Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07
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Fish WfyRR


Mr; Bailey writes 10 his psperfrom Edinburg:
"Still another feature are the fish women. They
may be seen at nearly oil hours Of the day, bet
more especially In the morning. They dress in
blue linsey-woolsey, consisting of = skirt which
reaches just below the knees, and an upper gar
ment something like tbs waterproof worn By
our ladies, which Is worn over the shoulders and
hips IN pleasant weather, and made to protect
the head during storm. They wear no other
sesai-GoseLiog Tney wear rear, t low shoes WITH
Eet which Is two feet square aud about three
feet deep, with another basket in the shape OF a
bowl sitting in the top. strap fastened to tn e
basket ami passing around the forehead of the
carrier keeps the goods in shape. Thus equipped
the dame waltZes around the city al q sells Ash.
| They are straight, well built women, but not
particularly comely in feature. Down by the
river in the suburbs of the city is their town. 1t
is called New Haven and Is almost exclus vely
occupied by them and the smell of fish. There
are ALEC two or three tayerns there, where a
splendid meal Of fish can be obtained. The
houses are two or three hundred years old, abou
two stories high, with sharp roofs and enormous
stope stoops. On tho several back courts the
space over the pavement il devoted to lines
frcm which daDgle bIadders, corks, under
clothes, and other articles.
The people are SCandinaviaGs, or were Scan
dinavians several years ago, and have not inter-
married much since. The men make distant
sea tTip s, being gone for several days. aud after
enduring much hardship, and no inconsiier
able amount OF danger, return with a load Of
bsh. and smelling as loud as A fog horn. They
are hardy, courageous set of people, AMI form
"a favoItte nursery tor the British navy. They
talk good English, but deal partcu isrly in a
dialect OF their own, Will IN wise and benevo-
lent providence restricts exclusively to them
selves
The women remain at home opening muscels
batting the hooks with tue contents, attending
10 the household duties, and selling the produce.
They are the bankers, from whom the men
must draw what money they need.
In passing 70 and from New Haven, L wentby
number Of handsome premises, the residences
Of the better class. noticed a vacant appear
ance to the places, which, together with the
chilly weather, Ot was in August,) gave them
a most dssponding look. Ny frisnd explained
summer. l knew they had gone out of toTn TO
get warm, but discreetly forbore saying so.
Being over in the old town one day, 1 noticed
building bearing the date OF 1892 1t looked
20 absurd and impudent, thrusting its beardIess
face under the nose OF its venerable compan-
ions, that went in TO the owner and told him
be ought to be ashamed OF himself, sticking
such h young, inexperienced building among
the hoary relics OF the dim pest. He was very
much affected He said he would have it taken
down st once.
In arother stroll, this time along Princess
street, was astounded beyond expression by
the sign of dyer, which Contained the we'll
known addition, 'By special appointment of
Her Majesty the Queen" have read this an
nouncement on hat stores without wink, and
even perused il over the doors of tobacconists,
gents furnishing goods stores, and the like,
without barely a pCrceptible culver; but this
was too much altogether too much. Queen
Victoria, the patron of dyer! Imagine the au-
tumn3l conversion at Windsor:
"Albert Edward, will you be so good as to
step into Mr. Cameron's when you are in Edin-
burg, ana see II my carpet-rags are dOne?'' Or,
Alexandra, you had better wear your brown
pOplin, this week, and have Mr.. Cameron clean
your blue silk in time for the next drawing
room." Or, Beatrice, tell the Duke of Con-
naught TO leave out his gray trousers before he
goes away, that may send them around to the
dyer's this afternoon with those hair-ribbOns OF
yOurs which are to he cleaned"
AND the queen OF the most powerful nation on
The face of the earth. 1t is awful