Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
TERMS OF ADvERT1sIyG.
The Language Of Dress.

ladies especially. We do this privately and confden-
tally and request all young gentlemen to have the polite
ness not to read this article 1t is for the girls exclusive
ly.
Well then girls, you expect to get married, do you
not? Ifyou do not you should. You also wish to
marry, don't you? If you do not you either more
or less than woman Presuming you are all right in
this matter call your attention to the following ex-
tract, the words of popular author
"a wife looks prettler if she did but know it. in her
neat morning rock of Calico than in the nconorous pile
of fnery which she dgnies with the title of full dress.
Many are unmarried female first wins the heart of her
husband in some simple, unpretendng attire which, if
consulted about she would pronounce too cheap except
for ordinary ware, but which, by its suitability figure,
face and carriage dolize her youth wonderfully. If
the would study taste in dress more and less for
cOStlness, they would have reason to regret it..
Now we assure one and al-the unmarried of the fair
sex-that we have known many females, who really wish
to marry to live in single blesseness for otner reas0
in all human probability, than that of dressing too ga-
dly We have heard the sentiments Of the male ex-
pressed thousands times this point and every
stance whether the observer young or DID, young
man, bachelor, widOwer, rich poor, ugly hand
some. wise man, fop, dandy, in every instance an
OverdreSSed eXpenSvely rugged out" female has
lost in his estimation.
That is perfectly natural and proper. A foolish and
silly man Is not worth marrying and sensible man
will surely judge you advantageousy in exact ratio to
the plainness and simplicity Of your dress.
| A poor man, or man in moderate circumstances how
ever worthy and deserving dare not marry a woman
who ssuperuousy done up in ribbons and fouces how
lovely and talented she may be- because he has sense
enough to suspect she will be expensive treasure
He may love her, and still feel that he not afford to
marry her
And the rich man, though he likes her personally and
admres her other accomplishments dare not take her for
better worse because the dashng her habments
indicate too great passion for the admiration of the
world. He fears justly too that her passion for general
admiration will be serious obstacle in the way of
the manifestation of affection individually. And all
men selfish, whether women are or not, both rich
and poor in selecting wife, act the principal that
Beauty, when unadorned, is adorned the most"
Her Majesty having visited the steamship Lady Joce
lyn, was conducted by Colonel Wright to the James
Baines Her Majesty received by Capt. MDonnell,
and Mr.: T. M. Mackay the owner at the gangway, and
conducted by them this noble clipper Her Maj
esy personally examined the dry and meat provisions
supplied for the officers and troops and expressed her
satisfaction at their excellence She afterwards assended
to the poop and took view of the great length of deck
thence decended to the troop deck and walked round it,
perhaps the most wonderful and unexampIcd between
decks Her Majesty visited and which appeard to
excite her lively surprise. On taking her leave, Her
Majesty expressed herself much gratied by the visit
She had idea that there were such vessels engaged in
the merchant service, and complimented Mr.. Mackay
and the captain Individually the size and equipments
of the James Baines and the Champion of the Seas
; generally.
Information has been communicated to Mr. Mackav,
the of these ships that they would be honored by
an inspection from the Emperor and Empress of the
French at Spthead on Saturday.
The Royal visit to the above celebrated clippers and
the admiration expressed at their proportions and
commOdatiOn, must, while gratifying to the owners in
Liverpool, be doubly acceptable to our Transatlantic
friends seeing that they of American construction
having been built by Mr., Donald Mckay, of Boston.
LlUrpO0t Times.
: In the June number of the Drawer, you give cne of
the gasronomic eats Of Ex-Governor M'Nutt OF Mis-
lClSCI hJnh Lo
was huge gormandzer. To him belongs the honor of
originating the following remark set of Jolly fellows
were discussing the merits of various dishes when
happened to express preference for roast turkey.
"QcS' said nj Mutt, 'rOaSt turkey is good but it
is certainly inconvenient bird-it is little too much
: for one man. and not quite enough for two.'
The North American Review that stately and vencr-
able quarterly laughs at Tuppers "Proverbia Phloso
ply and says that the old prOverb "a short horse is
soon curried, if Tupperized would read, THE abbrc-
waited pony, diminuve offspring of cold Canada reio
ces right speedy discharge from the brisk manipu
if ations of the hired hoser This is very well but the
same Review, two pages further on having occasion to
quote the still older proverb, money makes the mare
CO. and wishing to be elegant in its phraseology writes
of the power of gold to accelerate the spawned Rosn
, ante That's Tupperer than Tupper
Punch says speaking in the person of the British Ii
It's well beknGwn that old I'm grown, amt the Lion
What with Free trade and Foreign bread tame beast I'm
reduced to be
and down both field and town. I've trotted By
all parties
Till I'm muddled quite and queered outright, and nigh bro
o ken my old heart is.
l. Bow, WOW, WOW,
only wants quiet life, and not to have no row.
The RoBEsoN SUBscR1pT1oN.-A friend at Lumber
ton writes that msnformed as to the day on
which the question of 100000 subscription to the
Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad will be decided
The election will be held on Thursday the 10Th of No
vember instead of the 24th of September as we were
p informed and stated.
We understand that if the county subscrbes $IOOOOO
the Individual subscribers in Robcson will be released
n Fayetteville Observer.
4 POrter's Spirit of the Times tells this story
Dan Rice the wellnown clown, RENTED, in settle
ment OF an account to the publisher of paper in the
Il west threedolar BILL which was returned with the
u brief remark This note is counterfeit please send
+ another 1t two months before he heard from Dan
again. when he apoogzed for the delay, saying that he
had been unable till to find another counterfeit three
dollar bill, but he hoped the enclosed would suit
+ protesting at the time, his inability to discover
what the objection to the other which he thought
II as good counterfeit he 1t must be admit
Is ted that Dan swept the board"
N Colerdge was admiring a warteral in England when
c he overheard well dressed stranger saying to his
W panion at IS majestic waterfall !" The poet was
so delighted with the ephe he could not resist turning
;e round and saying, Eyes, sir it majestic you have
d hit the expression it is better than fne sublime or
beautiful" The unknown critic, dattered by the COM
pliment pursued his strain of admiration in this wise
'Yes really think it is the majees pe,tiest thing Of
It the kind ever saw!
IL BREADsrUFFs TUNBL1NG-We see that in the wheat,
corn and oat growing districts of Indiana where the
har1p 4bo