The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-31
SHORT DREsSES-W WHAT MRS. SWISS
HELM SAYS.

SHORT DREsSES-WHAT MRS. SWISS
HELM SAYS.
We find quite number of our eychan-
yes setting us down as an opponent Of the
change in dress. Some one GOES so far as
ito say we were The first 10 propose it, and
Il hen because Mrs. Bloo.ner took the lead
in its adoption we got jealous. Well, il
would not be wonderful if we should be e
little jealous of Mrs. B. for folks says she
has very pretty little feet which look quite
bewitching in the new costume, while our
understanding is lengthy, and would nat
urally suggest to all beholders HE proptie-
llty of abbreviation if we should dispense
with the ruling skirt. We cannot tell what
right Mrs. Bloomer has to have nice, little.
short feet, and do think it sufficient grounds,
mot only for jealousy, but for downright
hostility. As for the new dress it strikes
rs as mere matter Of taste. The only
particulars in dress we have opposed is the
present shaped bodice, skirts which do moi
jrest upon the shoulders, an unnecessary
quantity ofthem, and masculine costume
We never suggested the adoption of the
| Turkish dress; but think it very convent
ent and appropriate in many places and
on many occasions; but do not think we
should ever like it, for 'full dress or an
evening costume. 1t would be good to
work and walk in, but really we have not
dignity enough to bear up against the con
sequences of its adoption. We made one
Of the. dresses, put il on and ran up the hill
to show il to two or three neighbors. The
first man we met was one who had been
almost a member Of our family for seven
years. He stood and looked until we came
close, then exclaimed, well, | do know
YOU believe; but indeed thought it was
Mary G.
Now, Mary G. is a niece Of ours, abou,
thirteen years old, and it did strike US that
for woman of thirty-four to be taken for
a Miss Of thirteen, until she came close
enough TO show the wrinkles on her brow
was rather antiquated juvenlity. Young
girls and women who have not passed the
prime Of life NAV look very well in Turk.
ish trowsers. We would like to see them
on such as they become, just as we like to
see ether women with pretty collars, but
never wear one ourself.
A friend, says the knickerbecker Mag
azine tells good story of Yankee clock
pedlar down South, which, among other
things may perhaps account for the pecu
liar favor with which that class of cheval
iers are regarded in that region. He tool
with him, in long time Connecticut GOV.
cred wagon, forty clocks, and put 'em up,
along the country, in one direction, war
ranting them TO keep sfust-rate time.' He
exhausted his supply, with but single ex
cepton: and then with unparalleled assur.
ance, he turned about and rctraced bis
course. The last person TO whom he had
sold clock hailed him as he was going by
Look o'here, stranger, that clock you sold
me ain't worth continen ntal cnss. 'Twon'i
60 ct alp sYou don't say so! Then YOU
must ha' got it, Square! See, the fact is,
find by my numbers that there was ONE o
my clocks--l had forty on 'em when fusl
set out--thut | am leetle afraid on; j,
was condemned to hum lore come away
but some how or mother it was put into the
wagon. Whot's the number o your clock
Square? fourteen thousand and one,
replied his victim. That's Jest the blast.
ed thingn exclaimed the pedlar. III
chang with yeou; yeou take my last one,
and iii take this hum. The WORKS is good
guess only want ixin' ee,le' The ex.
change was made, and all along the road
the pedlar was similarly arrested by all his
dupes, who were similarly dnpcd in re.
turn. He took every successive bad clock
10 his next customer, and received another
bad clock for the next. And this was men
toned and laughed at as Yankee 'cuteness.
1t strikes US forcibly, however, that 'swind-
ling Of the meanest kind, would be more
appropriate designation for such trans
action.--Albany Dutchman.
New BARREL MAcHINE.-The Glasgow
Daily Mail says: An invention has been
patented for constructing casks, barrels,
puncheons, and everything in the cooper
age line, in space Of time which literally
bnffles belief. One Of the machines is al
present in operation at the ST. Rollox works.
We have inspected il, and were certainly
astonished to find the slaves of an ordinary
sized cask prepared, put together, and
headed in little moro than ten minutes
The thing was perfect cutting and