Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-14

and thread are in constant reuuisition.
NO one can quite come up to the mark
on taste to suit the one who wears the
the garment or adornment, so the wo-
man must fuss and fix for herself. No
matter that she seldom sews. she will
only be little more fatigued for indul-
ging to-day. The whole house is in
eommotion. The whole house is in a
commotion. In fact the day of a party
Is worse than washing, ironing day,
scruDping day, calling day, baking day,
or all OF them thrown into one day.
The baby is generally taken with the
Group in the afternoon, to add to the
versatility of the occasion; or left to its
own infantile devices, it falls down the
stairs, sticks the scissors into its eyes
or swallows pin, penny, or tack.
There must be a CONSERVATION about
the baby or rare opportunity is ne
elected.
Papa comes home late and talks pov-
erty, bad luck and bad dinners into the
ground. His conversation is so hum
drum. Life seems altogether too prac-
tical under his suggestions. Ali day
the mind dwells only on visions of float
ing lovliness under lambent lights,
when eyes, jewels and wit revelled i'm
glory and all things seemed dream of
'plendor, beauty and music. How can
papa be so matter of fact as to talk about
the quarterly dry-goods bill at Stickum's
being due. and too large by halt when
times are so hard, business 30 dull.
money tight and the poor starving at
our very doors! Men are possessed to
keep up depressing conversations when
their wives are dressing for party.
Perhaps they are afraid that the etheral
creatures would fly away on rapturous
wings of anticipated pleasures if they
did not apply the breaks.
Party-goers pay the fiddler for all the
pleasure they realize! How tirea the
fashionable woman is to be sure, when
her make up is finished. Three hours
or five have been consumed i'm the mo-
mentous ordeal. There the poor crea-
tlre has stood before the glass and
prinked and primmed until every bone
In her body fairly groaned for rest. No
matter, bones are not to be considered
when there is party i'm question,
Neither is temper. Nine-tenths of the
handsome toilets that startle the enyious
beholder at ball or party. have cost
from one to half a dozen seasons of
worn out patience when snaps, snarls
and mad fits quite marred the counte-
nance that beamed in angelic sweetness
upon the gathered assemblage. Who
would imagine that ripple of discord
ever entered the mind, or shadow of a
frown wrinkled the brow of a bali
beauty: The father, mother, sister.
and brothers, or husband if she has one.
are the best reference i'm regard to those
things. They might after tell differ
ent story from the bne the world sines
in her praise.
For what has all this expense of time
strength, patience and spiritual growth
been given? A party. A few hours OF
How to you do conversation where
everybody talks all the while with the
particular idea i'm view of saying as lit
tie as possible. A few hours of elbow
ing around in a crowd to keep the over
skirt looped up right and the corns
away from other peoples boot heels. A
whirl or two i'm dance, bite or SO of
sweet cake, a humming-bird's wing, a
thimble full of coffee, offset with pint
of perspiration, several headaches and a
gallon of envy because some other wo
man was cOmplimented for her dress or
beauty, and the hour for going home
arrives.
To add to the discontinue Stickum's
dry goods bin is brought up on the way
home, and oh! how far it does seem be-
fore one gets there and pulls off those
tight shoes.
*Pomerov's Democrat.