, 1870-05-22
FAKClEs AND FASHIONS.
.
Tho Pleasures Of Flattery.
The Paths Of Pleasantness that
Lead to Perdition.
Mourning.


matter viii find the cy1ncHm half . truth. To
be sure, old women and plain ones, to whom
little bit Of sentimental fiction would be i
sort Of desscH, nre well-fed upon the solid
dishes, because il is not worth while to talk
airy nothmgs to them, on the same principle
that men do not dattar theEr own wIyee.
Now, I think, as a general thing. women
take aattery at its full value; but they like to
listen to it; they arc go well accustomed to
plain home-truths that tho silver bell Of fat
tery rings swectly in the ear. II il tue that
many women never hear note OF praise ut
homa, or receive, at txsst, but stinted praise,
Tor any Little heroism Of charactaE, or el.bo1a-
ton OF heart or brain. No rose-leaf shower
descends upon their practical Ewes until they
step Tor brief mosnent into the world Of So
c1ety and insincatitT, and are ut once trans
formed into angels of goodness tits pleasant
to var glnes shoes for one oTcniug, even il
you sse plain Ciuderella again tho next day.
Then little diplomatic resetye ID uecessary
IN this world. We want people to sar all tho
kind and pleasant things to III they can. II
they are not true, the telling stimulates us to
make them so. II Igo to party sud see Mrs.
Fitz Dawdle there dressed IN last new silk, l
know that che has passed happy week an
afternoon nap to DO her lair for tonight !;
that her dress was Elk inches too small. and
that she had to lace herself in; thst her Kid
bouts are M e. @e1crueiatsDgly tight. know that
to tho rose Of her handkerchief MIRACLE OF
lace md embroidery, which bangles from q
very new holder Oh her third finger; I know
she il getting Into Precipitation. and abe
knowsl II, anu wonders il tho pink and white on
her face win streak. At this moment one Of
the gentlemen OF her acquaintance comes to
her rescue: why. Mrs. Fitz Dawalc," he c1-
claims, did not know you; Thought it was
some young lady. How charming you look I
Nct day over u. ~ {He has inst been playing
billiards with her eldest SON. ''Al, l see; It
is your exquisite taste in dress. I wish all
ladies' had as much style" And so on till ho
has talked himself out.
And the foolish thing is all smiles and sim
rer, and her dull heart beats merrily to the old
pleasant tune that always sets q wonans heart
into fitful eeetacy Of delight.
While: IL ho had been honest aud conscien-
tous, and alt that, you know, he would have
Coully observed;
= think, Mrs. Fix Dawdle, you had better
| 60 home; sou are bored and miserable; your
husband is dancing With a young lady, willis
Eon play "ail-fower; your pink and wllte
SLOWS tic wrinkles and makes You Aideous !:
you arc wtetchedly dressed, and If I was quite
sure should never eco you again, it would be
monstrous relief to ME.
There! That's canlor and sincerity for YOU,
Now, which will sou taye2
Mrs. Fitz goes home, delighted with herself
and everybody else, and forever after says !:
"1llat young Smythe ID most promising
young man."
And am quite sure this world woull be
much better it We would MI FAY only pleasant
things to each other, and repeat onlv tho kind
and the generous estimates Of character we
hear.
Til. 1,+irpa nm ~ e,,,at,,;,, fr,,r n.u
went to lis hotel the other night, aud found
Jones, who has 4 magnificent avenue resi-
dence, sitting disconsolAteIy on chair, in tho
office. 1t was evident. too, that ho was not
quite himself. "Why, Jones'. what's the mat
teri" 1sked his fEetd* "Why don't you 60
lume3 7"
:. Darsen't!" responded Jones, family.
Fact is. Erown, Tvs been drinking little,
nntlmy wife would ecold me so il she knew it that
I'm afraid to go where she il. II will 20 of
directly, Brown, auI III go homc-anI bo
good"
Now it was pity that Mrs. Jones could not
have known with Just what temptations her
husband vas surrounded the numeut Ito SET
foot in the street to return home, and 10
stepped down little from her shrine OF puri-
tty, to welcome back repentant sinner, for at
that moment Jones WIS nmeu.blo to either
good or bad influences. There we're doors
wide open for him when home Was closed
against him. There Wero women ready to vel
come him, who would not scod. There is
nothing repelling about vice. Sunday School
books and sermons to tho contrary. Vice is
attractive and alu.ing. There il no way micro
pleasant to the feet than the road down tho hill
Of fpcr1itiou. and we want to mako virtue Just
as strong. to hare and to hold. aud We eau
never do it by blaming and ecolling. IfIwere
tie wife Of = dE'snksnl.ana every man who is
seas," or sslightIy corned." is, for the time
lcipg, drunkard-I would, rather hold his stu
Lid he ad all night, and listen to his mautllin
talk, than know some other woman vas doing
it. It is easier to recover from ono vice than
from two. Then in tile morning. he would be
20 heartily ashamed Of himself, should have
my revenge.
