Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-10-28

iaaSN " rope SiththA, ueAhth8 " might be
eiaced; 10 which the latter replied "yon
know that | have power 10 deliver a soul out
OF purbatory, but not out of Hello
In the window of a retailer or small beer in
Iunbridge Wells, sherc is the iollowing.-
Trust hereis dead Who killed hims Bad paw
a crusade is about to be raised. we
perceive, against the fashionable Duns
Ia ole bnnnets, aud our friend OF the
Cincinnati American has gone so far as
to place a hortiblg cat icatuge Of This ia.
vofite article OF dress, over Ills leading
editorial article oil the 4lh int which IS
entirely devoted TO a condemnation Of
the Whole affair. Now We positively
esches such a course Of conduct-tha
ladies NUS be allowed to manage their
own matieisin their " way. We a
yer that Dnnstablsh are the yer, tbiuss.
for they are "all the Co. just as wa al
,nired Bisaop sleeves when they we're
''all the go,' although tins Aarericau tells
US that shey have siately been reduced
IN size so as to require not more lhan
seven yards for aacho
As the matter Of curious fashionable
history however, and IN Order that our
fair leaders, 1T whom by the By we here
have many, may see tho origin Of these
famous bonneis we extract the follow
ing authentic account OF their intsoduc-
sion.
THE history Of the iirst edition Of
these honnets, we understand To be this
A fashionable miiliaeg in Boston con.
tracted Tor a considerable quantity 10
be made for Der in an adjoining county
village, at about IS each. she boxed
iham up neatly and sent them 10 New
York by land, where she had them ship
ped in one Of the principle packets for
Boston She then procured an anoIy-
inrus paragraph TO be inserted IN seve,-
al Of the Boston papers, announcing the
arrival al New York II a quantity Of e.
legant ard new style" boaneis. Just
from Paris, which we're sall tie go, in
that city, and were wprn by all tie te.
males 81 the Roy al Family. A few
days after this ~annunciaiien, she pub
fhshsd IN tue papers a glowing adver.
tisement, that she had purchased a Jew
OF the new style Partisan bonnets. last
arrived at New York and expected TO
r@ceiyathem on the folio wilgday Ibis
news created a considerable stir an ongs,
the fashionable females Of Boston, and
several Of the stip top" ladies made en.
gagemenis for the first CHOICE al IRON
SIC to SIS each Tie beunets arrived
as expected-and al the female Ex
qaisites ware speedily Supplied. The
deception, however, became known 10
. few daj :, and the price was soon re,
duced to S. or So but the trick was
not discovered until the fashionable mil
liner had disposed of her Partisan sop.
ply. AS all the high tonedn ladies OF
Boston had gotten the ~ on their hands
at SIC or sis each, they ~corrade1 to
contnne TO wear them as sDansfnbfs
Bonnets," Qaklng their name from the
town az which they we're mads,) and
thus did they obtain rank in tue fash.
icnahle woridn
Az lLLgGAL NorKR.-w We have been
told that e man, during the recent cleo.
ton, presented himself at one Of the
polls 10 this city. and demanded the right
Of suffrage. The managers had M OBJ.
lecticns 10 him, but a by stander. who
was on the opposite side Of the question,
objected to his voting because he had
cross eyes A third psfsoa asked him
why le questioned a persons yote be
cause he could not see straight aheads
Why" answered The other, "becauss
we must natural eyes him before he can
ote."-BaH EmetGid.
fatat D4si = Extract Of ! letter received
by the Constitution. dated
kTo Dr JANsiao, Aug so. 1850
on Duel has been fought here between
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