Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-14

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nr1tu,n ~ 1871. SIS. ... ....
4 STORY ABOUT FALSE HAR--Thc Lon
don Daily News says On Saturday man
was committed for trial hy Mr. Partridge for
stealing Il large quantity of human hair from on
board the steamer Dolphin. 1t appears that
this precious cargo had been shipped from Ger
many, and was of peculiar SoftneSs One Of
the cases had been opened. and such was the
value of the trei ght that the quantity abstract
ed was worth more than hundred pounds. ac-
cording to the market price of the commodity.
The merchant who dealt in the ware stated
that he could easily distinguish it from the
English, French nr Dutch article and that its
color alone would testify to its German origin.
From this we may assume that the fashion OF
blonde tresses still continues among us; and. III
deed, we have ocular demonstration OF the fact
in every promenade and place of public resort
For time the yellow locks were only worn by
4 class but now the mode has been adopted III
circles of the best rcpute, and the coiffureS
blondes are universally adopted by ladies who
are not content with what Nature has done for
the outside Of their heads.
MIR. Hovenden, the gentleman from whom
the raw article was stolen to which we have
above referred, mentioned that he travelled
abroad himself in order to collect the stuff in
which he dealt We may conjecture that he
has also his agents in other parts of the world
1t is, to Sly the least of IT, an odd traffic. We
can imagine peddler i'll this line Of business
delighted at arriving at remote, ,untrequcntcd
parish, and sharpening his scissors with 4 keen
pleasure when he is informed that he has been
first in the field The chignon season sets in
we should surmisc, most turiously in May. 1t
is brisk enough in March but the fine weather
and the opportunities of exhibition ut flower
Shows, Garden Parties. and kettlcdrums, must
enhance the demands for L Caprice or Il
''Marchioness Thus the reaper of golden
hair must exert himself induStrously on the
approach OF summer. For the lower orders Of
people, we remember TO have heard that hair
Of q coarser fibre is gathered. 1t was limited,
even, that Cadraria WAS source of supply for
the ingredients of what might be termed the
chignon Soubrette :. for the ladies are not per-
lnitted 80 monopolize the charming practice.
The waiting maid has her supplementary wig
attached to her poll, and the cook, when en-
larged from her kitchen, walks abroad in all
her dignity that may be conferred by the adhe-
sion to her sonce of hirsute gubular cushion.
The faculty of imitation is strong in both sexes;
and in the matter of chignons, those whom We
designate our interiors do not hesitate to follow
the example Of their mistresses.
THE FRENCH INSURRECTION. -lfthe French
had fought the Germans as we'll as they are
lighting each other, they would feel better over
their misfortunes. Most of the elan and the
strategic talent which they. should have cxhl-
bited against the men in helmets, they seem to
have reserved for mutual slaughter. Both the
Assemblists and the Nationals are displaying
some military skill and good deal OF bravery.
The former are inthe position Of the PrusslanS,
but. have: the additional advantage of holding
some of the forts. and their attack on the PARIS
insurgents is quite in the PrllSSan style. IheS
have evidently taken lessons from their mast
ers. Itis like going through the history OF the
late siege again to read of the As>enibllStS max
ing brave assaults, or adrolt feintS, and serving
their artillery with great skill and deadly effect
The discipline Of the Versailles army is appar-
emily good though it must still be lar Inferior :
to that Of the German host who once occupied
the same ground The parallel so remarkable
throughout is almost completed by the anxiety
of the Assemblies not to hurt Paris too much;
and their disposition to trust to starvation and
disseason inside the walls to gain the victory.
Both Of those agencies are now operating t"
hasten Il surrender of the city and that ter,
lnination of strangely mingled tragedy anu
farce is probably not far distant.
BILLINGS ADVICE TO ToE-By awl means
Joe get married. ifyou have got fair show.
Don t stand shivcring on the bank, but pitch in
and stick vurc he'd under and the shlver is over:
There ain t emmy more trick IN getting married
after YOU re redv than there is in eating pea
nuts. Menny Il man has stood shiverlng on
the shore till the river awl run out Don cX-
pect to marry an angle. them hey awl been
picked ND long ago Remember, Joe. you
ain t a saint yourself. DO not marry for buty
exclusively: buty is like ice, awful slipperly,
and thaws dredful easy. Don't marry for h!v
neither: luz is Ike a cooking stove, good tor
nothing when the fuel gives out But marry
mixture. And let the mixture be some buty
becomipgly dressed with about $3.50 in her
pocket. u good speler, handy and neat IN the
house. plenty ofgood sense. tutf constitution
and by laws, small feet. Il light stopper: add to
this Sound teeth and warm heart: lhIS mix
turc will keep in cnuy climate. and not evapo-
rate. Ifthc cork happens to be lett on tor
two or three minutes the strength am aiI
gone. Joe For heaven sake don marry toi
pedigree Thar ain t much in pedigree unleS:
tits backed by bank :tock> \ family with
nothing but pedigree generally lack Scncc
that of spurious ouininc which has been going
the rounds for two days \ party offered M
outside buyer. who sometimes SpeculatrS il
drugs, three or four hundred ounces of what
nurported to be '.peletirr's' quinine, neatly
put up labeled and scaled )" As t" defy detcr
ton, stating that il had been taken for deb
and the holder wanted cash WAS willing t,
sacrifice the lot 1T fifty 70 >rrrnly-hvc cents hr
low its value for cash.
careful analysis of the contents 10y one {
our best chemists; proves 1t to ps i, m"rla;'
IN , annaara @ mo ac;, hut entirely worthless in tn
m,rtpt M We are not aware that any of GU
Jrn@sists M nss have been dupel by this article hc
Snme went so far as to buy and get. posse
Sv sion Of it. but fortunately for discovered the frau
before having paid for it. Last week. we al a.
informed, Wholesale druggists III New 1oF
bought four hundred ounce ami paid for II, -