Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-07-21

Dresses for breakfast, and dinners and balls;
Dresses o sit in and stand in, and walk in;
Dresses 0 dance in, and firt in and talk in;
Dresses in which to do nothing at al
Dresses for winter, spring. summer and fall,
All of them different in color and pattern,
Silk, muslin and lace, Grape, velvet and satin
Brocade and broadcloth, and other material,
Quite expensive and much more ethereal;
In short for all things that could be thought Of,
From ten thousand franc robes to twenty sous rlls;
In all quarters OF Paris, and To every store.
While vi 'Flmsy in vain stormed, scoldcd aud swore,
They footed the streets, and he footed the bills.
The last trip their goods shipped by the Arago
Formed, M'fmsy declares, the bulk of her cargo;
Not to mention quantity kept from the rest,
Sufficient to fill the largest sized chest
Which did not appear your ships manifest;
But for which the ladies themselves manifested
Such particular interest that they invested
Their proper persons in layers and
OF muslns, cmbroideries, and worked undercothss,
Gloves handkerchies scars and such trihes those,
Them wrapped up in great aw like Crcasan beauties,
Gave good by to the ship and go By to the duties,
Her relations at home all marvced, no doubt,
Miss Flora had grown enormously stout.
For actual belle and a possible bride;
But the miracle ceased when she turned inside out,
And the truth light, the dry goods beside,
Which, spite collector custom-house sentry,
Had entered the port without any entry.
And yet though three months have passed since the
This merchandise went on twelve carts, up Broadway,
This Miss NJ Flimsy of Madison Square,
The last time we met was in utter despair,
Because she had nothing whatever o wear.
Nothing to wear. Now this is true dtty,
do not assert-this, you know, is between
That she's in a OF absolute nudity
Like Powers Greek Slave, the Melici Venus
But do mean to say have heard her declare,
When at the moment she had dress
Which five hundred dollars and n less
And jewelry which cost ten times more, should guess
That she had not thing in the wide world to
should mention just here that out of Miss floras
Two hundred and fifty or sixty adorers,
had just been selected as he who should throw all
The rest in the shade, by the gracious besowal
On myself after twenty or thirty reflections,
othose fossil remains which she called '.her Affections
And that rather decayed bu; we'll known work of art,
Which Miss Flora persisted in styling cher heart
So we were engaged. Our trotl had been plishted,
Not 10y moonbcam, or starbcain, 10y fountain grove,
Beneath the gas fixtures whispered our love,
w.hou. any romance .I or raPiures' , or sighs
Or bushes or transports, or such sill Factions;
Ii of the quietest business transactions,
With very small sprnking Of sentiment, if any,
And very large diamond imported by Tiffany
She exclaimed, of parenthess,
And by way of putting me quite at my case
"You know I'm to polka as much as please.
And nirt when hkc-now STOP don't you speak
And YOU must not come here more than twice week,
Or talk to me either at party OF ball.
But always be ready come when CALL
So don't prose to me about duty and stuff,
Ii we don't break this of, there will be time enough
For that of thing; but the bargain must be
That as long as l choose, | am perfectly free;
For this is a sort of engagement, you see,
Which Is binding Oh you, but not binding on me-
Well, having thus woocd Miss MFmsy and gained her,
With the silks crnones, and hoops that contained her.
/ had, as thought, contingent remainder
At least in the property, and the best right
To appear as its escort 10y day and hy night;
And it being the week of the Stuekup's grand ball,
Their cards had been out a fortnight SO,
And set all the avenue on the tip toe
l considered it only my duty to call,
And see if Miss Flora intended to 90.
/ found her-as ladies apt to be found,
When the time intervening between the first sound
OF the bell and the visitors entry is shorter
Than usual found-I won't say caught her
Intent the pier glass, undoubtedly meaning
To il perhaps it didn't need cleaning.
She turned rs entcred-"Why, Harry, you sinner.
thought that you TO the Faslers' to dnner.''
"So did replied "but the dinner is swallowed,
And dgested, trust, for il is nine more;
SO being relieved from that duty, followed
lnclinaton which led me you see to your door,
And will your ladyshp condescend
As just to inform me if you intend
Your beauty and graces and presence to lend
lAi which, when own hcpc no one will borrow
To the Stuckups whose party. you know is to morrow
The fair Flora looked up with pitiful air
And answered quite promptly, "Why, Harry, mon cher,
should like above all things to with you there;
But really and truy-rve nothing to wear.'
'.Nothng to wear. just go YOU
Wear the dress You have and you III he by far
engage. the most bright and particular star
On the Stuckup horizon''-I stopped for her eye,
Notwithstanding this delicate of Hattery,
Opened a most terrible battery
OF apd amazement She made reply,
But gave slight turn To the end of her
THAT pure Grecian feature) as much as to say,
..iIow absurd that any sane man should suppose
No matter how fine, that she every day"
So venured again-"W ear your crimson brocadc.
Second turnup OF nose)-.That's dark by shade
..Your blue silk That's heavy Your pink, THAT
too light"
''Your co'ored then, the best of the batch
al hav mt a thread of point lace to match
sYour brown moirs anfque,-Yes, and look like Quaker
..he pearl colored-.I would, paguey max
Has had il a week. ..Thcn that exquisite lilac
In which would melt the heart of a Shylock."
(iere the took again the elevaton
s.l wouldn't that for the whole of creation.''
"Why not It's my fancy there nothing could strike it
As IL fauf, ,'-.les, but dear me that lean
Sophronia Stuckup has got one just like it.
And won't appear dressed like n chit of sixteen"
'Then that splendid purple, that sweet Mazarine;
That superb point douqula, that imperial green;
That zephyr like tarcton, that rich grenadiHe-'
"Not one of all which is fit to be seem"
Said the lady, becoming excited and flushed
s.Then wear exclaimed in tone which quite crushed
Opposition, 'that gorgeous toilette which sportd
In Paris last spring, at the great presentation.
When quite the head of the head of the nation,
And by all the grand court much cvurted.''
The end of the nose portentously tipped up,
Anib both the bright eyes shot forth Indignation,
As she burst upon with the fierce exclamation
81 three times at tho least calculation.
And that and the most of my dresses ripped up.
ripped something, perhaps rather rash,
Quite innocent, though; but To use expression
More striking than classic, "it settled hash''
And proved very the last act OF our session
"Fiddlestcks is il. SIR l wonder the ceiling
Doesn't down and crush you-Oh have eelin
You selfish unnatural, ilhbera creatures,
Who set yourselves patterns and preachers,
Your slly pretense-why What guess il is.
PRAY. VIII do know of woman's necesstiesf
have told you and shown YOU I've nothing O wear,
And it's perfectly plain you only don't care
But do not believe there the still hcher)
suppose II you dared. YOU would call liar.
Our engagement IS ended. sir-yes, on the spot;
You're brute and a monsrersnd don know what -
mildly suggested the word-Hottentot,
fickpockst and cannihal. and thief
A. gentle oxplet1sss which might give relief,