The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-07-20

both, but soon burned itself out. Wight tG-
labor and the inspiration Of gin will make
short work with the most robust constitution.
The Right Motto for Honor and Success.
Young men are apt to be impatient at the
prominence given in history and in life to men
who are not possessed of any Of those shining
qualities which carry all before them at COL
lege. fs--+
But let MS consider if the honors paid to
such men are not just The men wanted in
society, especially in troublous times. are men
,Dho can be relied on. If you are going away
on three years voyage. and wish to secure
the payment, on the FIRST day of every month,
Of certain sum of money to your family.
which sum of money is to be their only sup
port during your absence. do you deposit your
capital with dashing fnancier who contrib
utes brilliant articles to the Merchants Month
ly? No. sir. You ind out one of those OLD
fashioned, steady going bankers. they never
missed a payment in forty years, and would
sacrifice their entire estate to keep their word.
Do you not Z
The story of the old gouty gentleman who
advertised for coachman, is in point. The
first candidate said he could drive within foot
of a precipice without running'off. The sec.
ond declared he could drive within six inches.
Upon this. the third candidate hung his head
and began moving off saying. It's no use my
trying for the place. as always make it u
point to keep as far from the edge of bank
as possible Whereupon the old gentleman
roared out, You are the very man 1 want
and engaged him on the spot. sal
Many things are desirable in man and
coachman; but one thing before all !: We want
him to be the sort of man that ,ciH not up
set the coach Hence. the Importance of
solid, slow men, who can be trusted and who
will assuredly do what they say they will.
Sham Dignity. s~
Simplicity of manners joined with strong,
sturdy common sense, is one of the rare and
refreshing virtues which adorn the character of
a true man. They shine conspicuously. though
without ostentation, inasmuch as they form
such striking contrast TO the countless in
stances of false dignity and vile affectatinn
which we daily see about u.s. We lately heard
of most amusing instance of offended digni
ty. A mar called at grocery and bought
some milk, and while the portly hostess was
pouring it out he happenedto mention that he
wanted it for favorite cat. What ex.
claimed the woman. with indignation in her
red face, do you suppose keep milk to sell
for cats to drink ? | rather guess not y and
she poured it back. 'Irather guess havn'.
got down qnite so low as that yet I And so
the man was obliged to go without the milk
and wait till the woman got little lower, and
dignity little cheaper. ......
The Origin Of some of the Fashions
Fashion, in these modern days, does not
evince much inventive genius. Her novel
ties so called are for the most part repetitions
She revives and reproduces, but seldom brings
out anything really new. Our city bloods
doubtless consider the style in which they wear
their facial hair original, and yet Strabo says
that the male savages of Ancient Britain
shaved their chins and suffered their musta
chois and whiskers to grow. Nor was this all
they actually carried walking sticks ! Our
Lavender Kyds, therefore, should recognize in
Caractacus a man and brother Again,
the soft hat which dates with US from the ad
vent of Kossuth is as old as the Norman Con
quest. The knight of that era when he took
off his hemlet to rest his head, replacedit with
. wooden fabric closely resembling the saucy
modern wide awake in shape if not in text
ure. Out of this antique wide-awake grew
| (during the ponti6cate Of Innocent ~. the
Cardinals hat, the most nmbraeeons of allfhe
felt fabrics, il we accept the cbapeaux of the
Shakers and the Mormons. The blouse, too
is bequest from the knights fiIlibusters who
crossed the British Channel with the origina
Iron Duke Duke William of Normandy
After having astonished the Saxon NATIVES
with their gold broidered and gem claspet
mantles and plumed velvet caps (which by th'
way were not unlike those with which SOM
fond and wealthy American parents are accus
toned to dress their six year-old sons) tn
vain-glorious but provident couquerors, wer
wont to lay them by. assuming in their stea
the every day blouse and wideawake.
. AS for embroideries they are as old as Ger
;, iesis or theresbouts, and transparent muslin'
or barages, or something of the same gauz
!. kind. were manufactured by the women of Go
9 (who wore them, and hence probably tn
= word costume) before Agamernnon and hi
. . allies laid siege to Troy. The fashion of dyin
hair is also of some considerable antiquity =
\ The Anglo Saxon beau monde were. extrav,
+ gantly addicted to it as long ago as the day
. of the Hep.archy the favorite colors of tt
: bellies of that period being lively red an
sky blue.
1 A reference to the most authentic illustr
ttions of ancient costumes, will convince al
one who is curious in such matters, that min
- tenths of what we call fashionable noveltie
20 are either fac SMILES or modification Of styl
= and fabrics belonging to other ages.
- Cheap Travelling Qualification. asz
" Somebody accounts for w Western hospitali
by saying that where houses are so far aps
b. as in that part of the country, stranger is
10 welcome as a newspaper, and is common
used as one. The moment he arrives, he
"a put in press. and, what is more, kept there
"a all the news that has happened for the last
"A. months is thoroughly squeezed outof him, a
ha, bottled up for future use. A man that te
:. o good murder story, could travel from c
,,n end of Indiana to the other without expen
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