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Western Star, Issue 99, 2 October 1875, Page 3

There-h&ve-been, some- famous kisses in history,, and some that have been important in shaping political events (remarks a recent writer). When, Cardinal John of Lorraine was presented to i the Duchess of Savoy, she gave him her hand to kiss. The great churciia'ma-wa3jndignant. “I’ll not be treated in this manner; I. kiss the Queen, my mistress, and shall I not kiss you, who are only a. , duchess ?” and despite the resistive of the little Portuguese Princess, ho kissed her three times, fair on the mouth. Voltaire was once-publicly kissed by the young and lovely Countess de Villiars, who was compelled to this salute by the elaqueures in. the pit,, who were mad with enthusiasra.over the great writer, Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire, gave Steel, a butcher, a kiss for a. vote: and another lady, equally beautiful, Jane, Duchess of Gordon, Recruited a regiment in a similar manner. She was. in. the habit of putting a shilling between her teeth (the sum usually handed recruits to bind the bargain), and inviting any man who filled the physical requirements of > a soldier to. take-the. silver-from, its place and be*come one of the famous Ninety-second. • Sail Daniel O’Connell, in securing Totes for his favourite candidates, “ Let no woman salute the man who votes against them,” and of course ho ! carried the day. The portrait-painter, Gilbert Stuart, once met a lady in Boston,, who said to him, “ I have just scon your likeness, Mr Stuart, land kissed it because it was so much like you.” “And did it kiss you in return ?■” said he. “No,”' replied the lady. “ Then,” returned the gallant,. : “ it was not like me.” Speaking of kissing*-tho- ’ remarks of the Rev. Sydney Smith on the subject are particularly pertinent: : —“ We are in favourjof a certain amount of shyness when a kiss is. proposed, but it should not be too longand whoa, : the fair one gives, it, let it bo administered with warmth and energy —lei there be soul in it. If she closes her eyes and sighs immediately after it the effect is greater. She should ba careful not to slobber a kiss,, but give it as a humming-bird runs its bill into a honoy-suckle—deep, but delicate. There is much virtue in a. kiss when it is well delivered. We have the memory of one we received in our youth, which lasted us forty years,, and we believe it will be one of the : |ast thing*, we shall think of when we din.” It will bo seen, from the above extracts that kissing is not a new. fashioned luxury, coming down from the fathers. Any attempt, therefore, to throw, disrepute upon, the custom or do away with it, is a plaiu assault upon our liberties, and a rascally innovation that should not be tolerated.:—Pictorial World*