The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-13


Co.
For sale by J. T. ELLysoN.
~ i! Should Be. by "ALEx," author OF
GAS She Would Have It." Phllade'ph'a
LlrrINcoTr & Co.
The frat book. Gas She Would Have IL,
was an argument in favor OF "iema'e SUI
fr,re :" the second. now before us, is an
argument asains. "iemale suffrage" and In
favor Of certain rights for woman. The au'
thor, being herself opposed to "femaie sui
srage," undertook to present all that could
be said in favor Of it.; and now she shows
how impractical and detrimental such suf'
fraec would be, and how woman's rights are
impaired by agitating tue suffrage Question
She says: awe cannot help but feel that the
time spent in clamorins for suffrage is worse
than wasted, while women only lower them
selves in the estimation Of man by such de-
mand." The motive of the author is good
and her work is written with general clear
ness, ability, and good sense.
For sale by j. T.. ELLYsoN.
Female Beauty; or, The art Of Human
Decoration. By DR.. A. CAzENAvE; and
The Art of Pleasing BY ERNEST FEY
pgAU. translated from the original French
By Miss N. !. NASH. New York: 6. w
CARLETON & Co.
We suspect that this book will have
great run. Its themes are the most interest
ing to the ladies, and they are sure to get
| what so Immediately relates to their per-
| sonal appearance and manners. We took II
I'D hoping TO fud something against long
dresscs-those trains in the streets that
sweep the dust and filth of the pavcmep1s
az the queens who wear them move grace
fu,Iy on. In our search we iound many
GOOD suggestions land nothing oDlec'ionu'
h,c, until we finally discovered this cSee''
lent paragraph:
uJf there is nothing more elegant ana
orocn,,,I that shows the figure OF la0y imam
ruin Of velvet or satin gliding over the
.,rnpt OF drawinS-room, there Is nothinS
NOR. repugnant to see than the same train
sweeping the dust and mud OF the SIDE
walk, soiling the skirts and hose of the lady
who wears it,
Very good and very true. The Indies
discrcdt their taste and dccorum by wearing
in the streets the dress that should be con-
fined to The parlor. Trains were mado 10 De
borne in the hands of pages. 1t is gross
pcryersiou of their design that drass them
through the dust. The author adds the
following very judicioIs advice
"S,rcct costumes should never be made
on thr sar,e pattern a, those intended for in
door wear, The most imperiouS rule TO
follow in the way OF dress is this: The dress
tho best made, the easiest to wear, and the
most agreeable to sec will always be the one
TO mould exactly all parts Of the female
FORM"
We long for the DAY when no dress of
woman shall be seen trailing in dirt.
For sale by J. I. ELLYsoS.
She Lorea Him Mddly; or. sic Beau Ro.
land" BY GoSTRAN BoEys. Translated
from the French 10y 0. VIEsUE. New
York: G. W. CARLETON & Co.
For sale by J. T. ELLysoS.
"reminiscences. BY CHoRLEY,
blanche, and YoUNG. Edited by RICHARD
HENRY SToDDARD' StN Ioih' '-CnioNHn,
ARMSTRONG & Co.
A very entertaining book, very creditable
o the editor, and most elegantly gotten up
" the publishers. 1t is charming summer
eadng, and will fad its way, we are sure.
0 all the summer retreats the ensuing
eason.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON Il Co.
We bave Biachr0od for April from the
gents Of the American publishers, McSsrs.
y DOLLHOUSE & pAEHAM. IL is rich as ever
With the essays of the cieverest writers.