, 1866-12-24
FOA THE LADIES'

that; "0n this and soma other similar mat-
tiers, 1t Is useless TO argue With prejudice
bound BIltons. Tbs trNo argument Is tho
right Of choice. and, IN denying It, society l.
lnjuhng itself, inst Is It Is In denying women
tho right of riding as they choose. So fixed
Is this particular form OF oppression. that
English society will not discuss it, refuses
to entertain tho question. and would con-
denim dozen leaders Of fashion If they mada
the attempt to Introduce reform. Thoy
| might walk into ballroom dressed {, Il
Josephine-that is, undresscd to the waist
and the ouly result would be general dis
appearance Of tucker; but they dare not for
thciE lives ride astzldeJ Yet there fs abso-
lutely no reason, either Of convenience, OK
security. or modesty. in favor Of the side
saddle; not one single argument whick
| ought even to hare hearing when opposed
to the distinct right, subject to the laws Of
morality. to ride as they please We do not
say there are reasons for abollshing the side
saddle, for, though We think there arc, that
Is not the point. i woman has Right to
ride Eng slish fashion, or Turkish fashion, n
| Chinese fashion, II abe chooses, and society
loses In refusing to eoncede the choice"
| CURIOUS EP1TApu5-
In Pewsy chutchyard, Dorsetshire, Eng
tory monuments, as we'll for its psalse as for
| Its Hibernicism :-"Here Hes the body Of
Lady O'Loopey, great niece Of Burke, CON-
| monty called the suhlfme.' She was bland.
passionate, and deeply religious; also, she
painted In water-colors, and sent several pic
tures to the exhibition. She was frst cousin
to Lady Jones; and Of such is the Kingdom
| Of Heayen" Very few Of this class ara
worthy Of preservation. except for their ab-
surdity. Here Is one Of Ben Jouson's, on the
Countess Of Pembroke.
stCaderrea;h Ibis marble heasse
Lies the subject Of all vcrse
sYdpey's sister, Pcnhroko's mother.
Death. ere th0n kxst slain another
Wise. and Dir, and good as she,
Time shall throw da1t at thee"
Boards.
Won He1mont tells US that Adam was crc-
ated without beard, but that afte. he had
fallen and siuped. because Of tho sinful pro-
peDsitfes which he derived from tho fuit OF
the forbidden tree, beard was made part Of
bis punishment and his disgrace, bringing
him thus into ueater sescm blance with tho
beasts, toward whom he made bis nature
approximate: Tho 9me stigma wss not In
aicted upon Eye. because evsn In Tho fail sas
1st4tned much Of her original mq3esty, md,
therefore. deserved NO such erltahsioa@
mark Won Eelmont observes, also, that no
good angel ev;An1pne1.e with beard; and
this, be says, !. NJ, T. capital aisn by which
TIE DAaMAR JAcKEr.
This style OF jlcket IL very fashionable At
present among the ladies' Of st. Petersburg,
who havc chnNtcned it after The fair and
youthful bride, whose near relationship to
the Princess Of Wales eivca additional inter-
est to all particulars relating to hcrself and
to her alliance with the heir to the throne Of
all the Rnasias. The u1ateEial of the Dagmar
jacket Is white ribbed cloth. The design
which ornaments It. both At tho hack and
front, Is black braid, worked with beads.
The scol1oped edge Of the jacket, the sleeves,
and neck, are bor1ered with black Astra-
can far. Sable Is occasionally substituted
for Astracan, and has an extremely rich
effect
MALE AND pKsfALE HAIR,
It Is a curious TACT revealed BY the micro
scope, that the hair Of tho head Of women Is
larger In its fibre than that Of men, and to
this circumstance is due the fact that II OBJ
tains greater length. It Is, therefore, Of
moro Importance that the skin OF tho scalp
In the female should be supplied with ail
those materials OF which hair Il composed
or the hair produced will be imperfect in tts
structure. Irregular and rough.
THE EMPRESS sKILTu1. SHOT.
Eusen1e, as one way Of killing time, has.
It is said, endearored TO bring shooting Into
fashion among ladies'; but, among tho peo-
pie Of her eet, there are not many who Ike
firearms. Ladies' there certainly are, In
France, who take kindly to sport, anl who
shoot rolerably we'll; but they belong to the
don't go to court: The Empress people arc
OF different set altogcther-they prefer In
fln1tely the pleasures OF the saion to those OF
the field !; intrigue Is more In their liue than
gunpowder. This Is ve1Ing to the Empress,
as she, like many Spanish ladles likes sport
exceedingly, and Is even very skilful shot.
ALICE cAREl's MINCED CHICKEN.
Miucc all that Is left OF cold roast or boiled
chicken. Warm It with half cup OF cold
gravy, and tablespoonful Of mushroom
sance. Pile 1t in the centre Of dish, aai
place round alternately small and worry thin
slices Of broiled ham. and poached eggs on
toast.
MRS. srowE's BRAD AND FRUIT PUDDING.
Take thin slices Of white bread, nearly fill
a bntteted mould with layers of bread and
layers OF fruit alternately; beat four eggs.
mix them in pint Of warm milk, and poarit
over the bread and fruit Boilit twenty min
utes. and serve # with white sauce. II the
poets and novelists OF America fire In this
sumptuous manner, they arc certainly to be =
envied.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Madrid Gazetft, In Its account Of tho
baptism Of the infant OF Donna Maria Chris-
t,ne and Don Sebastian, says that the Royal
intnut received tWenty-seveu names, the first
Of which is Alfonso. and the last Todoalos
santos tal1 tho saints;l
In Pittstield wore her ne~ bonnet to church
last Sunday the wrong side before, but does
not state how the error was discovered.
We don't know what snake the Devil took
the shape Of when he came to tempt mother
EVE. p0b - NC "1sAeS ~ Ia3cin2t8 Tue women
saak e1 1kh34e days he had better eoma "a >hoop
Er@ine, that elegant full dress fur, will be
popular as ever this winter for opcras and
ball occasions; but, except with toilet Of
great richuesa md freshness, it Is out OF
place On the promenade
Where are you going 50 fast, Mr..
Smith " demanded Mr. Jones. Home, sir,
home don't aetain mo; I have just bought
my wife a new bonnet, and must deliver It
before the faahion changes"
Plain stIipes In silks aud satins arc going
ont or style. The new silks nra al elaborate
In design, and Of the heaviest quality-revi-
vals. ln faet, Of the silks Of Lyons IN the days
A lady, paying visit to her dsu ushser:
who was young widow. asked her why sho
wore the widoT's garb 80 1onsy: "Dear
mamma, don't you see, replied the daughter,
" 1t saves the expense Of advertising for
husband, as every one can sec that am for
sale BY private contract"
Short jackets for the house, and even for
morning shopping, arc made Of black cloth.
dotted all over with yellow silk, after the
manner Of jet d0ttfng," and trimmed about
the edge with heavy yellow cord. Some
times Jockey Jackets are made In this style.
IN front and ornament them hchiud- The
immense pockets are also fastened down
with gold buttons.
a correspondent from the Rocky Mountain
region says that when an Idaho girl Is kissed.
she looks up surprised, and In angelic tones.
Fn which regret and resentment arc equally
exclaimed ~ How could YOU ~
To which the swain replies, aud Ia upeeaed to
reply: SIT will give me great pleasure to
show you." And Immediately furnishes the
wished for Illustration.