Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-07


Ahe dramatic 9ieS D una Assoc -t',l anne
's nlt'ceiois i'f Jle lact tiAl .'l.'7 l'H'
..-t 'n I' Al least one 'l l-''1 -' ,-i
,' make speech. Oi iite years 'Aair -''
been ln oihrr quarters an attempt Hiit q
e>tlllsA 0Ae haTmJni1inS custom .l ilif'
dicihS an element nc .ant'rl' ""'.' e
some extent takes away the "eaIls'mc in'-
n1'9ny of ,ha~e festivals. The m1rHIi a.-
jectailoh Ul Tie poet VINO e''l' u'i Dear @
see "a woman eat BE- not Akc.N Co .c apI'''e
in such q period a- this when .'lie. have
abandoned usai-lacinS- and Aa'e aa'l''I
costumes tnat utterly l.'eln-i.' any s.H''.ArA
talist Who Would prefer 90 clasi'er 'Itu
rather ts angels tHan as women A- ir'-
'ate dinners nowadays % young lady .e-
not play WIN her Anlie ana i'fH as "i'u
her nm nor a'e'l sne aelIe'd'e '"e ei-.-,
ing ui her glass win tnat pretty s'H-deiial
"ulch historians Oh eiFi'ei l~sl'l' te' us
was in vogue twenty years ago. va tAe c'n-
'laIF' 9ne j. 'uIi'", "''u' i't "'.'- 'ue-
li'g ".'' l'e 'il!''e '''As oi '.. l'e.'e say ?,
'"1 ',lS "'. '.e e"'5 o'!|' -''" I'D
COM 'e'neu' ''u lne 'A',ill l"1"t '-,.s'
"enee we see no r'i''n Whatever why ne ,.
sex shonid not reg ilaTiy appear at pubic
ghleI lAIlIiie'it' ol l1i'ie-.'ui ag7,. q. .H'
IL i7 more or less tNe piaelIee 90 u'- e'i''-
Ior tAein "Hen the dessert Is put '1' anu
when lney are sn9Ieeiei 10 d course v'
Speeches PUG TINS -e surrey uni1iI ana OPP
l1e'sI'e' ID D. "oiN without pay "lll %
'engelnca, ana the goa Aumor win "li.h
they slt OUT the Inilction is proof o. The
length To winch tae sweet hypocrisy OF the
feminine nature Will 60 LADIES' are even
more curious than men on the SUBJECT Oh
Puuic characters. ihey STUN thelf al1ull>
Win portraits oil MT- Dlsraeh, tle bisllp
V' OAioIdi OF MI DicAehs o"I 'Nel se'I. i!
nave an opportunity oil seeing those person
ages ih 1he ueah- MI 'la1stohe is mere
name To them Mr.. Bright only rendered
lamilar through Pn7c4. 1t would give
them the greatest pleasure not only @ LOOK
at those distinguished men hut % behold
the hons ieellng, and 70 iced with the lions,
Ii might be at the same table. lt rs 10 such
spirit, and with such an ambition, that
many a man buys ticket for a public din
ner' and 1t may be taken for granted that 1T
the impulse Is considerable with our sex. it
Is no less than formidable with the other.
There Is fashion m direct connection
with this theme 10 which It may not be
here out OF place to refer. We have spoken
ot the disappearance OF the hallucinatlons
that all women were constituted after the
manner of the typical queens OF Spain, and
we have noted that when they dine IN good
society they have no hesitation in nationally
satisfying their appetites. 1t should. how
ever, he remembered that 1t Is easier % do
tins and avoid notice than 1t would have
been ~ the time OF Byron. Ihe number of
dishes has increased, and ifone were only to
peck at a third Of them, good deal of usincss
might be got through. 1t was different
when slices OF heavy meat were sent round,
and there was no escape under the quiet and
ehectual cover Of variety. The same thing
may be observed as to the ,wines. With
four or five different glasses it is possible %
keep oneself in n genial and liberal spirit
without attracting attention, ana It may
be said that the newest designs in wine
glasses are calculated to affrrd many conso-
lations to those who have stron- heads Mr.
Lever has remarked the extraordinary in
fuence on the dinner table conversation Of
the very first round of the Roderer OF Cliquot
and certainly the modern classes are ca1cu
lated to increase this influence to a consider
able degree. But it is. after all. the most
unhealthy sentimentalism To denv a lady
the right of using her own discretion as to
eating and drinking; and we are reioiced to
observe that such a ludicrous and illogical
piece of affectation is RAPIDLY disappearing.
The custom ofthe ladies retiring to the draw
ing-room at certain stage Of the proceed