The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-16
Correspondence OF the Globe

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Editor GtoJe 1T was not my purpose
in writing the Articles about ViHeland, to
get up newspaper controversy with Mr..
Jewctt. I will simply present a few more
facts which 20 to make up the history of
the place. If the farmers Of Vermont
would put themselves in the same position
as these Nineland ''pionccrs that s,suifer
all these privations, they would be better
off than any of the Nincland farmers. \
man with the same amount of labor,
economy and privation can certainly do
better in country possessing the adyan-
tages and facilities that Vermont offers,
than to sell his property at a sacrifice, 90
into a perfect wilderness, aud deprive him
self anil family of the actual ncces-
stiles of lite and accomplish no more,
| il as much, as his ncighbors in the old
home. Mr.. ,Jewclt is certainly mistaken
when he thinks rum is not sold in Vine
land, or that intoxicated persons are not to
be found in the streets. have seen more
drunken men in Vineland than ever have
in Vermont. True there are no drinking
saloons" There is no law in Vincand or
in the state of New Jersey prohibiting the
sale of liquor, while in Vermont there is
| strict prohibitory law. As for town pau
pers, the town Of Orwell and many other
/ towns in Nermont-lf not a great ma
/ joriiy-havc none. New England Is pro-
verbally free from paupcrs Residents OF
/ Ninclaud have been arrested, but cannot
| say for any serious offence. There arc
/ many there, did they have their just de-
! serts, should now be in ''durancc vile. In
regard to taxes. venture to say, that the
! taxes in Vineland are higher by a great
| deal, than those of any town in Vermont.
| As for the "woman's rights position that
! Mr.. Jcwcit takes, have nothing to object
/ To. a he is no doubt sincere in his con-
victions Yet he is on The unpopular side
of an unpopular question will only add
! that Nnclaud 10 well enough or any large
town convenient to the large cticS-Gor a
residence for the city merchant, or for the
manufacturer who wishes TO escape high
rents, and trades unions in the cities, but
it is no place for the Vermont farmer
"Thc proof of the pudding is in the eating
of it,, and | know whereof | speak. The
following remarks on the recent "anti-iash-
ion convention" clipped from The Alan
lie Democrat
The Nincandese had great autl.tash-
ion convention all to themselves Accord
ing to the Independent "hardly a score
came in from outside, which goes To show
that outsiders are not yet fully awake to
the all-absorbing question of interest, that
the strongmindcd of Nineland are fondly
imagining will create commotion among
the feminine gender that inhabits this
spherical orb.
\ crowd of women are seldom Of one
opinion each has Il way of her own aud
seeks to convince the others that she is
right So at this convention they hal a
little misunderstanding, as Bro. Carrrth
calls it, and the rusult was that some of the
ladies 'seceded" is 'holtcd' at mascu-
line gathering. However, they agreed to
agree after wasting goodly quantity OF
talk and Mrs. L. b. Duffey was elected
chairwOman
The bloomer costume had only six de-
voices. and, like the last rose of summer,
they were alone in their glory. 1t was
clear as mud that the modern lady's dress
wanted an overhauling, and that ii ought
to be more convenient, healthful and
economical hut how that result was to he
reached twas not so clear" 1t was finally
decided that skirts should be shortened, So
that the female form divine enyelopel
therein would not act rs an agent of pub
lie Improvement, by cleaning the streets
that corsets were to be abolished 1.-THE cor
set manufacturers are already organizing
opposition] a general loosening OF strings
and belts, and reduction in the number of
yards OF trimming.
To carry out this reform "Dress Re.
form Society" will be organized, to devise
ways and means to "hest resist the tyran-
MES OF Old World fashions and to establish
healthful. tasteful and useful dress,
which will express the genius of American
womanhood." Oh, dear Our contempt
rary aforesaid thinks the idea not so very
bad, but then "women will never use good
sense in dressing, so long rs they let the
idea, that, however old and decrepd, they
must dress to look pretty to the men, run
away with their brains Correct, neigh
Dor
Of course speeches were plenty, and let
tiers from ''sorry-l- couldn't-come' reform
crs were as profuse as is usually. the case at
meetings OF such extraordinary tendencies,
The letters spared the absent ones the ne
cessity of making speeches, for il present
they would have been called upon 10 make
public their views on the agony of the mo-
ment. just imagine such q speech and the