The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-09-17
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Costume and Customs OF French Female
Fathers.
DRESSED FOR A DuCKIN0.

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DRESSED FOR A DucKIHu.
Some of the ladies' dresses are ou:-
rage"nsly fine VIXEN they 20 publicly
luto salt water. a yard of false hair,
long parasol, double cycgla>s,
pair Of sky blue trousers, y fishing
ne: aud opera glass, feather, n poo
d,o 3, t%r young gentlemen, an
illustrate" AcTspapcr Of fashions, n
pair II LAC boots, n lighted cigarette,
Il camp stool, uoScgay and u night
cap make up this most simple and in
torcstlng costume. The sea is big
place, aud y French lady may want
AL t@"ro things before sho gots to tho
hottGm Of it. The best part Of her
batl-'.,: is, as might bo supposed to
w2ik on tho sands aud keep her cos
tune dry. There must bo largo
crowd to tempt her to wot it but if
she orce resolves on doing 20 she calls
upon all mankind tout 10 monde) to
witness her courage. Then she com.
m!ts herself to n broad shouldcrcd
fisherman, who takes har in his arms
and goes through sort Of war dance
with her, while ali the gentlemen of
The neiShbor!ood ale looking on ad.
miriM:;'y through telescopes and opera
@lrsSrS. when sho comes out tho
proper thiag is to ask her "<i eNt a
|."@c'up I'tie," 10 which question
she answers rcAcctivoIy, "liaurais
SVt." At ilouvilc nnh somo other
!ac"s it is considered good, ladyiike
tast" to .m"kc cigarette, pcrchcd on
IL carp stool, Immediately after the
var d-"co above m"otionod.
HoSErMoo:; QUARTERS.
A practice which the French havo
roccntly borrowed from the lingl.si,
nad Germans is to pass their honey.
moon at the ga eide. The mothod
"f d';ng TVS is to 60 TO slocp under an
uW O'r'iA on .hc beach with tho last
"c% sensation novel lying half read
amid lhc ShluSlc.
Whtlo the London Time. and Tole-
s"% arc dcvoting thcir column lcHd.
c'' TO the bluuders Of statosmanshlp
ami tie Shortcomings Of politicians,
pnnch touches them OF with an airy
turn If the pencil, and reveals cnch
situation IT glance. Prnch, indeed,
is still power in British politics
IT, is referred to with respect by
judges at Westminster and ncers in
Parliament nor is it less dclt in
hitting Of tho weakness of public
incn, and snggcsting umcndmrnts bya
str"fe of genial satire, than in tho
days Of TharEcray, Jcrrold, Lemon
and Ltcch. The last number repre-
scrt' DR.. Punch rs n rcdagogle,
dealing, out to his scholars vacation
task amnsingly applicable to each.
Aiast"r Disracli ia adminislod to "gct
up definite policy-that beiug, in
deed, u sore need to that astuto Tory
Ica1 rjust now Lowe, Chancellor Of
h" iAchr1ucr, is instructed to write
an "'saY Oh tho application of tho
sr'rp: thc rnn.h and arrogant Ayrton
whVS" pose is taken to tho life,
i" warned to cram up on tho laws
Of etiquette whilo the Papo.
phobi,t and Claimant-loving Whal-
ley, who has been drawing rude pic.
trrc Of Castro alias Orton on his slate,
is told t@at, "a he is going to Amcri-
ca, he had better stay there. Tho
100 restless lrcmicr receives tho ad.
vice to do as little as possi iblo, while
the ship-retoIming PIimsoll is de-
sired to moderate his Transports"
Thns an cpitomc Of the main fca-
lures of tho Parliamentary session is
presented il single cartoon, with
portraits ridiculonSly like, and hits
which seem to echo the very thoughts
that arc in tl, popular mind. Punca's
fun carr.> It's lesson with it; it
make looplc laugh and think at tho
San 'imo while 1t never trangrcsscs
the r:oprictics, and thus retains its
| lowe: intact.
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