, 1876-03-08

WHO IRON 'seo'0"s 's'e'' ~''@' x1oK,
FEMALE VANITY.
Mnf'. nELKHAr's FINE CLOTHES.
To tae E,lttor Of The Chfsaoe frfbtt"e:
prrrsDuEa. Ia, March 7.-1n the lititniltattng
expoguree of the crims which Inns d!sgraood tho
pJscs onco lioAl by Stanton, tho finger Of tho
dai-ps.o points directly to Mrs. Do]knap's ward
robe a. tho bottomlesa pit Into which sank
natior's honor, public confidence, and the su-
rren,acy OF . party unriva1cd In history for go-
r;orB deeds. II scoma worry little grayo in
yhtel, 10 bury 30 many large corpses. but It ~
ono opennp Into that subterrAnoan lako which
uuler,ies MI human society, aud It's cnI'acity Is
tn,noasurablc. Through similar npoEtnfes hhso
aroppcd all tho nations Of tho past anu still
these little mouths, like the hoIHo-lecch' cry
"Givol Rivel"
The worlds poetry and jurisprudence hase
over taught that 1ncu should 10 bravo anu women
fair; that one should renson, tl!e otaes tee'
that ono should labor, tue other no hela rs thas
isbor's reward; md thai, according 10 the oStef-
nal beauty and adornmonss, 40 Is tho sa'ae ol
this reward.
this ia no rcason for believing that hhe Is a
aInnor aboyo ali thoae who dwell IN Jerusalem.
drozsfne shove their mchna7 How many haze
mt been tomnting fathers md husbands to dis
honesty by tl,cir e1sra7agant demands for dress?
Tho number Ia certainly In tho minority, md
their opposites are confined to no locality or
clpss. Tho wives and daughters OF lawyers,
doctors, merchants, mechanics. and labore5s
have alike boon strainIug oFory ne1ve to appear
In Rprgeous costumes, aud tha female membors
OF prcachora' families hhro not bcon hinamost
In tho raco for expensive personal decorations,
Last winter Jenkins informed "a that tho
exemplary wife Of Tho renowned Deechor had
"the hsndsonoHt cloak in Brooklyn" and this
fact probably accounted for her porsistent
Attendance on the famous trial Whiio It..
by no means certain that HRS. Tiltou would
Live gone without that velvet suit and lsunty hat
With white fcathrr." Dossio Turncr whs a6rcne
under the utn,cst rs of eross-oxsminaton escanss ,
a. = rnlo. Auortcsn women for tho last ten yc.rs
tres Churches fairs bazaars. md every place cleo 10
whol they hasu gonc 10 show their dteFses nnd eee
cter ] r parpose ] .n lbs reason il that American mem
having proved their bravery, demanded tnelr vssa os
o.rnE i.ss fnsy naTs I'd G1sn m
IN the woman ine5 admire, and haye bad shs pleasure
rbo s women ot tle Bouth during our Civil war
proved that, with thcu patriotism WA stronger man
hefots thsIn. md ths woncn Of no country eyes ,rt
failed In nucil test. The women Of this Northern
stn.es have Gce no exsoplon sor tney h.Te . 1en
md rsvcts through tho mud, ~ much a. tho women
Of virginia dd theirs by wearing seane ho1nn-spnn
.na Il
tho War tho women felt tho tncoagrutts Of expensive
v.tion il eamp end neid. They wrt1 touched by shs
! idea That.
While Johnny deYra in mud md mfre n
| and began to form "Otder Of The Bee,f which
bound members to pusrh.se no foressn dress goods
prtsiug favor. aud began 10 apread lke wi,dhsc. A
eomnistee called On Mrs. Lincoln, aud asked lcs to
eed s,a hsr oa Wnsnsss S t. on her Susisn vefe
aRreed, md went with tho comntee q once to eon'
IT, ossa h, T.t sSS sSSa. oss
laaiee The dovssntncpt needs oyery dUllat we can
Asrgs rsrt Of Il. reyenus e coes from tho 10y ge, =
What WY " 70 rna8a up shs deficiency you pro-
| pose to create7r
htter M.s. Mcculloeh hsd declared hes ntension Of
Joining, Il her husband Wsro agreed. 30 that vas
thnk .nat wearing a1peasss drcssss was aiding ii.
doyernmcntl It was p1easant ''ay Of showing thci
Wuder th.s dccison Mrs. Ineoln's toilet cau,o to b
such a. lAA brought most unjust rcprcach upon her
aud her example wa, Of course, copied more OF lSs
from tina White House TO the ,noanost cabin on sh
frontier. Tho love Of personal adorninent inheren
In human pAtnre and so prominent tEa!t TINT It
nn besn 70 ,cseri5 s =. st Which bss oush
10 oar frrsdcs the glean OF 1e"els aud shimuct L
silk. !,
| would bayc been all rglt and II would ba vary noe
ii al the foks would get yaccinAted and then lavo
pox when thu yirrs Ia In the air. and when .nalsEia
| fever b1eala out sone will Lars VsrJ bad attacks gD
elirious, 1e wh!lo aoma hare Il caay aud arc no
| much the worsp. ,....
Hoor Mrs. Uoiknsp caught ths infection Of forele
nnery and went clear out Of hor mind and tie presa
| 8hIch Is nofaliz1ng her cnao to-day, was, yer
rscnntY regal1pR tho public With glowing accounts
her triumphs, which al turned on hsr susprasin
Nusiln says that to be nobls Is To 10 known, and b
thia rsls about the ony way 10 which woman can CT
noble hezsel today l. to Ct No5th 10 MAKE es DC
before the public by atd Of hs fActio pen 1Ao pulpit
dumb beiofe tha. passion for nnery which 's ETssrn
eolumns eJlsx and % coiumns IT jenkins twado Shout ii
lovely Miss D. tbs llue sl!k d1efs. and ths ma}es
. Mla, Z, IN velvet anl diamonds There arc feT papc
tlst 40 not givo moro bpace to fattcr,na DESCRIPTION
of toilets thaa to any 1ucsnon Of public morls
Ne man OF woman Of eosumou scnzs could havo rca
the published descriptions OF aitB. Dnlfnaps dftS
and calcui;sea hss known y! rcsousces without known
eoasa H.s Rass Lii @ adsu.ns Bon
g. & gos ssr etc., s5 s.fs IL
IL res | ny sn5 ruiz Of Republican simplicity Does
ne bishop aud priest a the atar rTa tho rsia dor
eept sho woman sanrsdis.. h.s tsi.ed any ssrioa.
Weea wase :" s,af9 Il tins aud hesi sd money viii
Characterized our moues OF dressing for len yea
ii Now. under TIC astounding Developments Will
d rnust shake tho wnrl's failh In neruh,cant.,n.
hear OH Nil ailcl that wonlans extravaganza In dre
Y Y Inap's drss.ss Mi.s Bchsaok's drssses, Mrs. ia
20 cosia dret4,tasu all ripped up aud hung out TO al
1ino ciohea7 Who loaded then, with tulson,o Naue
d. for the!r folly aud siu1 Who led then, Into Il
"a 1MaEutge, and ROW turns 10 pelt tho, With nlu1f
VII n hET toni tfhj