The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-16
The Heroine of the Faet
Novel.

NON01s
The alliance between luxury ana
lust is proverbial; and IL wa1ld i.
strange if the enthusiastic admirer. os
sofas covered with black yelvat oe
rooms papered with pale azure hans.
ings, silver starred, Of little seauesfar.
ed beds, adorned with mirrors. ana
overhung by silver winged angels.
were not keeDly alive to those feminins
charms which are not expressed By ths
word spiritual" Accordingly. ~
find our fast novelists deeply enamorad
of the female form, and pr esanting II "a
as as seductively as the nature Of their
art will admit of; and, considering that
perhaps the majority of our fast novel.
lists are themselves of the fair ser, thee
likewise copiously indulge in frank ai.
mination for manly portions. Some.
times we are presented to a stately wo.
man-n splendid animal, the brilianov
of whose pale, bright hair, and the Der.
feet smoothness of whose great satin
throat, are heightened by the richpesa
OF the creaseless black velvet, bat Who
cold, white, volluptuous-chills bv
the passionless stupor Of her soul the
passions her splendid physique Pre-
vokes; and this agreeable description
affords the narrator the opportunity Of
making the remark. that she is not sure
whetherimpassloned ugliness-suppos
ing the ugliness to be- moderate, ard
| the passion immoderate-has not more
| attraction than iced beauty. Some.
times we are admitted to the private
chamber Of young lady who lies
prone on her bed, the tangled riehesof
whose swart hair wander over her
tossed pillow. and whose base feet
gleamingly emerge from her dressing
gown, while young gentleman leans
over her in passionate admiration
Even statue is described as though II
were flesh; and lad of eighteen Il r., .
resented as telling of the subtle emo
ton which the contemplation Of copy
OF the Venus Anadyomens excited ii
him-how be caressed the crossed
arms gazed on her undulating bosom
and her pear-shaped breast, and pio-
tured her to himself with her perfect
limbs raised nv the moving veil nf oool
waters. Sometimes, .'the fairest Of
God works. II beautiful woman steps
cut from her dressing rom on to her
balcony afTont the sea, with roodly
number Of spectators below and On 4
line with her. The wind lifts he
warm eolored auburn hair that Rata
over her shoulders, aud Autters the
lace sleeves that hang lnosely about
her round white arms. PerceiSinr
that q gentleman in neighborinc bal
cony IS admiring her, with voiuptuou-
Gus grace Of manner she filings back
the lace sleeve still farther, and sends
great float Of warm hair down to her
waist. All her movements are declar-
ed to say in plain language, .sDo you
not see that am lovelyl In the soft
shadows of my satin pettieoat tinev
foot foot is tipped over its fellow, dis
closing the most delicate If ankle.
Does net the roundness Of nv arms
and the wealth of my hair attract you
irresistibly?" When such bewitchine
creatures ride, there is always wind
that blows their habit closer to their
figures. When man enters the rOon,
their first thought, There's perfect
figure. 1.-THE, and well-knit. - They
always carefully select their seats, for
they are good judges of effect, and
know how alluring they seem when the
dazzling whiteness Of their bust and
arms are, flor such is almost invariably
the notion of grammar entertained by
our voiuptuaries) brought into relief BY
dark crimson settees, and when the
half-averted head shows the exauisite
contour of the throat. They are of
the opinion that fye-f foot ten in man
is, ''for all practical purposes" better
than six feet; and their comments ON n
successful sister are, that ..she has a
laundering good figure, and knows how
to use her eyes.