The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-05-28
Waltzing and Marrying.

ga mother of girls" writes as follows
to London newspaper. 'sIn connection
with the modern rage for waltzing, there
is question which is agitating the minds
of many mothers with daughters to bring
out, and yon, sir, will allow me space
la Entire Nous to air our grievances.
The question in what is to become of
the girls who are not land perhaps never
will be) perfect in the trois temps?
Nowadays girl is nowhere who does
early acquire the reputation for prof.
cheney in every variety-nay, each parti-
cular shade of eccentricity this popu-
lar craze of society. A pretty face,
charming figure, an accomplished man
ner go for nothing if their possessors,
unluckily, should fall short of the re-
quired standard of excellence in this one
essential qualification to score in ball
room. She will find herself a neglected
wall flower while the accomplished
valser, though plain, and without word
to say will always have crowd of men
quite departed, or is it that we are MAX
ing something too much of this demon
t,Ois temps? No doubt undue promin-
ence has been given to valsing by ban
ishing every other other dance, but
might we not with advantage revive the
mazurka, the schottische, or the redowa,
and at least insist upon one or two square
dances in every programme, SO as to give
the less talented chance ?"
ROYAL GEMs.-The pearl is the only
gem that is reckoned worthy of compan-
ionship with the diamond, sapphire, ruby
and emerald. The opal and catseye, cost
ly and beautiful as they are, are but as
Duke and Marquis to the royalty of these
others. As for amethyst and onyx, jaspar
and chrysolite, turquoise and topaz,
hyacinth and agate and selenite-all these
and their like have come to be of scant
account. AS diamond, the famous
"Braganzs" gem, brand new from Brazil
as it is, is worth s52, $50 600; white to-
pax, which it is shrewdly thought to be,
it is of no interest at all. It weighs
1,6s5 carats, and is as large as an egg;
but what is it in comparison with the
blue Hope Diamond, which only weighs
Az carats, is absolutely unique, and has
a legend Of its own, like any knight-er-
Grant? The peridot, once more valuable
than the imperial diamond, is now mere
sectarian jewel, affected by the members
of the Society of Friends. AS the dia-
mond is superior to all the fashions of
the world and still retains its place at the
head of the mineral kingdom, it is not
unpleasant to find that diamond cutting
invented for Europe by Louis de Bar
quem, and perfected by the great Vene-
tian, Vincent Peruzzi, who invented the
brilliant-was better done in London
once upon time than anywhere; and
that, though there are $4,000 Jews at
work in msterdam-cutting, polishing
and setting-the craftsmanship of the
old London lapidaries has never been
surpassed. Pail Mall Gazette.
A Bridgeport attorney recently took
strong exception to ruling of the court
that certain evidence was inadmissible.
"I know, your honor" said he, warmly,
athat it is proper evidence. Here have
been practicing at the bar for forty years
and now want to know if I am fool?"
"That." quietly replied the court, sis
question of fact and not of law, and so |
shall not pass upon it, but let the jury
decide"
Tho manufacture of sins is so easy q
manufacture that man could easily be
persuaded that it was wicked to use the
the left leg as much as the right; whole
could only permit them
selves to hop. and would consider that
when they walked in the ordinary fashion
they were committing a deadly sin.