at =! These are always ePau-
lets and sword occasions.
/ Lord Iiardwlcke's family consists OF
/ his countess, his eldest son, (s6OuI ! s or
20, and Lord Royslon by courtesy,) three
of the finest looking daughters YOU ever
saw, and several younger sons. The
daugaters--Lady Elizabeth, Lady Mary
and Lady Agniia-are surprisingly beau
uul and development such rosy cheeks
laughing eyes, and unaffected manners,
you rarely see combined. They take
great deal OF out door exercise, and came
aboard the Merrimac in a heavy rain.
with lhrker-surd shoes than you or
ever wore, and cIoaks and dresses almost
.impervious to wet. They steer their IA
jhei's yacht, walk the Lord knows how
many miles, and don't care a cent abou!
ram besides doing host of other things
that would shock our ladies TO death and
Vet in the parlor are the most elegant wo-
men in their satin shoes and diamonds
ever saw.
The Countess in her coronet of Jewels
is an elegant lady, and looks like fit
mother for three such women. His lord
ship has given us three or four dinners.
lie lives here merely during the watching
season, and leaves here on Friday for his
country seat at Cambridge, where he
spends hls winter, as do all English gen.
lemen or means, hunting, &C., and when
/ Parliament is in session he lives in Lon
don in his town house. Here be has
/ host of servants, and they wear the gaud-
est ivery--white coats with big silver
buttons, white cravats, push-knee bree-
ches and vest, white silk stockings aud
low shoes. Lord Hardwicke's brother is
Dean Of York, high church dignilary
has two pretty daughters, and is himself
gentleman.
After dinner the ladies play and sing
for us, and the other night they got up a
game Of Blindman's Buff, in which the
ladies said we had the advantage, mas
much as their ''pelicoats rustled so that
they were easily caught" Thew call
things by their names here. In tie course
Of the game Lord Ilardwicke himself
was bIiudIoIded, and, trying 10 catch
some one, fell oye. his daughters lap, OH
The floor, when two or three Of the girls
caugh, him by the legs and dragged his
lordshp, roaring w!lh laughter, as we all
were, on his back into the middle OF tho
floor Yet hey are perfectly respectful,
but appear on a perfect equality with
each other. In fact the English are
great people. Two clubs here have Of
iered US tie use Of Their rooms.
KEEP UP WITH Fashion. can
90 and hear me negro serenader, to-
night 2
no, my dear, cannot think ofIeuiog
you 90 to such performances.
"Why, e,erybody goes 10 hear thea.
they sing such comic songs, and tell oil
sorts Of frnny stores, you can't help
laughing Ill tie ume. | do wish you
would let me GO.
You must not urge me, Charley, for
cannot ltrow away money on fellows
who go abou. disguised as negroes, sing
ing silly songs that have no good tenden-
cy. and telling silly stories that are not
cairuIaIri 10 improve the mind. but Tsih-
er 10 c. hurt. And more than that do
no, believe that any of the better class of
society visit the concerts.
Indeed. Ma, then you are greatly mis-
taken, for | heard Judge Browns boys
say that lhey were there with their father
and sisters, and | saw Mr.. Jones, my
Sabbath school iesrher, go IN last even
ing and | was in he store to-day whers
lhey sell tickets. and the minister ct the
Brook street Church came IN and purcha-
sed three or four TO take hIs family.
Are you sure about what you tell me
Charley ?
Yes. Ma; and Mr.. Smith remarked,
when he sold the tickets that the concerts
were attended by very fashionable audi
ences.'
We'll, that alters the case some, you
may On. and tell your sister Angelica 10