, 1869-03-14

pensive.
Now that dancing Is prohibited at many
social parties, pretty game can be Intro
dueed, which. II not intellectual, u at least
betIcal letter., and paste them Oh card board
go that each letter shall be about halt an inch
tquare then select letters forming certain
words, and hand them TO- some one, re:
agSs'a,DS in h so TO u.e oy@ Y0n d w Notd q
eoursc, ssy wbas. It may be reception or
:" amusement" or a proper name, 9 Level
1yn." ! lntelY saw At NJ evening "At
Home" q party of intellectual pcople-a
poet, philosopher, an artist, aud others
was given 10 them a. compound word. wits
which everybody was familiar, and when
they finally made 1t out 1t was "thomas
cat" to tlels H.ssa-tuat lis9ust,
Thanks arc cue to Mrs. jackson, Mrs.
Stove nnd othert, ior Desirable Information
kindly given VIC.
Ladies' or MAd.id.
4 subject Of which speak with dialdence.
I came TO zee tho dEk-haired, dlrk.eyed
sen1rllaa had read about, aud seen them
ally the natives Of Madrid. The Spanish
tYpe-as We think Of it-may almost as
readily ha' seen in Bordeaux rs ID the capital
of spxin. In the latter there arc many c1-
treuely fair many hare pale, delicate fea-
tures and chestnut hair some erea with
color-red. The Madrid indies arc-1ke the
true Inhabitants OF most lurge clties-inclined
to be Fttite bnt thcy are ottea very pretty
and always graceful, but they. would not
elsewhere be taken for spanIards, although
they might readily be taken for Parislana.
muchIy French. Ford wrote OF them
wcpty years ago: BonAparte never inflict-
ed more injuries on Spanish men than your
little French m,lllrer has to the daughters.
The manti'la yields TO the Boulevard bonnet,
etc," aye, oven to the modern chl.non. But
the manlil1a has not disappeared. although
many spanYh ladies do ignore 1t, and retain
ouly Que ot their nattnual features-the use
OF the tan. Wslh the fan, they eau talk With
out opening their pretty mouths; can show
ttey can call Cavalier to their side. and dis.
miss LIN also; can reccguize an acqualniadce
or "cut" one, sIu,ply By the manipulation Of
this little eltEarcy, which elsewhere Is mere
y q cumb instrument. Many Of these ladies
oil Madrid have collections OF fans. numbered
u1ce1lpg fan," ae-weather ditto" = Mar
ket," Upfra," etc., ETC., etc. at all events
the MANN for collecting the fans Of all na-
tlons and styles Is as rational as that Tor
aEslt Mt erocAefy OF postage s1ampa.
Ifypu want to see Spa1ish womcn iu all
their glory Of dirk haIr sud eyes, aud tawny
sk1n, sou will aud them any 1here IRON ca
diz to Harctiona; bnt correctly speaking
these are more properly classed Of Moorish
or Arabic descent. In Madrid, blue eyes ara
not uncommon perhaps black sre more
thought oil. 1t ID among the lower classes Ia
the caty-many Of whom have como from the
country and prov inclal towns-that my pre-
conceived ideas In regard to features, form
and costume were more nearly realized.
AmorE them you see the uantilJa in aIl Its
g1ory, depending. from the comb stuck in
fhelr magnificent heads of hair; coral
or fancy ear-rinEs; dark features, full
ensts and r1.,,fI. fnsn IL. FEET; n. 1.thHr short
iuxuiant hair, yon will understand what
punishment It must have been, IN by.rone
days, tor those who bud 1t cut OF by tho
Carl,kts, when thcy we're fouhd suecorinE Or
assisting the!f opponents in any way: The
the country, who nourish the puny little Ma.
drslrnas, dress Ia very brilliant etyle, and
a1noug 9. crowd look like popptes in weedy
corner ofa garden.
The modern Hldalgos might be French
among the people that real Spanish cip, rs Tor
| togR+l and sembTtros are to be seen.-Cvrrt-
.poedenee Of AHu Catlornia.
st&Re Uances.
! The ioll:wing extract from the GaztU< d<s
| 7riLuaapz, Of Date come 1--WE anc-thlrty years
bsck. Is found in the fourth volume OF
sou,hcy's F" Common place Book -
brought up on charge Of allowing 3 pro.
h1bittd dance At = baN In the Place Cadet.
Being questioned BY the President Of the
| Tribunal he replied that b g profession was
manners. You arc accused Of an offence
against morals In having exhibited an In
detent dance on sunday. December -, at a
ball in the Rue Csdei." ~ am FORTY to
dispute the word oi the se,ytn,-tie rlNe, but
sense" You were taken In the iac:.n
"That Is not to understand what d1uctu1 Is!
