The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-30

On AShtoN-BY LADY.-DreSs IS TO
beauty what harmony is to nature to enhance
It's iuster II ought to set 1t off 10 advantage.
LUXURY IA dress is ike luxury in accompani.
ments, which, far from giving greater ef
feet TO The voice of the singer, only serves to
drown it, he toilet ought TO harmon,ze
with the person II Is intended to embelhsh II
ought t. gaiy according 10 the figure. the feat
ures, b. physiogromy. The color OF the COM
plexion or the hair. II ought to be modified
according 10 age. 1t would be as absurd to
dress al women in the same manner as to
sing every utae with The same accompani>
ment.
Women Of taste know perfectly well that
the ires- ought to be adapted to the wearer
They a.. cautious not to follow any new
fashion whieh would betray their beauty. or
would ~ tend 10 set off the brliiancy OF
their oh rms, or would not show the precious
gifts OF nature to advantage Such fe.aales
consult hot the fashion but their own per sons;
they i'm iafe not. tut invent. ! heir imatina.
lion IS faldcd 10y taste no, by caprice.
Fashion hing, Il the tNraut o. taste;
Frequently IL is the DISCRIMINATING angel Of
beauty. shor, dress yer big feet is rdic.
ulous chignon over thick, anorous neck
is repul-ive to taste.
Here &e knoG the fasiidious portion OF the
Of fashion an Object - seductive that hext
to the T. .ciiy oil following II, there can b. no
greater pleasure than taking of it!' We
would = extremely sorry to give any lady
Just cause for ofense. Let as illustrate our
theory by example.
How sincerely all regret that the fairy tales
are but Itles. Why do not those wonderful
beings. y BIO perform such prodigies by the
mere motion Of a little wand actually EXIST
Here is one Of those legends. almost as I'm
mortal s the fables OF -Esup
ErneslIn- is charming woman. She
places herself Al her toiletts. The elegance
and be. ulY Of her dress are about to excite
envious pangs in the bosoms of all her rivals.
! Er1esr wears nothing but what is the news
est siyl Eruestlne is young. beautiful and
a coquette.
! Thet ielte is finished. but all al once a
| fairy W. her magic wand; aud krnestine
poor gii falls asleep. She remaius IN that
/ state ioF lem Years mere ttite Tor fairy.
At II ,nd 81 that period she awskes with
out perreiying that she has been asleep; she
goes TO 'hr theatre What is her AS oriish-
ment ben psals Of uuextiugui laughter
! salute i'r on her entrance; every eye Il
| liked ", % her, size was pointed AT by every
| inger' 'at fashion OF ten years ago, before the
/ wand G. - iairy closed her eyes 10 the reali.
lies u' e. have changed aud Ernessine
would u tecluse
Gust ,ae sanctions fashion. 1t extol:
to day a, II viii despse to morrow Iii,
not the } taste Of dress that constitute,
its meI q j. the fancy of the moment. Aol
are tho ~ axeeeoingly handsome IN IN NJ,
fashion. d oe but new; but you are thoggh
redicul ~ handsome fashion if il be ca
Of date
Lool ne t'rade on crinoliue--how thu
queen q imperial sway against cnlunl,
and ab ior years SO soon AS the v a.
ends, ssnail hoops scarcely larger than ht,av,
und re ats are the style.
How ong have Puritan modi<tes or prnhe
inseighai against - the Bloomer il WA
indehcaie il aped he costume Of the men
Now what u thr short dress but An A. olor
for the Biaancr2' Ladies with ltreet.r
wouldu wear IL but barge feet are not Be
monde, aad short dresses are the STYLE 10
street waking
Take he ~a,erial 1t served Cor an mex
hansul fund Of ait aid 'ravesfies ard noe,
ssters inmortu lied IT, I. stood the fire .
three wears bomhardiue. with scarcely
breasiy ork thrown M III us defense No,
the chiLnoh comes ny. gong an angle Of fur
Five degrees upward, where the waterta
went i hundred degrees downward m
thtEhOi Is WATERMAN pointing 10 the sun, an
Is but ~ apology for the waterfall If fash
ion ism tickle It ia least empirical
THE Masonic tAND MASTERS OF Iowa
The fol owing is list OF the persons vi,
have been bnnored with The Grand l.odp
gavel II thus State \ Photographic grou
of these gentlemen has reee It's been take
by CT ie,yo artist:
Oliver Cock--leli Is: deceased
: George Y McCieary 1916; reside ,
| Iowa Cry
Ansel Humphreys ls47- IS a. & Is5-
Grand Secretary 1851 81: resi- ,esat Muse,
tine.
Wilton Donal MeCord-ls5o 81; d,
/ ceased
Theo are Sultan Paryin 1852 Gran
Secrets siue 1874; resides al Iowa Civ.
james i.a,imus Hegan-lS54, resides
8 Sigour ~
e Ayle Rains cotton-ls55i resides
A Lyons.
John Fletcher Sanford - $685.; resid
y at 0ska oosa
o jane Rush Hartsoek-l85s-59 resides
: Iowa c, y
Thon,ss Hart Benton-lsG0- 81 go; resd
at Marshalltown
Edward augustus Guilhert, NJ D.,-ls6l
e ga 65; resides nj Dubuque.
e Campbell Kennedy Peck-ls66, resides