, 1866-12-09
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sHoKr PErT1coATs.
lam rejofced to hear that short dresses
arc coming into fashion, for I am sure they
will be boon for outdoor wear to both
se1es. But az long skirts are to be worn In
doors plan has occurred to me which, Is 1t
appears economical, ! Will impaEt to the
readers OF the Queen. Il is that two skirts
should be made to each bodice: Some may
e1claim, "what cxtrayagauce but little
reflection shows the revere to be the case.
The short outdoor dress Is very much gored.
and, Of course. narrow, and, being short,
(about halfway between knee ankle,) very
little more material is employed than there
used to be when wide douh1e-skirted dresses
were worn over large hoops I hope other
lady correspondents will agree with me that
It will be far better and cheaper in the cnd
to have long skirt fbr indoor wear entirely,
and short cnt-door one, which can so easily
le slipped OF, and the indoor one pat or, all
ire. b and clean; for, with the late fashion OF
trailing skirts, our carpets and furniture are
soilcd with the trails that have been svcep-
ing either muddy or dusty strects-Qu<e7s.
FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN.
Having regard to our existing laws, the
natural and obvious first step must be to con-
fer the franchise On spinstess and widows,
and not on married women. Married women
nre by law under disability /. t., they
hnre no recognized legal status apart from
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equity, apart from their husbands, BY ''next
friends" and acts done By husband and
wife are treated In Law as the acts Of thu hus-
band only, this, too, whether such acts bc
done for the benefit OK otherwise OF the wife.
Thus, unless or until some change shall take
rlace IN our law, to give better position TO
married women. both as regards their per
son and property, it would be idle to at
tempt TO confer on them the right OF voting.
sscially, immense would be the ,s.in Of cod;
1chrA
position would certainly be much
ameliorated, and their general tone
on sill large public questions would
be enormously improved. At present the
nuplic and political mo1alt5-the sense OF.
light OF wrong In matters Of public concern
-of women. IN all cases, is Inferior {as the
rule, to that OF men. Nur is this unnatural;
ioF women, confined rs they are, solely to
what may be called the domestic interests,
dominate over ali higher md wider views.
Thus the lower political morality Of the
women tmpedcs aud detetiorates the polltf
cal action OF the men. In the humber
classes. the women arc ever too ready to In
mediate money interests to their public duty;
while, In the higher classes, fashion, rink,
| court balle, and social dlstinctions-so dear
to the hearts Of Eeuteel and wealthy women
-aIc not seldom found to be too potent for
the political honesty Of their husbands when
their wires. At lowest. 1 say, much good
may, while no harm can come from efriug
voses to single Women.-BirminqhaM Daily
Post.
SPANISH woNEN.
The women, perhaps, are the best por-
ti6n Of the nation; F.; not highly educated or
Intelligent, for, in this respect, they are very
far behind the other European nations, but
| perfectly free from all affection, Of most
frank and agreeable manners, warm, at1ec-
| finn0fH &nt ~
TO add. .truthfnl and full Of integrity" but
charitable, and to q certain extent. humane.
| Their beauty AID grace hayS been very much
| ovcrEated. The handsomeft 9vomen are to
and In Andslusia; the CHtilian( women nrc,
| generally. plain; their omplexiuns are bad,
and very coon becumf yellow nn& dry, to
which, perhaps, nothing tends soHmuch as
their incrdinate usf OF powder ID d paint.
~ Mneh ,h.in b.. & essn tald alsG about ene sraee
seldom the graceful. easy swing Peculiar 70
warm climates; bat, as q rule. " arc afraid
it has died out, If Indeed, it eyef existed as u
national peculiarly; and the M4drid wn1en,
| more particularly, walk abouA Atnably; per-
haps this nay be caused by the FASHION now
IN vogue tor WEARING high -po1&tzd heels !;
placed as they are Almost in the frai centre
Of The boot, the look is In contfacted and
unnatural position, and all elasticity of tread
must be destroyed. As We bc1t:ve their
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ovcr1ated, SO We belIt re their MORALITY has
] been very much unde1r2ted. In spite Of the
bad example Of court ~htch has earned for
I iteeli an unhappy pre-entnence among the
] we believe, much more chastc than they gen
eiai1y get credit for, mud Instances Of unfaIth-
| fulness In married 1ifo are more rare than Is
Eenerolly supposed b. foreigners. They are
| attachment 10 their husbands and family;
aud where this Ii the case It Is needless to
:sy gallantry cannot find room.-0dds and
| 4 WoMAE's 4SswER.
