Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-06-26

PUBIC pIdCeSs Lu0 LUKE OI w Oll0n OQCCl0 la
one, and the Dutchess of Blankenberg is no
without hers; but indeed the most proportions
BILE ever saw. / am told that the King O
Denmark has so far improved upon this fashion
that his dwarf is his chief Minister.
Passing to more modern times, Count Borul
awski. a Pole of noble decent, next arrested The
attention of the curious. That parsonage was
only about 80 inches in height at the age of 18
but at 81 he attained 39 inches. Like the Eng
lishman inst mentioned, nature had encased
fiery soul in this tiny casket. He was an excel
lent musician and scholar, danced, fenced, and
rode gracefully, and was master of all the mod
ern European dialects. .9tg
Borulawsk died at the age of 81, in 1881
He had sister, Anastasia, who was still smaller
than himself. eT.eai
Charles Stratton, Uom Thumb) and-the wri
ter well remembers his first levee in Philadel.
phia: he bad small room in the Masonic Hall
with STAGE and litfle house; bat the audi
enoe was thin, and the little puppet himself
nothing of a curiosity - But Barnum knew that
Tom Thumb had keen mother wit, and per-
ceived that he could make something out of him
he was diligently trained, the most skilfnl mas
ters were engaged, and when the General visited
the great Keystone State for the second time, al
noticed the great improvement. Frederick Of
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his models He initiated with the greatest ex.
actitude the veteran of Potsdam, in his coat and
vest, taking, occasionally, bis pinch of snuff
The cooked hat of the hero of Austerlitz, and
his immortal great coat were worn by Tom with
becoming gravity.
Tom too was horse jockey--two little ami
mails so small that they might readily have been
driven by Queen Nab constituted his stud-and
whenever they, but not their master took an oc'
casional airing in the streets, a crowd of admir-
ing urchins was sure to be in attendance. In
the hour of Barnum's adversely the little man
showed that he could act both with gratitude
and delicacy.
Within few years past dwarfs have been nu-
merously exhibited in this country, and have
claimed no small share of public attention. One
of the most remarkable curiosities in this con
nection is Dollie Dutton, the s'little fairy" as
she is called. This specimen of the lilliputian is
about9 years Of age, is 26 inches high and weighs
but l5 pounds She is said to be active and
sprightly, and in intellectual capacity is said to
excel many children of her years. and unlike
most of the wonders that have come before the
public, there is nothing repulsive about Dollie.
THE FRENCH MnLINER IN THE WITNESS Box
"A London paper has the following sketch of q
scene in Paris:
Msdame Lareine ascended into the pen, and
took her place. after delivering herself of state
| ly schoop to the Judges and the Court, like 8
| grand dame of the reign of Louis XIV. She
did not give their lordships any trouble about
taking her seat-not she! When her attention
was called to the various acts of cruelty, both
of speech and act, with which Mr. Barber was
charged on account of Mrs. Bsrber's alleged ex-
| travagance in Dress she clssped her hands in ar
emphatic way, and exclaimed: 'sAh! Mon
Dieu c'est intanae-le le bar6eew She then ex.
claimed to the Court that the usual Partisan cal
culation for lady's dress varied proportionaly
with the family income, and that the amount e
the dot brought by the wife was invariably taker
| largely into account.
| Upon an income of $4,000 francs she could
possibly affrm-assumiDg two children-that 8
| lady was economical who only expended 10000
| francs on dress. Mrs. Barber, in her opinion
was entitled to expend, at the least f40O per an
| mum on this object The sEsn of E200 per an
mum was misere-it ives squan-deplor0b
Was 925 too much for that evening robe O
white satin2 Assuredly not! The Court must
take into account that there were bouilloHnes O
| the same under the skirt, which was necessarily
| of tulle which was again adorned with 6ouiZ
tonnes and fril of silver lace. She saw nc
mention of the berthe, which was de raguer =
And then their lordships would readily see thai
| there must be bow to match at the front O.
the body. For terry velvet bonnet, trimmed
| across the front with scarf of the same, five
guineas were bagatelle.
MOI there would be no blonde inside. r
done ! quez genre! The outer dress-petticoats
sleeves, collars, cuffs, gloves apart-she could
not set lady's little corner comforts down al
less than EGO per annum. In answer to DIR
Lobb, in cross examination, she intimated to him
that she had been speaking hitherto of ladies
but she was quite prepared to admit that tht
wife of small lawyer-a petit auocat like him
(Dr. L.) might dress herself for 94O per annum
But then she must be aur erpediens, and de
vote her whole attention turning, dying and
making shift. Would Dr. Lobb, or any Other
gentleman like to ask her any more questions
No! Then ma foe! Bon joar?