The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-16

"Ah' w CicaE away Iue grass uuu
debris from the streets. Push the
work along, Mr.. Mayor, and have
the weeds on the burnt lots removed.
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A mass meeting, relative to imm;-
grafton, is to be held at Newbeny
Court House. Friday, the 22d inst.
Citizens from the surrounding Dis
tricts are invited to attend t XIII
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WHAT IS THE REAsoN?-Alderman
Greenfield, as we are reliably in
formed, prepared a respectful memo
rial to the Legislature, requesting an
order for on election for municipal
officers at an early day. This memo
rial was signed by all the white mem
bers except Alderman Remsen; and
by none of the colored members
except Alderman Taylor. What rea-
son the objecting members assign,
we cannot conceive; as it was gene
rally understood that the present
officials were to be but temporarily
in authority. The attention of the
Legislature is called to the matter.
MAGAZINES FOR AUGUST. have
received from the publisher, S. T.
Taylor, No. 591 Canal street, New
York, the August number Of lie Bon
Ton. It presents its usual attrac-
tions. and is indispensable to fashion
ably-disposed ladies.
W.. Jennings Demorest, No. 473
Broadway, New York, has presented
us the August number of Denaorest's
Monthly. In addition to its sterling
literary and pictorial attractions, pre-
miums are distributed to subscribers.
The magazine is to be enlarged. The
same publisher also furnishes beau
tiful little monthly for children,
Densoresfs Youmg America. Itris a
6Jou. c.-l i9 .e5
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. The post
Office open during the week from So
q. m. TOT p. M. On Sundays from
4 to S p. m. ~ '''''.f -
The Charleston and Western mails
are open for delivery at Az p. NJ, and
close at 81 p. m. Charleston night
mail open 81 a. M, close AZ p. m.
Northern-Open for delivery at
81 a. M, closes at 2. 45 p. m.
Greenville-Open for delivery 51S
p. M, closes at 81 p. m.
"DoN'T SQUEEZE, THERE'S A DEAR"
The corset is not necessary part of
woman's wardrobe, and, alas! when
woman does begin to wear corsets,
she will wear them too small, and
will tug ut the laces until her breath
becomes short, and she feels it
necessary to refrain from anything
like comfortable meal. We say
nothing against q well-shaped corset,
worn loosely, but there lies the diff
fculty.
A loose corset Injuries the appear
ance instead of improving it, and
people wear corsets that they NAV
nave oLlttll WulSLS. All we Gun say
is, don't squeeze, whatever you do.
You may have small waists, but you
are exposing yourselves to q dozen
misfortunes which are rs bad as a
large waist. First, you'll surely
have dyspepsia and grow yellow
and cross and unhappy; secondly,
your hands will grow red; thirdly,
your nose; fourthly, you will be
unable to walk mile at once; fifth
ly, dinner will be misery; sixthly,
your shoulder blades will grow weak;
seventhly, you will break down at
thirty or thereabonts, and be u sick
ly woman from that time forth. If
these truths do not frighten women
from tight corsets, perhaps the in
formation that gentlemen generally
do not admire what dress-makers
call "pretty figure" so much as
natural one, may have some inhu-
ence.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Special at
tention is called to the following ad-
vertisements, published for the first
time this morning:
r. w. well-Collepe