The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-12-25


Iiy part Of her life in good sized village,
had contracted certain fondness for dress,
and therefore WIS less bizarre in her costume
than her spouse. AIRED shawl, for example,
was her s'anguish,1 - and when flounces fire,
came up, she go. them so high as 10 look
like chubby or old-fashione1 cask, hooped
around clear up 10 the head. She had q
great weakness for fans, too, omamented
with "picters of things.' So far did she
carry This iantesiic notion, that she lad one
for every day in the week, and splendid
large pet one for the Sabbath. There was
her Monday fan, with scene on The river
| Hudson, done in water colors' Her Tuesday
one had little oil painting Of a scene in
Greece, and gilt handle. Then came the
Wednesday, with Bonaparte crossing the
| Alps, with one Of The ears and half Of the
tail Of the hero's horse obliieraied. This
was present from Jedediah when they
were courting. He used 10 look at the fan
When he couldn't think Of anything better 10
say, and remark, "What great man Bony
must have been, 10 gil his boss over them
morniings |" The Thursday one was en-
blazoned with the head Of Washington and
Gloryann Billings, one of her neices, used TO
say 'lhai she loved that fan, bekase the good
old feytler Of his country was on IL" and
Jedebiah often said that the General was
one Of the boys for tlousers," and then Won
der If he'd ever have son that would make
SO much 'tslr in The world.p The Friday
fan wi intended as representation of a
Chinese family, bul the colors had run So,
that il would have taken skilful elenolo-
gist 10 make out the race. The Saturday
one was slightly geological in intention, de-
linealing an elephant attacked by tigers, but
which in reality suggested the appearance Of
aa iuegularly erected two-stoyied house,
with couple Of absurd looking tom cats,
ready 10 make jump if required. The
Sunday one was trimmed round with feath-
ers, and never, by any chance, made its ap-
pearance, except on the 'good day." after
which it was embedded in the best drawer
among handful of dried rose leaves.
Jedediah (if il is moi meddlesometo 10 reveal
family secrels) did not altogether approve of
his wife's leaning towards finery, and fire.
quenlly gave her a piece of his honest mind
on the subject Of everything in the way Of
furbelows. She said he was foolish and old
fashioned, and he said she was sour-lemper-
ed and sluck-up. He thought she was wrong,
a ebaE Eo1 cha riuh She
,ha, moderate regard TO fashion was es-
senial in q woman, and as far as that went
! she was determined 10 "be in the season un-
til she was 8our-and-iony." He would then
dof that old fur hat moment, rub his
sleeve over it, in order 10 settle the nap
look al her for moment with his great
round eyes; resume the hat again twist his
hair with lis thumb and then walk off.
This was his only demonstration up TO the
present time, but circumstances knocked SO
loudly one day a. the door of his temper,
that he ''et out little" as will be seen.
Shortly after the Bloomer mania broke out,
Dame Doughkins, unknown 10 her husband,
gradually became tinciured with the idea OF
the short skiits and Turkish don'l-speak-o
'ems. She had read in the village paper a
graphic detail of the mode of making the
dress, with so glowing description Of its
appearance and advantages, that she secret
edly and slou,ly resolved on having an outfit
! if il were just 10 say that she had 'ifollowed
the fashuns. .'A-In this determination she re-
ceived the approval Of neighbor, one Mrs.
Rhuty Tutc, friend from town, who used
to pay her monthly visit and bring down
more gossip and scandal than would fill O
volume the size of Cooks Complete voya.
ges,n even il il were printed in agate, which,
as all booksellers know, takes in vast dea
of matter 10 the page. Mrs. Rhuty Tule
was sorl Of Mrs. Malaprop, cross be-
tween the loquacions old lady and the pres
ent Mrs. Partingion, with her brain full o.
whimsical conceits of dress and fashion, and
tongue that run with painful ineimission
To add 10 her other charms, she lisped--yes
lisped decidedly. surely and Enthusiastically
lisped Bnt fully understand, reader, she die
3 no, uliow this TO trouble her in the least-i
nothing stood in her way-nothiug
Several letters passed on the subject o
:his Bloomer costume, and before long Mrs
Rhuty Tuie, overflowing with intelligence
posted down 10 the farm, where she founs
her friend in arms and eager 10 meet her
Oh, such chatter as they had. She had
Of course, brought with her patterns ant
plans--meiter and material, for the new cos
tune, but poor Jedediah was all in the dark
nNow, do thay that thith th,uff will lool
thupsrb,n exclaimed Mrs Rhuty Tu,e, dis
! playing two-and-a-half yards of peach-color
ed silk, and Teasing her gaze upon the fig
ures Of it. "Mr. Thimth, the shopmnn, say
that il is tho II carce, becauthe irs little on
of tho theason."
"Well, | guess he's about right" say
Mrs. Donghkius, 81 haint seen naar.ee peaci
iint for good long time in these paris
That's 10 make the peity.loons, reckon"
mo. dear, that's for what they calls th,
'yisite'--ihey Gale 'em on The ibage tunic
! but Mrs. Bloomer thays that its vulgar 4
use Image words in thocieiy, and tho we call
em visites.y It's very like the common man
:. lila what every body wears" s