The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-30
The Women of Warsaw.

Whether order continues to reign among
the haberdasbers of Warsaw, KY, since
thirty-one of it's matrons and dasmels, in
convention assembled, with preliminary
whereases duly resolved to purchase no
dry goods exceeding in cost twenty. five
cents per gard during the space of one calen-
dar year, we are not informed, but the said
matrons and dasmels did so assemble and
resolve, and are now on their pro baton. Bit
ter constraint and sad occasion drear must
have impelled the ladies of Warsaw to this
harsh extremity; but whatever the cause
1t Is not possible to regard their resolution
with other sentiments than those of apprO-
baton and respect. They were doubtless
moved to do penance in calico for previous
prodigality in moire- antique and gros- grain,
which textures of price, folded unused in re-
pentant wardrobes, cast q CLEAN of mock
cry upon the poverty which, since they were
purchased Tor partly because they were
purchased), has overspresd the land. For
some years preceding the panic our inn
ports exceeded our exports by about $780,
600, 600 per aunum, and this mainly because
the ladies of the land burned to outehine
one another in braveries of apparel. Their
lords were not the men to say them nav
while the bills for the same could be put
OF. We sent all onr surplus wheat and
cotton and silver and gold to pay in part
for these braveries, but even then the
monstrous bill was not altogether footed.
We had to send the balance in bonds. 1t
would stagger thirty-one ladies of War
saw, while it would tend to confirm their
frugal Intentions, if they could know how
many bonds ofours Europe holds altogether,
and wlEat prOpOrtioR.af them have gone to
pay f9r tf1e BarsofiSl kickshAWs and ravish-
ing hammery in which they and their
beauteoUs sisterboed have'eO. long afrayed
themselves. Now bonds at home or abroad
meansa mortgage on all the labor and alb
the nrnHnNEinn fSf oil the land nk re-
termost farthing of them, principal aud
RsaDce, is paid so haDds not THORN
must toll to pay for the gros.grains and
the moire- antiques, the laces of Venice and
Valenciepnes, she velvets of Genoa and
Lyonsvw which already crowd the wardrobes
of American DANES and demoiselles, or,
beyond further polite use, hutter In dishoR- I
ored stride in the alleys. Is is therefore
very wholesome aud sensible halt which
the ladies of Warsaw have called in, the
march of fashion and extravHgance. we I
hope they will have the courage to stand
by their principles during the time ap,
pointed, even longer if Necessary, and IL
the custom should take. wing and overs
spread the land, as did the spelling mania
and the mania for closing lager beer shops
by means of prayer, while it would SO far /
to cripple the trade in dry goods and occa
sion suicide among feeble- minded provin-
cial haberdasheTs, there can be no 0Oubt
that it would bring g solid increase 0f ad
vantage to the nation, We must learn to
consume less and produce more. That 10
the road to wealth and prosperity, and
there is no other. II now the men Of War.
raw would assemble andagree to drink no
high priced drinks and CHEW only small
luids of the cheapest tobacco for q cores
bonding period, the town would be . per-
ect nodeliOf frugsiity, such as would have ,
delighted The heart of Joseph Hume or
3eDjamin Franklin, and q hundred years
renee would deserve contenpiRl celebrs- q
iOn.-N. Y. WOTId. /