Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-26

all her colors delicate ky bue tho weat her and more
driving of b:a7s nails oy way Vi erha
mens while the humber, but not less TASTEFUL tok aoVan
tage of such alive pigments as they could eo'ain and
dorned in manner that Of them it might
verlv be said that in all his glory arrayed
like INTO one of these. Not by auy
Rut the question Of aoiner costume amorg the ancient
inhabitants Britain the vhch have found mist
difficult solution We willing to admit the sdvan
tages well to admire the picturesque effect Of the
azure coloring INDUCED I'm by the coun.rymen and
of Boadices, coloring which appears
to have gone wholly of fashion unto the pres
emit day. being psrpeuated this continent in the por
ton New England, the inhabitants whereof are
said to cerulean abdomsos and wicksdy called
by those who love them blue bellied Yankees"
We say that We can admire all this costume,
but what to find out how they arranged for the
winter and they had pretty winters In those days.
believe history, what remains to Us tor his
tory.
Some say they arrayed themselves in the kns of beasts
Eve wonder how Beast Buffers skin would do hut this
could not been universal ey general We lean
opinion that they had made progress In economic
chemistry puts modern research to shame. We have
no doubt but they had winter paint which served as
perfect non conductor of which they gave themselves
ovsr-coa at the approach u cold weather, keeping it
constant repair with the paint
deeply to be regretted that the wisdom and learn
ing the aEcen Drus has peIished with the system Of
which they were the priests ard awgivers We also re-
greet prevented from making examination
into what vesges of dusdism yet be traced
is ancient If could only have opportunity to
institute necessary Investigations, might after
fer years study be able to report important facts in
ard to pgmentary garb hs garb Of old Gaul Of
the ladies gentlemen who preceded the present cook
MES in sLondons town., also to eucdste the
dark (bue) question of tie mode Of its adapts the
requirements of tho different seasons we'll as to the
changing vagaries Of fashion.
return to the primitive habits and customs of the
Client Celtic tribes of Brit aa and doubt portions Of the
Opposite coast Of Gau may be regarded rather an
rene resort but desperate diseases need desperate
dies When suit of clothes costs eight hundred
dollars put it to mans common sense to say wheth
desperate in the extreme, and does Rot
call for bold Awake arise or be forever fall
en- yeize your pigments and brushes asd be your
own cosume1 1t is the only chance. How ia an officer
on little over thousand dollars to live and clothe
himself say nothing of supporting his family Can it
be done How, be permitted to ask Is anybody
IN do it. from any stated income, matter liberal.
If we have INDUCED in vein Of half ridcule it with
no design make light Of serious subj sct but IN the
hone of attracting that attention to which grave homi
lies no longer command. TIE people have been much
and practice ave been variant
resolutions paper have been uniformly paper resou
tions only that sermonzng has been to rather
| phrase, "played OUT We making upon the
Merchant Taors upon other particular class We
are looking the state Of things Ia general although
price of clothing In particular. That doubt,
occasoned by the cost of materials and the high price
of everything else STILL it looks fearful and Ia fearful to
think about The question of the currency requires to be
handled firmly, boldly and earessy, without gloves,
the worst results may be anticipated.