The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-13
Curious Movement Of American WO-
men to DISCOURAGE Extravaganza.


men to Discourage Extravaganza.
A movement has been started by Washington
ladies to unite the women ofthe country in the
resolution to purchase no imported article of
apparel where American can be substi-
tuted DUNG the war. A meeting of the
association was held last Monday for organiza-
ton. 1t was composed of the wives of men,
bers of the Cabinet, and of Senators and repre-
sentatives, of well-known authoresses, women
Of fashion, mothers who had lost their sons,
and wives who had lost their husbands. The
articles of association were agreed upon the
most important is the following pledge or
covenant:
The pledge or covenant shall be as follows:
"For three gears, or for the acar, zoe pledge Our
selves to each other and the country to purchase
imported article Of apparel"
An eloquent address was adopted, and Or
ganizing State Committees appointed. The
following are the names of the ladies chosen
from
MINNEsoTA.-Mrs. Senator Ramsey, st.
Paul; Mrs. Senator Wilkinson, Mankato; Mrs.
Representative Donnelly, Nininger; Mrs. Rep
resentative Window, Winona.
The following resolutions will show what
corporation those patriotic ladies expect of
the men:
On motion of Mrs. Ingersoll, it was
Resolred, That WHILE as the wives and daugh-
tiers and women of America, we are ready and
determined to practice self denial for the bene-
fit of the country and our sex, we earnestly
request the men of America also to abstain
from the use of imported articles especially
scines, liquors and segars.
After the fair covenanters had been photo
graped the meeting adjourned. The World,
from which we have condensed the above,
says:
1t does not seem to be the intention of the
ladies to prohibit at all the wearing of elegant
dress goods. 1t is urged that all these things
can be obtained at home; Delaines, challis,
and prints of the richest kinds are manutac
tured in the Eastern States, quite equal to
those of France. Silks are manufactured
in New Jersey and Connecticut which
even now are sold as imported silks.
Bonnets are made One-third cheaper
than the. imported ones. Boots and
shoes, shirtings, periumery, casslmeres,
and all snch articles, are made cheaper and
can be made equal to the imported articles.
1t is urged, in fact, that half the goods sold as
imported articles are really homemade, and it
is expected that the humbug in this respect
will change and imported goods be hereafter
sold as domestic manufacture The result will
doubtless be to give great impetus to labor
in manufactures in Eastern and Middle States
and thereby help to enrich the country at the
expense of the great manufactures of Europe.
Fancy the famous Hon. Mrs. shOddy, all
qaucherie and Jockey Club gorgeOusly arrayed
in Jersey silks and California diamonds, prom
enading Broadway in a Merrimac print shawl,
wearing bonnet of furniture calico, carrying
q small green cotton umbrella in lieu OF
French parasol and followed by NANCY little
mongrel dog, instead of her favorite Partisan
pet.
Appropos to the above we learn from the
papers that Mrs. President LINCOLN did con-
siderable amount of shopping in New York
last week. but we do not learn that her pur-
chases were entirely of American manufacture.
She arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel Oh We'd
nesday, and was accompanied by her son, Mas
ter TOMMY LINCOLN. The Herald says BUSH
ness being the object of her visit, she devoted
the whole of her time to it. Milliners, dress
makers, mantua makers and other artistes
versed in the mysteries of female attire were
consulted with reference to suitable outfit for
the approaching fashionable campaign, when
the dog star will be in the ascendant, and win
ter apparel at discount. From an early hour
in the morning until late in the evening Mrs.
LINCOLN ransacked the treasures of the Broad
way dry goods stores. The evenings were
spent in company with few private friends,
who had been appraised of her arrival. Mrs.
LINCOLN returned to Washington after having
very satisfactorily accomplished the object of
her visit"