Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-22
Wearing Jewelry---How English Ladies
Travel.

There is another practice l wish our
women would abandon, and one which
is far more general than painting the
face, and that is: loading themselves
with jewelry when travelling. In Eu-
rope YOU can tell American women as
far as you can see them on the boats
and railways by the quantity of jingling
bracelets, flashing earrings, uncounta-
BILE fnger-rings and loud neck-chains,
lockets and chatelaines, which proclaim
their lack of keeHness of perception in
regard to the itness of things. High
bred women in Paris never wear jewel
ry.
The last time went over to Paris
there was well-knOwn beautiful
Duchess and her sister on the train
both Peeresses in their own right They
are extremely beautiful women, of the
Adelaide Nelson style, only more ro-
bust and healthy looking. They had
the cOnpe of the train all to themselves,
a small compartment holding three per-
sons, right back of the engine and fitted
with circular plate glass all round the
front, so the view is unobstructed.
This privilege costs something, l prom
ise you. Every time they got out and
walked on the platforms a courier de-
scended from another carriage and
walked behind them. A bag like that
used by ticket collectors was strapped
around his waist, and hung in from
of him so that he could put his hnad
IN it easily. The ladies made pur'
chases of anything and everything
that suited their fancy, never asking
the price, and turned away without
speaking of money; the courier then in
stantly advanced and settled the ac
count from the bag, which was, as
saw while he made change, literally
full of gold and silver.
At Amicus the ladies sat down tC
lunch, called for the most exquisite
wines, the rarest fruits, great strawber
ries, almost as big as eggs, yellow mel
ons melting with ripeness; the courier
stood at some distance behind them
and when they had finished they aros,
and walked out without thought o
paying; the bagman promptly liqui
dated. They no more turned thei
patrician eyes toward him than the.
did upon any other servingman about
When they arrived IN Paris TWO mel
servants and a French maid servan
were waiting for them, and an opel
carriage was drawn up at the door o
the station, harnessed with four superl
bays. They gave their keys to the mai'
that she might attend to les baggage
with the customs officers, and, enterin:
the carriage, drove away, beautiful ant
naughty to the last 1t was perfec
picture of the splendid Indifference t.
cost which characterizes English womel
of great birth and boundless fortune
Yet the pith of my story lies here: Tha
these proud and wealthy women, eacl
possessor of more than a dover of
Princess in diamonds and lace, to sa.
naught of country-seats, yachts, town
houses, works of art, horses, carriage
and all the other appanages of luxury
were dressed on this trip with rough
ness, almost to shabbiness, which woul
open the eyes of many an America
woman who thinks she is in good forr
when she flashes her diamond rings g
table at Il railway buffet, or disturb
the quietude of church service by TIL
jangle of her bangle. London Cor. Ct'
ci,nah Enquirer.