The union Democrat., 1870-04-23
SAY FRANcIsoo conREspoNDENCE
SAN FaAsclsco. April lOth, 1870.

NAN aANCtStO, Aprli 1VtHs ActVss
TIE NEW HAr.
1on should see il. Certain young men Of
my acquaintance have adopted il. 1t dter-
shadows them. X be-littles big man and
dwarls little ore. Ii il revival of an old
style extant so years ago. The rim curis up;
the top bulges out; and the whole thing set
ties down like gigantic black extinguisher
completely over the fore-head to within a
quarter of an inch of the eye brows. When
the man has got this monstrosity completely
on, there is little lef. es him but hat. We're
it not the style. it woald be laughed and hoot-
ed at from one ead of the street 10 the other;
called plug" "ram-beaver;" and kick
ed: much kicked. The tenth Of an inch diff
ference in n curve or an inclination as to
shape in hat constitutes fashion. That is
hapI Iiress. Alter that curve ever so little;
put on to-day in Montgomery street q hat
which in shape tends to the sugar loaf as hats
G year or two since, and what a ridiculous
thing it is That is misery. And so in this
respect the mental peace of thousands is sub
ject to an idea; amere idea; no. only the shsd-
ow of an idea; and the would be fashionable
sons of America; the descendants of 80, y
the boys at $50 per week in store or office,
who are, alive active and anxious as 10 the
last cut of coat or pants, the last style of era
vat or collar; whosoever of them should by
some Iesuniary misfortune be prevented from
purchasing the latest style of hat would be
miserable and all for the tenth part of an
idea. But we are ell so.
THE srEEPLE CROWN.
The ladies run steeple crowned affair,
like those of the cid Mother Goose witches
riding a broomstick. Il is pretty. 1t has an
Alpine air. 1t savors Of the stage sheper-
dess; one of those beautiful sheperdesses in
pink stockings. panniers. low corsage and crook
who could not tell whether wool came from
a sheep or goat.
REroRMAToRY.
The association for rescuing fallen women
have rented q house fer their reception and a
Committee of Ten ladies are to visit the 0ens
of vice and solicit fallen tenants to be redeem
ed. pray for their success, having at the
same time but little confidence therein. These
good ladies having this matter in hand, are
composed of the choicest of the responsibility
of our city. They propose to visit these fall
en- women and say "Come with us; leave
this dreadful life; we have nice house fol
you, We will put you all in there together
all; coarse and cultured;" (for there are de-
grees of quality in vice which happens to be
open as well as that which IS concealed; J we
will give you some sort of employment; we
will visit you; talk kindly to you; bring you
good books to read; cur minister too shall
visit you; he is a good man; you will be sure
to like him; he too shall talk good to you; our
husbands shall come to see you. No, they
shan't either-why not? "Oh, All. Ahem.
Well-Never mind now, but just you come
with us to our new house at $50 per month;
the home for reforming prostitutes; we want
to shut you mp there; we want to label you
The Reforming Fallen" so that every body
on passing by shall know who you are, what
you are, what you have been and what You
are there for. We will give you a sisters
sympathy; we will be sisters to you IN the
house: we can't take you to our homes. our
fresidos; we can't trust you; you might cor
rupt our children; besides, it wouldn't be the
thing anyhow"
Now | believe that three fourths of this
Association for the reformation of Fallen Wo-
men would jump stiff legged like bucking
mustang. aside from one of their own sex the
they suspected her of being suspi-
cious." If not am slanderer and they
exception to the common run of
women. This Fallen Reformation Associa-
tion seems to me sort of spasmodic if not af-
fected effort at shutting the door sitter nearly
every thing has been done to drive the mare
out One third at least of the "Fallen are
driven to the bagnio by your diaboical un-
or want of moral courage in
not giving girl sympathy when the whis-
pers commence circu u!atng and the cCld shoul-
ders are being turned. And then when you
have indirectly sent them down to the lowest
sink of degradation, you propose to whistle
them back into your Reformatory Calaboose
to lie warmed into purity by the cold and sick
" beams Of a strained and narrow charity.
| don't believe in your system. I think you
are irving to transplant blossoms when you
should be taking up the plant by the roots.
If were g Fallen Woman" " and you Refor-
matory Visiting Committee of Ten made de-
on me, methinks | could give
you one lecture on the rudiments and gener-
al principals of reform; and as Cor going to
your house I'd see you and etc. first
And yet we must not throw too much cold
such movements. nay be unfortu-
nate; wilful; a creature of perverted views
Would it were not so.
ST3AWS.
At the California Theater, they are playing
" Playing with fire." 1t is quite common
tere even in social life to be playing with fire
The weather is warm. People complain of
the heat. A week since. they complained of
the cold. Light gowns crop out OF Montgon-