by principles somewhat different from those which govern other parts of external appearance, laid down in the beginning of this paper, as it is generally practised by those who are most under the necessity of practising it. I would, therefore, humbly recommend to that beautiful young lady, whom I saw at the last assembly of the season, with a coat of rouge on her cheeks, to lay it aside for these three or four years at least: at present, it too much resembles their natural colour to be proper for her to wearthough, on second thoughts, I believe I may retract my advice, as the laying it on for a little while longer will reduce her skin to that dingy appearance which the rule of false allows to be converted, by paint, into the complexion of lilies and roses." The second part of my observations on this subject I shall send you at some fu ture period, if I find you so far approve of my design as to favour this with a speedy insertion. I am, &c. SIMULATOR. No. 40. SATURDAY, June 12, 1779. TO THE AUTHOR OF THE MIRROR. SIR, ACCORDING to my promise, I send you the second division of my lecture on SIMULATION, as it respects the internal part of the science of politeness. "Among barbarous nations, it has been observed, the emotions of the mind are not more violently felt than strongly expressed. Grief, anger, and jealousy, not only tear the heart, but disfigure the countenance; while love, joy, and mirth, have their opposite effects on the soul, and are visible, by opposite appearances, in the aspect. Now, as a very refined people are in a state exactly the reverse of a very rude one, it follows that, instead of allowing the passions thus to lord it over their minds and faces, it behoves them to mitigate and restrain those violent emotions, both in feeling and appearance; the latter, at least, is within the power of art and education, and to regulate it is the duty of a well-bred person. On this truly philosophical principle is founded that ease, indifference, or nonchalance, which is the great mark of a modern man of fashion. "That instance of politeness which I mentioned (somewhat out of placé indeed) in the first part of this discourse, the conduct of a fine lady at a tragedy, is to be carried into situations of real sorrow as much as possible. Indeed, though it may seem a bold assertion, I believe the art of putting on indifference, about the real object, is not a whit more difficult than that of assuming it about the theatrical. I have known several ladies and gentlemen who had acquired the first in perfection, without being able to execute the latter, at least to execute it in that masterly manner which marks the performances of an adept.-One night, last winter, I heard Bob Bustle talking from a front-box, to an acquaintance in the pit, about the death of their late friend Jack Riot. Riot is dead, Tom; kick'd this morning, egad!'-Riot dead! poor Jack! what did he die of ?'-' One of your damnation apoplectics killed him in the chucking off a bumper; you could scarce have heard him wheazle!'- Damn'd bad that! Jack was an honest fellow!-What becomes of his grey poney?'- The poney is mine.' Yours!'- Why, yes; I staked my white and liver-coloured bitch Phillis against the grey poney, Jack's life to mine for the season.'At that instant, a lady entering the box, (it was about the middle of the fourth act,) obliged Bob to shift his place; he sat out of ear-shot of |