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 A FASHIONABLE LADY'S DAY. 



[Although we do not agree in all points with the writer of the 

 following paper, yet we give it insertion because it contains much 

 truth. The truth is certainly very sternly told, but even in that 

 case it is valuable. We are assured, that every young lady who 

 reads the Museum will not appropriate to herself any more of 

 the censure than she deserves.] Ed. S. D. M. 



" There, then ; how, what then ? Let me see wherein 

 My tongue hath wrong'd him : if I do him right 

 Then he hath wronged himself; if he be free. 

 Why then, my taxing like a wild goose flies. 

 Unclaimed of any man." 



"as you like it." 



In an acute and clever pamphlet, on Primogeniture, lately pub- 

 lished, under the assumed name of " Winterbottom," some of the 

 follies and absurdities which characterize some of the female por- 

 tion of the community are exposed and censured. It has occurred 

 to the writer that this subject might be somewhat enlarged upon — 

 he proposes, therefore, to give a rough sketch of a day, as it is often 

 passed by a considerable number of the fair sex; — for an apology 

 (if one were needed) he can find none better than that of Jaques, 

 which has been adopted above. 



To commence then, with the morning — and, to prevent misap- 

 prehension, " morning" here means, not the time when the 

 rosy light of dawn first illumines the skies, and chases away the 

 pale stars — not when the reddened east proclaims the coming 

 day, no, forsooth ! but about 10, A. M., do these individuals give 

 themselves the ^' rousing shake," and cease to enjoy " the honey- 

 heavy dew of slumber" — if they can get to breakfast by 11, it is 

 deemed a tremendous exertion; — thus, while the industrious 

 world has long been at work, do these indolent, sleep-loving per- 

 sonages masticate their matin meal I — and that over, they proceed 

 to " dress" — for, with all this lateness of rising, with all this 

 breakfasting when "the many" are about to eat their dinner, 

 they have not contrived to put on what they denominate 

 " fitting attire" — two or three hours having been misspent in this 

 important occupation, a desultory conversation ensues, as to 

 the expediency of going-a-shopping, in order to provide for 

 those everlasting sources of gain to drapers, milliners, &c., balls 

 and routs — or of making some morning, calls, which are due 

 and owing to Mr. Languish, Mrs. Gossip, or Miss Emptypate* 

 VOL. VI. — 1835. BB 