For the tissue Of falsehoods which many
mel tell their wives hold those wives partly
responsible. Encourage your husband 10 tell
the tr1:th. 4 wife ls not accountable for her
husbands sins, unless she drives Linn into
tlem, and they do sometimes accomplish this
by refusing them any innocent pleasure ia
Which they cannot participate by Jealous
watching, questioning, toftu.ing. and ee.iea
Of petty: restrictions which other men help
them to break: and by always comparing them
to other husbands, whom you hold up AZ mod
els, and with whom you would not live an
hour.
Now do not bring in religion, or logic. or any
tine reasoning, to controvert what say. I
am not looking at life as it might be, but o.
it il.
l nm going to give you the dark side OF
fashion this week, the sornbre hue Of
orRS1So TOILETS.
cannot write 1ippanty, il / would, about
has fallen before this the dull cold aching OF
the funeral sod. There is mournful slEges-
ton III Grape and bo1ubazuo that harmonixe
t!le face with the toilet; suffering r1riGes,
and tho absence Of color and c1,ecrtulness
from the dress is apt to be followed by the
disappearance Of smiles from the face.
The new mourning store, on the corner Of
State and Madison streets, ia q feature long
needed in our metropolitan life, but it is as rel
in transition state. Elack need not 10 all
sombrc. An - Eastern mourning" framed
and hung ii taab Window. would take oil that
dull funeral look. would suggest too, that
the !ong-feaHNllv lcng-blaek serge stock
laid away until called for. upon tile shelves.
What people want 70 put their legs III mourn
ing for, cannot imagine, Then there could
be an immense improvement in the tlraping Of
the walls and windows. and the skirts and pet
ticoats be displayed in the rear Of the house
Instead Of in the front door, and few lighter
and more fancy rsy1es DO introduced.
II DRESS GOODS.
There were SOM, very desirable fashions
shown, the handsome new Darathea cloth. for
instance. Grape finish, worth ninety cents per
yard. Tamire cloth, another desirable mate-
ria1, and Australian Grape, at ei1ty-hye cent?,
cne Of the pretticet summer cloths used In
silk eerGes and all wool serges there was fine
display, and the p1sin aud figured poplins.
Japanese silks and mohAir Alp1ca1 were fully
up to tho marx for ladies' wear. In eilke there
Is really no mourning ety1e, especially SINCE tho
1ustrelese silk il all suitable. Some handsome
grenadines were shown in black, with an in-
Eer:lon stripe OF ornamental white. 4 black
and white double width cotton substance was
forty cents yard, and very pretty for chill
1rer yEf hnf 1,.f y,ara np1
1uired to wear the deeper black, as Young
children are not. Here would remark that
IN EugGeh custom, which ia also observed in
Boston, is for The eldest son and daughter to
dress in mourning, wEile the other children
wear their usual d1ess, Elsck IL too deprcee-
ing for childhood, and e1ert- sub,le and uu-
healthy influence on the Imagination.
arr1s
are especially npropos to mourning. Those in
dead black are trimmed with Grape folls, head
Cd by Grape cord, or in tlntinG and nlaitings
OF the material. Oyer-sLists ara worn, but not
70 much ru1ed up and out ss in colore. The
small jacket now 50 much wo1n looks nicely in
black.
HoSSErs AND Wells
are made high: Of rutzs Of Grape. divided with
Jet Or with plain bauds Of the material. The
sel is, in so1ne instances, tied straight across
thefo.e lead, Just on the edge Of the bonnet.
Hanng perfectly straight fall from the ton
Of the head, and giTiug peculiar and stylish
effect: The cottage bonnet is psrticalarls ap-
rroptiate for widows. The fun suche is the
most becoming, with white tulle strings,
he1nmed and tucked, but many prefer just he
tuche over the top. Tho Tei1 is worn very
lorG--a yard and 4 quarter, at least, sitter the
hem is adIed-and atrng il run through il
to tie On with. II is OF heavy English crane,
selling from IS to q per yard, and often a.
high As S12.
EIEoHs' CATS
are email, shree-co1nerel pieccs Of tul1e, or