The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-11-11

the matter Of gentty, are improving, but not
fully corrected yet. Gentility is not 20 be looked
upon as a senseless accomplishment, and the
mere exterior Of vanity within--without it, we
should be barbarians, and offensive to a true
sense Of propriety and decorum. Yet, that sort
of gentty which is shown merely in the latest
style Of dress, in an apng of absurd customs,
or the fashions o: an artificial class Of society 10
which the imtator does not belong, is only an
evidence of ignorance and vulsarity within. 1t
ours. Now for the few years last past, the Amer
lean women have practsed The usage eff Euro
pean court women, in wearing dresses of more
or less extended length, according TO the assumed
gentility Of the wearer, and SO long as to sweep
the street, and raise the dust, OF smooth the mud
behind. lnasmuch, aS no better criterion FOR the
style Of dress can be adopted, than the approval
Of the opposite sex, it would seem naccountabe
that trails have been in vogue so long and for so
long time; for no man was ever yet known to
give them his approval, and many men re-
gard these sweepers of the streets with expressed
disgust.
The New York Times, despairng of IN iul-
mediate reform in this practice, has suhjnined
paragraph giving some suggestions upon good
authority, which may lessen the evil of lonr
dresses though 1t is pity, it Could not like the
edict of Peter the Ear, cur,ail them entirely.
THE WAY TO HOLD UP A nREss.-Our
ladies W no are in the habit Of sweeping Broadway
with their beautiful silk dresses, ought to take
lesson or two in the science of holding up their
skirts. In Paris where The streets are almost as
execrably dirty as in New York, a lady viii tread
them for hours without coming in contact with
anything, and without IN the least soiiing her
skirts. In London, where the streets are well
swept. and are comparatively clean, Il lady
when she walks, (Which she rarely does,) dis
dams TO raise her dress from the mud, and the
consequence may be easily imagined. The Ia
dies Of New York have peculiar habit Of catch
ing up one side OF the dress, by tho thumb and
finger, rs if they were about 10 launch oat INTO
the n,tquet ne Ia ceur. The consequence is,
the display Of pretty boot and ANGLE on one
side, and the dragging of the whole ofthe other
side ct the dress IN the dirt. This j. the most
Invariable practice with our American !ILies
who appear either too indoleu, or too disda uGul
to take the trouble properly TO preserve their
skirts from soi!ing. Now when, a European lady
crosses the street, her skirts carefully taken up
far the top OF the boo. all round, and d .in-
lily, yet firmly held in one hand.--lt is thing
easily learned and really wei! worth the trouble
N y. Times.
TURKrY.-The Turks are in a faircr way
Of improvement, than some of the neishbcrins
European States. The Moslem faith, does not
ieter intellectual progress, after all, as does the
bsoted Christianity Of the Greek church. and
some Of the continental States OF Europe
The libera.i'y of the Turks in Adopting the
arts Of more favored countries is truly remarha-
be. We may anticipate the establishment Of
common schools among that progressive people
before many years, and after schools, will be
der Turkey one Of the radiant spots of ci,iliza-
lion and true Christianity.
The Mi. Trib, remarks:
cit IS proposed tina. Turkey should borrow
$40 600 900 for internal improvements, deve-
oping the Of the country; and it is rec
commended 10 paw the ntcres, on this debt entire
" by a tax on spurious liquors and tobacco -
The Government purposes to open carriage
roads, instead Of horse-plths in all the principal
routes of the empire. The immediate and most
apparent obstacle is the want Of Money An
English company is making proposals for a rail-
road from Ccns,antioope 10 Belgrade, on Dan
ube, az well as Tor one to the Euphrates. through
Upper syria.
In another place ii is observed that:
\ few years ago stove was unknown in Tur-
key. Now they found IN majority of the
toS
ses oi the rich. They are mostly either Auler-
stoves, or made after American models.
many of them being manufactured 10y pupils of
the Seminary at Babcc. They are now finding
their way far into the interior. \ short time
since, letter was pat into the hands cf n mis-
slonary, for him TO forward, which was addressed
TO Il. at the coffee shop which has "A
stove Sivas'
FREIGHrs.--Every fall thus far or merchants
have been behind ti,ne in receiving their goods Las
year, large Of goods did not arrive ill iteiaas
from % cents to Sl00 per cut This is not he
WAY to ct rich. At this time, a. winter is threaten
ing TO crack down, half the merchants in town are
awaiting the arrival Of DIOR seasons stock Next
year let thom begin to import their winter stock in
dog-days. else have boats of their own
PRovISG Az ALrs,.--A clergyman nj Cambridge
preached Il sermon which OF his auditors COM
mcndcd.
eyes, said the gentleman to whom ii was maa-
toned, sit good sermon. but he stole it,
This was told 10 the preacher he resented II.
and called on the gentleman ro;Iact what he ha!
said.
II not" replied The aq5ressor, livery apt to re-
tract my words, but IN this instance | viii. said
You had stolen the sermon. find was wrong-tr
returning home and referring 10 the hcol. whence
thought il was taken, found ii there
The Democrat says that the Pioneer steals pixies
from certain stale aImanacks of The qusck medicine
class VIII h please refer 70 those old aIm,nach,
tie procsed ior his use At n certain shop in town
weeks ago, before We came under the innuta-
ton, and if any jokes are missing.
THE FIRST SNOw.--lt came on the evening of
Friday the 9th, and Sat the 9Th inst.--ahout two
inches and mixed with rain. Sunday the 9TH was a
mild day, and towards evening clear.
A stern wheel steamer, the Vienna, a new boat il,
our waters, came in Saturday p. NJ. At early