Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-12-11
THE CHRONICLE.
A PAINFUL SIGHT.

There is nothing more painful to the
naked eye than q fashionabIy dressed
Iady of our day. If their posterity
are not smitten with hump backs, it
will be in consequence of a special
interpOsition of Providence, in behalf
of the Fathers ; who, be it said to
their credit, dress plainly and sensi-
by. While the community is max
ing war upon the Mansard roof as a
matter Of safety, let them make wal
upon the ManSard busJles as a matter
of taste. We are not warning upon
the expense; il l. only the abOmina
BILE way they have of pIling il on be-.
hind, TO make it expensive. Shame,
where is thy blush? The following
/ will show that one old brute has the
courage to stand out, and that there
was one Judge who had the courage
TO back him:
To those selfish husbands who are
not anxious that their wives should
shine in society, but are only pa ticu-
lar about their appearance and con-
duct at home, the present fashions
and the modern styles are extremely
distasteful. The extent and variety
of the female " make up " is absolute
ly bewildering. We are led to reflect
I upon this by the formidable array OF
items that lately appeared i'm a blu
I presented TO a certain gentleman IN
London on account of that expensive
luxury he had taken to himself-a
wife. There's restorative balm"
valued at THREE shillings and s~iXpence;
then a ''plait' at six guinness rouge
AT seven shiIiings and sixpence and
" curls," at forty shillings. Then
there all all sorts of /" washes" and
a. brushes" and 'pOmpadOurs,'' salts,
powders and pins, all in great prOfu-
sim, and the latter IN fabulous guam
titles.
When this bill, amounting to some
thing less than 500, was presented 10
the hard-hearted husband, he swOre
very profanely and refused to pay it.
Hence, suit was brought, and we are
thus inuebted to his selfishness for
this interesting array of items. But
10 and here is where the very inter
e>ting point comes in-the grave judge
probably with a little. and maybe
with a good deal, of this experience
himself, refused TO give Judgment for
the amount of the bill. The husband
was placed upon the stand anu swUre
very recklessly and wickedly, per
haps, but still he swore-Jhat n
|" Golden Hair Wash I" was q humbug;
not only unnecessary, but, so TO speak,
trash. He said his wife had no Use
under the shining sun fUTit. She had
had light hair from the lime he first
knew her, and what in the name of
our common humanity did she want
with this " Golden Hair Wash?"
The Judge-and we are sure all des-
perate husbands would revere his
name If, unfortunately, they were not
ignorant of 1.-THE Judge said; Il
should be extremely dissatisfied II
such a bill was brought to me. lIhlnk
the account q most eXtravagant u
aud so the poor perfumer was rom
PEELED to accept the paltry sum of TWO
bounds six shiliiugs in entire pay.
ment. Then the heart OF The artist
became hardened. and he denounced
English law and English judges as a
sham and a mOckery, and would have
told the Judge himself That he was 6
miser and q blOckhead, had he not
been Quieted and removed.
This precedent will prove cheering
to husbands, but il will fall with
crushing effect on the women, and
hair workers, and perfumers. If the
latter cannot collect their bills, how
will they dare to trust their fema.e
customers? And if these female
toners cannot be trusted for paint,
padding, aid perfumery, what is tbs
modern glass of fashion +" 10 do?
Between the law and the fire
fend the fashionable female is plain
ly to be made a martyr. The former
cruelty deprives her of her rouge aud
her ringlets, the latter ruthlessly de
stroys French merinOes and elliptic
skirts. But husbands rejoice; ami
the old adage that ii is an ill wind
that blows nobody good" Is verified.