Blue Yavn StOckings--When Dr. Frank.
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Blue Yayn StOckingS--When Dr. Frank lin was received at the French court as A merican minister, he felt some scruples oi conscience in complying with their fashions as to dress. 'He hoped,' said he to the minister, 'that as he was himself very plain man, and represented plain repub- ,lican people, the king would indulge his desire to appear at court in his usual plain dress. Independent of this, he season of the year, he said rendered the change from warm yarn stockings to fine silk, somewhat dangerous"

 The French minister made him a bow, but said that fashion was too sacred a thing for him to meddle with, but said he would do himself the honor to mention it to his majesty. IT,.

 The King smiled, and returned word that Dr. Franklin was welcome to appear at court in any dress he pleased. In spite of that delicate respect for strangers for which the French are so remarkable, the courtiers could not help staring at first, at Dr. Franklin's quaker dress, especially his s'Blue Yarn Stockings" But it soon ap- peared as though he had been Introduced upon the theatre only to todemonstrate that great genius like true beauty needs not the aid of ornament. The court were so daz- zled with the brilliancy of his mind that they never looked at his stockings. And while many other ministers who figured in all the gaudy fashions of the day are now forgotten,t the name of Franklin is mention ed with all the ardor of affectionate enthu- SiaSm.