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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1703, 18 June 1874, Page 2

Amehicaw Gibls.—Perhaps on no member of society has a Washington sea* son worse effect than on a young girl with attractions enough to invite and vivacity enough to enjoy. Her father's position entitles her to notice;her own charms compel attraction: her circumstances enable her to reciprocate every courtesy—* young, handsome, rich, and a favorite, is it a wonder she is dazzled and intoxicated by the vision opening to her? 'She dresses for indigestible breakfast at ten, _and before that is quite over she goes to a fashionable luncheon party; then a. third toilette for calls, and still a fourth a dinner party or " German." She" doet not dance on Sunday, but the ill-ventilated church before noon is quite as unhealthy; and then there are little pious suppers m the evening, where she crucifies her appetite with terrapin and divers French fishes. Gradually hollow circles aronnd. her eyes impair the perfect contour of her' face; the beautiful color which .kindled - and waned in her cheeks has gone out altogether an i she notices that, even though, she stajs in bed till twelve, she is not rested, for sleep is denied her, or at beirt comes fitfully and fevered. Then, though its first suggestion was repulsive, she begins to renew the brilliancy of her eyes with belladonna, the * tiue of her cheeks. with^paint—to "strengthen herself!" with champagne, and woo rest, with chloral. She has made no. acquaintances that avail her aught; the men of her,set have? no ambition above " German" favors, and the girl's noblest emotion is vanity. Th# only side of life presented to her is one of dangerous excitements, false standards, and complete emptiness.) Physically, morally, intellectually, she is warped and stunted. —Washington correspondence.

- A SauFr^oisco school-teacher received the following note from the "ostensible " ♦" parent of one of his pupils.: VI hope as to my John, you will flog him jusTas ofin as you kin. Heas, a bad boy—is John. Alt no I've bin inhabit of teaohin him misclf, it jeems to me he never will hum anithing—his spellin is bttragously defis* '■ heat. Wallop him well, ser, andyou will receiv my thanks."^ "'P. S. :What accounts for John bein sich a scholar is that he is' my sun by my wife's fust husband."

- Lillie and her brother called at a house on their way to school, cine cold morning, to warm iLemselyei. Sqmp doubts w*re expressed as to her brother being old enough to attend school. • v Qh" yes 2" said Lillie ; "he it six; and mother says if he hadn't been sick he would lute" been as much as seven or eight J"