HoT do yun suppose that /, d professional
man. could pctu,lt myself to lapse Into such
absurdisies! You might US well accu 2
s'Your dance was Of 20 Indecent q nature
that you were arrested on the complaint Of
ke.ersl persons who Wegs present at The
bail.H ~ beg u BE- reuaanded for week 10
brig forward a mum bet Of pupils g. wtnes:
vii tell you that an utterly Incapable d
,hst Il i impossible to 10 mora
scrupulcns than i am Ia everything reia-
tire TO dancing. IheIe are three thugs that
ex. the fear Of the gen. d'ovmes, aud
ma!ed'cilon to the Carcan." '.Thls proves
that you lave not followed your own rules"
The accused then drew from hi, pocke! q
lay btiore ron ths rules Of nj estab1ishmsnt,
ea'inc | them n 70 70 yo1." Il: E~ i useless.' 1T
tsmF defence. Fou will sec II an capahls
| Of being wanting in the observances due to
decidsd." Tie asnclu s:IS 5ss;er ps psr.Istcd' S j.
however, IN producing his le .ula t,us: - AIT.
l. Every pupil on entering the hall 70 on
shAl! pay sum o! twenty-five centtmes for
! polishing sbe noor- 2 Poli.eness p.i:g the
take % Ills hat op penetrating into the hall.
). II The Wearer has only ca'quette, lie will
take that o1 all the same. The ballroom
Will be lit with ca. dies. Thoss who desire q
lamp must make purse Of four persots aud
pay tittseu centlmes each. S. Each paplt
shall par premium OF thirtY ccn!tmes on
being pfou1ted TO the gallop, and tllty cen,
times on reachine the gayotte. 9. The pro
dcce OF these premiums ehail be erp ended
on dinner to be giyen every sl1 months, a.
which the professor will preside. who will ti1
pecialiy the ornament. Of society. and Of the
bali room in particular, It ia expressly for
btdden to occasion the ladies the Ill .hte.t In
convenience, or to call them came1s. Lastly
the Cancan, the Macalre. ard other charac
severe penalties, AID the person guilty OF IN
Producing them VIII be punished by e1pul
| sioo." Ii. VAtentin reckoned. no doubt. OF
!. | the moral eject which this cfheiAl docume1
would produce; but he was undeceived wher
the Tribunal condemned bin to iye days i'm
prisonment and a fre Of thirty francs.
. |
SIENNA Tea Cure for Is ralf. Love.s'
Ihasea friend ii London sn neer-Marc, {
! dear old lady, who keep; school wher
these dsmse.s range from fourteen X
eighteen, "sEce. sixteen" being the aver
t age. Having coufdentsl chat With q.
i friend du1tn. the calm quiet ot her las
, often troubled bY her pupils falling. in lore
. She Answered nc unrescsvedly: hare It
/ ! contend asaics. no greater difficulty. In ,
town like this, wh.re We canuoLl
, walk IN auy direction without meeting bal
dozen eoys' schools-to eay nothing Of th'
t to think that girls boarding. school IL lai
! game for their sport-it seems altogether i'm
:, possible to pseTens tlirtations FROM arisiug
I and notes and oyetokers being clandestlne
!, snard against AID eounteFac: this bnt 4
G thing txat., and will eou:inue to exist
J. 50 long ~ girls are sixteen acd fool
: isb, md yonpg men and lads ar
o bold sn1 sdventurous. Ny on!
/ plap, when sec that the tender passion ha
s.Whse do you do:'' You will smile wha
/. tell you for my receipt is the an'ithesis {
: romance. It IS dose Of senna tea" Sci
q ua tea 81 " Yes. senna tea. Whenever pei
ce1ve-as I very quickly do that one {
mS young ladies has fallen {as she fancie
II inlo love, At once take her in haut
It neTer hiut at anJthinE connccte
10 with the ttnaer passion, but tres
a her IS m invalid who Is suffering fru
d ,mnsfrta digestion. I keep her closely /
l. thc house md dose her LITERALLY with seur
+, desc 10 the dress. This Plaa is hgays a
p teresd with succets. Sometimes she cir
5f IN amer The ar4t few doses bus nsua1ly
u lakes two or three days to complete Il
ia cute. I had one obittrate aud pfotracts
" case that lasted whole week but I n
| t,-,n ~ ror p1nn and in the end Ii 6nrr aa I a