The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-04-22

Wuat task lnnOcently TOOK upon myself -
What shall l sayi How can think of pleasing
them They are proverbially difficult to please,
even by the best Of rs. have sat here puzzling
my brains this half hour thinking what should
say. can come to no conclusion. It's no use
,ryns-I can say nothing simply nothing. Like
young I" Modest" am dfhdent, bashful, awkward.
feel myself blushing. words stick fast in my
throat, and my hands ami feet seem vastly In the
way. Lood. what predicament for a poor mis-.
cradle sinner to be in Have you ever felt, dear
Journal, these wofully sad misgiviugs these
checks and balks to ones desires to play tho amia-
BILE In short, have you never felt, when in the
presence Of the dear ladies. like putting yourself
in your pocket-svsporating- yourself
out, or in some other. equally dispatching and
sensible way, disposisg OF yourselff But no,
forgot to whom was talking. The Journal feel
bsshful aud dfhdent Why, you would enter
tain score or more Of these dear creatures for
hours without once thinking Of so much as blush
ing You take delight in such kind of things ;
you know you do. But. Ia me How beat
round the bush Its no use, though, can't come
TO apoint, even under most encouraging influences.
But I'm in for it, and must say something or fail
besides have given my promise to say something
something to or for the ladies. Now | never
did regard my promises much, especially those en-
bodied in what are generally known as promissory
notes. but promises to the ladies should be consid-
cred sacred; yes, dear Journal, sacred. You need
not close that oye--I mean every word oft. But
to my task. Ah here's the sticking point again
| thnk, and think, and think, until begin to feel
as though don't know how TO think, and not
tangible thing can lay hold Of | invariably
think Of the dear ladies and the fashions in the
same sentence feel that the confession only
shows my ignorance. and thus publicly confess il
but the confession does not help the matter, for
find myself, do what will, mixing the ladies pro-
miseuously, in my thoughts, with crinoline aud q
thousand other absurdites--I beg pardon mean
thousand other useful articles of feminine ap-
parel Why is 1t that we men always think OF
the dear creatures parlor furniture, merely p
That question leave with you, dear Journal (;
never was good at answering questions, although
l fatter myself that at asking questions am your
equal.
The Spring f'shions--(you see can't Danish
the subjec) )-were displayed here in Rochester on
the first day of April--ominous day. 1t ted
i mean the display, not the fashions--quite q
buzz among the "upper ten" of this place.
} Curiosity led me to take stroll in the evening
to see the "sights" Several of the shop windows
were lighted up beautifully, and what is more
were furnished handsomely. In one saw beau
tful wax figure of a lady in full Dress You
would scarcely see more life-ike representation
in any Broadway milliner shop, | wish l was
familiar with millinery "sHairs," would tell you
. all about the latest fashions would expatiate
learnedly on silks satins. hoops--every thing from
q satin slipper up to the most bewitching of bon.
nets. But, dear me. feel vacuum, kind Of
vacancy, taking hold Of me--(thats a beautiful
sime) e)-whenever attempt to think of lady
apparel. | know they US a general thing wea
some thing, but what that something is, fear will
: ever be mystery to your humble friend, unless
he gets cured of his excessive modesty and bash
funess | like the ladies--I may say that ador,
them al--from Lucy Stone down 10 Queen VIC
t toria. Yes dear Journal, | reverence them. anC
were able would be most eloquent in advo
eating their superiority over US rougher specimens
Of the genus homo. They are angels, sl. By
the way, see that J. I. Brady, of New York
has come to the rescue of the sex. That speaks
we'll for his heart. at least if indeed lawyers hav,
hearts--a point | believe that never has beer
definitely settled. ] see, too, that even Parsor
Brownlow has really stopped to praise the dea
creatures should rather say that lie comes tC
the rescue of the much abused hoops. This il
what he says;
Nov. wish to say that believe in hoops
aud for two hours, from the most favorable stand
point in this uuequalled ballroom, tested their
beauties and advantages, with the aid of eight
brilliant chandeliers Observe, ladies, | say hoops
using the plural number Shame on your clumsy
single hoop. made OF "A hickory pole, or all oaL
split, which many OF our ladies III our small town.
: use, wearing them opposite the knee showing its
entire aud rough shape through hl nsy skirt
dragging the dress down by its weight to the
shape OF cone, while the twelve or fourteen
} inches of dress below the hoop. tucks under, and
flaps in and out as the weight of mud or the force
, Of the wind may require.
1.-The hoops used on this great occasion, are the
hoops for me. They are made OF rattan whale
bone and brass, extending from the waist to the
: feet only two or three inches apart gradually in-
creasing in size, as they fall downward with thai
graceful swell that gives the dress the airy con-
tour Of the handsomely inflated balloon, presery,
ing that lovely men, touching circumference. thai
never fails to captivale gentleman Of modesty
and good taste, such as | claim 10 be
One feature OF the wallziug got me. 1t was
to see young fellow, dressed aud perfumed with.
in an inch Of his life, squeezing lady tight around
the waist with one arm. aud with the other a
they mingled with and crossed other pairs in the
dance. gently lifting her dress. and she occasion
ally rising il higher, all, however. TO keep it OF
the floor. and the lady leaning up to him like q
sick kitten TO a hot briekbat. In these squeezing
quadrills, noticed the hoops were rather in the
cay"
Now. doesn't the Parson loom up eloqusntly or
the subject OF hoopsS He's clergyman aiter my
OWE hsart--a regular brick. When the sex has