Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-08-14

sian man-milliner, has designed and sup
erintended the making of the best dresses
that France has seeDfor many years. All
the great houses in the trade in New York
keep masculine artists to adorn feminine
beauty. As women dress to attract the
admiration of men, they have an idea, land
they are correct doubtless in this, as in
everything else,) that man can better
judge of what men like than they them
selves. The principal bonnet trimmer is a
man six feet in height, and he handles
needle and thimble with grace and dex-
terlty that is simply wonderful.
The milliners and dress makers of New
York are the recipients of as many secrets
as'the physicians. though they are of an
other character. Mrs. Blank desires to
outshiue some other Mrs. in her set, and
Madame, the modiste, is complaisant in
the matter of credit-in fact she urges all
the rich goods possible upon the poor rich
woman. But the bill is finally presented,
and horror what bill it is Item after
item is scanned, till finally the grand sum
total is reached. 1t is long way up into
the thousands. Now, Mrs. Blank has no
earthly way Of paying this bill. She dare
not ask her husband for the money, for he,
poor fellow, is struggling for life, and be-
sides she has told him little ibs about the
matter, in representing that she has been
paying for ali these nice things, as she got
them, out of the liberal allowance for dress
that he made her. The complaisant Ma
dame suddenly becomes as rigid as an iron
poker, and as cold as a stone. She must
have her money. Mrs. Blank in her ter
ror, does queer things. Somtines she
pawns her diamonds, sometimes she steals
coupons from her husbands bonds and
sometimes alas she sells her virtue to
some wealthy libertine in whose pay Ma.
dame is, that the dread secret may be kept
till economy enables her to pay. The pas.
sion for dress has ruined more women than
all the other causes combined.
THE BEECHER BUSINESS.
Ihave been praying for seven days that
might never be compelled to write the
name of Beecher or that of Tilton again
for the subject smells to Heaven. The &C
cumolation Of nastiness that is filling w
about their names is terrible. Your read
ers all know the facts so far as the telegraph
gives them. can only assist them as u
the drift of opinion here. 1t is agains
Beecher and is daily growing more intens'
and pronouced. Now developments ar
coming to light daily. The fact is, it is be
lieved, that Mr.. Beecher has lived life il
total various with his professions that hi
amours have been fearful in number AM
quite as fearful in character. Instance
are coming to light every day, and whethe
true or false they are believed. Reports ar
circulated concerning lady, who for years
was his shorthand amanuensis, and it
stated moreover, that the officers of Ply
mouth Church knew of his infatuation 70
her, and attempted by force to save hir
from pursuing the intrigue.
Ofcourse no one can say with any al
curacy, as to whether there is any truth j
all this, but there is growing belief tina
it is true. And now Bowen, of the Ind
pendent, is being dragged in, and who wi
come next no one knows. 1t is to be hoped
in the interest of common decency, tina
some definite conclusion may be arrive
at, and that an end may be put to thi
horrible scandal. We have had enoug
of it.
SUMNER CHARITIES.
This terribly hot summer following o
the privations of the last hard winter ha
added to the sufferings Of the poor almo:
beyond endurance. Days when thermom'
ters marked 102 in the shade, ,and there hay
been weeks of such weather since the 6r'
of June, the state of things in down tow