The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1875-03-17

city, ani IN attempt Viii shortly IS made to bring
Jones to account through the courts. goi} =
An Extreme Exposure.
A Washington correspondent writes:
II remember seeing two very ridiculous
extremes at one. Of the large entertain.
ments, in the. city a certain foreign
minister. has : daughter. whose fairy
like proportions move the scales to Z
generous two hundred and eeightY
pounds. She is considered great beau
ty in her native land, where quant tity is
admired in addition to quality. Mile
-religiously appears at all the en-.
tertalnments, elegantly arranged in
silks and laces, her dresses made in the
extreme Of the dscollete mode. One eyen=
ing ia decending from the dressing room
I found what l supposed to be "a group
Of ladies in evening costume, but which
proved upon nearer approach to be the
fair demoiseile in, question herself. Her
triple chin rested upon her bosom, and
her arms were marvels Of flesh. She,
had q carrisge for her private use, with
doubly strong springs, and the sofa on
which she rested, during the evening
bowed itself with Christian resignation
to the weight imposed upon it, although.
II it had had speaking powers, It would
undoubtedly have Joined with Cain in
his agonlzing cry: MY burden is greater
than i can bear While standing near
this portly, ,damsel,, there entered, the.
room creature which, from her attire,
j supposed to be ia woman, but whose
ganntness offgure and marked defciea-
.Gy Of outlines suggested the reappear.l
ance Of some unhappy skeleton, whose
restless longings for the gay scenes in
which it had once mingled the strength
Of vault or coffin-lid could not confine.
i:i'hese bones,p covered with an ecru:col.
ored parchment, shriyeled into number,
less tiny wrinkles, came airlys into the
room, dressed in . delicate canary col,
.ored silk, made so low ia the waist that
the ribs could almost be counted, and So
short in the sleeves that the +humerus
would have afforded youthful students,
iii physiology excellent Illustration Of
the number and size Of the arm Bones
Around her neck she wore IN. elegant
neck lace of rubies and pearls, and,
bracelets of the same beautiful gems,
swung round and round the apologies
for arms. A point lace shawlwas thrown
off her shoulders; aud ar elegant lace
fan was gracefully waved. In the air ~
this animated corpse. Her, hair was
arranged in ,puffs, surmounted by, a
point. lace head dress. Her eyes were Hett''
snnken so far into their sockets. that'Io
doubted their existence, and her cheeks d
seemed busy. feeling for the teeth which,
nearly "a century gone, lbY, supported
their plumpness. This individual 2 I
learned, was the wife Of aadistingufshed Q
judge. some years yonhger, than herselfy
and that she; was, although suffering
from ill-health, as devoted; as 8 young,
girl to SOCIAL pleasures, and. like : veri-
liable Mrs: Skewton, shocked the sense
of apropriety In every right-minded per- i
son by her appearance in public, in such !:
indeceFeaa-sndd disgusting toi-
lets. Fashion has ono right TO dictate
or improper by-laws., The
pretty, smooth, white shoulders Of very
young girls suggest nothing but admi;.,
ration, but the; saints forbid vtaat; + +
should ever again gaze. upon, such. an,
cint- flesh, except, perhaps in some ex. eelxK: /,
pedition, through the Smithsonian
whore mumies are exposed as lcurio'sitiss
merelY!-,t fiIs s.f;af ,t3e 80; dss}-bfo 100