The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-09

l'Danged" IN front. This fashion was
probably set by some leader Of ton
! swLo had 'singed off her front locks
With bot curling tongs. Lots of false
.eurIs and jute switches aro still used
but my hair. is all: natural. There is
quite a demand for hairpins now,
i it takes o,gross for ordinary occasions,
! but ten boxes is u moderate allow.
ance for party dressing. rs
There are such sweet muslins in
town, and SO choap too ...:
! White piquo dresses are some wh::t
worn, but the horrid washcrwcmen
wont dq them up decently. 1t is a
known fait that these. vile creatures
Will Away wpsh. a gentleman's shirt
better than lady's dress. A move
mcnt is on foot to, introduce Chinese
laundry men into WinnsLoro.
The ladies cannot promenade
much in tho afternoons now because
tho ho,il men cyiu 81. bcfo.c tic
store doors and stare at over, body
that goes by. TO pass Il, crowd of
men sitting on oithor side of tho
pavement, without thick vcil,is worse
than running the gauntlet. The
town council ought to abato this
nuisance.
Mrs.-- has a horrid bonnet.
AlIss --'s new dIess is q perfect
fright, it fits her abominu5ly. I
oouldn't listen to word of the ser.
mon last Sunday for looking at it.
The sowing machiue is Hoovcn's
last, bc<t gift to woman. 1t enables
her to put hundred yards of tucks
Sud founces on her ball dress, where
fho couldn't have but ten be.
fore. And every founce clutches
beau!
The gentlemen in Winnsboro nro
generally quite handsome, but they
SEEM TO- bc little afraid Of the girls.
Final Celebration at Mt. zion-A Com
piete Success.
Tuesday evening, in response to an
invitation from X. II. Clarkson, ESQ,
Principal of Mt. Zion Institute, the
people Of .\vinnsboro attended the
final cxeroiscs Of the School. Prepa-
rations had been made for the reccp.
ton OF visitora, and the cap,cious
hall Of tho new. building had leen ;
filled with beuchcs to its fullest ca
pacity. But before the opening of
the exercises every seat had been oc.
oupied by the visitors. The gcntlo,
mon composing the fine amateur string
band had volunteered their services.
and, With tho Trust eos o,.l Al. Div
cipal, occupied seats on the rostrum.
After some delightful music tho cx-
ercises. we're commenced with a salu-
tatory delivered i'll a happy manner
by Master Willie Rion. His address
showed that considerable labor
and pains had been expended in
the pupils for the occasion.
He was followed by Master Sammy
Clarkson, who as "The Infant Orator"
won hearty applause. Want Of space
precludcs notice of all the speeches.
They we're generally woll delivered
and attcntivcly listened to. The cx-
ercises were not marred by n, single
",break down." a censoriouo. critic
night say that the delivery was occa-
sionally little too hurried; but this
is n venial fault and can be remedio d
by practice. Most of tho pupils have
never been before tho public hereto.
fore. Yet their self possession was
remarkable. Where all did well it
is difficult to discriminate, but per-
'haps the honors of the occasion wcro
borne of by Master Mellicbamp in
Emmett's vindication from calumny.
lie acquitted himself quite hard
somely and was heartily applau4cJ.
Master jeff. Gerig repeated "Arnold
Winkelried' very successfully, and
displayed considerable ease in his
movements. Master Thomas Cathcart
delivered tho address of Spartacus
very .spiritedly. Master Mortimer
DIantzlcr showed. that he had prepared
his piece carefully, and his modula
tions of voioc and gestures were quite
appropriate. Master Eber Rabb was
quite sue cossful in his rendition of
one of Patrick Ieury's specchcs.-
Masters Jas. shcdd and Walter Rob.
crtson amused the audience in co m.