Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-09
INTERESTING TO LADIES.

NJ aine."
INTERESTING TO LADIES.
Complaints NOT before the Mayor.
"A lady correspondent, of ne Eve
ming Express, writes from Murray Hill;
to the editor Of that journal as follows !:
Permit one Of your constant reader
To enclose. through you. lew compli
fnents for our excellent Mayor, in Iop
OF being speedily redressed, BY his chiy
alric (not Quixotic) laws aud ordinan
ces.
| TRAILING DRESS.
"F,rstIy.-Bei"g young housekeepe'
my greatest GRIEVANCE is, in having lady
visitors come in with dresses SO long as
to soil my elegant carpets. with the hor'
rid street.sweepings attached to theiI
skirts. If they choose to wipe the mud
dy crossings dry, and clean the coal from
sidewalks, left an inch thick by careless
houselnaIds, and soak up the oil spilled
from the painters Tin cans, and lawful
to tell y inbIbe the tobacco juice, visible
wherever one walks, beneath their feet
why, oh why should these benefac,ors
of the public highways come into my
clean, neat.as- -a-new.pin three story brick
house. to destroy my nice door ma,s,haIl
oiIcIoth, aud parIor 'Saxo"y' carpets!-
Can't par,y'tor shortning ladies' skirts
he formed, aud the proceeds arising from
the sale Of these half.yards Of silk, vel.
vet, brocade, flannel, llnnen, etc, etc. be
applied to clothing the poor! Remnants
are always saeable, aud the materials
thus collected nigh. easily be converted
INTO umbrellas, aprons, bags, pincush.
ons, penwipers, hoods, slippers, aud a
thousand articles for fairs, sewing socie.
ties, 'cru,chets,' bees aud similar insli.
tuition. the charitable have established
circulate the money, which if left 10 it.
self, would rust in bachelors pockets, OIL
disappear in the smoke of their cigars
Pray, Messrs Editors and most honora
ble Mayor, take this my first complaint
into speedy consideration, and act quick
" on the proposition Offered for your dc
| liberation.
GRACE CHURCH AZ D MR BROWN
"Secondy.-l do not like to seen
ego,stIcnl, but unless continue with
my personal troubles, how Can | ask fo
redress at your hands! Now must pre-
face this complaint by telling you | wen
to Grace Church last Sunday, (wearln.
my bes, ha, aud shawl, OF course, J ane
politely bowing to Mr. Brown, asked hi"
TO show me the pew OF my friend, Mrs
Agustus Raglan St Clair. Mrs Agus
tus Raglan 5. Clair Of Fifth Avenue. .
interrupted he. The same repliee
feeling suddenly taller Tor Mr. Browns
manner made me realize more FULLY lha,
| had ever done before. what a grand la
dy my friend was, and that il was a,
honor TO be an acquaintance Of hers.
with firm step aud sel-possesse,
bearing natural to him. Mr. Brown tro.
.he north aisle, following. until ",
reached the transepl-'Surely the pew is
galneI.' thought mistaken woman
ior onward he marched--across the tran
s.pt-down the middle aisle-i after hin
every body looking up at my pink feath
ers Qhey came from Lawson) and hand
some shawl, Ut cost four hundred dol
lars, and began to feel queer, as if NJ!
checks were visited by summers wind
aud ye. as If shiver was disturbing m,
aounces-not that was ashamed you
know, OF being gazed at-oh! no, | hav,
reen too much IN society to mind that
but somehow It was new sensation
which creW over me, and when NJ
Brown opened pew door, in the mlddI,
Of the south aisle, | was quite glad t,
drop into the seat nearest to the door
and indulge in feeling something lik,
indignation towards that very goo,
looking gentleman, tor the EXTENSIVE
promlnade we had shared together, lhro
Grace Church. Now, would you, NJ
Mayor. jus, ask Mr. Brown not to wall
me through all three aisles rext Sunday
before giving me resting place, and be,
him not to be offended with my ohiec,in
to display my fine clothes aud tall f:ur
to the assembled chgantcs of Grac
IChurch, more than once in season.
CHAMPAGNE IF THE PARLoR.
"Thirdly.-Athough very much on
posed to hurting ones feelings, reaIl
mus. request you. dear Mr. Mayor to a,i
the young gentlemen, who at our party
took bottles Of champagne from the sup
per liable into the dancing room, hdin
them under chairs to refresh ihe,nselve re
with the delicate liquid therein, be,wee
Polkas, not TO do SO again. as ii adds I
the expense Of the entertainment mater
ally, having so much vine drunk, aud a
so takes color out OF my sky blue sa,i
ofsa.
a DKEss.sTuFF TWENTY DoLLARs-lTs FUI
NlTURE NINETEEN DoLLAEs.
"Fourhl y.-Could you lei my muntu
maker know that should take il AS f
vor, if she would not ask for the man,
facture of my next dress quite us muc
as she did for the last one she made m,
| gave her a plain silk. the cost OF whic
at Beck's) was $20.37, and MADAM
Malfalts bill amounted to Just $l962 {,
the making and furniture (bones, cor,
hooks and linings.) There was nenh'
fringe. lace, nor ribbons on it - no trim
mings whatever. Don't you think s!
, asked little too much for her labors
: MY HUSBAND SLEEPS. scoLDs, AND FLrRr
"titthly.--l trust my husband wi
r take this public mention Of him amiabl
i, but really,l mus: tell your worship ho