The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-06
Easter Eggs Dancing Girls-Disappoint-

The Paris correspondent of the New
lrleans Ptcayune thus pleasantly discourses
Of Easter eggs and the way in which they
are produced i'll France:
France is still the land where small pres
etts foster, and large presents augment
| friendship and the French word for friend
ship signifies not only Plato's but Venus
sentiment do not believe Easter eggs
were ever more i'll vogue than now They
:rtainly never were so costly. In this age,
when machinery relives nature Of all her
trouble, OF course, we don't call on hens to
furnish US with eggs for Easter An ostrich
could not furnish us with eggs of the re
CURED size, for we put Into our eggs gaTni
tire de chinldaee. Can you conceive an
egg large enough to cCatain bronze clock,
| aud pair of six branched bronze candel-
ahra, velvet dresses containing only thirty
slz yards Of material, lace and trimmings
to adorn IT, and a mantle to match, a dia-
dem of diamonds with artificial flowers
made of precious stones All these objects
tind place III our Easter eggs. AS the
French are vain, everybody tries to nutshine
liis nelghbor III the beauty and value of his
present at last, this present, originally a
mere trliie, represents now considerable
amount of money, and as nobody would
sue for love or affection IN jOrmG pauperiS
everybody is heavily mulcted. Yet. ex-I
pensive as they are, l have heard of ther
doing good this year. r1 ..s.-..
The same correspondent tells the follow
ing story of a bankers mistake, aud dau-
eng girls vexatiou; ..,I ,.a...
Easter eve, famous banker went to one
OF the famous jewelers. shops in the Rue de
la Palx, aud asked to look at some bracelets
As his face was familiar the haDdsomest
on hand were shown him, aud he selected
one which cost 81 00O.s He put his visiting
c trd III the casket which contained the Jew
ell aud ordered all to be placed in great
sugar egg-for our Easter hens are con
Petitioners, Send that to Mile -, linen
tioning the name of a popular dancing girl
at the grand opera. He added by the
way, show me some rings, not too costly"
He selected ring at 500, and placed it in
a sugar egg, ''Send that to Mdme-,"
giving his wifes name. Hepaid for both
articles, and trpped with light step to his
club. What gives more buoyancy than
light conscience He dined at his club,
played his accustomed game of whist, and
about ten O'Clock made his way to the
dancing girls lodgings. She was lolling
on her sofa. She received him coIdly. He
was astonished for after man has made a
Partisan woman present of $4,000 he has a
right to expect not only continuance but
an increase of her friendship. After abus
ing him roundly for a stingy fellow, she
rang her bell and her chamber maid an
swered it. She said to the latter, 'Cecile,
show your hand to Mr.. Meanness." Cecile,
with the characteristic impudence Of loret-
ties, abigails, thrust her hands in the bank
er's face He saw glittering on it the
500 ring he selected for his wife, The
dancing girls boudoir was not as agreeable
that night as usual. lie abridged his
visit l. was still early in the evening ;
he was at loss to know what to do with
hiulself At last he determined to go home.
He sat smoking in his sitting room for
some time, and then the thought struck
him Suppose | pass the rest of the
night with my wife p He rang the bell.
His bcdy-servant entered ''Jean is your
mistress at home ~ Eyes, sir Go ask
if she will do me the honor of receiving me
this evening" While the servant was
gone on his GRAND, he arranged his dress a
little, and, upon his wifes affirmative an
swer, he went to her rooms. She received
him with open arms, exclaiming ''You
would we crazy to-day l never have seen
a bracelet which suited better with my
taste; ought not to upbraid you for ,ex-
tIavagance No am too delighted to
utter one word of reproach." She threw
her arms around his neck. They sat side
by side on the sofa, and the banker found
tI,a coutraSt batwaau the refined educated
gentlewoman and the vulgar, uneducated,
garnet born and kitchen bred dancing girl
delightful. Hours flew by as if borne on
swallows wings. The next day he broke
with the dancing GIRL and he has since de-
cided I've never knew what happiness was
until Easter eve.