Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-24
Ladies of Seville at a BaIl-FEght.

Charles Dudley Warmers humorous &C., count in the November Century Of fash ionable bull-ight at Seville Illustrated by Blum) describes the ladies in attendance as follows: ''The ladies of Spain, except In some remote towns in the mountain regions, have laid aside the national costume, and dreRs according to the dictates of Paris, pre- ferring even the French fans to their own decorated with the incidents of the bull-fght and the serenade. In Seville, the black lace mankilIa is still worn at church, and to some extent on the street but tte hat is the cover of the new fashien, more's the pity, and the high combs have gone altogether. I do not know why 8 woman, even plain woman, shoald be so utterly fascinating in a mantil- Ia, thrown over c high comb and falling gracefully over the shoulders, stepping dRin- tiIy in high heeied shoes with pointed toes, and moving her large fan with just that non- chalant ait so accurately calculated to wound but not to kill. In the whole assembly saw crly4aneA4%ssszo national castumes the man. tiils and the high comb, with the short petit coet, brilliant in color. Nothing could be more becoming, and it makes ono doubt whether woman's strongest desire i5 to please, and whether it is not rather to follow the fashion, when we see a whole nation abandon such charming attire.
 s'But the white mantilla is dc 7lgtleat1 fer g bull fight, and every lady wore one. It was little odd to see ladies in the open light of & DEllll61S, ClOuu166S O6I, anu All tHS ReAS LII the public, in full Gas it is called) costume of the ball room but the creamy white mantil las softened somewhat the too brilliant dis play. and threw over the whels the harmony of sabdued splendor. What superb Spanish lace. blonde, soft, with 8 silken luster, fall ing in lovely folds that show it's generous and exqoisitely wrought figures, each leaf and stem and flower the creation of dainty fin gers Such work as this, of such 8 tone and fineness, in such large mantillas, sweep ing from the head to the train, is scarcely to be found in the shops nowadays. These were heirlooms, -great-grest grandmother's lace, long ysllowing, and osing rich In locked chests, worn only on state occasions, and now brought forth to make bulls hoi- day:
 in scrutinizing the packed seats for beautiful women, snd am sorry to say, with hardly 8 reward adequate to our anxiety. I am not sure how much tho beauty of the women of Seville is traditional. They have good points Graceful figures are not uncommon, and fine teeth and dark, liquid, large eyes, which they use perpetuRlly in Ce;tLGds8 da- structive to peace and security. And the fan the most deadly weapon Of coquetry, gives the coup de grace to those whom the eyes have wounded. But the Seville women have usually sallow, pasty, dead complex ions. Perhaps the beauty of the skin is de- stroyed by cosmetics, for there was not 8 lady at the bull-fght who was not highly rouged and powdered. This gave an artif- ciality to their appearance en neGSse. Beauty of feature was vsry rare, and still rarer was that animation, that stamp of individual character, loveliness in the play of expres- sion, and sprightliness, that charm in any as sembly Of American women. No, the hand some women in the ring were not numerous enough to make any impression on tho gene ral mass, and yet tho total effect. with the blonde lace, the artificial color, the rich toi- let, and the agitation of fans, was charming"
 Rev. D. T. .Call pastor of tho Adventist flock in Wallingford, has arrived from Ohio and commenced work.
 Wallingford's new hose cart has arrived. It was placed in the barn of Foreman Curtis and is handsome, light cart, substantially built. The manufacturer came with it.
 German wedding took place Mon- day afternoon at the German Lutheran church, Southington. The happy ones were George Beisle and Margaret Gang. Rev. Charles Graeber, of Meriden, performed the ceremony. After the nuptials they adjourned to Music Hall when between singing, con gretulations, speeches. eating and drinking lager they spent the balance of the day. The bride was the recipient of number of pres ents.