Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-06-19
EXCLUSIVE SCHOOLS.
New FORKS Educational Establishments
for Swoii Young wonen.

The lady principals of the ultra
fashionable boarding and day schools
for young ladies are, DIS Il rule, women
OF the highest culture, but in one sense
they are not unlike merchant having
wares to sell. When woman of If
nuence and influence approaches the
lady principal of q select school and
politely informs her that she doesa t
desire that her daughters shnll re-
ceive "tcacher's education o. one
calculated TO make them ''s;rong-
minded" the lady principal viii
doubtless consider it polite to arrange
4 curriculum Of studies to meet the
wants OF her patrons. Tbelieve it .wa4
Barnum who said THAT the American
people must be hnmbugged. The
lady principals own ideas on the
education oiyoung ladies' is. under he
circumstances, u secondary considera-
ton.
There is one OF these ultra fashion
able and expensive boarding and day
schools for young ladies' not great
distance from Central Park. { MY the
daughters of very wealthy mon can az.
ford to attend the school. But money
alone Is not only the only open Sesame
at this aristocratic academy. Thene
must be moro or less sbloodn ac4
companying the money as a guarantee
Of good faith. Every thing at this
'chool Is conducted on scale Of rare
magnifcence. They nave g teacher
If etiquette there now VINO .eaehes
he young ladies' the evg1isite art Of
low to faint GRACEFUL. One mem'oer
i the class is usually seIeeted as an
example. This is genera ly q girl Of
he cold Galatea type. W1l5n the
icnal fer swooning is given sa,n fats
nto the outstretched 81 ms % Tie
eacher and REGIMES there -sua ors' ss's
or the space of one whole lashttb.
Another curious a1.etst6.s the 'ess'
'on how to ges ifF ana onb era y,.r-
'iago gracefully It IS said fhat the
ady principal keeps = carriage III her
pacE yard solely for this plrt $50. So
IN hhs, s. 1shinJ lays, If tire residents
the in Mediate ticinity viii aseead
o the housetoos and .ooll over INFO tile
'ady principals back yard tl.ey win
zee a score or moro pretty ana grace
III young ladies in the act of getting
and ont of a ''ieamless' carriage.
he teacher stenus by giving insuuc-
ions as to how high the dress should
&c raised, lofit would De lread'dily Fad
,tiqrob,o 10 display too hutch ankle on
such IN occasion.
At ono time in tho history of this
school the principal engaged a fret
class artist To give u Class Of young
aides some lessons in painting. he
vas a bashful man, bat conseicn-
ious one. After the usual lnstruc-
lens, and after he had gotten over his
'mbarrass mcnts, he vas s.ar,lad wacn
10 saw that he prolin. inary of draw.
ing well had been overlooked.
"Why. young ladies'" he CALCULATED,
you will have to learn 10 draw be-
ore you can paint. "
But the said young ladies poutcd,
Jumped their little feet, and i'll
horus said they ''wouldn t.
He then called on the lady principal,
but as was expected, she took sides
With her young ladies. Said she to
he professor of the brush: "Sir, |
INSIST that you teach this class how to
,aint." But the ohGurate man only
hook his head ard family smiled us
nc remarked that 1T couldn't be
lone" We'll. il you can /" was the
ejoindcr, Il will get somo one who
an"
There is nany duchess ard prin-
'ess embryo getting finished up ut this
phool The ranks OF Tho deleetable
-FOUR Hundred can rel Oh Z, 'resh sup
ply OF young recruits alter graduation
day. The day pupils who attend the
school, and there are many Of them.
live IN palaces that "ecal. glabastef'
nails and music Of sweet n!tes. Tho
childhood and early wamanhood OF
these swell girls are us a lie st'ewn
with roses and o.he fraera 1t lowers,
Their very existence seems like q
lrcam in fairyland. The bright eyes.
lear compilations and elastic tread cf
The winsomo little girls ard yoing
aides is sufficient sgidence Tint cram.
ming is not in vogue there. fhe day
pupils present an animated and pieta
uresque sight as they protn0nsde on
the avenue N. Y. Letter.