, 1870-07-10
FANcIEs AND FASHIONS.
A Sphere for Woman NOT yet
OvcrcrOWded.
Summer Toilets
The Beauty and Duty Of Neatness


dnt1eA, ana heT dDllty 70 Ill suAae o@AH4 |
sphere than tho one ehe IL in. LonS-winded
petitions, signed br prominent women, are
presented to the public sympashf. aa&ing for
al kinds OF improbable fsvors based upon
possibilities. For instance, that women taken
to tal should bo searched BY woman instead
Of men, on the ground OF decency, when il is
only natural to suppose that a WOMAN roduced
10 that position has long ago lost al sueh
tendencies, OF, II not, that ahe is capable of
using the womanhood left IN protecting her,
self. It Ia demonstrated fact thAt DO one
Las 90 little charity Tor fallen wosuan ~
woman who ia .istUons, to whom tetoptstlon
and circumstance haye never appealed, ana
who holds herself alooi from both pity and re-
proach IN actual life, giving Of her abundance
tears and prayers, but nothing o1se. and they
rather foE some imaginary case than the
sufferer at her door. 4 few weeka ago there
died IN this city Eirtuous, but roos and OBJ
scure womap, who would hayo died aloae, in
the midst Of Christian Womeu+ but Tor tho |
charities OF one who, making no pretencss to |
Christianity, and with her own feeble handa |
full Of work, went to the Eauper's room. and |
stood By her bedside until she died ThR,
after she had failed to tlnd one woman IN the |
community who Was willing 10 forego her
Injury long enough to close 4 eiAter's eyes,
lrrt, they went aud looked At her ~ il she
were eou0 curious dumb auimRi, and asked
| Ler ''~hat she coulJ eat," when speech and
sight were falling her; but stay through the
houzs Of darkness they could not. One lady
| Apologized by saying sho never could endure
| the smel Of camphor. Another WAS easily
overcCnc By tue fumes OF chlorofosm. II the
doctor Of third knew she was there be would
| discontinue his Wits. 4 wel1- known female
| philanthroilst could not leave her baby, but
did manage to- go to party the sams
night. and 70 the woman died, and was we'll
| Of obituary notlea appeared in Sunday morn
| ing paper, making that woman out Christian
and Faint, With abilities and accomplishments
that would have adorned tho highest station
save one (! Yes! I think would write peti-
tiona and should eend them TO Heaven, and
ask for the least glitnmer OF Light whereby
might see my own blindness, and for E ittle Of
shat Divine principle ''that .sut1eEeth long and
Yesterday saw boy on the sidewalk OF this
Christian city, SO dirty md ragged AZ TO be
scarcely recognizable II human being. ant
with that ato1ld, smi1eless face, which ch1rac-
ter;zcs neglected and vicious childhood; sud
denly he tIapped his bare feet, and fell Tio-
;eutly GU tie cuthstouc. Picking himself up,
with mutsened curse, he stood for moment
viii, that dull, ph1eguatic eountenaneo nndia~
lurhed; then, u tt,ehurt eaomed to reach sono
into convu1sira ball and 4 tear gut
tered down tho dirty cheeka. Thought
II that boy had only. chanced to 10 : little
heatl,cn from Bu1zn1h, what crowd had
| lands bad washed his face And clothed him,
and what tender sermon tha Lev. George
Gushing would have preached from surh q
text Yet, here, while We ecnd clothes to the
,. III good English. their very coun.erpar.s exist
under our noses, and We neither see nor heed
them.
,, And il tho "searching Committee" would
visit the miserable underground den, where
. young girls and hardened sinners are herIed
together, and search their learts for Homc
| wonsnly feeling to work on, and when their
r ee1ltepcc is over Giyo them work and chauce
: | to earn m houest Irving, remembering that
while 1t is haman to err 1t ss divine to forgive
i then l think your petitioners would really
: have work u grace to digest, inhtcad OF q
| bubble OF empty air.
And think there are few Of us that need 60
: | any further than our own nurseries an.i kitch-
!, | There 1sc servants that work from year 10
t year in heathen darkucss, who are mover a.
= lowed time to go to chn1ra OF sabbath Scioul,
: wlo arc treated exactly like mechanism and
: yet are supposed to lave sot.ls, and to whom,
: III eorts ot temptation may be presented, aud
! Tie mistress VII not care $50 long q sl,e
n does her work we'll havo seen servants
h who hsd eeEyed many terms in good orthodox
a faniee, and never knew Of their loarning
i anything better tlan how to do up" t9lilea e
= mistress read to them every night was the
IS breaxfast bill Of fs1e, and the beautiful theory
y Of domestic instruction waa cundned to tht
!: mixing Of ,puddings. Which brings me- bacl
n iuto my fashion latitude.
