Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-05-12
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The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes clever me.
trical sketch, entitled .'so,hng to Wear, viii q,
contains moral toe, good 10 be lost The compost
ition is rather enthy for entire transerence to our
colnmns, but by condenSing in prose the thread of
the episode, we can give its most pointed and strk-
ing passages: sf .a,4s s...-.-.,,,...-
Miss Flora MfFlimsy, of Madison Square made a
journey to Paris, and spent six weeks without stop
ping, in one continuous round of shopping" She
bought. ~ o., " # zs.f...r. ~.
Bonnets, mantilas, capeqs collars, and shalls;
Dresses for breakfast and dinners, and balls,
Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and walk in Is
Dresses to dance,iu and. .fiirt in, and talk in
Dresses in which to do nothing at all; go
dresses Tor ,wInter, spring, summer and fall
AiLot them diferent in ct.lp and patte4n, 80.
SILK, muslin, and lace cfaResyelyet and satin,
Quite as expensive and much etFIereiI
She returned to Madison, Square, aud was soon in
despair, because she had 'aothing to toear." The
writer,it seems. was the accepted adorer of this
conceted Miss Flora and he took the liberty of cal
ling TO enquire fher ladyship would condescend
the "Stuckup's" rarty tc7attend on the NOR.
row. .f4=s. a4sa =af
The fair Flora looked up with pitifulair,
ana answered quite promptly, "Why Harry, mon
l should like above all thin IS to go with you there
Is b@I really and tEu ufy-I:ve nothing to wear.''
Wear the dress you have ok, and youth be bv far
l engage the most bright AID particular star
this deIicc 2pPSf of Stcp% aGt sr eye
Opened on me at once most terrible battery
But gave slight turn to tie end OF her nose sp'''
m That pure Grecian featu'e,) as much as to say.
That lauy would go to ball in tho clothes,
No matter how fine, that she wears every dav Is,
(seeond turn up of nosc)-'.rhat'a too dark bya
&c Your blue sills'' That's too heavy;.' "Your
.sThat's too ii gh.'. w. - ,ai s- r4a
"Wear tulle satin',-ssI can't endure yvbit ,,
..Your coIorod, then, tile best Of the bstcbS-
81 I havn'S OF point lace to match.'
Your bfs%a S%akss %og's y.Ia look like
''The pearl .colored'-''I would, but that plagucv
dress maker tf' F~9S|
Has had it wcCks'-ssThcn TINT exnris;to l;Io.
lG which you would melt the heart ofa Shylock."
(Here the nose took again thesame elevation:9
81 wouldn't wear that for the whole of creation
could strike it ., 49, ''s
AS more c9mne faus-'' Yes, but dear me, tEa.
s9p,hronia stuckuP has got OF just like it.
And And wont appear dressed like chit of sixteen
~ Then that sPlcnded purple, that sweet Mnzarinc:
That superb point d'aiguhir, that imperial green
That zophyc like tareton. that rich s1en adne,'
MOT one OF all which is fit to be seen
Said the lady becoming excited and flushed
Here ripped out something perhaps rather rash,
Quite innocent5 though; but to use an expression
More striking than classic, it sssettc dmy HASH
RfoyGd very soon the last act session
wonder the
Dosen't fall down and crush. you-oh. Won mon
You 3,9' selfish, unnatural, ilIibernl creatures,
w ho set yourselves up SIS patterns and preachers
y our silly Pretence-why what mere guess it is
r FFTay' what do you know of a woman's necessities
have told you and shown you I've nothing to
md it's perfectly plain you only don't care,
but you DO not believe me- (herc the nose went
Il suppose if YOU dared you would call mo liar.
You're a brute, and monster, and-I don't know
what"
Tue wr er then moralizes at great length, and as
serts.
That the the fair Flora's is by no means sur
But that there exists the greatest distress
In our female community, solely arising
Whose unfortunate victims are filling the ar
With the ptilul wall of '.Nothing TO wear"
ne closes with the following significant advice:
Oh latiies, dear ladies, tho next sunny div
Please trundlc your hoops just out of Broadway
From its whirl and its busIc its fashion and nr,dc
And the temples of Trade which tower on each side
Guilt --t'4O' 'u'c an"
Their children have gathered, their city have built;
where Hunger and Vice. like twin beasts of prev
Have hunted their victims to gloom and dcs
Raise the riGh I dainty dress. and the fine broidcr-
Pick your d; delicate way through the aampncss and
Grope through the dark dens, climb the riekcty
stair
o the sarTet, Whcrc the wrctches, the young and
Half-starved and half-nakcd, lie crouchcd from the
See Sec those skelct n limbs, those frosi-bittcn feet
All bleeding and bruised by the stones of the street
Hear the sharp cry of childhood, the deep groans
From the poor dying creature who wrthes on the
floor, " ~
Hear the curses that sound like the echoes of He'll.
As you slcken and shudder and fly from the door;
hen home to your wardrObes, and cav il Won d. 70
Spoiled children of Fashion you've nothing 20
And oh, if perchance there should be n spberc. O..
w here all is made right which SO puzzles us here
herc the glare, and the glitter and tinsel of Time
r ade and die in the light of that region sublime
w here the soul, dscnchanted of flesh and of sense
Onscrcened by its traPPings, and shows, and pre-,
Must be clothed for the life and the service ahove
" 18th purity, truth, faith, meckness and love ON'
th' daughters OF Earth foolish virgins, beware!
Lest IN that upper realm you have nothing to wear,
~ We are informed by the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court Jno S. Byrne, Esq, (says the warrenton
Nhg') that two free negroes have made applica-
ton during the present term of the Court to be sold
into slavery rather than leave the State This 70 n