Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-02-28
Correspondence.

Editors of Telegraph: Your enlarged,
neatly printed, and richly tieighted 1sle-
graph comes weekly to me; for which be
thanked. Although'we see many dai
lies here, yet your paper is read with
much interest by the boarders, and is
pronounced by them first class jour
nal. 7. A. Plant excellent letters from
Columbus are read with much pleasure
by the lovers of political literature
VARIETIES.
The Melodeon Hall was uncomforta-
Ibly crowded Saturday, night, the 18th
inst. with persons eager to see and hear
that world-renowned woman, Lola Mon
tez, lecture on "John Bull at Home. :"
Her appearance, with powerful opera
glass to aid the natural vision, was, to
me, of medium size, from one hundred
to hundred and ten pounds in weight,
black glossy hair, sparkling black eyes,
arched over with jet black eyelashes,
brunette complexion, ivory white teeth,
age about forty. She came forward, un-
accompanied on the stage, to tie Speak
er's desk, at precisely 8 o'clock, amid
a hearty greeting from the audience,
whom she gracefully bowed too, and
commenced her lecture in clear and
forcible style, as if no word was to be
lost or idea confused, but should make
a lasting impression on the minds of her
hearers. Yet her lecture was inter-
spersed with anecdotes, which made it
exceedingly amusing and pleasant, She
dwelt much on the similarity of charac-
ter, which she asserts exists in the Yam
kee of New England and the native
Englishman. She claims that enter
prise, impudence, energy, quackery and
humbuggery are as rife in Britain as in
our Eastern States. She denied that
any difference existed even among the
women. For she said the women
rights ideas were strenuously agitated
and advocated more than fifty years ago
by the strong minded women of England
As evidence that the Yankees are like
Englishmen in their business, she says
that the Pilgrims before taking the lands
from the Indians met in solemn conven-
ton and passed resolutions, which was
the way Englishmen done their impor-
tant business Resolution first was
unanimously adopted-viz: The land
is the Lords. Secondly, they were the
Lords people; therefore his lands be-
longed to them.
The Countess delivered her second
lecture, on Fashion" Monday night, at
the same place, to an immense audience,
of both sexes, who greeted her appear
ance on the stage with round of ap-
plause. Half an hour before her lee
ture began, 8 o'clock, seats and standing
room were at premium, or, rather, not
to be had at any price. Scores left with
out getting peep at, or hearing Lola,
for the want of room in the spacious
Hall Her dress was made of black
berege, over white atin one, moder-
ately hooped out, founced with broad
lace. embroidered white under-sleeves,
embroidered cape, bead dress, white en-
broidered handkerchief held IN her right
hand while speaking, no ornaments
whatever, not even finger ring; in
short, she WIS dressed in exceedingly
good taste. The Countess condemnedin
strong terms low-necked dresses and ma
ked arms, as being immodest and highly
detrimental to health. But approved Of
hoops for their lessening skirts and
thereby diminishing weight. She began
her lecture by saying that the tyrant,
F'Fashion," commenced its sacay in the
Garden of Eden, and had its origin in
the sins and follies of mankind Then
she occupied one hour in outlining differ
ent fashions which had prevailed among
nations at various ages of the world, and
in contrasting theextremes of both sexes.
She says the best way to cure the evI of
excessive fashion is by ridiculingit. She
says that the gentlemen ought to be very
thankful that the inflated balloons, which
the ladies wear, are not SO large but
what they can get through the crowd.
Washington one hundred and twenty
eighth birthday was celebrated here on
the 22d inst, by general outpouring
into the streets of the people of both
sexes, as it was loue of day, and by
all of the military, and by the stars and
stripes floating triumphantly over the
city by thousands, by the city railroad
cars being decorated outside with flags,
wreaths of flowers around their entire
bodies, and evergreens, life-like por-
traits in gilt frame on the tops and in
front, of him who was "frst in war, first
in peace, and first in the hearts ofhis coun-
trymen" These rolling palaces were
mostly drawn on this occasion, through
the day, by four beautifully decorated
horses, and the cars were loaded with
people from morn till night, and the
days proceedings concluded by grand
balls and concerts at night.
Spring is here in appearance, for rich
variet;es of beautiful hot-house flowers