Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-23
FOR wOMANKIND.

~ 10 DtlltT 10 love mhu tuhb you
can never marry than TO marry man
that you can never love. This is short
text for long sermon, says some wise
man or woman. We de not propose to
tire any one with long sermon upon it.
This weather is discouraging to long SER
mons-even were they worthy TO be en-
dured at any season. A few words on
the text are enough. A loveless mar
riage is much worse for woman in every
way than for man. In the first place
woman has the credit, whether she de-
serve it or not, Of being much more re-
fined, of possessing much more delicacy
and sensibility than the stronger sex"
Being thus higher, her degradation,
when it comes, is much more thorough
and terrible. Few things can conduce
to this result in a greater degree than
the constant aud intimate relation of
married life with a man whom she does
not love. We have heard refined young
women speak with disgust Of the coarse
ness shown in the conversation of class
of their married lady acquaintances,
and in many cases have traced this disa-
greeable trait back to its cause--a well.
known loveless welded life. Then again,
perhaps the woman who marries for
support, for home, an establishment" "
or because she has never loved any one
and fears that the present will be her
last chance dreadful thought), after
wards meets some one whom she can
and does love The result is easily fore
seen, either life spent in the terrible
effort to subdue an unhappy passion or
the divorce court. After all, the good
old Quaker custom is best, due delibera-
ton and reflection before entering into
the married state. Marrying in haste
to repent at leisure is very fashionable
now days, but it is fashion which can
be profitable or pleasant only to the law
yers, and not to them if they have any
pity for the unhappy victims of ante.
nuptial foolishness and post nuptial
misery
A London correspondent says that the
Princess of Wales is leading the sea
side fashions this year. Here is de.
scription OF one of her dresses: 1t is Of
Edinburg cloth, and embroidered in par.
ti-colored garlands, into which are inge
niously embroidered the monogram and
crest of the princess. The monogram
is allonge in Italian fashion, and the
crown embroidered upon three overlap.
ping pieces crossing at the sides of the
skirt. Similar embroidery is reproduced
on the corsage, which is cut on the bias
Of the CLOTH In some Of the robes in
imitation Of it the embroidery of the
monogram and crests are confined to
special parts of the dress, as the chate-
laine, cuffs, collars, etc., the crowns in
terminglng with shields, giving har-
monious effect. The tablier is covered
with embroidery. From this application
Of the monogram to the toilette one may
fairly expect te see dresses next year
covered with texts in embroidery, so that
upon meeting with dame, one has but
to glance over her robe to read her auto
biography in the sentiments deity woven
into her toilette. If he reads the Latin
text running up her sleeve, Dunn spiro
spero" (''while / breathe | hop" J, he
may inter that the wearer is a hopeful
Naomi, while the fortune seeking maiden
will have inscribed on her girdle;
Amour fait beaucoup, mais argent fait
tout" Glove does much, but money does
all" 10 any event, proper motto for
such gowns would be, "A grand frais'
Every expensive"
In late letter, Olive Logan answers
the question What is salon" and tells
why we do not and cannot have salons
in America. A salon is a series Of re-
ceptioRs given generally in the evening
A successful salon is a series of re-
ceptions in which the host and hostess,
both or either, as the ease may be,
succeeds in gathering men and women
OF congenial tastes and pursuits to COM
pare views, ventilate ideas and enjoy
themselves in social converse These
are not known in this country because
we are a pretentious people. We can
not invite our friends to meet us once a
week for the sake of enjoying their con-
versation and exchanging ideas, giving
them, as French noblewomen do the fre.
queRters of their salons, tea, coffee and
sandwiches, and receiving them in a
plain dark dress. Instead of this we
make great displays, give evening COM
panies, routs and balls, furnish oysters,
cold fowls, pickles, preserves, hot bis
cults, croquettes, cakes, Ice creams and
sometimes liquors, and receive our
friends in elaborate flower betrimmed
dresses. Perhaps, in the happy future,
some sensible, influential woman will set
the fashion of giving genuine French
salon. We have copied so many French
follies that we can certainly afford to
adopt this most sensible custom.