Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-10-18
The Island of Jersey.

I But the Jersey girls are 80 lovely
They pass you by ones aud twos and
threes, literally taking your breath
away, for there is scarcely plain face
to be seen among the whole lot. Fair
and dark, little aud big, charming rs
Venus, stately as Juno, they make a
goodly show as they pace the green's
! ward listeoiDg to the strains of "Blue
Danube" or "hydrOpaten." The Jer-
seymen have a decided admiration for
| small feet, aud those damsels who.
| either by nature or art, have acquired
small extremities, do not disguise the
fact, but wear their petticoats O good
two inches shorter than their less-fa-
| vored sisters, who walk abroad discreet
! ly clad in "tails." As rule, the bellies
| of the island have little or no style; /;
they do not dress we'll, or in partieu-
lariy good taste, while their figures are
in no way remarkable. but their faces
make up fo- everything. You may
see more beautiful girls on one sum-
mer's day in Jersey than you have
known during the whole of crowded
London season. Perhaps it is the won
derful air of the island that gives to
| them that exquisite purity OF complex
ion, that soft yet healthy bloom, which
distinguishes them 80 remarkably.
They also have, for the most part, mag
nificent hair and eyes and good feat
ures. Few of these girls are bora IN
Jersey; they have, for the most part.
settled in the island for some years. and
the prettiest of them come from Eng
land. These damsels are by no means
slow, but hardly as fast as their Guern-
sew sisters, who are not nearly 80 good
looking. 1t is always the plainest
! women who fiirt the most reclllessly.
The Jersey girls marry off very rapidly.
but not always we'll. 1t is rare to hear
of a really good wealthy marriage, but
it is quite certain that when one OF the
wise yir oins of the island gets chance
| of matrimory she seldom refuses 1t.
The men who 60 there have usually
warm hearts and light pockets. so that
matrimony is often essayed on such
4 magnificent sums as two or three hum
| dred year. They will marry a civil.
ian with a smiling cOuntenance but II
Won wish to see proud and triumph
ant bearing. behold Jersey girl sail to
the alter with an officer? A few ont OF
eyery regiment are caught and made
benedicts, and there is great rejoicing
over the treasure. They all have per-
verse, infatuated, and thoroughly fem
mime love for scarlet coat, esteeming
the faithless little finger of an officer
| more an the whole body OF virtuous
citizens. 90 que j ain,e Ie mititdire!"
Where have not EYES daughters sung
it, and will they ever cease to do so?
| It is very amusing to see the way love
affairs are managed over there. An of.
ficer, let us say, selects some pretty
girl whom he particularly admires,
dances with her, walks with her, takes
her to st. Si,non's, and if he is OF a
godlv turn of mind, sits beside her, If
not. he awaits her at the door with other
choice spirits, and takes her home buys
flowers as long as his purse Will hold
out, and to all appearance they are en-
gagged, when suddenly new actor ap-
pears upon the scene. Perhaps it is a
new lover for the girl with little
money (the officer has nOne) or Young
lady looms within the red-coat's ken
with moderate fortune or l. vlier face ;
anyway, the spell is broken. One, two,
three, and awav the couple who till
to-day have been inseparable are di-
vorced, and one or the other in due time
is married or Tilted bat they do not
break their hearts, and whether it is
Corydon who is left behind or Phillis,
that one does not sit by the riverside
humping a guitar, but is ready fol
"business when an opportunity turns
up. It is a curious set-Out from first to
last, as seen by English eyes. Every
girl who is not very particular has hel
regular "spOOn," her male property
with whom she takes the air, paradef
at tea-fights and fower-shows, the thea
tire, promenades, and church, and uses
generally as an object with which to IN
spire envy in the breasts OF those unwlse
virgins who have neglected to secure
such furniture to their own especial use.
These last are seen basely stalking with
Younger sisters, or o ignominy actu-
ally hiding under the shadow of their
mothers wings. But that is a rare
sight, indeed, for it is a curious fact
that jersey papas and mammas are con-
spicuous by their absence and, though
we are bound to bs lieve they exist some
where, still one is tempted to think they
are covered up like the satin chairs in 9
parrenu's drawing-room, and only visi
BILE on state occasions. lhave seen then
at balls sitting in virtuous ranks against
the wall. patient martyrs, sighing fol
the supreme hour of supper, but never
with their daughters besidethem, unless
the latter were hopeless wall-flowers.-
z4BelgraUia.
THE STORY OF BLoOMER AND HEI
REsCUER.-A crowd of boys followed
her, as you have seen them chase an un
fortunate kitten with tin pail tied t.