Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-26


one hundred inhabnnrs. Is. like must German
towns built with streets crossing with right angles
and Of White hOuses. In sspaeIous square stands |
the little nn the meeting house, the SIhgle Breih-
rens House, and other buildings belonging io The
community. The Single Sisters House stands al
facing the lo~vT end rather trOni oil The
church Many private families live IN iAeR own
parate houses. All Is extremely neat. clean. aud
profoundly quiet Few people are. al any tue.
gOirg To aud fro; and such hing as a child
playing the street nO Ia be seen La respect 10
Their rsIIon they very sirci Ia their nIIOs;
aud ,hildreh like John Wesley. are probably 'iaugh
To fear Iie rod, and cry softly. At all events. they
are not allow ed To play the street; and you hear
hiile of Them playing anywhere. that You would
be incline.l. dad you under she care
of nurses n the walks and gardens. To Believe there
were nnne; or. (as : actually been the case here
once) only one child barr Ia the year. profound
sileEce hvers over the whole places and u Is anna
zlng that active person SHOULD 60 iOrih 9"
all paris OF the world. from u centre which seems
the very OF the realms Of sleep. They call u.
themselves, lite ia stiffness We went through the
Brsihren's and the Sriers Houses. and were much
pleased with Tie quiet and neaim - vi every thug
IL was interesting To see. M both houses. pers''S
who had been Into distant and very different Pars
oi the world Tito the hottest and coldss rrgIOns-
IN the missionary caus' anj the children Oi the mis-
sionaries, " no had been bora among the Caffres
the ESquimaux. Each community had Us common
dining room, where they all dned. but al three dit
ercni Z tie OF charge, are as To accommodate all
persons. Poverty amUng them Is no disgrace. ex-
cepl the result OF Indolence or inprudence. Each
community has its prayer room aud assembling
room. Music is much cultivated among them; aud
we observed ia every room, appropriated To pubic
or private Vvorshr, an organ piano. aud IA eve
| ~ sitting NOM that rnie ed was violin, gut
I.r. or nuie.
| ! amazing to see the sleeping Of the
NO Al he riIe dmng n'Om Tor gen.
eraI Use. aud sIO he'd with host OF liue German
beds for p 'rsOn. The women. in their lit
tie whie muslin caps had a certain resemblance TO
Friends, hut we're dIsiIng aIshed into married and
unmarried by the ribhands whIrh lied their caps be-
| ing of different colo5s The young gIrs HAD deep
/ re,'; the unm .rred men, blue; aud The widows
White gray. la the Brelhren's house IS very
excellent rollect un OF stuffed birds and other OBJ
Jecs uf natural history which missionaries irUrR
dihere cuuIir'es have enriched.
! Their church very much resembles Amends meet
! ing house; there pews, hut PLAIN benches;
| The men aud women. like the Fnends, stlIng apart.
ThOy had a chair and de X iur the preacher. aud an
organ Distinguishing The place irum Getting house
ui Friends indeed, ~ ditlerent 10 the Friends.
| Ihey have am intense H. = uI musIr. and preach,
pray nuI sing. "a sia,ed times aud hours We we've
ad,niIUd one al Iheu private singing a. eeiII g.
and were surprise Iu sec the person hO presdeu
give out the hymn sIiIIng and the whole company
singing The position. They have. too. their
love ieasrs In imitation ut the AeapG OF the earl,
ChrlsIrIsaI which aud buns are handed round
All who entertain an enmiiy against each other
earnestly warned To ahseEt themselves from these
meetings till they have rooled the offence from
their heart. Al The close of the holy communion
each brother his pledge of faiIhfulness To
The Lord and gives his hand upon IL hls fellow;
the brethren one another. AID the sisters also
do the among themselves. They
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the APPRECIATION of the elder; but they also frequent.
ly resort to the loI TO determine Ihem and nothing
IS more common han 10 chOOse him wife " hO is
thus selected. Tie damsel ON which the lot falls
has the liberty 60 decline the maI,h if sac pleases;
but rs IL is regarded as q clear indication of the
will OF Providence. q Is generally cheerlully acquI-
esced ni aud y'ung woman will at prepare
herself, on being chosen, to go North aud SouIh-o
the snowy fields OF Labrador the burning deserts
Of africa. The llduihuIIers declare thai scarcely az
instance has been known which these marriages
have hoi been completely happy ones William
HOUiHs Rural and DOHesti. life Of Germany.
From the London World Of Fashion
PARTISAN FASHIONS.-CAPOTES There
is certainly no ST, lie becoming the English cUun.
Ienance as The raceiul French CspOe. composed Of
Grape. Iule, or lace. When formed Of lie laler
texture they are generally lined IIlI straw colored
gauze aud trimmed with dropping mara bout. var
egated straw cOlsr aud white; same are finished
with vOlies and viOeites. whist others, composed
Of gros de Naples, pls Iuclines are decorated
with sweet peas, branches Of the nraca Trees roses
Or camIllias, fanciiUly mixed with heaIhs Of the
wild hrunm
PALETOTS-Nolhing can equal the appearance
Of these truly elegant APPENDICES to a lady's prom
enade dress. giving air OF grace and elegance to
ejher a slight or tall hgurei they chiefly
composed OF Italian iaffeas when nade in n color.
the lilac is decidedly the most fashionable Tint the
waist sitting close to the figure, and fulled aI the
shoulder and into the ceiniure, opening down the
front, the lacIngs and square collar trimmed with
block lace; the SKIRT being sufficiently long to touch
the knee, the rounded in The front. and
ramenieS tout auiouT, with the black lace which
asccnds up far the top OF the cOrsage; sleeves
Porieniae. light the top Of the arm, and
enIargng the elbDw, which just covers, and is
terminated witt a deep fall OF ace long cienIure
Of lilac Iaeia ribbons completes this truly recherche
costume.
CHAPEAUX In paille is the order Of the day.
the pale cOnsue, le dItalie. paile Dc rz, paille
de fantastic aud. IN truth. nothing but The paIlIe is
now 10 be seen. Several Of those Of sewn straw
are trimmed with ribbons plared or hntied, that
being the style most generally worn this summer.
white being the predominant upon those beautiful
paIles dltalie. which for their fnensss and rarity
causes them TO Oe highly valsed: nothing more
elegant Than the classical fiat plUaie.
FLOWERS-Eyery day produces fresh ones. and
certainly no'hing can be preuer than the ones o.!
the present season, such all sorts Of bouquets Of
rOses. sprigs Of leaves, and the camilla, the bind
weed and the corn flower and again, wreath Of the
honey suckls and Inisetoe; then again, those lghl
looking wreaths composed Of white buds. inter.
mixed with sprigs Of jasmine, demi guirands Ia
medicos and tufts Of geranium, without their lea YES
are much n request for the decorating Of morning
bonnets. The flowers most sought sier for thuss
elegant coifnres called POdelie, are the field acw
ara and mixed hvaciuths