Smyrna times., 1858-07-29
MIS- SCELLANEOU S.
FRENCH FACT, FUN AND FANCY
How wives dis.husband-ize in France.
To all eternlll
SMYRNA, 1853.

How wives dis husband -iZs in France.
They have no Illinois or Indiana, in France
no State of bliss, that is to say, where hus-
band drops off, like rotten fruit from the tree
that naturally wishes to bud and flower again
and what the French ladies resort to, as a
substitute, is revealed by the following expert
ence:
Madame Y is fashionable woman Of
thirty, a woman Of the world but irreproacha-
BILE, hitherto, in her conduct; wealthy and we'd
ded, and abundantly worth loving. But, to her
highest happiness, (of which she hopes to have
the harvest hereafter,) her husband is, take him
all in all, prorniscuous obstacle. Three days
since says the Partisan journal, Madame x
commenced the commission of very extraordi-
nary LITTLE impropreties. She first went TO :he
theatre, in the evening, all alone. After the
play, she came out, without an attendant and,
though it was midnight, drove to one of the
most public restaurants of the Boulevard
With heF veil down, she stepped up to the
counter and inquired whether there was any
set of young men just then at supper
Surprised at such a question from a lady ot
SO very distinguished and modest an exterior
the proprietor replied in the af1irmatve-point
ing to door leading to private saloon, where
dozen :" fast boys" were just seated arounC
the table for a midnight carouse. Madame
opened the door and walked in, lifted her vel
and smiled most charming "good evening
to the astonished youths, requesting the liberty
to make one of their number.
The request was at once acceded TO, o
course, and the fair stranger seated herself be
tween two young men, both very blond ant
very amiabIc. The rivalry for her attention
between all the gentlemen at the table,was ex
ceedingly lively. She ate her supper verI
heartily and honestly, conversed very gayly
and finally, at two in the morning, she calle
to the waiter, paid her share Of the supper, an
retired.
With all her Iiveliness and grace, the myste
rious lady's behavior at table had been so posi-
lively unexceptonable and lady-like that n
one had ventured upon any familiarity; anC
when she closed the door, ne daring Don Jua
among them thought Of following her.
The explanation of this riddle is that Mao
anne x was getting up appearances,
which should provoke her husband to quarrt
and a separation--to end, by future aggravt
tion. in a. divorce! She is not quite thrt
wears of age, beautiful in figure and featur
and has been irreproachable hitherto in her cb
racter and conduct. But her husband is who'll
unworthy of her, and their life together is
misery. BY singing his pride, by arousing h
xuspicions, she trusts to provoke him to seek
legal separation
Alas for the obstacle to her wishes 1t
the link of gold that binds them! She has I
melancholy misfortune of being SO rich, in
own right, that he cannot afford to be offend
NTH her! With this spell, his pride will slu
Der, and she probably will fail in her enterpri
Rage for Light COmplexions.
They have formed lately, at Paris, /" Soc
~ for the Encouragement of Blondes." T
increasing rareness of this most admired co
plexion has excited regeneratiVe enthusia
among the bright spirits and exclusives of
most distinguished circle, and the honor
culture of fair haired beauty, is the Princi
which actuates their present remarkable mo
ment. r--
ga Society Of Blond worshippers'' has b
formed. in fact. Of which one of the Hered
ry Princes of Germany has accepted the Pr
dency. They have rented, for club no