The Van Buren press., 1867-07-19

To brush away the blue tail fly.
The boy stood on the b,na,ing deck. 81 ~
With his baggage checked for Troy;
One Of the few immortal names o.,
His name was Pat Malloy. ii" IF'h
Nary hal little lamb,
Hscoull q tale unfold: @
He had no teeth to eat a hoecake,
~, And his sPeetaeles were gold. ~ UTIH
Lay on lay on, Macpuf,
Man wants but little here below
And I'm TO be queen Of May,
So kiss me quick and 60.
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Low NECK DREssEs-CuICoRY Con-
rLRxIoNs.-A correspondent gossips about
the low dresses worn in Paris, and tells
Whist is new in complexion. saying, the
dresses have been getting more and decol-
ieae unul. at last. many CT the leaders of
fashion appear without any bodice at all,
merely adopting broad band like that
worn by infants Of tender years, by which
everything is displayed in front and moth
ing concealed behind. At the ball of the
Observation-Disclosures there was certain
salon reS6rse, wherein were seated about
sixty ladies, all of the highest ton and rep
utation, who, being thus viewed together,
produced ,the. effect Of a match upon the
deadened. burned-up brains ofthe fashion,
able pelits erers who were admitted to their
company, and straightway they took fire
like tindetsa and out few sparks Of wit and
satire q Which no ole would have deemed
them capable. The caricature which has
beenpassing from hand to hand during the
week of the principal figures in this salon
has caused the greatest epaot among the la
dies assembled there. One lady with no
sleeves, and only the narrowest gold cord,
with,the tassel falling over her arm BY way
of shsuld der-strap, is represented at the
very moment when, this frail stay having
given way, she remains coifounded. As
the incident really happened, and the lady
is we'll known in circles of fashionable fol.
ly, il was expected that her husband
would have taken the matter du serfeux;
but the surprise was great when he vowed
himself not only indifferent to the publicity
given 70 his wife's ridiculous exaggeration,
but was actually well pleased at the chas-
tisement inflicted. "What said Prince
Oscar Of Sweden? - asked gentleman who
saw the Prince Issuing from this saton..-
:" He was literally struck dumb, for he re-
tired without uttering q. word, and when
asked why he left thus abruptly, he merely
replied that he felt he had no right to be
there atall.nT Another fsdbiect Of wonder
among strangers is the change which has
come over the complexions Of our female
population, But short time ago they
were all blonde, golden, aubum now they
are all brunettcs Of the deepest tint, almost
Moorish. The, change. has been produced
BY eAseoryjuice, which is being sold in I'M
mense quantities for the purpose, and every
woman in Paris looks as ii she escaped
tromthe zcnana of some lIindoo Raialto
disguise herself in the masquerade costume.
Of her European sisters. Tie poets dieary
about lilies and roses is gone for a long
time hence. the po!yanthus and the mairi
gold will,be tho tayorite mixture.--Home
JUurRm, a'3'n"o jrat Hd'
MuRpnES, VS. ST. GLARS cer-
tain gentleman Of the Milesian persua sion,
who has achieved some litllo newspaper
notoriety in this country, aud the initials
Of whose last name, if put together, would
spell Murphy, for some reason rother, and
much to tue disgust Of his brother Irish
nensehange'l his time -honored patrony mic
to the more hifalutin' cognomen of st.
Clair. Every one knows how it hurts an
lrishman's feelings to see brother Irish
man go back to the ould sod, and it
may besure that he got many sharp rap
over the knuck!es, as the saying is, for the
change OF name. Some time during the
war, our hero was stopping at M
House., As WAS also a dashing young Irish
officer Of our army. They chancod to be
ris ris, at table, and Major j, who
always goes ii Joke, whether at his own
expense or some one else's, thought the op.
paruni,y was too good to be lost, so he
snysout to the waiter
Patrick" Pat came. Bring me
aSt Clair, ''said the major in his matter
Of fact way. ia ai argI .a mt
E" A which. sur o. says, Pat.
"a SO Clair. ] said don't you under
stand the American dialect ?" .,s.
ar sotely ootileled, scratched his head
and repiicd--ua oj bnrra heag
io"Shurc, Amcriky Is quare country
and / never heard them things axed for be.
fore, sur, at all."4 Dar sm,.' p gles g,I
z" Well, Patrick" quoth our joker, with
the air Of one about to impart useful knowl.
edge, /" it's a potato l want we used tc
call them 'Murphes' OF home. but l believe
the polite name for them in this country il
st. Clair" rd s.If l
The Major hit hard this time. at least
for tho owner Of the polite name left
the table, amid the Understandable roars o.
the company,qwho understood and fully
appreciated the Joke" ard ] believe thai
was his last Appearance on that stage,
"a clergyman of the Church o
England wassrcccntly suspended; cause
---breaking the leg ofa dog that inter