Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-09
Ankles and Nationality.

The New York Tribune, in its report OF the
German Srngerfest in that city, digresses into
the following dissertation on ankles:
The German ankle, general thing, is not
beautiful. 1t is short, thick clumsy. Yet TO
the eye Of the love-sick swain it may appear
more graceful than the Venus de Mcdici. New
ertheess, there are many kinds of ankles of Ger
manic formation and some af them are not at
all unSymmetrcal.
The Danish ankle is generally very good. The
blood of the sea kings is in the damsels veins.
Bright maiden of Orkney,
Star of the bue sea.
I've swept DER the wafer
To gaze upon thee
SO sang the Beserker of old, and he evidently
had cultivated his taste for ankles in his own
native land. But generally, the Danish ankle
is too abrupt in its descent from the swell of the
calf to the delicacy of the approach to the foot.
This gives 1t clumsy appearance, and prevents
1t from being special favorite.
The ankle of SaXony (of course speak al
ways only of the female ankles) is worse than
the Danish ltis shorter, thicker, and Indicative
of vigor, and vgor only.
But the Swiss ankle is model of beauty.
Long, SLIM elegant, delectabc, it is something
to think and dream of. The peasant stocking of
plaid covers it with fairy like cxactness. You
can see the keen muscles play beneath the fabric
OF the covering. 1t swclls. not abruptly. but
gently. upward into perfect calf Only the
Alpine roads, the rude torrent crossings, the ro-
nance of Switzerland, could have produced such
an ankle. 1t is for picture rather than eve
ry day sight; it is for the painter, poet, and
philosopher. 1t is beautiful, dclccablc charm
ing, enchanting 1t is strangely suggestive.
The ankle Of Bavaria is also beautiful. Lean
and elegant, it however Jroadcns too quickly as
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not easily to be overlooked by the connoseur
Austria is worse. Her ankle has the fault of
having no taper. The calf Of the leg en- Is at the
foot
Hungary is the same. This is probably owing
to tie nhuman tyranny which has trodden over
her ipr years. Women compelled to pull
ploughS and canal boats, and engage in ether
species Of degrading abors more meet for cattle
steam and caloric engines, and nothing better
conld be expected of their ankles
Prussia makes better show but. on the
whole her ankles not good, and in dancing,
she has a ludicrous custom of switching up her
petticoat, in order to make n special display.
The Irish ankle needs no eulogy 1t speaks
for itself
The English is fair. indicative of great feats of
walking and other exercises.
The French ankle is positively bad. The fault
with the German is usually excess OF size-a
the French errs in an entirely opposite direction
II is too slim it is long, thin. scrawny. The
ascending swell to the calf Unfortunately large
is too long and gradual, and the largeness and
homelineSS of the foot also detracts from the
general effect.
Italy has an exquisite ankle light, graceful,
full of elasticity and yet with languid listless
ness which recalls the promenades of Naples and
the evening lounge around the - winged lions of
st. Marks"
But perfection is only reached in the ankle of
the Spanish girl. 1t is soft. light, luxurious and
rife with trcmulous, nervous thrills. 1t descends
to the little foot with firm confidence, but it rises
to, and is slowly immersed in the gradual expan-
sion of the leg with the happiness of llimitablc
progression.
IIrMonors Bmrox-At the American celebra-
ton of the Fourth Of July in Honolulu the
British Consul was called on for a speech. lie
thought it little queer, but proceeded with a
very complimentary speech, winding up as fol-
lows
| begin to think that war is not such dreadful
thing after all. Perhaps war between England
and the United States may not be such a bad
thing-who knows 1t may do some of US good
1t may do You good-o- it may do us good
we may thrash each other into mutual respect,
and we may then he better friends than ever we
were this alone would be good result. q:
one thing. l. Englishman, should feel, and
do feel proud and happy, and that is that the war
between England and the United States IF war
there is to be- has been defcrrcd-has been de-
layed till to-day-because now, with your inter
nal dissensions put down-with splendid army
and navy in the highest state Of discpline-witt
tried leaders. taught by experience, and confident
from success-therc would be some credit in
giving you good whipping
The following resolutions are printed as genu.
inc, and are said to have been adopted by the
inhabitants of Dooly county. Ga, assembled il
mass-meeting to signify their acquiescence in
reconstruction
Whereas, We have for four years most brayely
and galantly contendcd for our rights with the
United States and whereas, we have been over
powered by numbers
Resolred, That we will for the present suomi,
to the Constitution of the United States, ana all
laws in accordance with the same.
Resolred. That We will put down all VagranrH
and crime. especially among the biach PoPui"
tion."