The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-01-18
Taste in Dress.
John G. SAKE writes as follows


We have plenty Of fippant de-
nunciations Of fine clothes, and an
abundance Of grave animadver-
sions Of the sin and folly Of cX.
travagance in apparel, bat scarce
: ly an essay can be found touching
the aesthetic and morale Of dress
as constituting a study worthy to
be ranked among the fine arts,
not less than architecture, music
and sculpture. 1t was an observa-
tion of Lavator that persons hab-
itually attentive to dress, display
the same regularity in their do
mestic aff;.;rs. "Young women"
says he, "who neglect their toilet,
and manifest little concern about
their apparel, indicate in this very
particular L disregard Of order;
a mind but little adapted to the
details Of housekeeping; a de-
fciency of taste and Of qualities
that inspire love. The girl Of
eighteen who desires not to please:
will be sloycn and a shrew at
twenty-five" 1t is q great mis-
take in women to suppose that
they may throw off all care Of dress
with their ccli5acy, as ifhusbands
; had less taste than suitors or as
if wires had less need than mis-
irc$scs Of the advantage of elegant
and tasteful apparel. An old
writer says, with heavy en-.
phasiS, sit is one Of the moral du-
ties of every married woman to
appear wei! dressed in the presence
of hcr husband" 70 effect this,
however, expensive attire is by no
means essential. The simplest
robe may cviacc the wearcr's
taste as truly as the most costly
gown of MORO antique. But how
rare quality is good taste! In
the mere matter Of propricty and
harmony Of colors, there is room
for q treatise which has yet to be
written by some one thoroughly pro
fcicnt in the aesthetics Of dress.
Even the simpler laws, though
pretty generally understood, are
constantly neglected.
THE Cow TREE.-Among the
many curious phenomena which
presented themselves to me in the
course Of ny travels, says Hum
bo!dt, | confess there were few by
which my imagination was so pow
crfa!Iy affected rs by the cow tree.
On the raTched side of rock on
the mountains of Venezuela grows
L tree with dry and leathery
foliage, its large woody roots
scarcely penetrating into the
ground. For several months in
the year, its leaves are not
moistencd by shower. Its
branches look as if it were dead
and withercd ; bat when the trunk
is bored, a bland and nourishing
milk flows from it. It is at sun
rise that the vegetable fountain
flows most freely. At that time,
the blacks and natives are seen
coming from all parts, provided
with large bowls to receive the
milk, which grows yellow and
thickcns at it's snr!acc. Some
empty their cc&scls on the spot,
while others carry them to their
children. One imae;ncs he sees
the family of q shepherd. who is
distributing the milk of his flock:
4 FISH SToRY.-We met a boy
on the street yesterday, and with
out the ceremony Of asking our
name. he exclaimed:
"You jrst orter been down to
the river a whilo ago"
why ?" We inquired.
"Bccausc, niger was in there
swimming and . big catfish came
up behind him and swallowed
both Of his feet and went swim
ming along on the top Of the
water with him and there came
behind another big fish, and the
niggcr swallowed his tail, and the
niggcr and two fish went swim
ming about!'
"Wc!l, then what?"