Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-19

An English writer says that the cos
tune of an English lady in ballroom
at the present day Is far more indelicate
than that of an Indian squaw.
The youngest official in the postoffice
department is the postmistress of Ska.
Alaska. She is the fourteen-year-old
daughter OF territorial officer located
at the capital of" our Arctic domain" !"
The ladies' brass band, of Albany,
Oregon, is composed OF thirteen mem
bers, the foremost young ladies in the
city in social standing and intelligence.
The instruments used by this band cost
$3.50.
1t is the ancient custom of the Russian
royal family to lay out the bodies of its
members in public state for day or
two as one of the ceremonies of royal
funeral, but at the request Of the en-
press, who had a horror of the practice,
this was omitted in her case.
What has become of all the young
women who used to polish boots on the
boulevards of Paris9 asks a paper of
that city. There was a time, and only
six years ago, too, when more female
"frotteuses were to be seen in the
streets of the city than ",frotteurs.
One of the chief attractions at re-
cent charity fair in London was the re-
freshment and tobacco bar, where n
beautiful American, Mrs. Cropper,
drew around her large crowds, who
struggled with one another in their
anxiety to be among her first custom
ers.
A French Sketch of American Girls.
Here is pen-and-ink sketch of an
American girl, which is interesting as
showing how a Yankee girl seems TO
French eyes: Stylish to the backbone.
Independent as independent can be, but
very pure. Is devoted to pleasure,
dress, spending money shows her moral
nature nude, just as it is. so as TO de
ceive nobody. Flirts all winter with
this or that one and dismisses him in
the spring, when she instantly catches
another. Goes out alone. Travels
alone. When the fancy strikes her she
travels with n gentleman friend or
walks anywhere with him; puts bound
less confidence in him; conjugal inti-
macy seems TO exist between them.
She lets him tell what he feels, talk of
love from morning till night, but she
never gives him permission 10 kiss so
much as her hand. He may say any
thing; he shall do nothing. She is
restless. she gives heart and soul to
amusement before she marrie'. After
marriage she is a mother annually, is
alone ali day. hears all night nothing
except discussions about patent ma
chin6ry, unexpiosive petroleum, chemi-
cal manures. She then will let her
daughters enjoy the liberty she used
without grave abuse. AS nothing seri
Gus happened TO her, why should Fanny
Mary, Jenny be less strong and less
adroit than their motherp She origi-
mates French fashions. Partisan women
detest her. Provincial women despise
her. Men of all countries adore her,
but will not marry her unless she has
an immense fortune. Her bair is ver-
million, paler than colder hair; her black
eyes are bold and frank, she spreads her.
self in a carriage as If she were in ham,
mock, the natural and thoughtless pos
ture of her passion for luxurious ease.
When she walks she moves briskly and
throws every glance right and left.
Gives many of her thoughts to herself
and few Of them TO anybody else. She
is wild plant put in hot-house; feels
cramped in Europe, and pushes her
branches through the panes without the
least heed of the frail plants that vege-
tate on all sides of her. Were she bet
ter understood. were she criticised less,
she would be esteemed at her true value.