Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-03
MYSTERIES OF FEMALE TOILET. They have
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m 1SIEHlES Ot Z EMALE lOlLEr. nave
bright, golden way of doing everything in the
Cured recently in San Francisco during coro-
ner's investigation, and which is thus described
by the happy local of the Chronicle newspaper
of that city:
At this juncture the Coroner desired to show
to the jury the course taken by the ball, and
for this purpose produced the corset worn by
Mrs Burkhart at the time Of the tragedy
You see," said he-and here he drew the cor
set around his waist with the laces in front:
'the ball must have gone in here FROM behind.
No, that can't be either, for the Doctor says
it on wrong. All this way" Here the cor
oner put the corset on upside down. Now
you see," pointing to the hole in the garment,
which rested directly over the hip-the ball
must have gone in here. No that can't be
either, for"
Here Mr.. Mather, the haudsome,t man on
the jury, broke in. ''Dr. Stilmap, said he,
you've got the corset on wrong. .., Here e r Dr.;
he, I've been married twice and ought to
know how to rig a corset. Yes, said
the first place. The strings 60 in front, and
the ladies clasp them together in the back.
Don't know? think ought to I've been
married If you doubt, look here (pointing to
the tullness in the top.) How do you suppose
that it is going to be filled up unless you put it
on as I suggest ?' THAT said Dr. Stmau
''why that goes over the hips" mo, it
don't" said MIR. Mather, that fullness goes
somewhere else-this way" and here he indi
Gated where he thought the fullness ought to
60.
At this pale-faced young man with a voice
like robin, and a note book under his arm,
said he thought the ladies' always elasped their
corsets on the side. The pale faced young man
vey the impression that he knew nothing what
ever of the matter The jury laughed the pale
faced young man to scorn, and one of them In
timated that he thought the young man was
not half so green about womens dress as he
tried to appear. The young man was report
er and it is therefore exceedingly probable
that his knowledge was fully as limited as was
apparent from his suggestion, the juryman to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Here another juryman discovered that Dr.
Stillmau had the corset on bottom side up
Doctor" said he, put it on the other way
Then the Doctor put it on in reverse order,
with the laces in front, This brought the
bulle,-hole directly over the tails Of his coat
Il don't think said Mather, "that the bull
let went in there, Doctor"
'sNo, don't think it, did," was the reply.
''Coufound it, its mighty funny-six married
men in this room and not one knows how to
put Oh lady s corset"
Here the Chronicle reporter, who keeps his
eyes open, advanced and convinced DIR. Still
man and the rest, after much argument, that
the laces of corset 60 behind, and that the
garment is clasped 10 front. After this expla-
nation the course of the bullet was readily
traced, and found to bear out the explanation
afforded by the two physicians
STUDENTS DUEL IN HErDELBERG.-A let
ter to the Chicago Tribune from Heidelberg
contains the following:
The largest corps student that ever appeared
in Heidelberg was an American, who came an
average sized man. and went away something
wonderful to behold, and having the honor OF
being the best drinker, and also the best duellst
in Heidelberg. So you see America bears the
palm here as everywhere else. He fought
something like hundred duels, and never got
defeated till nearly the last one he fought,
when he got his nose almost cut of; but moth
ing daunted he stepped up to his adversary
holding his nose with bis hands, and challeng-
ed him to another duel, which was accepted.
They fought, and the indomitable American,
the hero of hundred duels, came out ahead,
to the great qualification of all his admlrlng
friends. He is considered to have been the
greatest man in Heidelberg, (which he certain
" was as regards size, and his name will pro-
badly be handed down from generation to gen
Grafton, and looked up to as something supe-
rior, something almost immortal, by the stu
dents.
The house which they used for their duels Is
situated short distance out of town, and when
a duel is going on sentinels are placed oommu-
nicatine from the house to the town; but this
is entirely unnecessary for, although the dues
are against the law, yet they are wlnked at oy
the authorities; in fact, the inhabitants are
rather nroud of them than otherwise, and
would be very sorry if they were put stop
to. The student who took me to see the dues
and myself started about hat-past ten IN tue
morning and walked for about fifteen mlnutes'
We arrived at the house, and after lntroduclng
me to all the corps we sat down oy taGle' auI
talkekand drank beer, and waited for the duel
to commence.
The duels are arranged so that there are
duels on three days of the week, whether
nrovocation is given or not. The way OF 1t IS
this The director of the duels takes the
names Of the members of the corps In regular
order. and pairs them off. and they are COM
nalled to fight, although they may be the very
best friends in the world, or, perhaps, relations.
So YOU see that when fellow goes into one OF
these corps, he is compelled to light, althoug9
he may be very peaceable fellow 1or, as l
said BEFORE they don't wait for proVocat!opp. ~,
but fight anyway. The swords that they hgnts 1t
with are made of long and very thin piece OF
steel, which bends very easily, and is as sharp
as razor, so that the least touch Leaves marx; i
The students here are cut up horrlGly' aua
some Of them are really disgusting TO LOOK a.
last Friday [ saw four duels. Each par
fonabt FIR a quarter of an hour, unless the
DOCTOR doctor declared M one of them too badly hurt to
fsbt i It out for that length of time, when, OF
course osns the opposite party was declared victor
When student got cut, the students all ~aIh'
ed up and examined it in the most uneonsern, Senn
ed manner possible. The director wrote down 1S,o
ir his book how long cut it was, and also now .pa
deep it was 1.-THE longer and deeper 1t vas ao tne