The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-12
Advice to Ladies whose Husbands are
Digging Gold in California.

As large number of our fellow citizens have
left their wives behind them, in their search foi
hidden treasures, VIC trust that it will not seem
disrcspcctful nor impcrtincnt if we offer few
words Of advice to these temporarily widowed
ladies.
As it is quite enough for one Of the family &c
be enduring hardship and priyation, It's incum
bent upon the ladies 10 make themselves as easy
and comfortable as circumstances will admit
The most reasonable occupation will be the
planning of new dresses, dashns equpages and
fine parties for the future. To save time, il
would be well to look over the dry goods stores,
milincrs and dress makers, jewellers and fur
niture warehouses, SO as to know exactly what
TO purchase when the gold arrives. 1t may be
well, Also TO take time by the forelock and or
der such sumptuous articles as are not kept Oh
hand. Ifmerchants will trust, so much The
better; you can have your things without wait
ing for tardy rcmittanccs
When the first invoice of the gold comes, YOU
friends will probably tell you about savings
banks city stock investments, or stupidity of that
sort-Of course, you won't think Of such q
thing. You will now buy your dresses and
your jewclry. Some would say, pay your debts
but those who trusted you can surely wait loI
the next remi,tance-There must be plenty
more where this came from.
Having sporied your now dresses, bcnnets
velvet coaks, and sables on Broadway for few
days, you had better turn you attention to real
estate. You will soon want house up town.
Take look at Brown and Brothers new block
on Twenty-third street. cheap at fifteen thous-
and dollars. You arc not to buy quite yet, per-
haps not even to hire but in the mean time you
can take board at one of the fashionable hotels
and be getting used to the fashionable life upon
which you are so auspiciously entering
twill be time now, especially if You have re-
ceiyed the second remittance, to cut all your
former acquaintances. 1t will be very lone
some for a time, after you have cut the old and
before you have found the new. This is what
farmers call "between hay and grass but the
thoughts of future triumph will sustain YOU
Now, while your time is little occupied with
acquaintance you cannot do better than pre-
pare yoaIselflor your new sphere oflife. Read
very carefully a dozen or two Of The fashionable
noYels.-They are rather dull reading, TO be
sure but their lessons in the manners Of gen.
teel and nristoeratic society will be invaluable
You want French teacher, dancing master.
and, ifyou can learn little music, ali the bet.
ter; hut be sure you have the most fashionable
masters. You also want an accomplished serv-
ing maid, who has been turned out of a few Of
our frst-ratc families. Her gossip will be Of
great use to you--Loose no time TO become
acquainted with fashionable young men 1t is
very true that they are great scamps but then
.hey may be Of great service toyou and the end
jusiifes the means.
You will new be prepared to launch into the
vortex of fashionable dissipation, if the gold on
ly eomes'in reasonable quantities. While Won
are hauntingin your ncy Anery, your husband
is working in me water, lying on the gronnd
and eatiGg pork. What docs this matter Put
your pleasure against his priya.ions, and there
vii! be still quite a pretty average of enjoyment
between you. Besides, riches take TO fhemse selves
wings You may never have another chance to
see life and IT, one of these days, instead of
remittance ofgod, you hear that your husband
has died Of fever, or that his luck as a gold
digger has failed him, you will have spent some
happy moments, and at the worst you can 20
back to your sewing. Meantime, We hope our
advice will be taken as kindly as it is meant
-NOah's Messenger