Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1829-01-03

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- the ,imss arc. aad tbsy are hard enough sv-
cry body anow vs. that knows anything about il,
the fashions Of lhs day keep pace with them.
o. even gain . stride on the quick approach
e bssksupsey. Il does sesm tina, scarcity Of
nsssy sod dssnh Of business. instead Of stop
30 ~ . ssssen Indulgence in ornaments and
squSpses. adds another gay tsssel TO dress,
ossshss wshbs maid 10 attendants. and half 4
Gsssa esns 70 abe usual bill Of family expenses.
osssass - this may appear, il 10 no less true,
81 Waessuntabls 80 il secms, we have . thou
san1 proofs Of in correctness in our streets and
psbljc places Of resort. A now bonnet, with
. crown Of feathers that would call forth the
envy Of the ssysst bird on the hot sands Of the
1sssn. = . consequence Of q loss Of property
81 sea. or tho swindling Of our acquaintance at
homs. r. rs deveurs our dwelling. why, wife
snd daughter. instead Of e~conomising upon the
Jispsnsstion Of Divine Providence, add anoth-
Or Gerry colour TO their wardrobe --or il old b.
rsss blow q suit OF sails from our ship, the wo-
nen, insssad Of taking a reef in their expenses,
ssd making everything snug until tho gale has
sbatsd. throw another streamer TO tile wind,
sd sport = double share Of silk and ribbon, to
sAsw the, their outfit was good-or should div
t1snds come in light. or busincss fall of and
nss warrant the continuance Of the expences
Of the old year, Instead Of increasing upon the
Now one, it matters nothing, the calls Gro too
prsssing to be denied, or too good natured to
~ put of, ssd whether the banks discount, or
friends are accommodating, or customers open
kapded or not, the case is tho same, and the
money must come, OF papa secs cold looks, or
. disposition 10 coax until he complies.
New q dress or a bonnet is no great matter,
10 be sure in itsclf, but when fashion changes
them every few weeks, now towering upward
. h;gh mess Of elk velvet. now swelling out
o the base liks . Walking pyramid Of bonn
bssins, and now hanging in fsstosns about
sAs shoulders. like the sr;umphsl arch Of
. esnqusror-w when every arrival from New
FORK brings o,her patterns and othar colours,
yesterday. the sum for the support Of millinors
and mantua-makers, from a second rate affair
becomes q; serious one, and those who consid-
cred themselves able to keep up sides with tho
changing fancy Of the ladies'. find notes and
bills becoming due ofiener than they can meet
thsm; and many a business man has FIRST stop.
Ps1 payment upon debts which he contracted
10 furnish his womankind with fancy goods,
hat their appearance might not be second to
hat Of their neighbors. when perhaps those
~asigh5ors were beyond the probable approach
Of poverty, These are facts. and serious ia cts
10 the man in moderate circumstances. his res
~olutions In be economical become abortive,
and his creditors become pressing; a false
pride or a d~el,cacy which he Ought not TO in
duIge. prevents his making a serious statement
and q serious rcmonslraDte. and before he is
uwars Of it he is absolutely ruined. There
are cases within our own knowledge, where
. fashionable hat or an elegant p~elisse,
which drew down the admiration of the crowd
ID the street upon the wife, have immured a
husband in a prison, aud sent a family Of chill
den 10 bed supperless-where the partner Of
4 mans tolls has dissipsied in dress and com
psny. the earnings which should have made
him snd his little ones comfortable where
daughters have spent the last penny for which
Q parent lsborsd early and late, in useless fin
cry o. u6pro6tabls decorations; and even then
nurmured that they had nc more to give. and
perhaps were guilty Of abuse to those they
ShSuld have henored and helped, not for the
ialu!sence which they had granted them, bu,
for the parental care which had guarded them
from infancy upward.
Wives and daughters have a mistaken idea
shsntimss Of parents or husbands ability to
isdslge them in gaieiy aud extravaganza. and
without stopping 10 inquire whether they are
right or not. push on in the track Of the FIRST
class Of society, and make bankrupts in charac-
ter, their friends, without giving one moments
satisfa ction 10 themselves, and instead Of ad-
vancing their own character, become a mark
for csnsurs and contempt. Such is the case
every day in the year, and as we have before
said. instead Of diminishing as times gov hard
Or, they seem 10 increase, and like Goals, ap-
psssnily grow tho iercer for being netied.-
Al: other evils seem 10 correct themselves,
while this Increases day by day and step by
step, add threatens TO put an end 10 matrimo-
~. by making 1t impracticubl for a man to
support . vito and family as othe;s are sup
ported; and being unwilling to support them in
say other style. constrains him. whatever may
- bic inclinations, TO remain single. Half the
$500 Of esIibacy. actually grow out Of this
sasss; and although our fair readers may