Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-25
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LADIES AND STA
VERY.

| , ... VERY.
We find in the London Daily News the entire resolutions
adopted by the American Ladies Man in response 10 inc
ladies of England the subject of slavery 1hty are com
municated that paper by Mr. Hume, The veteran reiore
10 whom they were by the American ladies' and VINO
introduces them with most judcious remarks He
| says
The resolutions agreed to at Milan BY the American Ia
dies of Anno-Saxon origin well worthy The attention
of the Duchess of Sutherland and OF all thosc e nooe
whose sympahes have been enlisted and exced
Of America America ..,,,
awe should indeed be happy if misery and suffering could
be removed from this and other land5 but we are assured
ON the hes, authority that there will always bo poor ana SUI
erng moTtas and that legislation can never entirely pre-
vent poverty and wetchedness But as CHRISTIANS eno con-
sdeale persons ought TO lock at hometo what Is pass.
ing hourly before eyes, within the sound OF our car.
ape wheels-and may add In almost every parish OF
our beloved country and consider whether our legislation Is
Al meeting Of American ladies' Of Anglo Saxon origin,
held at Man Lobardy on the 3O day Of December 1857
Mrs. Caharine Howard in the chair, the following report
was read anu unanimously adopted:
ls The meeting views with feelings Of interest The late
doings Of assembly of ladies in London under tie m
snces of her Grace the Duchess OF Sutherland and her noble
coadu,ors The subec, OF African slavery in The United
States.
"a The meeting deeply sensible of the evils OF slavery
and will use all just and honorable means 10 amcl!orale
and finally abolish it, wherever and under whatever form
il may now exist But unfortunately for the efforts 0! Anne
rcan ladies' aud for humanity the subject u slavery IN Inc
United Slu:cs when honestly examined, is found, just al
this time be surrounded with such appalling dangers, IN
yrving the happiness Of their social clrcles-the FORTUNES
and the ly OF their fathers husbands sons aEd orolers-
the ycry cAscncc Of the federal constitution and INC union
of States surprise The noble ladies' 0! Eng
land that Aaeican Indies shoud eco! WIN niifish1 rom
the mischief which any hasy zeal might occasion or 'at
they should deem Il their present duty 10 re'ah submissive
Ia the position allotted them by The Almighty, uhli Time
| and occasion sloll render their agency uselul
3D. The meeting respectfully tenders It's thanks 10 the no.
he and memorable ladies assembled Stafford house. for
their appreciation OF the value o liberty and me ishs %
/ nfYirr ~
~ in The United Soes would earnestly cntrcat them To
look a, hone, aud examine The condition Of Christian Tree
dom the United Kinioni and then employ ieif leisure
and use their anIab and powerful Influence %neIe II cac
be successfully gently removing those anil
oua,ed mouToies and time restrictions which no" so
heavily press upon and mpoYersh teiT people IN correct
inc the errors and snuny OF their exclusive rhucln re-
ieving the ia DIS from burdens vi complex hieraIcy
ndyitav ACQUIRING The lDrai principles OF the Christian
! Jurev of tie Church Of America and by such Efforts,
while they may gain Tor themselves Wc-edIneo repula
on and undyns historic iame they viii DC Inc means
of extending III freedom and insung to all men
equal rights and liberty OF conscience All Of which Is re-
| ep~S"' CarHARINE Howard. in the Chair.
| JANE GRAY, Secretary
| GOLD AND SILVER HAIR POWDER.-Among the
revival of old ashions and The production OF novelties 10
dress The Paris letter writer's mention that some ladies' III
the fashionable world who wish 10 make sensation have
revived fashion Of wearing powder in the hair Diners
carrying the matter still farther have made this fashion
more costly by adopting gold and silver hair powder gold
for buue,es and silver for blondes The Courier dcs Etas
nis soys tnat ihs newspaper illusion or simple
nroec,: il il fixed fact. The trial has been made, and
paklng powders ghered at the Italian Theatre Scv
eraI bellies have appeared in The fist boxes with their hail
| 80 powdered. ,.oe =,
This sineu!atty altogether in place at The Theatre
,aien which is in reality the theatre OF good ard hisr
At The Opera there too many people, too great
crowd; curiosity The appearance OF such thing meh
be troublesome At the lalen the majority of the spectators
ia OF persons astonshed at nothing whci
is II supreme seal OF good taste :,,o
There were five six nteruealeuses In gold and silver
powder has ravshng efisct They might have been
called the par powdered by Jupiter The most remaTka
bile Q! the in gold powder was lady Of the he
financial circle The silver powder was most atorably
welded locks of young ard chatmlng foreigner,
Spanish blonde Mad dc McnIu who lately arrived in Paris
who is very sought after and much admired in
the fashionable world
The fushpn OF simple pcrfumcd flour powder which ives
worn by the gandmohe.s OF these ladies' was RESUME
come twenty years ugo. after The revolution OF July
and some ocitic ladies have preserved The fashion, and
still wear il on great and solemn occasions Very often tins
old powder magnificent blonde hair Q" great and
fair lady of the high diplomatic astocracy hut nowith
standing The SUCCESS Of the attempt it may be presumed
that gold and silver powder will hold its place The
eccenrcitits day. II is pity II should be so, and
would be agncent present. TO give one oil our mervc
euses powder containing thousand louis scrapcd up
and reduced to dust