Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-17

You're going to enter into the matii
nonisl state, are you, Mr. Brown! And
You think you're comiugsinto possession
OF an angel?
. Yes, but angels cost money. Did It
even occur to you what an expensive ar
ice your fashionable young wife was
going to prove? Bless your unsopbls-
Gated soul you've no more idea OF 1t
thau you have Of the price OF onions, or
lie market value Of ~asb-tub. 1odil
lind out one day, however, toyour griet.
Two or three stout IRISH girls to wait
on her, French maid 10 arrange her
hair, fifty dollar silks and cameI s-haT
shawis to make her female friends env-
ous, and half dozen bonnets per an
nun, white KID gloves and silver card
cases, otto of roses and boquct-holders
why,-you de uded young man, she'll
throw money out with her rlnged and
| iily-a hlte fingers faster, by the bushe',
tan YOU can shovel it III With . spade
Y on DO not believe it Let us make
ron estimate, then, OF what she Will
cost in full promenade costume.
Bonnet Ca love of a thing the sweet
est white CHIP, and such a bargain),
SIS; India shawl (of course you won't
be snch brute AS to expect your vile
to wear common Cashmere or broche,
: inst like the butchers better half), only
! $50, the chespes, thing IN New \ ork !.
! Dress. an e,even-founced siik, $40, N
cud.ng the thinning. and the poorly
paid labor Of the hollow checked dress
maker; Nalenc,enues collars aud sleeves
at $25; cunning lttle-heeled cater
boots SO; gloves, 81; Etruscan bracelet
$50 (you expect your wife to E;rascan
braceleis); brooch and earrings in ltai-
an cameo, $50; enameled watch aud
cham, s75 i; card case, $40; ''duck"
of Chantiliy vail, SO; embroidered
vail, SO; embroidered handkerchief,
IS i; lace paIaso, lined with lavender
k, $40; crinoline, So and other "be-
iongings" lace edged and snmptnously
decorated, about $40, as near as boIy
can We. tue to guess. Now, ali THIS is an
exceeding y moderate Observation-Disclosures
are probably a. many who exceed 1t as
a body can venture to guess. Now all
his an exceedingly moderate as e>s-
meut there are probably as many who
exceed it as fall short f it. How much
do YOU suppose it amounts to, my good
Mr.. Brown! Well. your angel, IL the
simple matter of plumage tor this one
occasion, costs YOU not tar trom $500
Yes. you may open your eyes and t"irl
your moustaches in thai incrcdulous
ort OF way; do You suppose arc don't
know all about 1t Yes, and when tie
bills come III you viii remember our
words Of Warnng You're doing re-
mark .bly foolish tnng when YOU mary
IN. o. these bameia-j tponlca dlvinltlcs,
hlte-handed, helpless, and knowing ut
about as much OF real life, every day
he, As a canary bird might be expected
to understand. If we were a man, We
should just as soon think Of marrying
frail hot-house plant, as one OF these
delicate sprlgs OF the ornamental.
Give us the apple-bo4som type of
Won an-sunny, cheerful aud useful
| something equal 10 every emergency,
rom washing day to Fifth avenue
soiiee- something that understands the
handling OF broom, and knows what
the kitchen poker is made for, and can
calculate TO a nicely and exact amount
Of mince-meat requisite in a model PIE,
besides liking b.t Of fun as we'll as the
next woman, aud possessing pretty
weakness for lively books and splc,
newspapers That's the article for our
money.
A wife who would select Bingham
instead of 81 k, when she weLt shop
| pirg, aud treshen up her old bonnet with
bunch Of satin vloIets and new nib
ton, instead of paving an extravagant
price for the latest Paris tooleries, ut
because she hadn't a woman's natural
ptnchant for such thing, but because
she wanted to save money-because er
little head was full of schemes some day
to contribute something towards releas-
ing her husband from The bondage and
drudgery OF desk or counter! Do you
suppose the value OF such wife can be
counted in gold pieces? LIT your satin
robed doll sweep contenptuousl past
her on Broadway, Mr.. Brown-t,me
will prove which is the best instrument
Only, before you purchase the useless
jewelry toy, think twice about it. Ask
Yourself soberly and reasonably, "What
is the price - and "Can | afford it - or
1t may be the dearest bargain you ever
made in your life