Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-09
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70 the Eiitors of the Bnlf;,or, r, (,.-., mi,
Smhornn Peef TifaGa Fu a. your notice of the Ladies
covereth multitude of other offences 4 uu c1aIIY
never raised my little finger towards Tho 80 nqu ~;
aSQh9er tne Union of the United States Of ,is Ioiols
put since the terrible civil war has ended I :;
IN e iGea that the ladies' of Baltimore have taken te m
70 OTTER some relief TO the poor and suffern R tL
S9uth-many of whom had no more TO do I1it NJ tL tio
war than you or the writer had and think vow @ D
uerous FeLerS VIII at least thank you for giving the
pleasant particulars of the great Fair as il nrocess
Any other course would only intensity feeling which
should no longer exist among our own pe6ple nc
civil STRIFE should no longer be ENCOURAGED but et
us all unite great people in trying to FORGET tho
past in vieing with each other in giving new life and
perpetual strength to the Government as one commn
blessing. 90 'N0 'oiiiion
The time has now arrived when much good. or q
good deal Of harm can be done by the press of the
country We want unity, we want peace, we want
People encouraged to act-and not to postpone busi-
ness operations in dread of the future Great errors
have been committed on all sides. We cannot recall
them. The on y true policy now is kindness towards
those who nObly fought for their opinions &c but
who nov as manfuly have laid down their arms and
pense their honor TO be the future supporters of the
same common Government Then give your readers
me items Of the fair. Do not compel them look to
other papers, and leave them to suppose YOU are de-
sirous 10 compel them to not even to read of things
de- tAey are passing. AN OLD MERCHANT.
W@inen and fsrcss-'ssle Influence of Fash
ION 0h Character.
In the Atlantic Monthly for April there is a charm
nG niue dlal"gqe on the subject of female dress"
II IS SUBJECT that Sidney Smith thought worthy of
place in his lectures but even the wittv Dean did
not treat the suhIec more exquistcy than does this
article IN the Atlantic although he may be said to
have antciDa ted some of the anne sensible and we'll
applied conclusions: 1t is foolish and untruthful he
saws TO try and lIstlii the matter into the mind of
young lady that dress is y matter of no Importance
when She knows, and all the world beside knows that
the suitability Of ribbon to complexion or the cat
and symmetry of a dress may make a serious differ
ence practically as to the man she will marry and
indeed the whole complexion of her future life
practical fnschoods because only half the real truth
@ @ItaI4ef ahouH she be instructed that while real
anu Deau,y are good IN everything, and worthy Of
lure I'D good taste, are 50 nluch higher and moro
excellent and exalted in their effects upon all with
whom we m'nge. hat we must beware lest the lower
beauties attract US from the higher. This is the sub
stance OF Toe lecture of the witty, hut not less wse
sidney Smith on the whole subject, and to this the
dialogue IN the Atlautc's Chimney Corner conducts
Us, %nIy' we must say by 4 much more agreeable
FeaI t5&n even sidney smith himself
The ReN. Mr.. Crowhcd with his study door OPEN
is made TO answer the queries oi four or Eve well
educated rafting bigh-bred youns ladies who dis