The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-24

There IS to be an advance in ladies' bta
nets the present sprng-an advance moi 10 ~
price, but from the nape Of the neck "a tp AL
top CT The head For the benefit OF otr ia3i
readers. We give the latest information ol ta'
subject, furnished BIZ Paris correspondent
He writes, .sthe newest forms Of bonnefs eofh'
forward 0n tie top of the head III the AaalF
Stuart style, then spread wide Al Ihe elHeh}s
and close around the chin. be siaes aE e.
TOD VI The crown are less loaded with arris
menhs; the material OF the bonaet i s.Tsstfal'}1
smooth oFey the foundation muslin caprS'
having passed oua 81 faslionl. The top Y
the crown il quite fat, forms nearly rAgga
angle with the sides, and sets very close t9 III
neck. tlc curtain Is straight, fastened nfiHr tt
the ear. and Ione In the ceatre. where It I:
rounded Of in a fan shape Velvet and satse
mixed are used d the raw materials for Fill-
ter bonnets The magnificent laces-pDifi
dsAIeneon a small collar Of which, Nll'sl] tlsf
design il elaborate, requires the labor oa thilss
persons for SIX weeks are the taForate tilT34
mings OF the DAY.
CosEEcTrcrT nasiyes and their DELI
cendants Of this good old State are deseFfsftt
Il proud of their glorious commonwealth II
Connecticut Il famous for its wooden nrtme88t
and Yankee notions generally, tits equally calet
brated for is intelligent pretty women, and tsn1
terprising. pushing. " ahead, nen- One lin|
perishable monument OF the wisdom and sa
gacity Of her people is her school fund, *
cesding two millions of dollars, and annually
increasing. With the interest Of this fund sht
educates every child within her limits, and anr
nually sends out crop Of school teachers,
male and female, to supply The wants Of every
State In tie Union.
Connecticut has much in Her past bistorE ~
BIC proud of She possessed the frst written
constitution Of government eyer known in tle
political history of the world; this was draFTn
up in 1899, and it is worthy Of remark, that
not the least allusion TO CT mention is made hi
sthis majesty. III the revolutionary war,
Connecticut furnished thirteen thousand nen-
one fifth Of lis entire population and one-third
IF its adults. II was the proud privilege pf
Connecticut 10 hare the only rebel governor n
the thirteen united colonies, and that was Jona-
than TrumbHlI, from whom the Americans
hase derived the name Of brother Jonatfan.
Waiter III take mY hal, said gentle
man at aparty one evening, as he was about
10 20 home. eWhat kind of hat did you
wear?' "a bran new hat which purchas
ed and paid Sc for this very morning" Wei
sir, all the good hats have been gone for more
than two hours.
Poetry is the morning dream Of great minds,
foreshadowing the future realities Of life: tin
rokes the phantasnns Of all things before ths
things themselves appear; it Is the prelude to
thought and the precursor Of action Over
towring intellects, like Cesar, Cicero, BTutas,
Scion and Plato, begin BY imagination and
poetry-the e1uberance Of mental vigor i'll
heroes, statesmen, philosophers, and orators
Sad is his lot, who, once at least in bis life,
has not been poet.
One Of our eminent lawyers Of Irish des-
cent was engaged some time since to defend
an Irishnan who had been charged with theft
Assuming tho perogative Of his position, the
counsel, in private interview with his client, I
said to him
@stNow, Patrick, as I am to defend you, / /
want you to tell me frankly whether you are
guilty Or not. Did you steal the goods2''
Faith, them says Pat, 81 s'pose must /
tell yer. I'll tro.h did stale the goods2''
tThen you ought TO be ashamed 81 your /
self TO come here and disgrace your country, i
by stealing said the honest counsel.
I'm trotll, Sir, may be | ought; but then if
didst stale, you wouldn't have the honor
and credit Of gettin' me off"
Marriage ~ the mother Of the world, and \
preserves its kingdom, fills its cities and church
es, and heaven itself, and is that state of good
things which God hath designed Us tie present
constitution Of the world.
= Col. C, who was head and ears in debt, n
was told by his servant that person wanted II
f. see him on particular business. Requiring
q description Of the announced, the reply was
"a man Of color ? Oh. say no more said
the colonel IL know what eolor-it is dun. !,
A friend tells us a rich anecdote Of an Irish
pack-pedlar being afraid Of the sfaver and
hagur.n
Pat entered q small dwelling, situated ten
Or tH We rods from lie road, and seeing no
one in the building but a thin man stretched
out apparently resting himself on rough
box. used alike for table, bed, clothes press,
and potato bin, be asked tie occupant ssif it
would be conyanient for him to give him bit +
OF something to eat
There's plenty Of corn bread under that
pile Of rags, and corn whiskey in that ing, 4
said the man; "help yourself to what you
want aIt's fine day, sir, says Pat, help
ing himself freely from the Jug
VERY replied tie man, lazily
And IT'S beautiful State, IS this Ellie
noise"
beautiful y
t.And sure, sir, 4 think its strange that any
body could be sick in this beautiful Ellenoise;
but they tell me that the people are some
times furiously attacked with the farer and
hagur.''
aOh, we think nothing Of that, cooIly re-
piled the man, fits as plenty with US as feas.''
"As plenty as fazei May the mother Of
Moses preserve Us, but wouldn't have the
fayer and hager for every inch Of land that sl
in the name, dirthy State that it is. :
But YOU can't help II, said the man.
sThe diyil / can't, 4 exclaimed Pat placing
the Jug to his mouth, and cooking his eye|
across the neck Of it at the same time. Sure,
sir, iii not go near man that's throubled
with the dirthy, frazng disease
ssYou'll have it In less than two hours, z
groaned the man, and be began to cape, and
tremble, and impart wild expression to His
eyes. H.
Pat was again raising the Jug 10 his mouth; l,
he stopped, gasped for breath, as i the sud iii
den and awful discovery had for the moment