The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-01
Henrietta, the Bride.
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orworsv ~ Y and exhaustion. The Queen,
wife Of Charles H.. had introduced q
sort of Bloomer costume, which fixed II
Al ewes; and Of course, all female
hearts were set on having a suit like
ne Queens. Her Majesty had ap- t
peared in the Park with white-faced
Vwaiscoat or jacket, and a crimson
short petticoat, a little hat and feather
After this, there was no rest for the
dross.makers, Gill every lady had her
short petticoat and jacket. The gem
tlemen proFessed themselves scandals
lied, not at the petticoat, but at the
ladies buttoning their jackets to the |
thrOats, as men button their coats in
cold weather. We hear something, !
also, Of perriwigs under the hats; but
this which seems to us the only objec'
,tionable part of the dress, and it was
not a part worn by the Queen seems
to have passed without challenge in
those days Of frizzIed pates. Amidst
the pressure on the dress-makers, the
brides claimed to be first served; and
the claim was allowedI forit was inn
possible for young ladies to be mar
ried till their wardrobes we're prepared
for the newest fashion. BUTT became
more and more difficult to supply
even the brides; for the apprentices,
aud even the dress-makers themselves,
we're dying very fast, some said with
heat and fatigue, others with some
thing worse. The fact was, the
plague was in London, and spreading
fast, though nobody in the fashiona.
BILE world chose to own it. The phy-
sicians, seeing what would please, and
believing alarm to be dangerous, de-
4 MED the fact in genteel houses, though
they swallowed a lump Of spicy elec-
tnary when they rose in the morning
and went their rounds with lozenges
their mouths, and kept flask oi
Canary vine handy to fortify them
selves when exhausted. They let the
world know Of these precautions after
wards; but at the time, they seemed
to deride all apprehensions, and helped
to cry +Peace! peacel" when there
was no peace.
Miss Henrietta Holmes wa one Of
the intended brides of that summer,
and for her were many needles piled,
tiIlone apprentice after another drop.
ped from her stool, or failed to come
to work in the morning. The gay
girl knew nothing Of this; for her lover
kept from her knowledge all he could
Of the spread Of the plague; and her
parents kept it from themselves
They were very happy; and they did
not like to think Of any disturbance
Charles Osborne, her lover, had
scarcely any fear. He and his beloved
were as healthful as people could well
be; and everybody thought they car
ried long life in their faces. Unless
by some accident from an over-adven.
turous spirit, they seemed as secure as
youth, strength, energy and hearts
could make them.
The wedding day arrived. Ther'
was a great dinner at two o'clock. AL
the relations who were in Londol
were present; and the clergyman ant
the family physician and some init
mate friends besides. Henrietta was
that day, sight to make the mos
melancholy person look cheerful
Her round, rosy face, and dimple,
chin, gave her the air-of being young
er than she really was; and she locke
too child-like TO be a bride. She wa
rallied and toasted rather too much a
achild, Charles thought, by some (
her fathers friends; but they had dar
died her as babe, and had forgotte
the lapse Of years. Just before ht
mother and the other ladies left th
table, Charles observed that Hepriett
looked uncomfortable for a momen
and sh;varod sli0htIv ne if from eol,