which _rencontre_ she has obtained the appropriate appellation of the
_Brazen ~15~~ Bellona_. A pretty round face, dark hair, and fine bushy
eyebrows, are no mean attractions; independent of which the lady is
always upon good terms with herself. The _belle whip_ driving the
cabriolet, with a chestnut horse and four white legs, is the _Edgeware
Diana_ Mrs. S***h, at present engaged in a partnership affair, in the
foreign line, with two citizens, Messrs O. R. and S.; the peepholes at
the side of her machine imply more than mere curiosity, and are said to
have been invented by General Ogle, for the use of the ladies when
on active service. The beautiful little Water Lily in the
chocolate-coloured chariot, with a languishing blue eye and alabaster
skin, is Mrs. Ha****y, otherwise K**d***k, of Gr--n-street, a great
favourite with all who know her, from the elegance of her manners and
the attractions of her person (being perfect symmetry); at present she
is under the _special protection_ of a city stave merchant, and has the
_reputation_ of being very sincere in her attachments.

"You must have been a desperate fellow in your time, Crony," said I,
"among the belles of this class, or you could never have become so
familiar with their history." "It is the fashion," replied the veteran,
"to understand these matters; among the _bons vivants_ of the
present day a fellow would be suspected of _chastity_, or regarded as
_uncivilized_, who could not run through the history of the reigning
beauties of the times, descanting upon their various charms with
poetical fervor, or illuminating, as he proceeds, with some
choice anecdotes of the _Paphian divinities_, their protectors and
propensities; and to do the fair _Citherians_ justice, they are not much
behindhand with us in that respect, for the whole conversation of the
sisterhood turns upon the figure, fortune, genius, or generosity of
the admiring beaux. To a young and ardent mind, just emerging from
scholastic discipline, with feelings uncontaminated by ~16~~fashionable
levities, and a purse equal to all pleasurable purposes, a correct
knowledge of the mysteries of the _Citherian principles of astronomy_
may be of the most essential consequence, not less in protecting his
_morals and health_ than in the preservation of life and fortune. One
half the duels, suicides, and _fashionable bankruptcies_ spring
from this polluted source. The stars of this order rise and fall in
estimation,