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amused myself by guessing at their nationality. 

 The ladies of Vienna, strictly speaking, for the 

 most part, have fair hair and blue eyes, after the 

 Saxon type, with clear transparent complexion and 

 fresh colour. They are rather inclined to embon- 

 point, still they have an elegant tournure, and are 

 generally blessed with warm feelings and good 

 hearts. Hungarian ladies are easily recognised 

 from the above, as they are taller and perhaps more 

 symmetrical in figure, having extremely small 

 waists and delicate feet and hands. They are 

 often conspicuous for dark-blue violet eyes and 

 magnificent brown hair. I thought them much 

 more piquant and sprightly than the generality of 

 German ladies, highly educated, exceedingly ac- 

 complished, and gifted to the highest degree in the 

 art of pleasing. If there is any attribute more to 

 be desired in a woman not mentioned in the above, 

 give them credit for any amount of it, for although 

 I have travelled far and wide, I never came across 

 more charming women in any part of the globe. 

 Bohemian and Sclavonic beauties are again of 

 another order, and in their own peculiar style can 



