The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-12-21

dull and the plain, the ariStocrat anC
the shop girl. the man and woman O
the town, the outwardly respectable
rosebuds of children in velvet and
lace, ragged street-sweepers, some oi
them with faces truly angelic, bare
footed and almost bare backed, and
most of these are hurrying-great
heavens where 1 cannot but ask
myself in infinite wonder.
Many or these faces are not happy
ones many OF them not interesting
save as exponents ofvice and passion
but then they belong to the human
family, and the relationship cannot be
denied. The garb of mourning meets
us occasionally, it is true, but the
depths OF woe are not measured as
they used to be, by Grape and bomba-
zlne-iha lks to the growth OF common
sense, and sense OF duty to the lv-
ing. What is called second mourn
ing-extfemely becoming to most
faces-has i'll q great measure taken
the place of the narrowing "deep"
which has so long and dismally spoken
to us of broken hearts and buried
hopes. Death itself may go out of
fashion one of these days. Who can
tell? ~ -
Marriage meets on every street-cor-
ner, and divorces in every newspaper
in the country. Weddings and we'd
ding receptions. cards and 'no cards.
daily ell their own story of hearts
satisfied, ambitions gratifed, splendid
without. love, and love
without any establishment at all, save
the foundation which affection invari-
ably supplies.
Chow long will they stay spliced !?
That's the question? remarked an old
sailor, as brilliant wedding party
emerged from Trinity the other day.
serious one it is becoming. Divorce
claims more than one--;hhd of the
victims of mafrimony, and is gaining
ground every day. What can be done
with marriage to make divorce unnec-
essary?
Let me tell you of a bride whose
wedding came Off last week. The
young lady was formerly employed as
assistant book keeper in large house
on the lower part of Broadway She
was very pretty and very intelligent,
and extremely cautious and reserved
in her manners. She evidently I'M
derstood the dangers of her position
and was determined upon earning her
own living in the heart of New York
city without allowing the sligh est
shadow of misconstruction to be cast
upon her conduct. In order to insure
proper exercise she was in the habit
of walking to and from her place. of
u distance of four miles, ey-
cry pleasant day. During these walks
she attracted the attention OF very
wealthy man, a gentleman lately re-
turned from Australia, who determin-
ed upon marrying the girl if she could
be made to say Eyes" He knew that
nothing could be accomplished by the
weapons of fiirtaton-sometimes re-
sorted to on such occasion-so he went |
at the work in business like :. amer |
which did credit to both heart and
hand. He became acquainted with |
her employer, and was then formally |
int oduced to the object of his ad-
miration. After a years friendship, !
without hint OF his enormous wealth,
the gentleman wooed and won. The
lady was married in plain drab pop
i'm and the simple ceremony perform
ed by the Rev. Stephen Tying After
the wedding they were driven to the
oalatiil residence of. the bridegroom,
mi the beautiful bride presented with
| deed of the establishment. We have
los heard that she regretted the fraud
oracticed upon her. The BRIDES ward
ODE was something to be wondered
1t, but cannot be fully described here.
The reception dress was of white
epe1 silk, madc with low body, and
he whole affair covered. with point
ace, exquisitIy looped up with autumn
caves. Dress valued at $4,000.
Carriage dresses, one OF blue silk,
with Russian sable fur, and
mother of drab silk adorned with
,uipine lace and little mink tails,
suggestive of hiding
'laces for the little bodies. These
anne somewhere in the neighborhood
$4,000 .,z-.,zsz
There were robes de cham5re of soft
nerino, lined and faced with bright s
ued silk, and laces and elnbroideries,
nd goodness knows what.
In looking over these elegant arti- {
les of wardrobe, 1 could not but be {
truck with the fall IN the prices of
lack silk street suits. They have ]
cen marked down from $50 to SIS. |
'hese suits are made from the best
uality of silk and are tastefully and /
trimmed, having the long {
Iik overskirt so much worn this win t
IT. The bride selected one of these 5
1r a "hack dress!" Heigho! how I
,any of us would be glad of one to t
dress mp in?
"My lady's" jewels were purchased (
.om Ball & Blacks Temple OF Art Y
! would not be strange if here the L
yes, entirely unused to such displays a
ad been dazzled and blinded. Fifty s
lousand dollars may not be much of t
sum for billionaire to invest in S
earls and diamonds, but it seems
iTu W IStilEO tii'iI 81 ludii men alc !,
Die to expend thus lavIshly. | could 3
ell understand the feeling which h
the bride to say, after hay n
g examined .attentively for few
oments the scintillating precious 4
ones which winked and blinked at :,
e fair, sunny face, from their unique "
things. f
"Oh! please choose for me I am e.
re don't know which want"