, 1872-11-17
LONDON SOCIETY

| LONDON SOCIETY,"
| LONDON Society, az it's name indicates, is writ.
ten mainly Tor the gay creatures who render the
London season joy forever, and does not at
temxt to grapple with the thoughtful themes
into which Mr. Froude entices the readers ot
Frnsers Magazine, or John Morley those Of the
FortnighAy Reuie,o. Even in its own field, II
does not, to the critical eye Of an American Re-
to which it goes are proverbially OF those who
like to be tick1ed with feather, and will laugh
to distraction. Charles Reade, in the present
number, continues the story OF "a 6impleton, !"
which, at his particular request is not illustrated
Ross read, and crushed the note.
nSi1 guineas,' y sald she.
"Si1-teu."
Hseven-ten."
"Eght."
"Ten guineas," said Rosa and then, With 1e,ntnina
cunning, stealing sudden glance caught her TREND
leaning buck and signalling the broker not give IN
"Thirteen.n
Fourteen"
"6ixteen.n
Eighteen" ,..
"Twenty.H
"schon Rohtraut" is the legend Of q Kings
daughter of that name, who used to roam in the
w1ld Foods hunting and fishing, attended only
by her page:
The old, old story; she VAS SO very be.utful-so
youth grew sgd, and communed with himself: '' ''''
20 that were King his Son!
Rohtraut-fair Rohtraut, T lore thee 30.
Lie still, my heart,n
But the heart would not Lie still, and 1t fell On dsy
as they rested under large oak tree, that fair Rob.
laughed marry aush, and saia Why do % You looa ooe
st me 50 longingly? Kiss me- If you da1e ?, And bis
o tashsf S noes % asa his
laughing lips, and then, all silently they rode home
together but the page laughed joyously to himself
matters not for the thousand leaves Of the forest know
I have kissed schon-Rohtrauts mouth"
Have We not all kissed schon- -Rohtraut's mouth?
Unhappy he or fhe who has tender memories. no
pleasant associations, Of which but the leaves Of
The forest wot Surely they are better things people
that come soon enough and unlimited; ahadowy ss
ghosts they are, too, these reniscences pressure
look o9 ar ~ aa gonG BY
o 81 and yet how dear Th5t grim zzd
81 TO te ora hds IN LIES and
corner IN his heart and many time, when YOU fancy
he long ago when he issed scohnRohtra3ts pogS
"Women as They We're" is a description Of tha
Costumes, the habits, and the morals Of the yonno
women Of Old England. They we're expected
% be "not too quick to fall in love, not to talk
able. They we're enjoined to practice habits Of
industry, to respect the aged, to refrain from,
luarrels, and, above all, never to allow gentle.
nen to kiss them in secretr' Even ret it fs nac-
ssary to continue e1horting the young woman
# the period after much the same fashion,
Young ladies Of that day {about 1850, when conceal,
d By mask and hood, did not object to conyersa |
nth any stranger whose manners or appenrancs |
leased them. In the comedy Of 'tThe Pretenders >
ir Bellamore Blunt is astonished at the RnietT - !
ady Opheia, and the following conversation tstea |
3ace: !
:" Sir Be1L Why SO? Where are you going then |
aOphclin. May you be trusted, air?
" Sir Be[k Indeed, may, madam.
"Qphelta. Then know, I'm going to my chamber IN |
itch my maak, hood, and scarf, and SO jauut il
tile.
sssir Bell. Jaunti 1t. WHAT'S the meaning Of tb,tq
"Ophelia. Why that's to take q hackney-coach' +
cur from playhouse to playhouse till meet With :
'me young fellow that has power enough to attack
10, stock enough to treat and present me- and fol]
lough to be laughed at for his palms,"
Frederick Arnold, in search of stNey Exnar;- c
ices" finds them in Tery conventional and :
ereotyped events. He joins in a political ran. t
LES in England, undertakes the position Of AZ F
miner Of large school, writes leading article a
+ daily newspaper, and goes to q ball in {.
nAtic asylum.
Sketches from Paris; Caught" poem: t
The King Lear Of the Russian Steppea i a
Cardington and Conking;" ssThe talk Of tha +
own; and the second part OF UPau1ine I!
ucca," /" the warlike adventures of peaceab1e P
ina donna, complete the number.