The New York herald., 1870-07-24
FASHION s.
nAway Down. at Tours-The Peasantry
and the Drought-Life by the Wayside
from Paris-An Old Friend-What
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CuARAETTEs, NEAR Tours, July q 1870.
sAl this part Of the country Is uninteresting ana
natn said my continental guide book, ana 10 10 very
likely the part Of France allude to hat run on the
line between Vend6me and Tours) was quite unin.
vtting to the professional traveller. To me the
country was only dry, but very dry-no bunet ehher
AL the way from Paris beyond wretched one at
Chateaudun-c0nseq the monotony OF my
throat In land parched by drought was inevitable.
TO be truthful, however, was too happy to have
torn away from Paris to pity the peasantry now sell
ling their cattle less than rle In the absence
OF something green to give the ruminants to eat
triad but could not take their sad case home to
my breast, nor put myself I'm their place; for we
are u degenerate race, and as, since the days
of the patrtarchs, we have lost the habit
OF giving droves away in exchange for fancees our
interest In cattle has considerably waned. did
mentally sympathize though with one man, living
In locality that was shown to me. He Is the cure
or preacher, OF the place, naturally thirsty man.
and one who never can get through o sermon in
three points without mostening his organs Of
speech. II the sermon includes four points he must
haven glass OF water on the desk OF his pulpit and
little WINE In the vestry before he "goes up" He
does NOT care If 1t Is much, by the way, Instead of
being little Now the Mayor OF tn, place Is not
popular man. and In order to become so has issued
prohibition against the preachers glass OF water,
declaring 1t s an indulgence and thar 1t proves
temptation unto the male part OF the congrega-
tion all through service.
The nerid and good-temperei cure has opposed to
the Mayor that .'wheezingn through the Scriptures
Is not In his lIne-ir they won't give him water, let
him have something else. viii this lead to bottle
Of Medoc on the pupitg or is the .'somethng elsen
intended as o snare for the Mayor9 In
this canlcular heat what excitement in this
canlcular parish 1t Is too warm to think of what
Is going to happen next Sunday so cooly turn to
the thoughts which enlivened me as | sat, soon
alone, with two inches OF dust on my person. and
the suns rays coming In through both sides Of the
car at the same time. Why had undertaken this
pleasant trlpa Because l was conscious the Paris
season had used me up, and that round about the
env1rons Of Tours my existence would be Ignored
Ny all, with the exception OF the few owners Of
chateaux l intended to visit, and whose invites
''to come and be quet' ! had accepted. There was
an immense circumference of chateau life before
me, and MISTER for few descriptive letters to your
readers, as retirement is never solitude with men
or the world. And while was thus commuMnr
with myself 1t occurred to me to wonder how
women OF the world, who never seek either retire.
ment or solitude, do keep up from season
70 season. They leave the gayeties of Paris
g. as soon as this curtain has iallen down
curtain drawn Tnen as waso sS0n cana as
ana not necessity settles their departure from town.
oc 's at wasqnS Sr pstes 81 tssouFa Et
fnelr digestive organs, their senses and lungs Near
butterfly g. few snae are tssr ss 'ae Sb Poets
tally few also like the rose1droopin9 at Eve s
ging M sxy until Wrinkles viii imss show ,eda IL ag
MiISr Oougnt until rouge has turned their skin to
,aS parcnmeat; until white has followed burrows and
AlaS 4n lew gray Dristles all the natural hair
ieIt:- Ihesetare our modern wrecks-not the Dassee
eSn1inkng matron, shyy telling her eldest daughter
presented at court but the tough, hard-Sazed skee
~, This was jnst what was thinking about and tax
tng p!easure In when we stopped all of a sudden
2 station; then we jesked and stopped again; the
Goor OF my car was unlocked, and in stream of
pretty laugh too but Mile mpera. p Your readers sde
&eaepSor Mile. Imperia, the dauntess, queenly girl
in he East the cendant Of noble my Hy
OF .Me eM1nsgres S herself migratory bird. '1
.Aow charming this, Mr. le Uhevsllerln she ex-
ci0lmed. what an unloOkedfOr pleasureiu was all
couid say under the circumstances. and of course
!s ! pu.ied down my cuffs and just run my fingers
lawn costume, trimmed with white work -Scotch
emnrolaeiy and so elegantly l0oped on the sides;
sse [1Se &C Snlp hat with pale green and white
dad daoh from black velvet - rousd sns fIlsi hsi
nSnr % ~ .ois0 I s4e oanaS on her Wrists.
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tno ond had no v ot, ~ mave panpSu ls meet
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