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

SlraLdg6iu COulpiObO = oLA~-oA ONA'-ts 1900
KS way from Paris to Fifth avenue withsut
a single tax or levy! --s.
As it is, nearly every nodtSte conducting
business on the parlor floor OF the hlred
house either goes or sends ABROAD every
simmer; and one can easily conjecture That,
with private buyers, small dealers, fashion,
able mOdiStes, and steerage travellers,
searching passengers" is a work OF no little
Importance and delicacy.
THE NATIONALITY OF YOUR FAIR SNUG
GLER. ---..-
! As for the nationality of female SNUG
ders, German women are She most frequent
breakers Of the law. They even smuggle
articles and fabrics that are worthless, and
in the most ludicrous ways try to eyade
their tariff duties. Nevertheless, when dis
covered, they stolidly resign their eonhcated
treasures, and are by no means as mortified
al. having been caught smuggling as they are
hurt by their financial losses.
Frenchwomen, on the contrary, are often
overwhelmed with shame, and if they ever
beg for their forfeited riches, pledge them
ali as odqes glamour. The Swedish woman
cannot ee made to see why her articles are
7leuer to be restored, but as she is no adept
at smuggling her experience is scarcely
worth recording. The Irish, however,
quarrel bitterly 10 giving up their SNUG
glings, and think the act Of contiscation IS
nothing short of robbery. They neither
Weld their persons nor their hidden treas
ures until actually forced to do so.
But all these plain spoken people are easy
to get along with compared to the Amerl-
can or English woman, who, by counter
feitino ill-health, excessive obesity, or a
dashing extreme of tourl1tre, clsigRoa, etc,
and by naughty mien, attempts to deceive
and overwhelm the modest inspectgess.
A COMMON COMPLAINT. E~.- b.
Not long since, from of one of the In
man steamers, there came mag
niieent gray haired Cuban lady. Her
uatrician air was charming, her dress
was faultless, and, if she had been a
trifIe less unnatnrally rotund, she might
have passed without suspicion. She was
invited into the office of the inspectreSS,
and an official diagnosis made of her con-
dition. She was found suffering from four
pOint AguiIle shawls, two point applique
sacks, and TOtOnde, or round mantie OF
ChantiIly lace of great value. Nor was
this all. Festooned upon her hoop-sklrts
were seven hundred yards of narrow lace
which careful hands passed days Ii IN
tangling. In the plaits of her dress were
pinned collars of an exceptionable quality
of point lace, which took no more room,
when rolled, and pinned against the seams,
than a cocoon does against a Leaf.
One will see that the success OF the lady
examiner is obtained only by the quickened
senses that come from cultivation; and IN
no department of our civil government
could more harm result from the rotary
system of our service.
Women are frequently smugglers OF hne
laces. but rarely of jewels. On the Italy,
however, some valuable jewels were recent
ly seized, having been found quilted into an
inderskirt. Aquiet looking frau, recently
landed from Bremen, had a double
quilted petlicoat filled with Shetland
shayls, caps and stockings. Another
on the WestphaIia had quantity OF the
finest silk bindings, two valuable watches,
two silk dress patterns, two dozen silver
spoous, a dozen silver forks, and eight
pieces Of silk galloon quilted into skirt OF
serge. A companion on the same steamer
had 20 bundles of sewing silk and 20 pairs
of kid gloves secreted on her person.
scarcely concealed, however, as the foolish
Fraulein had tied strong cords about hel
bips, and the smuggled articles were sus
pended in such way that she was scarcely
able to reach the dock. . rs.s- ..- -
| THE VALUE OF MUFFS AND PETTICoATS
| The muf is very ordinary cover 10
| smuggled laces. An English woman, re
| Gently landing from one OF the 1nnaL
! steamers, had the cotton removed from hel
| rnufi, and its place filed with valuable Isces
The muff was strapped to her person, WHERE
it stood for em6oRpo5Ist.
In one petticoat of this lady were toun'
gloves in quantity; in the facing OF he
dress, cigars; and in the VOiuminous gather
hlgs of a second petticOat were meerschaun
pipes in sections.
| : a Frenchwoman, eXtravagantly dressed
and moving about suspiciously, was invited
into the room of the inspectress recently
Her petticoat proved to be nine yards O
| superior black velvet, one selvedge benz
| gathered into a waistbanG, which also he'll
a dress pattern of ponson silk. The facin
of the velvet petticOat, which was put o.
with the incest care, was well padded wit
Chantilly laces, cunningly run together; an
the ruille on the bottom of this imperial III
der-rarrnent consisted of five rows of ric
Chantilly founcing, caught together, quit
likely, in the hope that it would be take
for one piece. An immense seizure of Eng
fish open-faced watches has recently bee
made upon the person of well appeariD
American woman, who had them neatly II
cased in the tucks of a heavy flannel petit
coat.
Sometimes the German woman seek
eyade the tariff dues in the most awkwar
manner; as, witness the stupidity OF hans
ing nine watch chains about ones necl
with a valuable watch at the end Of eac
chain. Frau Stumpf said she had bee
told that watches were worn by the pa
sengers, and the officers did not take hen
A desperate locking woman, coming o
one of the English steam ers lately, on BEN
examined exhibited an amusing spectacle
with a silver cake-basket dashed TO eac
hip, and two huge dress patterns festoone
as ieflling," there and Whereabouts. On b'
ing examined, this woman, in terrible rag
drew a knife on the inspectress.
| HOW A LITTLE LADY WORE HER HU!
BANDS BREECHEs.
Some of the smuggling eXpedients ar
of course, extremely amusing. a SP6rl
qielIe little FrenchwOnlan had on her hui
bands drawers, and they were tied in puff
here. and there.
On being s.unpacked," there came forth
Bohemian glass toilet set, two dozen sal
cellars, three dozen silver spoons, thru
dozen silver forks, several little articles
5ijoucrie in bronze and crystal, and SON
fine Swiss wood carvings; all of which wei
! put up in the softest tissue paper and pap'
= shavings, that they might not strll
, aca'Is each other. When the little boo
was unloaded, no one laughed-more heart
, ly than she. .---.-
l Neither good looks, gray hairs, NJ
: natural compilations form criterions
= which to Judge Of the honesty Of steam
travellers, now a-days. Not long since
4 lady arriving on one of The FIench steam
J ers was observed to bring small box fro
S the steamer to the dock. From this 81
: took velvet sacque, putting
:, its place an ordinary looking Paisl,
5 shawl, which was evidently wor
1 and which she had at first throw
), about her shoulders. Her trunks were e
d amined, but nothing dutiable discovere
/. After the officers had finished their dutit
! the lady traveller returned her sacque to t
, box, and again put on her shawl. She W
y then requested to show the sacque, viii
, proved To be a costly and elegant Paris ma
garment, having the ''ticket" still append