Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-03
A pIllg OF fill.

4 correspondent ~ the New York
Tine. In the MI Islands writes a. fol-
lows:
II ne.i. ne education to make We
man understand that IA. " attractive
above her fellows. 80 here Ia flji have
seen many young ladies Who showed a.
many air. In a garh consisting simply 81
a belt With thick fringe 10 dyei CO.
coanut fbr, falling half way o. her knee.
a. white belle would parade In Que ~
worth. latc., hall dresses. one 81
,hcse attended by an ancient duenna,
came aboard the steamer the other day
at Ilconka. II va. sunday, and Ia Keep
ABREAST ~ N. male population, Who
wcrr peculiar aud .tln Ia the white shirt.
which the ml..lonaric. have Induced
them a. assume On the frat day ~ the
N-rk. shc had put over her Ie,iicoat ~
native cloth loose, sleeveless chemlse
~ thin blue cotton. Her hair, black q.
= crows wing, ani In enormous lusirou.
masses, sas collcd upon the top ~ her
.h,isly head aud adorned With nov-r
~ the hibiscus. Art could have gone
no further Ia matter 20 decoration, ani
she seemed to know " a. we'll o. " shc
aud Oscar Wilde ~ wslist Crane had
be,n In conference upon IN" subject.
Her .hapsly brown fcct AMI lex. ~ere
hare a. alec Ner- her magnlhccnily
moulded arms, her hands wefc small
AMI tapcf-d AMI we'll cared for she was
.crupulou.ly clean, and her shoulders
gll.tcnci Ike golden hronfc under q deli
cate application ~ cocosnui oil. Her
face was charmingly piguhnt, her cye'
dark Ani dreamy. and h~r teeth, perfect
" regular ani daHingly white, would
have l-,n raVc,i about by po~t. II they
had APPEARED IN the mouth ~ Tau
ea.lan i-auty. She carri~l = parasol,
tnf ths.c bruwn-,klnncl III mald.ns afr
a. .olirltous Zoe their compilations as "
th~y Nrfv compound ~ tusc' ani
crvam. ani her gait wuuld have ben ~"
despair 20 any woman Who Included c"f-
ct. AMI frcnch h--ls among her ouitii.
Eyrfyt-oiy ga the ship rushed Ia the
.lls g. lDok AZ her, ani certain ~ the
Young men smong the pAsssugrfs, cor.
daily Addressing hsf AZ MARY sui
'Su,an," inNitci her 90 com" nhoarl.
~. scstncd az unconscious ~ the al.
mlriiion hrt charms hal excited ~ "
shs Verv q statue 10 the cold"si marble,
bat, nc,vTihsl,.., Nas scvn o. take " hll
In from "a. cutner ~ her eye, and To-
continue the rsusc ~ Il hy animated con-
VIBRATION With her duenna, hy turning
al.uut a. that .hr might D. srvn irum All
slIr.. ani hy r~ftaln skittish action.
toward tho friffle headed t--ags Who al
dressed her AZ "a. passc'i thcm nn the
dock. Finally .h~ lgisufrly assembled
al. gangplank aud saunirf-i at among
tie pas.rngrts, ssaiei het.elt With graf
diguiiy AMI bofr With much complacrnry
thu attentions which th. young men 81
our pany rendered. ia" acc"Ticd an IN
,ltstion g. shake hand. al round, but
rrs.nts,i any further familiarity, and 81.
though not understanding Sori That
Nas sAh a. her .c.mrd a. have an ln.
tulil,v knoNl. igr ~ the subject aud
tenor II the couyvfstiinn.
when he rose to ~, after . suitable
period. the yuung men surrounded h"r
ant intlmats,i a dv-lf~ that ID" should
honor the ship vlth her company back
o. Melbourne. she AZ once i"ok alarm
ani began o. cry Ikea child, aui her
durnna Indignantly tow her away ini
% The Ncsscl. cat ~ range ~ practical
compliments. hoNc,rf. IA" frgaln~i h"r
comi.o.urr, gave "a. anoth~r brici eS-
position ~ her gface and beauty, anil a.
IA" lstt Tho dock completed M" slaughter
.h~ hsd cau.s,i among h"r torprn'of'
by dazzling back az tbsm farthnn
smile. Ia. experience Sas insiriciiN"-
W. hid lriruri that . woman'. Know.
~lgr that .hs I. attractive u a giii ~
uAturr, not an acquisition from cN'
p-fisnc- IN .oci@ty.