The Portland daily press., 1872-10-22

Mr.. Editor:-The High School uniform Tor
refornl in Dress is not matter of compulsion'
or even matter that has been urged upon the
girls of the school. The movement originated
with the young ladies of the LIST class, who
seem to have seen the general tendency of ex-
travagance and fondness of dress, and who have
taken this step as a means to remedy the evil.
The LIST class girls have series of resolutions
which they propose to sign, and to keep during
the remainder of their school year; ard they
have invited the members of the three lower
classes to join them in the movement. The
idea is simply this: To introduce a general
plainness of dress for school, and also to do
away with the usual full dress parade of exam
ination day, the dress for that day being the
same as the ordinary dress. The style of the
dress is to be plain, becoming and convenient;
if any dark color to be relieved by gold-plated
buttons and fancy belt, having upon the
buckle the date of graduation, like that upon
the boys caps. This reform is radical, and
at the same time conservative. They limit jew
elry, abjure lace, and even propose to do away
with those slang phrases of which the 'siTl of
the period is supposed to be so fond. The
mothers and fathers of the rising generation
are almost universally pleased and the young
ladies have themselves taken hold of the mat
ter in way which shows that our girls of the
period are not wanting in energy and common
sense. SCHOLAsTICA,
THE INFANTRY.-The Infantry fell in at their
Armory at IL p. m. yesterday and marched
directly to DR.. Mason's store on Middle street,
the Portland Band playing a lively quickstep.
Here they received the honorary staff, and the
color guard, and then marched directly to the
Boston boat where they had been preceded by
their invited guests. The Infantry numbered
81 muskets and were commanded by Capt. Mat
tocks, Lieuts. Fessenden and Todd. The mem
bers of the staff who accompanied the company
to the boat were Gen. George l.. Beal and
Lieuts. c. J. Pennell and George H. Webster.
Several took the cars, among them Mayor
Kingsbury and City Marshal Clark, intending
to join the boys in Boston. The Band num-
bered % pieces and played splendidly the
way to the wharf, while large crowds gathered
to see the company off Ollapod bore the col
ors. ..
HINTS ABOUT BUSINESS is the title of little
book just issued by Hoyt, Fogg & Breed, and
laws, customs and methods, familiarly explain
ed. 1t contains fac-simile forms of all the va
rous papers used by business men, and is cal
culated to fill a demand that has long existed
for brief, clear and comprehensive guide to
young men in all departments of business. The
work has deem examined by men of experience
and bears the recommendation of one of our
leading banking men and an experienced law
yer. 1t contains hundred things which will
be found of daily convenience, even to the ex-
perienced business man. 1t is sold by agents
at the low price of Is cents.
New Bella new bell to be placed in
the main tower of the Roman Catholic Cathe-
dral on Cumberland street, was brought by the
New York steamer on Saturday, and yesterday
morningiit was deposited in the church in front
of the high altar, where it will remain until
the ceremony of conservation is reformed.
which will probably be on Sunday, Nov 3d.
The bell is from the Meneely Foundry of West
Troy n Y, and weighs 3062 pounds. 1t is a
tenor bell and bears this inscription: SIN hon
orena Beatg Marie Virginis sine lare concepte.
I Portland, 1872"