The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-23
LADIES, COLUMN.
Our New Servant.

bird, genuine American servant
handy, clever, and cute Her virtues
are manifold, In the first place, she
is wonderfully quiet-goes silently
and steadily about her work. doing
all that is required OF her with
neatness and dispatch" She is good
tempered-is never "on the rampage :"
never insolent-neVer unkind to
children. She has no followers
never goes off without warning; never
wastes; never blunders; don't drink,
and don't break the eighth command
ment.
| call her servant, but she seems
more like helpful friend, kindly
companion; and yet she is but soul
less think, after ala mere wonder
full piece Of human mechanism; she
is--a Seaoiaag Meqhiael1v. -. Z -vrv
| was very late In availfng myself
of the, services of this great, benefi-
cent hand maiden of modern woman
hood. | have longed for one vaguely
for years, and made many resolutions
10 procure one, but have refrained,
from painful doubts Of my own abili-
ty to manage creature that seemed
to me 50 - |" fearfully and wonderfully
made. " Being but modestly en-.
dowed with mechanical ingenuity and
insight, /, dreaded the trouble and
vexation of learning to work dhg ma
chine, and my inquiries Of friends
were always for the most simple in
vention. The weight Of reliable evil
dence being overwhelming, / at last
decided upon it, procured it, and
am more than satisfied.
a / began, my acquaintance with ii
with some trepidation, but il soon put
me quite at my case. We were capi-
tai friends at once, and, as yet, have
had no falling out. Together we fell
right to work, and manufactured an
article Of clothing very creditably
that very morning.
The simplicity Of this machine is
only equalled by the unerring accu,
racy with which ii works. Our little
daughter, after q very few trials, was
able 10 manage il nicely, and the two
are now on excellent terms. The
only trouble is, that mamma cannot
supply work fastenough. She laughs
to see it hungrily devour the tedious
long seams which were once her aver
sion, and then lick up the little seams,
hens, tucks, and fells with such ap-
pareit relishaWoD Vl@ mQft ,tsAAAA1tl
All, mothers and wives, when work
presses-when rnuslins, linens, and
prints cumber your drawers, and little
Ones clamor for Spring toggery,,u
the thought that in your sitting room
waits, ever to help you, asilent, trusty
friend Of forty sewing women power,
is wOndrously sustaining, ism 'tit2 tilag
And while the novelty lasts, at
least asewing machineis great in
centive to industry in the family.
Restless little girls delight in kind
Of work so exceedingly like play; and
boys even take to it, and think it
Jolly good sport TO be able to manu-
facture their own shirts.
AS for myself, / must confess |
have not yet come to any real hard
work with my machine. 1t still
amuses me. / am still experimenting
with it, and wondering at its Puck
like swiftness. | delight to set it at
long seam, and see it go like a grey
hound on the scent--like Flora Tenn
pie on the courses In short / don't
believe there will be any end to my
enjoyment of my machine while the
dry goods hold out. tan b,iod .nii4n4o1
THE ToILETTEy-There are certain
in the world who labor un-
der the impression that it is no mat
ter what people wear, or how they put
on their apparel, Such people cover
themselves Gup--they do not dress.
No one doubts that the mind is more
than the body, the jewel
than the setting; and yet che virtue of
the one and the brilliancy of the
ether is enhanced by the mode in
which they are presented to thesenses.
Let a woman have every virtue under
the sun, f-she is slatternly, or even
inappropriate in her dress, her merits
will be more than half obscured. If,
being young, she is dowdy or untidy,
Dr. being old, fantastic or slovenly, her
mental qualifications stand a chance
Of being passed over with Indifference
Or disgust. 1A'' a'"Aa ''1A''@ hA'.
Mrs. John Morrissoy attended
fashionable wedding at Troy, New |
York, on Wednesday, The Troy |
Times says.dmuI t9ssfG bne fIaap's q
5ri'She was the cynpsure Of neigh |
boring eyes, the observed of all OBJ |
servers Indeed, the chief actors In /
-he eVentlwhicha had sdrawnithe large |
.hropg together were thrown tempo /
.arily in the shade, as it was whis- |
oered that MrsaMorrissey was among |
he marriage party, The lady was
attired far in advance of any
IF her sex whoiwere present, and it
mas been said that the value of the |
precious stones which adorned her
person would purchase not only all
he dresses worn in the church, but
,he editice and its entire furniture.
Mrs. Morrissey wore a pearl lored
corded silk dress, with black thread
ace founces, over which was thrown
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