Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-10-02
EXCLUSIVE SCHOOLS.
New yoriS's Ednca iapsi Embellishments
fer Swell o,ieg Women.


for swei1 o,teg Women.
The lady principals Of the ultra
fashionable boarding and day schools
for young ladies' are, aa rnle, women
OF the highest culture, but in one sense
they are not unlike merchant having
wares to CELL. When u woman Of af-
nuence and influence approaches the
lady principal Of select school and
politely informs her that she doesn't
desire that her daughters shall re-
eeive u 'tcachers education or ono
calculated 10 mako them ''strong-
Minded the lady principal will
doubtless consider il polite TO arrange
% curriculum OF studies to meet the
wants OF her patrons. Tbelieve il was
Barnum who said "1hat the American
people must be humbugged. " Tho
lady principals own ideas on the
education ofyoung ladies Is under The
circumstances, secondary considera-
tion.
There Is one of these ultra fashion,
able and expensive boarding and day
schools for young ladies not great
distance from Central Park. Only the
daughters of very wealthy men can af-
ford to attend the school. But money
alone IS not only the only open sesame
at this aristocratic academy. There
must be more or less "blood' ac-
companying the money as a guarantee
of good faith. Every thing at this
school is conducted on a scale Of rare
magnifcenoe. They nave teacher
of etiquette there now who teaches
the young ladies the exquisite art of
how to faint GRACEFUL. One nenl5er
OF the class is usually seiected as an
example. This is generally girl If
the cold Gnlatea tyle When the
signal for swooning is given she falls
into the outstretched arms of the
teacher and reclines there mo.ionless
Tor the space of one whole minute.
Another curious diversion the 'es-
SOU now 20 get III and cut OF IL oar-
riage gracefully 1t is said that the
ady principal keeps a carriage IN her
back yard solely for this purpose. So
On fine, S. 1shiny Jays, If tire residents
n the i'm Mediate ,icinity will ascend
10 the houseto3s and .ook over into the
lady principa back ward. they will
see II score or more pretty ana grace
| ful young ladies in the act of getting
and out Of a "teamloss' carriage.
The toaohor STANDS by giving instruc-
ions as to how high the dress should
10 raised, iorit would oe lreadfdlly bad
etiquetoe TO display too much aaklo on
such al occasion.
At one time III the history OF this
school the principal engaged q first
al;tss artist to give a class OF young
aides some lessons in painting. He
Was q bashful man, bat Il cons"ion-
tious one. After the usual lnstruc-
lions, and after he had gotuen over his
snbarrassments, he was s,artled when
he saw that he preliminary Of draw.
ing well had been overlooked.
why, young ladies', he CIRCULATED,
"you will have to learn 10 draw be-
ore you can paint y
But the said young ladies pouted.
stamped their little feet, and in
chorus said they "wouldn IT,
He then called on the la.ly principal,
but as was expected. she took sides
with her young iadies, Said she to
he professor of the brush: "Sir.
insist that you teach this clgss how to
.)aint. But the ob1uraie man only
shook his head and family smiled as
no remarked that 1T couldn't be
done. y "Well, il you can't was tho
rejolnder, Il viii got some one who
can
There il many Il duchess aud ptin-
cess embryo getting finished up at this
sahool. The ranks OF .he deoatable
-Four Hundred can rel OF o 'resh sup.
ply Of young ''ecruits after graduation
day. The day pupils who attend the
school, and there arc many OF them.
live In palaces that "ecal. alabaster
halls and music OF sweet iutes The
childhood and early womanhood OF
these swell girls are as n life strown
with roses and othe fraora 1t lowers.
Their very existence seems like a
iream in fairyland. The bright eyes,
clear complexions aud elastic tread of
the winsome little girls ard young
ladies is sufficient evidence that cram
ming is not in vogue there. fhe day
pupils present an animated and pict-
uresque sight as they promenade ON
the avenue. N. Y. Letter.