Smyrna times., 1859-04-14
A Gentleman's Thoughts Whilst Passing
Down Broadway.


; Good Heavens of heavens! what extrava
gance 20 wonder we poor men have to SUI
Ter so from 6 hard times" See them now a
they pass by, covered with silks and satins. lew
els and laces; look at them, [ say, and iher
wonder, It you will, why it is that times are 81
hard, and the "money market so "tIpht."-
See them, with their widespread hoops, theil
rich dresses sweeping The sidewalks, and then
hope you do not call them bonncts-restino
on ne back part OF their heads. There they
go INTO the shops, to spend the money for which
thelr poor fathers and brothers have toiled so
hard. No wonder Wall street groans beneath
! the pressure OF such eXtraVagance-no wonder
SO many Of our merchants are becoming bank.
rup every day.
Pretty good, that last Believe should
make hrot-rate author. They say that some
good writer's get fifty dollars per column. OF
course, with my talent, could easily obtain
seVenty-hve; guess | will try my hand at it., if
the governor won't give me all the cash need
Just see what 1t costs to dress a woman in
these latter days." A hundred dollars for
dress, fifty for a mantllla or shawl. thirty for
bonnet, and so on, down to the gloves and boots.
at one and five dollars per pair. All these.
WIN other articles too numerous to mention.
IL taxes 10 rig woman up for promenade
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wife. BY the way, | must have one of those
new-syled coats; have worn mine four or
i've times, and it really begins to look shabby
'han dare to get II at my taIor's though, for
he II dun me for that last suit, if do. STRANGE
people Can't have more polItencss than TO botb.
er me with such trhes! Let's see-I've rot
TO ask the old gent Tor litty;" spent the
last N that had for wine aud serars. last
evening. It's shame that a Young gentle
man, with my expectations, should only have
hundred dollars a month for spending
money. l don't see what has come over the |
governor lately, he makes much fuss when |
ask hlm for only u E" =" as though it were the
last cent he had.
It's all nonsense, his talk about'the {" harS
tmes;" can't frighten me in that way What's |
q millionaire got to do with such stuff! Gam
mon, every bit OF it. The idea ofhs telling me
10 be economical, as if were to blame because
It costs us so much to live! Perfectly absurd
II he'd lecture Kate little, there would be
some sense IN it. Why, it's only yesterday
hat he bought her new silk-the third that
she's had IN six months. Wonder how much il
cost Much as three dollars yard, I'll war.
ant. Let's see; in the present style, it takes
It least fourteen yards to make dress. Three
lines fourteen is forty eght--forty-e dol.
US lNI Il uICSo, anu liICu lIleIc are lIG Trim.
nings and making up besides. Almost half
enough TO have paid for nice supper, with Sc.
gars and wine, at the St. Nicholas. spent in n
sIr's dress. It's outrageous; wish | held the
noney-bag; Id show her little different style
# living.
Every day we hear of new failures. The
wonder is, that the nation does not sink under
uch load Look, for instance, at the gold
which has been wrought into jewclry for the
ast five years. And what is it all for! Whv,
Orsooth, for ladies to wear upon their arms,
ccks, heads, and even around their waists
)nly week ago, | saw lady at a ball, who
1ore JeweIed CeiRture, that must have cost.
I least, thousand dollars! Bah it's perfect.
y disgusting. ,
Now, while think of it, must get me new $
lamond ring, before the old gent finds out that d
'lne IS gone. He would be crosser than fury. i
he knew that balet-dancer had aiken French I
ave with 1t. Saw one just like it into BIS: q
ley asked five hundred for it-nust have il, r
'r a ring IS very becoming tony hand Don't a
ee, though, where in the duce the MONEYS to a
Dme from. The governor won't give it TO me y
nd, for aught that can see, | shall have to h
rite few columns. h
There, as llve Clara Earle has ponc into h
tewarl's, with the same black moire antioue
n that she had last year. | wouldn't show n
yself on the street, if was in her place, un- f
| | had something fit to wear! Il