Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-12-03
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and false curls was entirely lost. There
were lotions that really smoothed the
skin, and emollients that filled up furrows
and levelled wrinkles. The surgeons
could not only siraighten eyes, but they
could change light gray orbs into lively
black or amiable blue, and could rub dull
ones bright, as easily as we can clean our
silver. They could pare away little
from noses that were too large, let down
the end Of one that was too much retr0nSSe,
and by the help of pincers draw forward
fat nose, and extend one that was too
short, with little or no pain. Thoy could
partially sew up an extra large mouth, re-
ducing it to reasonable dimensions with.
out leaving the slightest mark al the cor
nors. They could shave of as much OF
a long chin as was required, and could
cement piece on to short one, so nice
y that the join would never be perceived.
The rain office opened for The first timc
at nine o'cl llck in the morning. Fifty
years before, it would havo opened at 8
in the evening--the English custom of
turning night into day having then for n
limo been adopted in Philadelphis. But
at the present period, it was again the
fashion to keep rational hours, and to work
by daylight-and PhiladclPhians always
do what's fashionable.
The city clocks were all striking nine
in chorus, when the numerous people as
semblcd outside of the rain Office began
10 go in, only ono at time being admit
ted. The vehicle that brought them were
drawn up four abreast: setting down in
Broad street, and taking up in Matket-st.
Carriages impelIed BY clock.work which
could be wound " and stepped at pleas
ure, we're just getting into vogue, and, as
yet, were considered very recheche LIoss-
es were beginning to be ungenteel, and
were chiefly confined to cabs. Omn,bii
had long since been exploded, and would
have faded into mere traditions, only that
the ruins Of two we're still extant-the
dismastled body Of one being jogglod ev-
cry day by the boys in deserted stable
yard at Kensington, and the other ying
on its side near the Navy yard, overgrown
with the dusky leaves and white flowers
Of the jamestown weed.
The applicants for rain were admitted
one at time, entering at the Broadst.
door, and exiting at that on Market-st.;
from the purllcous of which last, the elite
took particular care 10 emerge as soon as
possible by turning the first corner they
came to. The rain king was seated in the
very prince of rocking chairs, one whose
back slid up and down and whose arms
expanded or contracted at the pleasure
OF the sitter, SO that it could be made to
fit everybody. On each side Of him sal
clerk, two trustworthy young men, but
dressed merely in IIackensack chaly, with
shirt frills of Slabown blond; their saIar-
les not allowing them to indulge in the
rich velvet of Central Jersey and the fine
thread lace of Southern Massachusetts.
Place aur danes was still the order of
the day, that being a fashion which it is
thought the men of America will never
relinquish. Therefore the females, as
usual, were allowed precedence on this
nc" aao important occasion.
TIE first person that applied at the
bureau Of the rain Office was a very pretty
girl of sixteen, Miss Louisa Vigil, who
having sat up all last night to finish the
new novel of 'lhe Doomed OF Dedhan'
and expecting to do the same tonight with
'the Blind Hunchback of Nchashaminy,'
and having calculated on devourlng the
Poisoned Rose of Seckonk' tomorrow
(the day announced for its publication
she wished for hard steady rain that
might prevent Miss Nancy Nethercoat
from coming TO spend her weekly day.
Sac further explained that it was impos-
sibIe to read if Miss Nancy was in the
house; the good lady always bringing with
her great bag of Dorcas work. and ex-
pecting all the females of the family to
assist her in expedi,ing it, Therefore
Miss Louisa bespoke Il most invetera,e
rain, and offered TO pay for it literally Out
Of her own pocket-morcy.
The young lady had scarcely departed
al one door, when Miss Nancy Neither
coat herselfcame in at the other: and cheap
ened fine day for tomorrow, that she
might be able toperform her intended Wis
it, and obtain the assistance of dear Mrs.
Vigil and her sweet daughters in making
up red flannel fer emigrant children.
Mrs. Posey, young married lady, was
desirous of engaging violent and unre-
mitting rain for a week, accompanied
with penetrating east wind, that her dear
William who had slight cold, might be
prevented from going to his store, and
compelled to stay at home with her,
Mrs. Maintain Thorn, who had for
twenty years supported worthless hus.
band that passed mos of his days and
nights at taverns, requested Il week of fine
weather to enable herself and daughters
TO execute plan they had formed in alb
solute desperation. This plan was te
give their tormenter the slip, and gradu
ally remove 10 Germantown: carefully
leaving no trace behind, and trusting lha
it would be a long time, if ever, before h'
could discover their new abode. One 0
the rain clerks afterwards heard that thes,
much to be pitied women adroitly effected
their purpose. and all got safely and Sc
cretly to their Germantown house. Blu
while they were congratulating each othe
OH the success of their enterprise, the oil
fellow came riding out on the top Of tn
last load of furni ure.