Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-13

! to the lining. The lady was then invited
into the Office of the inspectress, and on her
! person were found laces Of great value sewed
| into the artificial rotundities of her figure,
not to mention O silk dress-pattern as drap-
| ery q, Ydnier. Inside of the very ordinary
| Paisley shawl, so cafelessly thrown about
her shoulders, was found an India shawl of
A oualitv so uncommonly fine that it would
have escaped the vigilance of anybody but
Uhe woman put UPON the track OF another.
cHIGNoNs, SWITCHES, AND BUsTLEs!
Since the great demand for false hair, not
a few atteftpts have Been, made by Ger
man women to smuggle tie precious COM
modify into this land of braid and frizzes-
quilting lengthwise among the paddings of
their Bohemian stuff pettieoats, switches
and curls in quantities. In addition to a
valuable s1nuggle of these a pondefous frau
on the Allernania one day, exhibited to the
inspectress, after much skirmishing, four
dozen silver forks and as many spoons, a
quantity of zephyr wool, and five silk dress
patterns slowed away in the yoluminous
breadths of Bohemian petticsat.
Indeed, the petticoat is the German wo-
mans favorite depository. 1t is at all times
a thick, unwieldly stiff garment; patch after
patch is added to it, until it becomes
piece of ugly mnsSic work. The cunning
frGus know how to utilize its peculiarities,
and many time, N ripping up the corner
of most irregular, practical looking patch,
it is found to be cover for sewing silks,
gloves, Ices, aud even silver ware.
That the work of examining women
smuggiers and defeating their purposes by
confiscation is successfully carried on, no
body doubts. OF those who, by means of
favor at court, receive their Partisan novel
ties with no acknowledgment to the tariff,
nothing being known, nothing can be said.
That it is done is, perhaps, probable; yet
that there are those who do their duty, UNI
constrained; may be inferred from the fact
that forty-one thousand and thirteen dollars
and ninety-one cents were collected, during
1871, upon passengers baggage duly exam
ined.
All POOR THINGS!
There was a time in the history of female
smuggling, when not one, but many of the
LADY passengers would be found too Ill to
leave the steamer when she first touched
the dock. BY this subterfuge; many a
treasure found its way to shore without
levied duty, as the time selected for making
little sorties was when the inspectors had
finished examining baggage, and there were
no keen-eyed lady especial aids" about.
By the help of trifing doaceoCr here and
there, the gentle invalid would find her way
to the gates, and little or no notice would
be taken of her departure, "be the fame
more or less" Nowadays, however, the
government never leaves vessel unguard-
ed. and the surveillance is maintained until
the steamer casts off her lines, and swings
out into the stream. $3.50 $500
: The keenest senses are not bit too keep
for the service, nor is the most unfinchin g
courage too severe; and these, even, are
sometimes put to the test, as in late in
stance, where man, disguised as a woman,
caused the inspectress to shrink from her
duty, and dared the appealed to officer to 90
his. But courage conquered bravado, and
exposed the crime. The individual in ques-
ton was a heavy smuggler OF diamo nds,
pearls, and emeralds, and under various
DISCUSSES had successfully deded the Gov
eminent for a long time.