Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-07
Fashion and lis Extravaganza.

us have been made in the loyal States
since The commencement Of the Rebellion
will not turn out to be as flimsy, as the
shodly dut of which the popular humor
chooses to assert they have bech woven.
We Shall not question the very, evident
fiet that everything is prosperous around
us: 1t is not necessary to so as far. as
tht enemies Of the Go1etnmctt, who. un-
able TO deny the fac: llist business IS brisk
tlat labor is wei paid, and that the er-
Of grains, shake theiy hca s
and predict terrible disasters in
the dim imd 'dnetrtain future. Its their
business to make themselves miserable;
let us leave them to their melancholy
whilst we call attention to d
matter quite independent Of such conside-
-.... u.
y There are cct.iin laws Of domestic econ
omy which should never be violated,
whatever the means of the individual to
whon they are to be applied. Whilst it
is the dn,y Of every one to support. hing
stli' and his fan'ily handsomely, to sch
that those wbo depend upon him are well
fed, we'll clothed. and cared for in all ma
tdrial waits, it is aiso his duty to SO cx-
;c d hfs income that While liberal 'ty shall
be excefcised, extrayagalce shall be
frowned down. Because a man, may be
rich it is i{1 reason that he shtu,d SET ian
example ofprosase expenditure to others,
who, ,throdgh weakness, may be inclned
to initiate bin, without the means 10 SUI
port tie folly; There are certain limits,
to which even the most wealthy should
be qouiintd in their expenditures. o.bsr-
wise, Instead Of being useful citizens,
they enc5iragc thodghtlcss spepdthrfts
t. 9enlbar,.ass themselves, and to, injuse
others II IS not true that every man ID
oirly responsible to himself for his actions
withia the liinits of Ire law The good
OF society is involved, to II great degree,
in the pclSS6rdl conduct Of Citizens in the
managenleMt Of therown a'Iairs, so pow
e.tul is example and 50 seductive is i.ni-
tation. .-..,........y
In time Of var the thoughts Of a NJ
tbn ma s,.,,;to,,c md 7,nterts;ntv of The
s..,,a,,n s yh6 ,aaasv;,,. ~ r,,tr:n oInan.
and wise expenditure in every ones house,
is as great rs lis in the Cabinet Pre-
pcrekpenses should be met, but the riot
Gus indulgence of extravaganza, if it
should be allowable at any time, should
be poslponed to the happy period Of peace
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,i;Herancs IN oyeh .nen, ibntl,o make sthe
lnad boov;sr &, sl,;nS decrAcsi ,b1t Trim
mincs and oroanien,s shalIbc so elab3ra.e
and exncns;ve thotlthe cost of n sinrI,
,es "a p1p, ii 'on nnS sn h,nvu @ uD a. ,o %.ta ,hs
ea,her ~ y 'fa,n;lv st,nd .@I,st Inven-
,'nn sorws to ~, r,nkod far tho nrodnct;on
cf costly nova,,;os p,Gn m;ter;ol
nio;nIy n,odo ,,h viii not Jo-for ,be man.
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,rhn .sn;ro IN 'c,ntrol;the modes tbrorch'
ont @ the cn,,ntrvS Evcry decoration Witch
oan ho J"v;.sd 10 aad r. tho cost ;s in
vogre Ip,d the ,,,to,rs cyv,cns;,e and oc.u.
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a' a. na"I aI, nt, III - t.I,, a. c,a nnr
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sn'vI tn sl3o0 eacb Lace Sg,nwls can
l,onoSt ,,r, aim 7. .oCmu,as,,,;ycly .
can,nnn'shs wi s.a, e3o5 Po;sI,v shawl.
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tbing, M 10 bnt thoy. aro also simuiiicspt q
s .4h.I ,ba ~, ~ ,so,l rsil "tsar
r.'"sn E,r n,Bar d.scr;mion. Of cno,s
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- ~ ".a.,a.s .,f Jrass, wh;ch IL ha
san';nn s - lsnnh ~ or;i hat !, should Le
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e" o1trar " ranonce 'Tha,. are nat,;o,,s ten.
4'hey. should seriously reflect whether il
isn6t their duty, in those trying times,
to discourage useless expenditures FOL
dress aand'a1 th9lr past . 70 save, li ra'ner