Fifty years Ago an old woman named
Brown, The wife Of Deal boasman, had
Charge and keI the key Of the Deal theatre.
The manager, calling upon her preparatory
to commeucing his summer scason, asked:
~whst ~, so sort t.! Of winter have sen passed
'.if kIId rroyidenee had not sent Us Two
Or three wrecks, don't know what would
have become Of u.s."
BRAZILIAN BELLIES.
The wealth, tashlop, and beauty Of the
Bahians never boosted more feltcitous dia-
| nessed BY the thousands that thronEsd this
scene. What an occasion Was here offered
to the mind disposed te pbi1osophlze IN man!
From hoary age to playful youth, no condi-
tlon Of life OF style Of character 1&s unrep-
the man Of title, the millionaire, and the
slAEe-AH mingled In the common reioicings.
Never, especially, had the presence OF ie-
males In such numbers b4:cn observed to
grace scene Of public ftstlvity. Mothers,
we're permitted to leave tho domestic cir
Gle, e1cep. in their visits to the morning
mass, hung upon the arms OF their severA
protectors, aud pAxed with undtssembled
wonder At the seemingly magic spectacles
before and around them. The dark and
flowing tresses, the darker and flashing eyes,
offs Brazilian belle, together with her sone-
times dark]y shaded complexion, show off
with greater fRsclratton from not being hid
den under the arches OF q fashionable bonnet
goseamer veil, which Is sometimes Its anhstl-
iute, Hreathed in komc indescIibAble manner
over the broad, high and fancy-wrought
ehel that adorns her head. eau scarcely be
fashions. Nevertheless, the forte Of a Bfa-
xillau lady Is In her guitar. and the soft mod
inhas she slugs in accompaniment to its
tones-Brdra and Tie Bra-llians.
FEMALE SERVANTS IN YORKSHIRE.
4 prai6eWorthy effort to elerate the char
acter of The female servants Is now being
made in Yorkshire, where the Aunual stat
ute hiriDgs" s1e now In progress. For /
week or iwo back the clergy and gentry
about Nation have induced some girls 10
leAve the open market place and resort to
Of expense, and on Saturday his principle
was crowned With complete SUCCESS the
Aalton Corn Exchange proving fAr too small
for the number Of RirIs requiring admission.
None bCt the ron0heat OF the girls were to
be found standing the market with the lada.
snd those, 1t TAR noticed, did no. 80 readily
Obtain eng neaEements as the attenders at the
Exchange. The system Is being sncce4 afullJ
followed In other toNus- OF men servants
In the market there Nas very large attend
ance, but hiring vas slack, on account Of the
high waRes Akked.-En91txh Papr.
ILLNESS OF An IMPERIAL BRIDE
ST. P1I1 NeArxe, SorenheTil 156G-
The ulness Of the Grand Duchem Marie
Feodorovna tPEinctse pagmAr) las compelled
\ suspension Of the court festivities until =
future day. The Grand Duchess contracted
severe cold On the night Of her weddin. In
passing from .he Winter Palace to the palace
on the Sessky Perspective, set 1pstt for the
residence Of The august pair. The aatoas Of
the Winter Palace we're close and watm and
duchess wore = low necked dress and felt the
change Tery sharply. Besides. the excite
ment and GaiiEues Of the day had something,
doubt not, to do with her iudispositIQn.
The mere moving and drawing about the
magnificent train On her dress, 80 he4vy with
embroidery, was no light task In Itself; and
then the ct1emonis1s and all that were too
strunely constituted I an glad to say her
heath has much improved since and that she
is likely to Be entirely recovered In few
days.-[oT7expoateaee Htr York Herali,
SHORT DRESSES AND B1ooMKRs.
The skirt should tail little below the
knee. The PANTS should be the large Turk
tsh pants, which, made long enough 10 fall
to the ankle, and fastened 1t the bottom
Eith slight elastic cord. shon1d then be