Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-05

handsome suit Of brown velve;een, found that
the desired situation was already filed, took out
her list and erased name and number then
swept down the front steps, and, while the
obsequious hsckman held the door open for her
lsdyship to re-enter, instructed him to drive to
the next direction minuted upon her memoran-
DUN
New Orleans paper tells Of an uptown
belle, who, in company with several friends, was
examining fine picture gallery. She approached
group OF paintings, in the centre of which was
large looking-glsss, which reflected the young
lady's ful-length picture. One of the gentle
men. pointing to it, said " See, Miss LSurs,
what splendid picture q Yes" she said,
glancing at it hurriedly, and not perceiving that
it was her own reflection, 6 it is a psssable
painting, but the subject is homely' "Indeei,
are you in earnest?' Certainly, quite a
fright" Look at it again She did. A
noticeable cooluess has since sprung up between
them.
A correspondent writes Probably one of the
most beautiful theatres in the world is the TscOn
at Havana, and this is owing, not merely to
lis architectural excele3ces, but also to the fact
that the fronts Of all the tiers Of boxes one above
another for four rows are Of open iron ratings,
thus displaying the entire sweep of the ladies'
elderly women to wear costumes Of most showy
hues, white, pink and blue, the eaec, is very
fine when the great building is filed with
people and brilliantly lighted from the huge cen
tral chandelier. The pit or floor is given up en-
tirely to gentlemen and full dress is De rigteur
for them, which, in that warm climate. means
invariably white troWsers with the black or dark
blue drets coat. The effect presented is very
singulur, when looking down from the galleries
on a well-6lled parquet, the alternate rows Of
white and black ranging with the regularity Of
stripes across the house, so mOnOtonOusy that
a man wearing grey or black pantal0ons is con-
spicuous from all parts Of the room.
London society is now enjoying a season of
''fve O'Clock teas, which fashionable authorities
pronounce the most delightful form Of entertain
ment. They are cosy, gossiping places, which
catch the light drift Of society for charming two
hours in the interregnum tetween business and
dinner. The most popular thing Of the day, &C
cording to a high fashionable oracle, are the five
O'Clock tess Of those young wives whose hus-
bands prefer whist at the club to any other pre-
parstion for the substantial meal Of the evening.
There, in the glow of the freight and soft-shad-
ed lamps, the guests sit on low chairs and SIP
the tea aud nibble the cakes handed about in
harlequin china and silver walters, and gossip Is
interrupted with music, and ever one sees how
every one else is dressed What is singular, is
the alleged great popularity Of these entertain
ments among the male members OF society, the
same authority stating that they outnumber the
ladies two to one As relief from the fog Of
the season without, the FIVE O'Clock teas Of Bel
gravia rival the clubs, although the masculine
tes-lrinkers have not one Of the compelling mo-
tives Of the LADY jewellers, which consists in the
display Of newly-iuyen,ed toilette styled
's tes-lress"