Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-13

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LADIES LEas-Mrs. Anna Cora Mowst
Ritchie, in her London letter to the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, handles the legs Of some OF be-
American and English sisters in this free man
ner:-
We trust our fair American sisters will not be
shocked by our unhesitatiDg use of the woro
"leg," which they are accustomed to designate
as limb" or slower limb" 10 England and
all over Europe that little subterfugs would be
pronounced indicate aud affected aud i,
certainly is the latter, il not the former. But
to our story. White, symmetrical feminine
legs are said to be disappearing from American
soil. They are so much in the ascendant ir
England that ladies of rank have invented q
new method of making known their fair pro-
portions.
We read in the March number of the Galaxy
that in work just published, two American
medical men put forth the gross slander that
"a Esdsome leg is rsrity-we bad almost said
an possbiity-smong American women |"
We do not believe the unRallant libel, though
American ladies are not in the habit OF publish
ing their charms by having casts taken of their
shapely legs. as an ornament tor drawing room
tables. or to be sold for the benefit of the ven
as a delicate token of fiienship and valuable
work of art. What We are about TO relate ap.
pears, at the first blush. so incredible that We
hold ourselves responsible for its exact truth.
Upon the drawing room table Of a lady OF rank
in Londou-a lady of high position and ire
proachable character-may been seen, beneath
glass case. love- dimpled little foot, delicate
ancle and rounded calf, up to the koee joinc !;
it is the cast of the leg of Lady. the
hostess. 49,
10 Soho square there is a small, rather
humble looking shop; in which you can
purchase for five shiiDgs, cast OF one OF the
most exquisite legs the original (in the
aesh) belongs to Lady--de G., who went
leg moulded, and afterwards generously gave
the Snowman The privilege of selling copies
ofthe cast, which he does daily, for it was
quickly discovered to whom the beauteous leg
belonged. One lady, wife, of a Mayor Of
town in the provinces, CANA to London and had
two casts taken OF her leg one nude, and one
with the neat little shoe, stocking and garter.
Strange to say (thoug b no artist will call it
stranpe) the leg with tho stocking and garter
produced On effect much further removed
from nodesty than the leg quite unolad.
Brueciani. the cast vender 10 Coyent
Garden, drives brisk trade in casting ladies'
legs, and has any quantity OF models OF oil
descriptions taken from life, and chiefly from
noble life, for sale. How this leg mania
oripipated We have not heard, but there Is
oertss some explanation for this sudden passion
smopg the aristocratic fair to have their legs
recognized ; perhaps it is only because "a
thing of beauty is ajoy forever"
C1RcUMLoCUT1oN OFFICE. Beck Of
Kentucky, gave 10 the House the other day
racy history of experiences in getting through
the decentralization Office" He said that in
collecting Judgment Of the Court OF Claims
lawyer had to 20 through the following devl.
ous ways
First-Wsnt to the Chief Clerk Of the First
Auditor he stated the account and computed
the interest.
Second-Went to another Clerk in the Same
Office. who copied and numbered the account.
Third-Went to another Clerk 10 he First
Comptrollers Office, who registered ln his book
the number and amount of the account. =
Fourth-Went to the Chief Clerk of the
First Comptroller who verified the account and
the computation OF interest.
signed it.
Sixth-Went back to No. 3. who again veri-
fed it.
Seventh Went to the Register Clerk. who
ooried and gistered it,.
Eiehth-Went to the Deputy Register, who
signed it.
Ninth-Went to the Warrant Clerk, and OBJ
tanned warrant.
Tenth-Went to Mr. West, the Chief Clerk
who signed it.
EIeve venth-Went to Mr. HURLEY, the Assis
tant Secretary, who sigued it,,
Twelfth to Mr.. Lam b, in the Comp
troler's Office, who registered it.
Thirteenth-Wen to the First ComptoIler'
who signed it. o,-,
Four'ee9th--wen: to the Registers Clerk
Fiiteep,h-Went to Register Allison. wh'
Sixteenth-Went to MIR. Mann, in the draf
room. where the dralt was made.
Sevepteenth-Wentto to Mr.. Iuttle, Asslstan
Treasurer, who signed the draft.
E,phteenth-Went to the Register CLERK
who recorded the draft.
Niueteepth- to Register Allison VIII
Tven,ieth-Weu to Mr. Mann, who too
nav receipt for the draft aud handed 1t over
Twenty -6rst-Treated MIR. Mapu to whi
key-toddy. Loud laughter
Society. If you had travelled as much a.
bove if YOU had scrambled as much as ! "A
for seats, and for the best ones-ior lad ma
ners are coutagious-if you b. :, travelled
much as | have on steamb' ,atz and seen h,
people tkat are most d.. corcus at home, VIII
the bell rings, sEd there are to be two ,abl
rush through : ne cabins and down stairs
their meals you could appreciate the Deesf; ss
1Qf age .orm in this matter. But do not 1n,
Sr'.a need 60 to steamboats, or railway oepo';s
be convinced of this. It you have been INV
to fashionable parties. and seen what pigs IL
make Of themselves VINO are we'll led at not' y