, 1875-05-23

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The periodical uprising Of woman, and her
protest against the lry-goots condition of
things, has now afflicted Warsaw, Ky, and a
:spasm Of economy, as well as a'Ghiyer of in-
dgnation, has seized upon thirty-one Of the
ladies Of that blue grass community. These
thirty-o lone, who are represented to BIZ young
| and fair creatures, who are still susceptible
to the attractions Of dress and not old ladies'
or spinsters long past tho embellishments OF
gros. grain and moire-antique, have met in
! convention. They have a]1 made speeches,
and they have .whereased md resolved, and
the result Of it all Is that they have de-
tarmined to purchase no dry goods exceeding
in cost rs cents per yard for the space
OF year! They have already CON-
oenced their .penance, and tho dry
goods dealers Of Warsaw are sitting
in sackcloth and ashea as they contemplate
tho fabrics upon their shelves, doomed per-
haps to, Lie there for whole year, by which
time they may be- out ot fashion, except for
m Old Iadies' Home or = Home for the
Friendless: -'~.ss s.:-
In view, however, Of tho excellent reso1u-
tion adopted by tho women Of Warsaw, we
hare little feeling for the dry goods dealers
of that burg. Their small financial incon-
veniences are as nothing compared with the
sense and wisdom and the sound political and
domestic. economy involved in ths position
taken by the women Of Warsaw. We need
mora nt such women aud more Of such reso-
lutions. II they could be adopted and cay
1ied out for the space Of one year by tho
women OF America, it would be q blessed
thing for the financial condition OF this coun-
ty. Il tho women would resolve to
abandon not only, costly dresses. but
costly ftnmeries and nonsense Of all
descriptions, and the men Of America would
Tor the same time cut off adNe-Rocks, to-
bacco, whisky, opete-bo1es, and much of
their nonsense, an equilibrium in the fnan-
'cial market would 10 established, mortgages
would be lifted, hade would get on health
ier basis, and the whole commercial world
would start upon new career Of wealth and
prosperity. We should then produce more
than We, consume, instead OF consuming
more than We produce, as we are now doing
This il very beautiful picture; but We
fear it is Utopian- Like the Rtzb1 in s'Urial
Aoosta, ne have seen all this before. The
women Of Warsaw are doing what has been
done many time before How many oon-
ventions Of women have assembled and vir-
tuously and hugany resolved to wear cheap
clothing? How many times have the econo-
mists rejoiced when lovely woman has sol
emily determined to hare nothing more to
do with nonsense, and in short time found
themselves disappointed? Much as We ad-
mira tho action Of the women Of Warsaw,
VIC fear that the women Of Warsaw, like
the gentle sex everywhere, ars "uncer-
tain, cog, and hard, to please" We
fear that the women Of Warsaw ma
tickle, and that they viii change THAR
minds before . month has passed away. We
fear the effect of one single pattern Displayed
in modiate's vindow,-one Of those patterns
which is sweet and pretty, and too lovely for
anything: We fear that at ths sight Of one
lovely creature from Louisville or elsewhere !
parading the streets Of Warsaw in killing !
gros- grim or stunning MORE antique all their |
resolution will melt sway, and that they
would rush into extravaganza with an appe- |
ite increased by their temporary abstinence.
In this fact lies some comfort for the Warsaw
dry-goods dealers. They can bide their time
in the ASSURANCE that human nature is the
same the world over, and that the women Of
Warsaw have as much Of it ns other women
that tho female nature is tickle, and that the
female naturs Of Warsaw is no exception to
the rule.