Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-06-17
aoh, 1 do not forget it." said Julia. eve
bought dress, which I am to wear on Mon


day evening, Marion y
"On Monday evening !" repeated Marion
g and this is Saturday night; surely II cannot
be made so quickly, and with ali the bugle
trimmings you want" --.s
30 yes, We have managed that too. We
went to Mrs. Primrose, and told her it must
be done-in short that it was Indispensable
At first she said it was impossible but after
hitstifig about further orders, She said it should
be DONE" -. -s.
~BugIe trimmings and all, added Elizabeth
" for I heard her whisper to her forewor,sn to
tell young person-Hho l know, is her best
worker In bugles-that she could not get away
this evening so am sure it viii be done, and
well done too.'' r. = --..-..
And now, Uncle" said Lucy, " now that
our narration is over, have We not been most
actively and most creditably enployed?"
There was no answer from MIR. Warren for
few seconds during which time the quick
sighted Marion discovered that his cogitations
were not of apleasant a nature ~aee0 -7F
I" Lucy" he at length said, = do you wish a
candid answer tosyear question:? farif so am
sorry Iscannos give ii, without causing you all
PAIN lii the midst of so much hilarity, and
so mnny pleasing anticipations, / feel grieved
to say anything that may damp your nirth
but when i remember Julia is about to take
her place as British matren, I cannot refrain
from speaking openly upon the subject
aJulia, nay dear,p continued the old man sfa.
fertionatelS, taking her hand, yoti afe af5otit
to become tliewife of avery noble young man.
am glad he is among US Tonight; his mind
is too qHicksighted, and his heart is too gener-
Gus, MOTTO hssve been wounded by the recital
of your evenings transactions. I bsliefe you
have gone through them in thoughtlessness
but YOU are abotit to- leave your girlish days be-
hind. and etfer apcondition which, whatever
bethe stationsin life, is one fall of responsible
ity@andz of influence. Times are greatly
ehangesi Long ago. our grandmothers were
content with few handsome dresses. for which
they paid reasonable suf11st the ladies of oltls
en- time wore one sone kind of dress, and those
ina lower position another now, every shop
swarms with limitations, SO that all ranks may
at a triaings sam be decked out with fiimsy
perishabIe articles this, however, affects the
taste of the times,s and what wish to- speak
of tosyou is rafheEthe morale of the NATTER
Just before you came in, Marion and were
talking of the sad state of thousands of Ctr
fellow nereatures, who work long and weary
hours in ans atmosphere fatal to health; while
thousands of their more enlightened and highly
educated brothers and sisters, knowing all this
in thezfrantic struggle for bcheapness, do all in
their power to sink them still lower IN the op-
preston of q lifeswhch, while it often kills the
BODY, it oftener destrHs the soul. In every de-
! partment, go where we WILL we find few ex-
| ceptions to the general rule, excessive work or
very low wages do not not mean to inn
pugn Flushington's' respectability, for { know
nothing of him; bat know many young men
begin by advertising that they will uhdersell
their neighhors and many of such people hive
two prices The bargain hunter enters the
+ shop and the tradesman feels that either he
must sell his goods under their value, or loose
his customer; consequently he is tempted to
compromise the matter by overreaehing some
other person, or by reducing still further the
already miserable remuneration of some tsoof
laborer, connected with his business. Few
among us even think, while admiring the many
beautiful textures of the day. how it fares with
the multitudes who spun the slender thread
laid it on the oom and colored it with its
many tinted pattern we hear only Of exulta
tions of delight at its being purchased for 9
small sum. We cannot lift the veil, but ME
thinks it would some times be a saddering
sight could we follow to their homes the
wretched makers of lucifer boxes and envel6teS
the female shirtmakers aid others emt5ltyed bi
these cheap houses, while the rich, the enlight
ened, the Christian purchaser sits calmly by
: his fire, and under the shades of his own home
tree, makes his boast of bargaining!"
g These things are crying sins, and they arr
national sins but females little think of th'
influence they possess in all shopping tfahsac
i tions when they stoop to bargaining, and thu
/ become encouragers of fraud and cruelty.
5 consider it the duty Of every lady to endeavo
e to acquire correct ideas of the value of tn
D several articles which come more especial
2 under her inspection: Make it a rule never t
purchase anything knowingly under its rea
r value. If tradesman offers you piere c
5 goods which you are quite convinced is unde
e its worth reject it, in future shun the shop;
: it is offered you by poor vender in evider
y distress, take it; but give full value"
It Is" No example could more fully suit ME g
e present than that painful affair of the blae
lace mittens. Lucy owns from experience 81
v knew the value of the materials and the labe
{ IF the work. They were offered cheaply t
lie repay the waste of some poor fellow creature
o eyes; and yet you were not satisfied, but force
st the tradesman either to run the risk of often
+. ing you; Or of bleeding the heart of some POI
y creature to an extent of which we little drear
e and which we can never know. When any
IN You come to visit ME at lockwood, may bs
I'd that | may never see these mittens worn !;
should always fancy that T saw the words han
gh wrought engraved upon them, and that so1
nd poor miserable woman in consequence, S
weeping. IN cold garret; but L have do
ed with this. wish to say few words abo
ng the transaction at Mrs. Primroses."
We We all know the great mortality th
1T takes place annually in the dress.HlakiHg a
to millinery departments and it is likewise
be feared that there is a aconsiderabe encroaC
lly ment practised on the sacred hours Of the Ss
es, bath. l feel glad to say, in order efeetual
to SO far as they are concerned, to prevent
rot possibility of giving any pretext for the S
ian TEN, the ladies of my family, invariably G
their orders early in the week, so Il
they may be finished with ease before
nit expiration IF an emergency arises s
denly requiring new dress, the consic
unit ate lady will never for moment hesitate
lui- tween the evancesent qualification of appear
ent in a new dress, and the narrowing convict
that to feed her vanity a fellow-sister has b
pc oppressed and defrauded of her rest, which
,ud Eye which looks upon all impartially wis
mes to seen man universally enjoying. Did
just anticipated delight of wearing new dres
and darken your conscience, that you were un;
lore to appreciate the amount of sorrow which !
had at this moment oppress the heart Of the 20
we female who is now employed with your hu
so embroidery, and is thereby prevented from
pro- ing home this evening? My dear these tn