The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-04-09
Modern Amax0ns.

The telegraph announces that duel
was fought OH the battle field of Water
loo between two women, Nine. Valsayre,
a native of France. and Miss Selby, an
American. According to the account of
the affair sent over the cables, the duel
was caused BY "A dispute on the relative
merits of French and American female
doctors, which led to a red hot alterca-
tion and blows.
Miss Sclby. it is supposed. made an
emphatic declaration to the effect that IN
American female doctors knowledge of
diseases was so great, that she could
easily diagnose Il case by the color of the
patients stockings. and that Nine. Vail
sayre. instead of seeing the raise and go
ing one better. got very mad and tossed
her ten-bnttoned kid glove against the
apex of Miss Sibley's nose, whereHpon
that lady shrieked with rage and swore
by the bali-headed American eagle that
she would have real red French blood il
she had to buy it. So duel with swords
rs the weapons was arranged and the
comba.ants were escorted to the field oy
Waterloo, on which Wellington and Ma
poieon met in deadly strife. In order to
Giake the account of the duel interesting
to society ladies, we have secured a copy
Of the latest Paris fashion magazine, and
i'm consequence are able to furnish relia-
ble data concerning the costumes of the
charming duelists.
Miss Selby appeared on the ground at
tired in blue velvet bonnet, ornament
ed with red feather a la Grattan. a dark
grey box-DIeated dress of worsted, reefed
behind and amidships with gum elastic
bands. She also wore n rosebud about
two inches back of her left ear. and was
in excellent fighting condition.
Nine. Ealsarye's wearing apparel con-
sisted of /. elose-fitting dress of dark blue
nun' 5 yelling, looped in furbeios on the
port side with fire Ell. ribbons. and neat
~ ornamented with gold cord and tasseis
which We're fastened near the mizzen
corset stay. and dangled loosely over the
Ice quarter. The jaunty hat she wore
was Of the latest style and closely resem-
bid hand painted ceal scuttle.
When the ladies were placed i'm oppo-
site positions to each other and given
their weapons. Nine. FaiSayre with that
grace peculiar to the women of France.
held iler sword as il she was about TO
impale the hind leg Of a fricassed ox-frog
while Miss Selby, In her blunt American
way, clutched her glittering blade as II
she Intended to stab lobster salad in
the midriff.
When the word was given, they closed
on each other, and the swords swept the
air like Il couple of dusting brushes. AT
the end of the first round a wound WAS
discovered in the off-s.de Of Miss Selby .
Dolonaise, which caused her to weep aud
hosfilities to cease natil she had closed
the gaping rent with n hairpin.
In the second round Miss S-iby came
nimbly forward, apparently no worse for
the punishment she had received, and
succeeded in thrusting her sword through
Nine. Valsary's hustle, aud puncturins
| the bowels of one Of the Paris Fiyaro's
leading editorials. The Keen and quick
thrust caused Nine. Val>ayre to scream
and stagger. and she would have fallen
had not one Of her seconds h0istcd y
smelling bottle to her nose.
AT this stage of the fight it looked ~ II
America was going to wfu. aud bets oi
five TO one were freely offered that Miss
Selby would be the victor, but nobody
would take the bets. Miss Seiby contin-
ued to sell first in the pools, until ths
third round was called, when Nine. VAL
sayre with a wicked look in her eye made
a quick rush and dealt fearful blow
with her sword which removed the skin
from Il brown mole ON Miss Sclby's lef
arm, and the gallant American to whom
honor was ecarer than life, sank to tn,
ground vanqnishe,l. but still defiant.
Miss Selby's wound was baudaged witt
strip Of pink ribbon. which suited he
complexion, and she was escorted 20 he
| hotel. where Size was carefully nursed b,
sympathising friends.
The bloody duel is the .oDic of conver.
| safion in all the s:llois Of Paris. and it /
| estimated That the encounter resulted ii
the loss Of about $3.50 worth Of dry goods
N. u. States.
It Is stated that Lieur. a. W@Grcely,. u
shortly to undergo surgical operation
which his nlysiciAns think is neceSsarN