, 1861-02-15

U
ing, said: Captain Pitman, you must tell
the whole" "Well," responded Capt p.
'If | must, must. Dixcy told me there
was no fear Of being discovered; for all we
had TO do when we got home was to en-.
gage Choate, aud he would clear US il they
found the money in our boots"
THE March OF THE GLAcIER-Thcre are
few spectacles in nature so calculated to in.
spire awe aud provoke curiosity as those
"motionleSs torrents, silent cataracts' which
form the glaciers Of the Alps. At FIRST
sight, one can almost sympathizs with the
Stolid English tourist, who, after gazing on
one Of them for some time in silence, declar-
ed that it was "obtrusive and unmcaning."
There is something unspeakaJly strange
aud perplexing in the presence Of vast
mass of ice, to all appearance fixed, immu-
table, under burning sun, aud in close
contact with verdure and fertility. The
dazzling pallor, the desolation, the silence
of the dead sen" Of ice, contrast forcibly
with the green and golden vegetation of the
valley, with the ripe corn-Gelds, the spread.
ing foliage, and the
Flowers OF loyelest blue
That skirt the eternal frost.
1t is death in the midst Of life, the skeleton
at the banquet Of nature.
A VIEW OF MoRNISG WRAPrFRs
feel compelled (says the Baltimore Family
Journal, to make a few remarks regarding
the prevailing custom of ladies receiving
morning visitors in wrappers, or, as the
Europeans term them, 'dressing-goWns.7
Nothing, in our judgment, can DO more in-
appropriate or in worse taste than this pre-
yalent custom. 1t is particularly objec-
tionnble to see the nndergarments Of O
young bride exposed, in order to exhibit
the elaborate and vulgar finery which seems
to be an essential part Of the trOEsssaH Of
the present day. Simplicity isevef a mark
Of chaste and pure mind, and no law Of
fashion should be allowed to destroy those
natural instincts Of modesty (which ind o.
place in every female heart. II should not
be considered necessary aPong refined
and civilized community to have ocular
proofs Of the neatness and cleanliness Of o.
lady's uuderclothing, and any exhibition to
this end must be as vulgar as tits derogs-
tory TO the refinement and delicacy Of true
womanhood We hope 10 liveto witness
reform. ~ this matter, and TO SEQ the neat
morning dress and white collar take the
place Of the open wrapper and lis coRcomi-
tant frippery. - enh isf liI
ELooUENcE IN THE AUDIENcE.-Pitt OBJ
served that eloquence is notin the speaker,
but in the audience, II there be any truth
10 that statement, It ought to teach humili-
ty both to orators and TO us who are dis
satisfied with orators. 10 the present day,
when we hear SO much criticism OF elo-
quenee, believe that this truth is entirely
forgotten. People get in the way Of think
ing that eloquence is thing BY itself; that
voice crying in the wilderness, and giving
the best possible expression TO certain
thoughts, is eloquent, Irrespective OF an an
sEering audience Notso, Asit Is neces-
sary for two to makea quarrel, there are
always two factors in the production Of elo-
quence. 1t is not the object Of q speaker
to give the best possible expression to bis
thoughts, but to give the expression that is
the best possible for bis audience. An au.
dience is thing TO bo played upon, an in
strument that requires tuning. II the au-
dience is in tune, very ordinary speaker
will appear as the most eloquent Of living
men; if out of tune, the eloquence Of the
Goidenmouth himself win appear bat as
the tihkling cymbal and the sounding brass
-COrnhiH Magasine.
CHATTER ON PErTIcoArs. The editor Of
the San Francisco Ala discourses learn
edly upon the subject Of ladies', raising
their skirts and petticoats while crossing
the streets, these muddy times. AS like
other modest gentlemen we haze been em-
barrassed at the diplay,of white hose upon
these occasions, we viii take the liberty to
give the result Of the attentive and exten-
sive observations Of our San Fraucisco con
temporary in regard to this matter.
He says first, that lady should by alI
odds prefer exhibiting her aucles to trailing
her dress in the mud. BE, refers TO the
English ladies who wear short skirts and
petticoats, and loop up their dress 10 the
street. The loops are late invention.
They cause the lower edge Of the white
petticoat, which our Alta man says Is the
most beautiful article Of a ladies apparel,
to appear to great advantage, He says
that the English women wear red petit
coats, aud red, striped, or plaid stockings.
10 winter. The somewhat lengthy leader
10 the Alta bears the impress Of a most
thorough investigation into this most i'm
portant Matters f. Republican.
GAR1BALDfs POVERTY. A letter from
Capua, of November 5, in the Presse says;
"King Victor Emmanuel is coming, aud
Garibaldi is going. Such. at least is the
general expectation. Garibaldi having
told his secretary and two aids-de-camp &c
hold themselves in readiness to depart, they
felt it indispensable to remind him that ht
was absolutely without money, aud that b
must think how to procure Q few hnndreC
francs for his voyage, The fact is that thu
man who has given to Piedmont eight mill
ions Of subjects has never taken a sou o.
pay or salary for himself. Unless be with
draws his resignation Of the rank Of Gen
eral IN the Pledmontess srny-And it i