Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-08-28

A SARATOGA BELLE.-The serio comic
writer, Eli Perkins, in letter from Sara.
toga to New York paper, gives the fol.
lowing pleasant hit of a Saratoga belle Of
1874:
Here is the picture of the belle of Sara
toga as she looks TO day: Hair scollopped
in front and braided down behind in one
straight braid ten inches long, which
hanging from the hat looks like the handle
Of a dipper Hat on back of the head,
with narrow brim turned up and down
and sidewise, and skewed and twisted
around as if it had been run ever by n To-
comotive. Each veiled well with tulle,
which is also muffled around the neck so
that the chin rests on it, and the head looks
like hen on nest of down. Dress black
yak or grenadine, short enough not to
touch the floor, streight down in front, but
long behind, and pulled back over the hips.
No hoops, and the bottom of the dress so
narrow that the young lady cannot take
long steps.
'How does she walk
''She don't walk she wriggles along as
men do in sack race. This dress shows
the form beautifully, and it is a great i'm
provement on the old flowing skirt
Young ladies are now standing perfectly
erect Their chests are expanded and
their shoulders are thrown back. The
shoes worn are the only part of the toilet
subject TO criticism. These are narrow.
high-heeled bunion makers. They cause
the young lady to limp, and they must
also be the cause of great deal of profani-
iy when the young lady is left alone. The
parasols is big black or blue or brown
umbrella, bordered with lace Fans are
ordinary, and more for use than ornament.
Hair is worn natural, and as yet no young
ladies have appeared with saffron-colored
locks. Beauty is not of the Lydia Thomp-
son school, and only the demi monde dye,
paint or powder. Gloves are from three to
six-buttoned. No lOckets, neck chains or
watch chains are worn, the iewelry be-
ing rings, plain pin and a chatelaine
braid, or oxidiZed silver chain from the
blet, TO which is suspended oxidized smell
ing bottles, pocket-book, or anything else
which fancy may attach
INA BORROWED LIvERY.-A very fun
ny story, aimed at those clergy of the High |
Church persuasion who make their dress a |
part Of their religion, is told as follows in /
a letter from London The other day the |
Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham,
being in London, walked in the cool of the |
evening in Kensington gardens, in COM
pany with friend of his, an officer in the |
army. They met priest--to all appear
ances Roman priest-who had a woman |
on his arm, who had her hand in his. and /
VINO was making fast and furious love to /
her. The face Of the Bishop flushed red he !
passed on but he instantly turned back. .
and, overtaking the priest, begged perlnis- .
sion TO speak TO him. May / ask, sir, i'll
you are priest p Yes was the reply. |
"A Catholic priest p Yes And may ,
ask under the jurisdiction Of what bishop !
are you?' Before answer that question:
said the priest, i should like to know to
whom am talking? ? i am the Bishop
Of Nottingham said his Lordship. But .
we have no such Bishop in the English /
Church., replied the priest 'Ohl' ex-
claimed the Bishop, then you belong to
the English Church am delighted to
IIeIr II, aud i1eg your pardon with all
my life but do wish that you would not
walk about in our uniform =
SOME scribbler, writing from Chicago
has perpetrated the following calumny on
an outside paper While several gentle
men were sitting in the bar-room OF one of
our hotels, few days ago, one of them,
heing Chicago man, was of course boast.
ing Of the superiority of Chicago over any
other spot in the world. FINALLY. he
claimed that it was the healthiest city in
The world notwithstanding the large dele
CATION of her citizens who are annually
obliged to visit the Arkansas Hot Springs.
dlu Sdlu, tAidL lAtI utdbl IdUC' WAS small
sr than that Of aoy other city. At this
point an individual, evidently much in
.oxicated also, joined in the conversation
.husly "W-wel, d-don't you know the
mo- folks don't diem Chlhic).
2" The ChicagO man said he supposed
[ was because Of the salubrity of the air.
'N-no," responded the inebriated party,
haking his head, with very wise look }
'er-reason mo- folks don't diem Chicago a
:, hell is 50 full n-no room for 'em ~ it
AN Iowa paper reports the following as i
he actual form Of a marriage ceremony
n that State: Join your right hands. Do
'ou want one another ? They both
nswered' Yes. Well then have one an
ther. You're man and wife,,
WHO was the meekest man 2, asked a
unday school teacher. Moses VERY
'ell, who was the meekest woman 2,