70 The great specially iutt At rgcsent ia line,
q suits, which are likely to be worn untit late i
70 the fall, a. they are equally sersiceable viii
: OF without an under-dress There aro severa
-
4 mnde-lawn, linen, Chanber, aud Sraes cloth
:. The best it d coarse, large sLrcad.inen, dru
is and wiry to the tonch, hlnco it does no
"mues" easily, retaius tho starch well, an
C. will rot s,g and look slouchy like tl,inne
u article. lu tho way of making, the skirt !
he tho short. round, ei1-gore ekirt, the bac
&c! breadth being the whole width Of the cloth
co They are made in every conceivable shape, hu
r r I people OF eotss taste will understand that
"a linen suit worn for protection. o7 as ne9!st
Ct, should not be elalorate1y trimmed. 4 sk11
oe o1tr-xkirf and sailor jacket, or t'efted dow
I'D basque. is tl.e shape. knit plating aroun
~. the edge Of each garment. about quarter {
~ ~ yard vide on the edge OF the lover skirt AT
IN ming, and can be casily ironea, since til
Dst folds all one way, and eau ha simply itonc
down and then raisetl With knife. or on
~. rurle, eame depth, With three rows of b!ac
'as braid stitched on above This requires care
ate the ironing, the braid will show the starcl
NV Ii is hardly profitable to make such SUIT
ut, | home. unless ones timc counts for nothing
Iny | tince they can be bought at Hotchkin
a. ne Primers, aud other places. for from sc to
ILL., = full euit, vel! made, and OF pure ling
Mt. becoming, and they have simple republics
look that, after m elaboration OF silk II
ro, sA,m, il truly refreshing.
pereAlee, linen, cambHes, and lawns. are :
~ ~ in large demand now. the hot westher in pc
~ * prec.sse being anticipated during the prese'
breathing spell Stripes are very much
fashion, slnce they make up shoHily. II
sp- skirt il usually honnced with bias folds Of Il
sm naseEial between each one, Of striped skl
5 iss hass fo1ds 0ie te ote the a easo q the ove
;1cS tttS ek,rt. The dtes~cs are gradually leavis
,rS. OF como Of tho superduous ttimmil
ian which has been laEsshed upon them, and
tar tllin skirt il not unfre4uently seen on Il
IL IL wonder how thes ever endured the mass
7e n.f trimming which has surftited their eommoue
nls toilets during the past two years.
4 i WHITE TOILETS.
IS The stores are now making only orders. Il
me nisl for white dresses having partially su
'tn / sized. Tho newest arc nlado Of flne che
eas muslin, with bands OF embroidered Swiss
,n. settion between puts of the muslin. 7
Ise. waiat, al putfed with 6ehn. to wear on t
IN promenade, edged with embroidery or sAlt
big pune above the hem, then eleven tucks i
he another puff. Another style was three nam
,s, ,tca rufies, headed with insertion through whic
NJ, t,lue rihheu Wae run. Thus wsa for ercnin
US At home. Marseilles are made quito pla
the with oyerekTt and basque buttoned up II
me- large pearl buttons, with gold or enamel e
. III tres. Deep-poiuted overskirta are pretty a
1s,T u.n u,udish for white dresses.
49, | wBAf9.
pT. The coarse woolten Bedouiu wrap still!
! in I mains tn favor, or 1t least those who ha
saSe them wear sAeu. and they are seen every dAr
mar! ! ,tlo rromenado on wc1l-d1essed ladies' ite
ne | dine wraps 1re both pretty and ornament
.ue and What is more beeonang espe<a ally for
r. rage riding and in pure white. They Are
nich | to ten dollars piece. Black grensdiuc WEa
b5 w1.hu11ed cord and tas.cl, arc Coo! and con
u,ent Tor evening wear. II they are folded ca
iste. | fully each time they aro laid A1aF, they '
svs net lose their frceh, stiff look; but Il, sitter
~ ing exposed TO the dew, they are tossed Of
lounge o1 d1sssnS table .na tbex a l'
Adt- become limp and useless. Al fine !aees
and th;n yuxteria1s Tei1e. Lace handketrhiefe,
sr1on s1snadines, should be carefully folded
tqae q c1eases and laid between pcrfuned papers
;aga aHs boxes. Gloves sbo.id be laid aeaGthw
r;nf He. esch finger gently Strengthened and Put
:seas tnc Elore box. Faue. shut md put !
their p1aee; boLIe.s carefully shelved. s.
y A. people never hare old things: Their elot
= enc 10 tre new till thcy are out Of fashion. oeca
9s.aS they take 80 much care Of them, Hhlle on
m ueTcs seem TO weA1 anythng new Or nice
BAl1 5EVHsE. al
.cnse The Roman OF Etruecan sold, With
.nary rolish il the mode DOW. The earnngs
wuh s,ill the n4ll and Chin, or the wheel With
:, 3es- e. wheel. while the brooch deselops many
md artistic designs, sozne Of which are not
st br. studies and Others antique designs 1hs e
com | nrate work called knife-edge II > great
utc," | proytuent, The tassel and Leon1ne cha
rauf- decidedly new and elegant, being fastenes
es@e ., the watch by einsle chain passing a1ound
Etoai Icck and doau neasly to the waist. where
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