The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-24
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migrating IN sEainis whilo tllcy ror"igrato but
slowly, Il is not improbable that Tho number will
DO swolcd to ono hundred Thousand before mid.
winter. "Dcar delightful Paris" il, of course, tho
principal plcasnre.ground Of this dcbonnir crowd.
Tho Centre OF Fashion. tho Paradise OF Intrigue,
tho Circcan City whcro tho nowcr-wrcathrd chal-
leo OF Temptation is proiIerod to Wealth and Folly
at every turn, draws our fnst Young men into lts
whirl OF disrcputable dissipation as surely uy a
beacon light on tho soaboard attracts the Gus
and flsl-hawk,. Tho German Spas ncxt to Purs,
arc tho places whore Americans most do congrc.
gnte. Badcn-I'adon is very dear to them in ovcry
senpo OF tho word. There enthusiastic yo,ing
"Milor Amcricaincs," who trnvel on thor dollars,
can Eight tho tiger" to thoir hcnrta' con-
tent, aud lose their money in Grardiogo style 10
needy TeutOnic barons and "hard up duo
dccim0 princess who pocket it with ;::i;ito sang
frOid There, too, those of our lady tourists, who
| arc nuthing il not suInptuous, havo limo uppor-
tumity to try conclusions will, heritlitary rank i'll
tho matter OF f0-do.ros and furbeiows. For, a..
Baden Baden, DO it known, tho fair ladies' Of fasl,-
ion wear skirts and boiiccs Of Yalcncicnnes lace
worth $50, GOO apiece, and pm tho foahers of their
"splcndiforouB" hats with niSrcttcs OF diamohds.
Or course, tho ladies OF our Lords of tho Flowing
Well, and tho fair danes OF tho lucrcmongers who
l,avo picked up wealth tho wur-path, aro pci-
fcctly at homo ut Daton-Baden. But, aftcr ali
thcro iB nothing like wintor in Paris to freshly
gilded Americans OF both sexes. EUGENE is there,
and NAPOLEON. There is chance of getting, by
huok or by crook into tho Tuilcries, md being
gazettcd among tho "presontod." This is by no
means great country i'll tho eyes Of many of
it's mushroom grnndeos. Fortunately, however.
| tho American millions ratio thoir country and ts
institutions at their trno raluo, and now that both
have bcen saved from ruin ut such u tremendous
cost, are proudcr OF them than over Let the bo-
gus "sovcrcignB" circulate among congcuinl
trnmpory abroad. Wo hive plonty OF tho true me-
homo Tint rings fnll and clcnr under every test
SPEAKING OF CAPTAIN MARRYArr tho tbrnhU
Magazine says: II often wondered where autl
whom Captain MARRYATr had found tho timo to
cultivate his own mind, for no had had hut few nd
vantagcs OF actual education. I suppose IL
was from tho grcat power and habit Of obscrvn-
| ton which no possessed that ho learnt intui-
tiyoly. There wau hardly scientific subject
upon which ho was not well informed, besidcs
bcinG, oil the world knows, practically
| scientific man. hnvo heard him regret That
hc was not born century later than his tmc,
rs no considered tho world, i'll n scientific point
OF view, as comparatively in its infancy. lie
used to prophcsy OF tho great discoveries yet to
bo mado in steam and electricity. lIo took
great interest in magnetism and in phronology in
both Of which ho was, am sure, firm hpiierer.
Hc has boon told by TowNsHEsD that ho was him
self powerful mcamcrst but1 do not think no
over tested his power Thoro was hardly a
modorn language OF which he had not somo
knowledge grammatical knowledge, mean. So
far as speaking them went. although ho would rat
to of unhcsitatingly French, or German, or
Italian, or whntovcr called for mt tho moment,
his thoroughly British tongue imbued them all
with 30 much Of the same accent, that il was dir
hcult to know what the language was meant for;
indeed, no used to tell story of how an Italian,
aftor listening to ono Of his long speeches in hia
purcst Tuscan apologized to him, and snitl lc did
not understand English. MAnRYArT IN away to sea
at twelve years OF ago, that at best his cluca-
ton must have been very limited.
The New YORK LEpoEn hos tho following siric-
tures on tho nuisances OF tho day "Tho personal
systom OF reporting balls and parties which was
introduced into this country sumo thiriy-fve years
nso. but which we hoped hud died out in obcdi-
cnce TO tho cdct Of mn improved public taste, has
recently bcon revived in oil its glory Whole col
umns uro devoted to tho most fusomo pulls of
ladies and gentlemen with skeletons Of names
filed i'll with lashos md stars. The ladies' drossos
arc particularizcd from waterfall to sutin slipper
Will u lrcodon tlut ticHcrSo3 n hOrScwliip; nnu
marriage engagements, real or fictitious, aro
blurtcd out in typo with q boducss that socms MI
if it muHt DO tho result of express permission if
not Of pccuniary persuasion.
"'1fs pleasant, sure, 10 ono's name in print;
names nnme although there's nothing ln it,
except tho beginning and tho end, with fcw
60 ." boLwcen. Can it bo that ou: .'iasll-
ionable pooplo" like tllis sort of thing. Let us
hopo net; though certainly their asquicsconcc, il
nothing more il to DO inferred.
Tho custom il 30 utterly snobbish aud nm
American that it ought to bo lampoonetl ous Of OK
isience. Among flying foios therc is no Eaircr
Gamo. Ropertoral flunkics who mako It their
To kiRs tho shadow OF your shoe hc,"
should be ruled out Of good society
CORRESPONDENT writes that religious exclu-
siveness is still maintained in full forco IN Sweden
Ho says he was himself latoly fnod heavy sum,
'for allowing pcoplo to como together for wor-
ship in his priynto house, during tle hours that
tho Swedish church hold service or mass as it is
yet called, and this fno was c1acted by tho sane
tion Of tho King, before whose court tho case WAS
triod." Ho afirms that "priests, assisted by she-
riffs and policemen do yot cntor by forco into poo
pc's houses, and by force tako tho infants from
anguished mothors' arms to have them legally
baptized; and oaso is known in which poor
farmor's only COW has boon taken in payment
"a doctor Of medicine, tho chief city physician,
OF largo city In Sweden, and highly esteomcd,