The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-02

gressive age, and we see no good reason why
the ladies should net keep pace with its i'm
provements; therefore, when they 60 out
in wet and muddy weather, they are advised
to wear their skirts very long, because they
have the effect of wiping the mud from the
pavements. Ii it is dry and muddy. trails
are admirable institutions for sweeping the
crossings; and thereby the ladies are at once
admitted into that myth the Sanitary Board,
and may be deuomiuated CITY Scavengers
They are atst s1vised to Continue tue use OF
small bonuets; not only because they require
less material in their construction, but they
encourage qnacss in the manufacture OF nos.
trn,Bs Tor improving the complexion, remn-
viiig ireckles, &c. They are advised to CON
:inue the practic- y tight -iacing, because
ir nat only alters til. Uaaurat shape, but en-
2eo1egs disease, and therefore encoura ges
the Escolspian profession, and fosters CO IN
merce by Increasing the sale OF medicine.
They ars advised t, eschew thick shoes al
all seasons, not only because they make the
fest lank large and clumsy when the rude
wind exposes them tn the view of still ruder
bachelors, IN: they prevent, in a measure,
the Contracting colds and the attacks Of
plnrisy, consumption, &c.
Th-y sca sdsis ID to adhere to the n So of
Those inortro-ities yelept asoriposas, because
they sxhib't independence which all fool
ish suuns in=n admire aa have certain
kise-;ne-,t you dare look which is the abomi.
NATION oI all SehSitie ,nea- They are ad-
Tised =" contihue TIA. practice nf giving the
dry goods CLERKS as mach labor AZ possible
when they 20 stopping because THESE young
men who prid. IT, usaives o. thar go cd
looks are made Of iro.. ant Can stasd apy
amrun: of unuet .s-tsy Labor. They are ad-
vised to walk $40. aud when it is possible,
tnree abreast b.eaus: it ha. thu effect OF
not oeiy attracting the ,ttention of all the
Ssnti:men tHeY acct, bli 1t pbliges those
same gents to get of the pavement to let
them pass. Aud when ever some uHusua,
event which has the effect of sickening them
more occurs, such IS murder. or the find
ing OF corpse ia cistern, or anything OF
OF the Kind comes II tn eir Sho gieSge, the,
are advised to "a i'll focks to the scene and
thereby convince the men that their cariosi.
ty is greater than their prudence.
lbs SraEETs -fhe wet and slippery COO
ditiun of the streets, which 50 luucA yexed
the taii deni1 ms "f No oik ab nut the first
OF the past month, aud witch Kent them
from stepping their daint, little CATERS
upon the pavement for s, long time had
hardly cleared up, when do vn came another
fall Of SNOW, aud filled tue streets with mud
and Stop again. Tnere appears to b. an
'irrepressible contlict'' between that cei.-
brated myth, the Clerk OF the Weather aud
the street ln pector, Tor soonef had odd
Sol came out, aud with his warm rays.dried
up al! the cuck puddes aud calcined the
mud TO asweeping state. So As to allow the
scavengers to manipulate their brooms to
some advantage, than ere they had gotten
through, down Games another fall oi.snow.
and the SAME Condition OF things which was
A""Ns ~ "oS1 IA ""huo' 10 lcpedteu, auu Tue
streets, SO far as the ladies are CONCERNED,
rendered impossible for another spell"
which spell is to be regulated by the aiore-
said myth, the Clerk OF the Weather -
There seems 10 be difficulty existing be
tween The lnspsctnr aud the Clerk OF the
Weather. We do not know the nature of
this difficulty, but for the sake Of psnt.up
ladies and children, we propose aa amnesty,
which tue said Clerk should have promulga-
ted Al once