Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-11
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ON nm NECESSITY or sPREKiSG.

ON run NECESSITY or sPREEiNa.
whether il be the baby in its nurses arms.
he school girl or boy, the "ycung" people
4 society, or the maturer members Of the
nome. every one secluded IN the wide range
II humanity needs an occasionai spree.
This term has been usually associated
with and applied 10 rude frohcs and unruly
would desire 10 rescue it from
his un welcome degradation, and count IT
With those innocent aud useful recrsaeions
whose excstsunsnt 10 q once healthful and
Indispensable. when Charles Lamb ven,
out on What be vas pleased 70 facetiously
term . "gaady." he went plainly ON
"spres."
When, in our hest bibs and fuckers, We
start family petty fer trip In The "Psntx."
~. with malice stossshought," conte0-
plate speee.
when packing our pic mic basket, and
cloakine the "baby." y, take our republican
vehicle (ths city cars) for Druid Hill Park,
''spses" 10 denoted in our unwanted gayety,
eur joyous sbsndos. Nothing % transiig-
urss common every day life With The prec>
ious pale Of cxcitemcnt ~ The anticipation
OF . s'spsee."
A spree 10 the natural outlet Of that ~.
periluous animation which, II reps essed. will
undoubtedly react in moody depression
and lack Of snesgy. Amsricane necd the
spree q the boiler Of . sasamboat needs the
safety valve. In short, sprees Of . proper
sort ssist q sbs son >sh;ns Of life; ~ .time
70 b merry" which solomon ,sQilcs upon |;
The invieoraGiag RECESS in which ~ put
aside the dull lessons Of life, and sport with
-.
The necessity Of apsssing should b more
widely sscognissd than Il u. The AL wosk
and no play" system makes many . dell
by, perhaps - enc.
Happiness y hsslthful; our souls nessi
sunshine - os,s bodies or our gesaniums and
fuchias do; nothing thrvss without u.
To ailoW the inclination for this rsfrs sh-
ing cnlivsnment 10 overcome sober realities
Of duty 10 70 expose ones sslf To danger, -
one who travels uncovered during mid
summer sun. The element intended to in
spirit and encourage may, u used immoder-
atcly depfcss end overcome.
And yet. moderate indulgence 10 tho very
best safeguard against sinful excess.
The child must have IL daily ''air,ag,"
the nurses arms, o. The "pcrambulatof" for
the baby ''spsse," in which Il crows and
leaps, laughs and basks In the sunlit cir; for
the growing led or girl there exists the
saturday To them Saturday il q svno>
nym for that desired spree which Gilds all
the achool days with it. golden reflections.
Sociesy's gatherings respond to the spirit
CRY for "spsces" 10 youth . blithssomc years;
the song. the dance, the drive, tho skating,
base Oall, croqust or other games, oil range
themselves under the incuaive term Old
go itself gssws elder In that proportion in
which Il withds1ws itself from the insp ring
spross VI good fellowship aud sociability.
What 10 Christians week but holidays ol
gaily succeeding sprsesf This closing jubi.
lee Of the year should ever BE- distinguished
By oil Christian folks. and be for tkose who
lack oil Others The one blessed season Of
cheerfslnsss and rejoicing. Al sgss hold il
- their own.
A racs. ~ sasps thc fash,ca Of whole
some sprses toe slo~ly, aud may wsll tske
many beneficial leason + N the German.
French and Italian people, 10 whom spr,es
are ~ requisite On essential Of vitality o.
snucrkraut. frogs CT maccaroni.
coNxuBiALirY AND CLOTHES.
Why wchlock aud = wardrobe should DC
NO unsentimcntally SYNONYMOUS is incom>
prchcnsibls to an independent mind that ig
nores custom. Indeed, this unnatural MN
CLING Of the ideal aud material in full Of an
'ncongrn'ty most repuanant to delicate
taste The modern Abcland has scarcely
realized the timid yes" Of his niored lie
lo'sc before her busy feminine fancy is all
shoa' upon endless pillows Of dry goods. =
Even IN the delicious ccstacy Of the kiss Of
bctrothal there may hit n thought as 10 the
lace Of her robe de noces. To winch that kiss
inevitably tends; for fashionable woman
brain land what woman is not fashionable
at the present dayy) seems little less than u
loom upon which Is woven her silkcn fan
cics Of her ribboncd rcvcries.
During that blissful twilight Of life which
leads to the wedding night, . lover has 81
ways one serious rival-the mantra. makcr !!
How many an eloquent essay Of love has
been cut shoss by pcrcmptory demands
sort Of domestic writ Of habcas corpus
the indispensable "trying on" Of some arti>
Gle Of the grand trousseau, which is "tryine"
in more ways than one.
1t nattsss MOI how fully supplied may he
the pl'ghtesl maidsn's wardro ~, 1t the very
thought Of matrinony, she stands raimeni
less asa Venus born from tho foam Of the
go, Or ~ the more modern
..Miss Flora McFlimsy. Of Madison Square.
Who really and truly had Nothing 70 wear = I"
And this pitiful state Of dress dcstitusion
u not matter Of sh,ms, but rather Of glory.
That bride has not an article Of clothing
that she has ever worn 10 . matter of greet
slfcongratulation. She Coca to her hus>
band, like just imported French doll, with
. trunk full Of strange new clothes, which
have no association Of sentiment, aud which
frequently appear, from their new stiffness.
- II they did not belong to her, but were
hlred-as the wedding presents Of silverwars
often ars-just for the occasion. There
Vas . time when sanity modcsty held her
discrcetset veil over the my stcrious lingerie
fashioned tor the fromsscaw Of bride: ID was
made with the ssns species Of shame. faced
pride and interest that timid matrons
evinced IN The matter Of her Grst isyelu.-
But oil that is changed. Every bride Of
this epoch displays each requisite Of her out
dt TOR the most curious and uncarine visitor
Of the family 90 examine, comment upon. and
place At . cash valuationi
There 10 hope that better taste NAV n,
tome early day rc>asscst itself among our
young people, 20 thea . woman's. and.
shove oil, brides apparel, may appear to
draps her a naturally Is The pe tals clothc
he flower, end with the same harmony. fra.
grssss and ai0p,isisy.
nm ABuss o. nsDpoxs.
TAs present may safely b pronounced
upon . the ase Of Ribbon. The
milss Of tAcec ilustsring silhsn stripes that
ars borne about by ~ sites, agee and con.
ditiens Of people, would, dou6t not, equal
The length Of the Atlantic cable. A pretty
ribbon, tastsfGlly applied, a6.rds IN I'd.
juncs - youthful toilet q ones graceful
and saitabls. Bot ribbon should appear
- b cf some use, Il should either lie or
oesm 70 tic something. A lsngth Of ribbon
simply put on, and which you NAV measure
By your eye and compute its cost By the
yard, hes neither sentiment or beauty 10
ce0asnd il nee. Besides, there sro 10
lev - intrinsically high bred in their tone
q beauty that they can come of entirely
scathlese from this Sibon ordeal. Their
use wsakens style; their abuse destroys il.
! have sesn lady, who in . plain, rich
robe, With tiny, yet costly lsco about her
neck. just clasped with ~ antique gem, ap>
peered the most patrician Of beauties, in
stan,ly lowered TO the grade Of shop girl
By the effect offs elaring ribbon tied stssight
eooae her neck and hanging in long lo9ps
and strsamcrs over her shoulders. What
artist would ever paint faacy sketch With
2 matter but about the neck of ideal beau.
lyf Foe = sash or N kpoas far he
elaPssd shoulders of infancy, OF the