Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-23
THE GAZETTE.
SPANISH BEAUTY.
r,rrsp,y MORNING, NovnApER 2S' 1898


The Spanish women are very ihteress''s
What we associate with the loea Vi ie"s;o
beauty ia not, perhaps, very comm III '"''
country. There are seldom those eefap"'o
CONTINGENCIES which strike you aamo vi
hind. but faces in abundance whicn wiz
meyer mass without commanding admitaeon
Their charms consist in their sensioiiity.-
Each incident, every word, touches the laeoy
Of the Spanish lady, and her EXPRESSIVE ieae :
lures are constantly continuing inc o'eeu VI
,be Moslem. Bot there Is no'nipg quich'
harsh or forced about her. ope Is extreme'
iv unaffected, and not at all French. her
oyes CLEAN rather than sparkle; she SPEAKS
with yivacity, but in sweet tones, ana 'nef' 'e
in all her carriage, particularly when she
walks. a certain diguifed grace, when ne''
or deserts her, aud which is very remaI hao' .:
Tic General female dress in Spain, Is Vi
black silk, a basquioa, and BLACK SIX ena"''
n mantilla. with which they usoaliy eu''i1ie
tha;r heads. AS they walk along IN this
.,.,,me ON an evening with their soit oarR
ou.s dangerously conspicuous, you @i'iingiy
tr.I.ve in their universal charms. 1hsy are
remarkable for the beauty OF their BAR. w
This they are very proud. aud indeed Its lux
ur;ance is eaualled only by the attention
which thew lavish on its culture. nave
sssn a Young girl of fourteen, whose hair
,e,cbed her feet, and was as glossy US the curl
Of A Contessa All the day long, oven the
lowest order ere engaged IN brushing, curl
ing, and arranging it. A trult woman mas
her hair dressed with as much care as tue
Duchess of Ossupa. In the summer they 60
NOT wear their mantiliss over their heaos, bus
show their combs, which are OF very great
size.
The fashion of these combs varies constant
IL Every two or three mooths you may Oh
serve new form 1t is the part of costume
Of which the Spanish woman Is most proud.
The MON ent that a new comb appears every
servant weuch will run to the meters with
Le- old one and thus at the cost OF dollar
or two, appear the next holiday in the newest
stvle. These combs are wsrn at the back OF
the head. They are of tortoise shell, aud
with the very fashionable they are white. l
sat next to a lady of high distinction OF
bull-ight at Seville. She was the daughte
in-law of the Captsin-Gepersi of the province
and the most beautiful Spauiard | ever met
with. Her comb was white, and she wore
mapti!la of blonde, without doubt extremely
valuable. for it was very dirty.
The effect, however was, charming. Her
hair was glossy black, her eyes like an ante
lope's, and all her other features delioiouSly
soft. She was further adorned, which is rare
in Spain, with rosy check, for in Spain our
herones are rather ssllow. But they coun-
teract this slight defect by never appearing
until twilight, wi ich calls them from their
bowers, fresh, though lapguid, from the slesta.
The only fault of the Spanish beauty is that
she too soon INDUCES in the magplticence OF
embonpoint. There are, however, many eA-
ceptions. At seventeen. a Spanish beauty is
poetical. Tall, 1.-the, and clear. and graceful
as jennet, who can withstand the summer
lightning of her soft and languid glancc!-
AS che advances, if she do not lose her shape,
she resembles Juno rather than Venus, ma
iestio she ever is, and if her feet be less twink
ling than in her first bolero, look on her hand
and You'll forgive then alb. DlSrae('
~ COnTdrind Fleming.