The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-18
Ts,e woman probIcm-Dress.

The Young man walks into his tailor's
twice a year, pays bill, and has coats, pam
falcons and vests. That is all he knows. lie
requires shirts, and somebody makes him
shirts He thinks no more. VIII he have
hat? Behold piece of felt with gaiiooh
string-it does not flop over bis forehead. IL
will never twiteh off his back hair. 1t does
not blow into his eyes Its elastic cannot
blister his neck, nor produce depresslons OF
the ccrebellum. 1t will not be but Of date
before summer is over, seldom or never be
matter of. anxious reflection. 1t is fixed
fact. like yesterdays dinner or the last elec-
ton. The average young woman sxpends
enough inventive power, enough financial
slirewdness, enough close foresight, enough
perturbation of spirit, enough presence OF
mind, enough patience of hope and anguish
of regret. upon one seasons outfit had al
most said upon one single street suite
make an excellent bank cashier, or a conf
Portable graduate of a theological seminary.
If YOU doubt the truth of this statement, lust
take in for yourself with the. :. = cricket's eye S
the first young girl you meet down town.
fearfully and wonderfully made! How 40
YOU suppose those bias folds, and double pox
nlaits. and fiute-ruffles, and corded bands,
and shirred waists, and paniered skirts, and
bowed, and f1ounced, and tied, and corded,
and laced, and buttoned, and spangled, ana
frinped, and folded, and dotted, and hunched
and punched, and horrible mysteries got to-
gether? There was enough maneuverlng ex-
pended upon the dressmaker to have elected
a representative, aud concentration OF mind
upon the seamstress, intense enough TO nave
withstood a Wall street panic, and headache
enough put into the sowing machine to have
mastered $ Porter's Human Intellect" And
now it requires care enough to keep herself
together to save soul.-Etisabeth Stuart
Phelps --
TuE Springfield (Mass.) Republican reck-
lessly resolved not to loose good story
| on account of it's irreyerence; and to Illus
rate the position of one of the parson poii1l.
clans Of that State, tells of Rhode island
deacon, whose piety was as feryent as his tenn
per. The latter quality led him into frequent
auarrels, in one of which godly brother
| furned on him with the pertinent query
.sWho arc you. to talk SO to me?'' no an
| T p, screamed Rev. DIR. Marvin's exemplar u
| the Christian life and conversation on--.sWht
| am E? I'll tell you who | am, you rascal
! Pm poor, humble, unworthy Chssstsaa
Cd d-m yoat. .
CLEANING PAINT.-fhere is a very simpl
method OF cleaning paint that has becom
dirty. and if our housewives should adop
/ it, would save them great deal oI tIoup'e
Provide plate with some OF the pes
] whiting to be had, and have ready some cieal
j warm water. and piece Of flannel. WhIcl
/ dip iuto the water and squeese nearly CRY
then take as much whiting as will adhere g
i. anply It to the painted surface, when
little rubbing will easily remove any dirt g
grease. after which wash the part well wit
/ clean water, rubbing it dry with = short cha
mois. Paint thus cleaned looks as we'll q
i when first laid on, without Injury " the mos
delicate colors. It is far better than usin
soap. and does not require more than half tll
time and labor.
4 good deacon WIS mildly rebuking
..hard case, for profanity oh, deacon,
] said the man, never mind; your prayin
4 and nv swearing arc just alike !, How
that p said the deacon. ''ol, sald U
other, 4assther Of rs nssa's anything by z.
St
i x transcendent faith, i cheerful trust, tnrr
/ the darkness Of might Into pillar of flre, an