Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-05

ington, on the second Monday of June.
The Convention then adjourned to o.
clock, D. M, the delegates remaining for pri-
yate conference on the propositions submit
| ted
| The Convention met at 8 p. m.
Mr. Baysrd took the floor, and spoke for
an hour. He approved the platform, though
not in the language that he would prefer.
He could not approve the resolutions for
preparing an address and meeting in Wash
ington one week before the Baltimore Con-
vention. He could not assent to an address
prepared by committee, however able and
patriotic, which he could not examine. He
therefore must oppose the resolutions. He
then reviewed the action of the National
Convention, in which sixteen Democratic
States had voted down seventeen Democratic
States.
lie desired the unity of the Democratic
party, and was prepared to support their
nominee, if made now, or Il month hence, if
he should prove to be truly national man.
His personal preference was for Mr.. Hun
ter, of Va He styled the New York dele
CATION as a band of political gamblers, and
concluded by saying he could not retain q
seat in the Convention, if the pending reso-
luton was adopted, though he would APP
prove of it if he was delegate from cot
ton State. He therefore asked permission of
the Convention to decline the position in
which they had placed him, and to retire
from the Convention. A great part of MIR.
Bayards speech was directed against dis
union.
On Mr.. Bayard's retiring, Robt. Scott, of
| Ala, was chosen President
The resolution for an address was with
drawn, when Mr.. Jackson offered his resolu-
ton for Southern Convention, to be held
in Richmond, on the second Monday Of June,
which was adopted, with five or six dissent
ing voices.
A resolution for the publication Of a mar
rative of the grounds Of seeding, together
with the proceedings of the Convention, was
adopted.
The Convention then adjourned sine die
A JAPANESE BELLA recent East In
da traveller thus sketches her
81 saw a young girl standing, fan in hand,
at an open door, reading. She was simply
clad, in loose Grape half-petticoat half dress
ing-gown sort of Dress reaching as far down
as the ankles, and bound by sash of yell
low silk around the waist. Her feet, which
were small and beautifully formed, rested
on the common straw sandals of the country.
Over this dress, which left the bosom partly
uncovered, she wore light cream-colored
open jacket, of muslin texture, with wide
sleeves extended little below the elbow !;
her soft black hair was beautifully drawn
back off the forehead, and bound in Pc
cular cluster at the back Of the head,
where it was held by two gold pins,
one of great length, and with scorpion
like device attached to it, and which
moved to and fro with every motion of
its fair wearer Her complexion was bright
and pale, much more SO than the Chinese;
her TEXTURES animated and expressive, and
her teeth white, and as tnel y formed as her
entire figure. By the latter | saw that she
was unmarrled-the nvariable japanese Gus
tom being that on the marriage OF every fe-
male the teeth are dyed black, and in some
cases the eyebrows shaven off.
81 halted nearly in front of where she
stood she did not look 'piqued, and turn
away as the fair damsels of my own country
would have done; but she favored me with
a steady gaze, and smiled, though could
while her eyes, like souls of eloquence, glow
ed III fascinating beauty. She was reading
a book [ saluted her with low bow. She
returned the compliment by somewhat
similar movement. Observing my curiosity
to see the book which she held, she handed
it to me. 1t was thick, and of nearly quarto
size, and letter press, was mixed with nu-
merous wood cuts-a common circumstance
in Japan, as | subsequently ascertsined,
where nearly every book published abounds
with numerous illustrations. In weight the
book was exceedingly light and the cover
was of a very thick colored paper. highly
ornamented, the external picture being that
of u crucfixion; the paper was printed on
one side only, and left uncut, 80 that the
printed sides were alone presented to the eye
The work, one of an ordinary kind, was of
excellent typography. Of its ordinary mer-
It's the young lady might have formed an
opinion, but being any thing but Japan
csc, | could do no such pleasant thing"
EUGENE ENCIRCLED WITH DIAMoNDS.-The
Empress of the French expected to give
grand fancy ball at her mothers, the Coun-
tess de Montijo's house, on Friday last, April
q. An exchange brought over by one of
the recent steamers, says:
Eugene, it is announced, will appear as
the Goddess Of Diana, equipped for the chase,
and her dress will be composed of short
skirt Of tulie, and of !. body of tesh-colored
silk, literally embroidered with diamonds.
A large diamond crescent, and two stars to
match, will sparkle On the forehead of the
Goddess; the feathers of her arrows will be
bedropped with diamonds, as thread of
gossamer with dew, and the pretty little
pink boots, that are to give finish to the
costume, will likewise be adorned with pre-
cious gems set in anklets of gold. The jew
els, some of which. it is said, will be wrench
ed from the crown, are more important to
the costume than at first sight might be i'm
agned The dress of the Goddess Diana,
consisting merely of short tunic, and what
are technically termed "feshings," would
scarcely be becoming to lady of high de.
gree, though it might be exceedingly etfec-
tive on the stage. But add circle of dia-
monds to the scanty habiliments, and the
standard Of propriety is changed at once.
Dlana's silver bow may not command much
respect; even Diana's real moon, inasmuch
as it costs nothing, may be UNDECIDED; but
Diana, with crescent of diamonds-dia-
monds on her boots, diamonds on her ar
rows-is admissible into the most rigid cir
cles.