North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-17
The Author Of Fashion.

Paris Correspondence of the N. Y.world]
Another scandal of the hour is the en-
tertainment given by Wirth, the man.mil-
liner, at his chateau in Suresnes, q village
overlooking the Bois de Boulogne. 1t did
not rise from the insolent luxury of his
chateau. This is unbearable to many per-
sons. The chateau consists of five build
ings, each added seemingly to the other rs
the masters wealth increased. TheIexten-
siye grounds have almost as many capri
cious excuses for spending money rs Stowe,
the Duke of Buckingham's estate. There
are terraces, summer-houses, bridges, pa
godas, filltd with bronzes, porcelains, old
armor for summer houses or pagodas,
statues and vases for bridges and terraces.
The tables of the house are covered with
the most expensive cashmere shawls. The
arms of the chairs are covered with the
costliest laces. The, scandal consists in
his inviting the very same ladies invited to
Compiegne and their accepting his invita-
ton. They burst not do otherwise. Had
they refused he would have refused to
receive their orders, and for fashionable
lady to go into society unattired by With
would be Notifying enough to drive her
to suicide. do not hint that fear of his
asking payment of bills had anything to
do with the alacrity with which his invi.
tations were accepted. But people with
retentive memories will recall the embar-
rassment with which fashionable society
was thrown five or six years since upon
the announcement of Wirth's retirement
from trade, and his successors intention
to be paid all bills or bring suit on them.
There were 5000, 600 or $500, 900 due him.
Princess de Metternich owed, so the scam
dalous chronicle said, $4,000, and even
quiet Princess Clotilde appeared on the
books as a debtor to the amount OF $40, 900.
l suspect Wirth was emboldened to this
step by the success Of his tea during the
winter He has in private drawing
room next to the trying on-room, tea
served every afternoon and evening. He
invites none to enter but the most ari;to-
cratic customers. This is an honor eager
~ sought. AT his chateau he has been
inviting these princesses and marchioness-
es to tea at o'clock p. M, 1.-THE new fash
ion.) He received them wearing flexible
boots reaching to the knee, broad belt
around his waist, gloves with cuffs as long
as dragons, and flexible hat under
his arm. In his vestibule were six foot
men dressed as Chasseurs. The tea was
served from silver urns in Seyres porce-
lain cups. believe Wirth is an English>
man. Is it not odd an Englishman should
be the arbiter IF fashion in Paris?
"woman's Rights"
, God bless Corinne, or any other voice
against this excitement that fear is to ill
this bright and beautiful. world of ours
with dissension, and breakup the sacred
ties of home and home influences! Is
there not now too much dissension in our
homes and strife between husband and
wife? And why will there be minds that
still strive to widen the breach? What
sensible man can hold up the hands of q
wife, to step into the political storms and
become voter, filled with hopes and
fears? How will it leave her mind? She
being the most sensitive, she will feel its
tides rise and fall so much stronger from
her inexperience: than he can; for men
are used to battling with all 'ofsthe worlds
Universities. But women with mothers
hearts often cry out, in their, feebleness,
for more strength to be an incentive to
Irvine husbands love about his home,
and make it his brightest spot this side of
heaven, and for more ability to bring up
those little minds that have to be trained
at mothers knee for future good or i'll.
The history of the past shows what life
long influences a mothers early training
has upon the whole life; and. how any
sensible mother can think that political
strife can help her in her task of love, is
more than can see, and feel that both
church and state. should tryato show up
the errors OF such teaching, and all edu>
Gated women should help in the work.
Let them use their God given talents to
raise a higher moral standard; hnd make
our American girls better mothers sand
more domestic wives, and gil our sons
with purer thoughts Of women, and make
them better husbands. Then will a
brighter day dawn, and then will the
hearthstone be the one spot where all the
family shall join in love and sympathy.
Then will mothers feel no anguish at alb
sent sons or fathers. Let the prayer of
all sensible women be for such hasten
ing, and for all our talents to be improved
in making them nearer what God designed
them to be. a A MOTHER.