New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-09
Out Of Their Place.


In all ages their are to be found lords OF
Burleigh and King Cophetuas, men whose
love is greater than their prudence or theil
caste preiudices. We do not now call the
people they marry "beggar-maids;" so, not
having polite epithet in our own language,
we must borrow one from the French, and
speak of them as parrenues. 1t would need
half dozen words to name the different
types to be met with in society. They are
well worth studying. and will repay minute
ANALYSIS from the curiOusly different lines
they take There is the Lady Teazle type,
one of the best known; . country maiden
married for her simplicity, not bad at heart,
but carried away into the open sea OF frivol'
ity by the newly tasted pleasures of town
life, and the hitherto unknown temptation
of having money to spend. There is the girl
who at once indentlies herself with her
husband, and talks of her family tree as if
che had one. There is another little nobody,
who marries the last heir of an old house
with heirlooms from Agincourt. She hates
the family portraits and puts all the heir
looms into the background. But we do not
like applying the word parrenue, which i'm
plies certain amount of contempt, to one
of natures gentlewomen, however different
NAV by the position she has attained from
that which her parents may occupy. Her
aristocracy is as real as if her ancestors had
come over with the ConQuerOr, and she will
fill her place, be it high or low y. with
noble and kindly dignity: Her delicately
Organised constitution will enable her to be
polite. for she will be sensitive about giving
pain, and viii always feel instinctively
what is the gracious thing to do She will
treat old age with the respect which is due to
it, and be ready tC sympathze with the pleas
ures Of childhood. In Short che will have
the good manners and nice perceptions which
ought to belong to person OF gentle birth
and education. But the ordinary parrenue
has none of this. She is alternately aggres
sive and i'll at ease She is almost sure to be
over dressed, and to be always occupied in
thinking how she looks. A pretty girl.
laborers daughter, who had just married q
rich farmer, was at q ye0manry ball one very
hot evening in summer. She was dressed in
q gorgeous blue MORE antique with an i'm
mense train. An officer with whom she was
dancing condOled with her upon the heat of
the weather, but limited that her dress was
scarcely suitable for much violent exertiOn.
To his horror and the amusement of his
brother officers, she insisted upon entering
into the most minute particulars as to what
special undergarments she had discarded
IN order to be able to wear her marriage
gown and thus do honor to the occasion.
When he took her in to supper, instead OF
eating hearty meal, as he had anticipated,
she could not be induced to have any
thing but little champagne. At last
she allowed some grapes to be put upon her
plate; but instead of eating them. she sat
looking distressed and uncomfortable. Her
partner inquired if he could get anything
else che would like better; was she faint
should he fan herl But no, she would not
have anything, and sat looking miserable.
At last CLEAN of intelligence shot across
her face; she made long arm, and, selzing
q large gravy spoon which she had discov-
cred at the other side of the table. was
soon attacking her grapes with comPlacency
and self.satistactiOn. No doubt her nus
band had impressed on her mind certain Ell
auettes that she was to observe, ana had
cautioned her before starting, and had SAID,
''Mind, you don't touch anything YIN Shn your
eented an admirable picture of certain
type of parrenue about whom it is lmPos-
sible to guess with any certainty what they
win or will not say or do. They will not
call a spade spade when it Is necessary,
and yet they will talk about the most eA-
traordinary things at the most extraordl'
nary times when it is not the least neces-
sary. Thew strain at q gnat and swallow
camel.
A piece of advice often given to girl
,rhen abe marriee and assumes pOslClOn
to which she is unaccustOmed, is analogous
to that rendered by the farmer to his vile.
Some kind but iDjadicious friend impresses
npon her that sang frOid and indifference
are the qualities she ought to cultivate;
mat she must never allow anything to nut
her out IN company, no matter what hap
pens. This advice, acted on by pretty
What NAV be very fairly called insolence.
She il Obliged, for instance, to dine with
people whom she does not like, and whose
socisl position il not sufficiently above her
own to command her respect. Under sueh
circumstances she does not appear to i'd
vantage, and 10 sure to make enemies.
Arriyine too late, and finding every
one waiting, she scarcely spologizes'