The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-07-19

How WOMEN Try TO SMUGaLE AND
How THEY ARE CAUGHT. Fanny Howell
writes in the July number of Scri6ner's
Month!y an entertaining story about those
OF her own sex who become smugglers.
She says:
Women are frequently smugglers of
fine laces, but rarely Of jewels. On the
Italy, however, some valuable jewels
were recently seized, having been found
in quilted under.shirt. A quiet.look-
ing frau, recently landed from Bremen,
bad double quilted petticoat filed with
Shetland shawls, caps and stockings.
Another on the Westphalia had guam
tity Of the finest silk bindings, two
valuable watches, two silk dress patterns,
two dozen silver spoons, a dozen silver
forks, and eight pieces Of silk galloon
quilted into skirt Of serge. a CON-
panion on the same steamer had seventy
three bundles Of sewing silk and twenty
nine pairs OF kid gloves secreted on her
person-scaroely concealed, however, as
the foolish fraulein had tied strong
cords about her hips, and the smuggled
articles were suspended in such way
that she was scarcely able TO reach the
dock. 4.
The muff is very ordinary cover for
smuggled laces. An English woman,
recently landing from one of the Inman
steamers. had the cotton removed from
her muff, and its place filed with valua-
BILE laces. The muff was strapped to
her person, where it stood for embon-
point.
In one pettcoat of this lady were
found gloves in quantity; in the facings
of her dress. cigars; and in the volumi-
nous gathers of q second petticoat were
meerscaaum pipes in sections.
A French woman, extravagantly
dressed, and moving suspiciouslY, was
invited into the room Of the inspectress
recently. Her petticoat proved to be
nine yards OF superior black velvet, one
selvedge being gathered into waist
band, which also held dress pattern OF
Ponton elk. The facing of the velvet
petticoat, which was put on with the
incest care, was woll padded with Chan
tllly laces, cunningly run together; and
the rnffle on the bottom of this imperial
under-garment consisted OF five rows Of
rich Chantilly founcing, caught toge-
ther. quite likely, in the hope that it
would be taken for one piece. An i'm
meuse seizure of English open. faced
watches las recently been made upon
the person Of q well-appearing American
woman, who had them neatly encased in
the tuoks OF q heavy flannel petticoat.
Sometimes the German women seek
to evade the tariff dues in the most awk.
ward manner; as, witness the stupidity
OF hanging nine watch.chains about ones
neck, with valuable watch at the end
OF each chain. Frau Stumpf said she
had been told that watches were worn by
the passengers, and the officers did not
take them.
A desperate-looking woman, coming
on one OF the English steamers lately,
on being examined, exhibited an anus.
ing spectacle. with silver cake. basket
lashed to each hip. and two huge dress
patterns festooned as filing" there and
thereabouts. On being detected, this
woman, in terrible rage, drew a knife on
the inspectress.
Some of the smuggling expedients are.
OF course, extremely amusing. A spirit
uele little French woman had on he,
husbands red flannel drawers, and these
were tied in pnffs, here and there. On
being ''unpacked," ;" there came forth q
Bohemian glass toilet set, two dozen
salt-cellars, three dozen silver spoons
three dozen silver forks, several little