Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-05-18
Reflections of Fashionable Girl
SCENE: lNain Street, Staunton.


Dear me What hot day! If I'd known
it, might have worn my lace bonnet-this
| heavy thing nearly kills me- Maybe it's my
hair that weighs my head down ST.; but | can t
help that-I'd look like fright if made my
chignon smaller-neyer d do in the world =
Madame X. M K. said they d be wearing
| more hair than ever this spring-but | can t
get any more on my head. Oh yes, might
have curls-four coming out from over the top
would be sweet; II buy them this very day,
declare | will-only my color's so hard to
match. Goodness what forlorn creature
this is coming-it's 5 shame to let such objects
walk the streets. A little more and she ID have
rubbed right against nle-as if could stop and
take out my money for her here ON the street !
Dear me what awful feet such people have
they look Just like statues feet-so wide and
everythng-I don't like statues feet-but
these French heels are lovely, if they do hurt
they make your foot look so beautifully short ;
it 5 fun to step from wet spot to dry one
and see what little bits of footprints one
makes; still they re anything but comfortable
| wonder if other girls feet hurt like mine do,
1t isn't so bad when you walk alone, because
you can take little steps, but when gentlemen
| ioin you, it's awful, though they think they re
following your pace exactly I've walked four
squares and haven't met soul | knov-won-
| der If my skirt is out nice and full behind
shouldn't be surprised if the bows crooked
never mind when pass by Loeb's store can
see myself in the plate-glass. His windows are
| splendid for that
The grass in this area is just the color of my
new Grenadine. It's lively color for Grena
dines declare, if there isn't Marguerite
growing naturally, right inside the railing Id
like to have it, if it would keep frcsh-it looks
| so much like the finest French flower. How
| II. L Il, II,
| bunch ia the bonnet ahead is too lovely !
Theyr pink yiolets Why that's bran
new thing! must have some pink violets in
| my tulle bonnet, ii Madame K NJ. K thinks
they II suit my complexion. It's real hard new
er to be able to wear any thing but blue.
| The suns dread!uily hot, and my ell
bow positively aches from holding my shade
up so long. | wish gloves didn't hurt so. If
you get them large euoughnot to hurt, they
look ridiculous There's man reading in that
omnibus. What queer idea-he must want
to read. 1t must be an awful bore to read
much. There, ! promised cousin Matte |
would read that life Of Mrs Fry, and didn t
| do it. She said IL would open my eyes-now
what did she mean by that? Any way it didn t
open them, for bef,re had read ten pages [
was so sleepy couldn't keep my place. be-
| sides nv new cluster pin burt my chin so when
| | bent my head over, had to put up the book
/ What's the little girl searching for, | won
der-oh it's that gray cat. If it wasn't for
the looks of the thing, I'd stop and tell her |
saw pussy slip in under that thick bush. 1t
| must be perfectly splendid to be cat and new
| er to have to wear a belt These belted street.
suits have to be so tight to look like anything.
| Oh if ther isn't Harry Scott! he certainly
| means to ion me do wonder if I'm all
right-wish I'd had a chance to bite my lips. =
/ Yes, he 5 coming right toward me- How de-
| lightful it is to walk on the Street.......
Yeth, thir, a lovely mo, thir.......
Oh yeth. indeed i...I hear you re thplen-
did on the velothipele ..Oh? no, couldn't
/ tell YOU who thad it.. Y eth, indeed. ........
1 No. thir. Ith it it?........ec, ETC., etc.
/ f DUe. WALLAcH AND BIBLE LITERATURE
Tn the conr,e of his speech at City Hall, Tues
/ .]av evening. Mr.. ". d Wallach candidate
for Congress) remarked that there was no use
/ in voting for Mr. Howard Shackleiord, as the
latter would not be allowed to take his seat in
Congress. because he could not take the iron
clad oath. .'He (Mr. 'Shacklefordl could nc
more get a seat in Congress without supernat-
ural nower.'' continued Wallach than could
Joshua. bv his own power. have risen from
l earth to Heaven The audience Uttered al
the Biblical knowledge ofthe speaker, and then
fairly snorted with laughter. Some wag, sotto
voce suggested thai twas Deuteronomy. Dug
took the hint, and kept on Well, It was
Deuteronomy or some other one Of those old
chaps. I'm not particularly we'll posted in tha
line. Fired Herald.
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