The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-04-13
Letter from Boston.
lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.


Washington correspondent is served at each
weekly repast; but truth to tell, we had an
earnest desire to see how staid old 'IIub" Cos
sip would look beside the overwhelming hap
penings of the Capitol. Tame enough, no
| doubt, if it were our intention to compare ras-
cality; but, thanks to the great love for one an
other, the stars of that order are all watching
tremblingly over the death bed of their eight
years old darling; hence with the exception of
a starving reporter having of late announced
Butler at the fremont House, Boston is jog
ging along with no greater viper Juggling at its
vitals, than Hard Times
The radiant beams of Old Sol. and the gl0ri-
Gus Connecticut returns. have thawed out every
department OF trade, from the fine standard
houses up town, to the second hand pantaloon
| man at the north end. If the crowd daily seen
| around the outside OF the tempting display is ut
all suggestive of the goings on inside, the brave
men who have struggled through a terrible
winter Of business ought to feel encouraged
that their bravery has found its reward. At
BEST it IL safe to believe that the late downfall
of sister Belknap has not had the effect that
tight listed lords of the land might desire; for
along fremont, Washington, and Winter streets,
| one catches from the feathered and furbelowed
tribe sweeping the payements, such delicate
bits of talk as, "pannier back "cose 'front.'"
"long ends behind" 'ttakes thirtv-tiye YARDS"
and the like. Even the proverbial che which
is said to be the chief note in the broken score
of gossip, heard where the dear creatures con-
gregate, is completely drowned in the tide of
SnrDn faSbTpn la
comes the desire to warm the frozen ideas of
dear old Maine on that subject; although it is
possible many of the good people will scramble
over five feet snOWbanks in order to transfer
| the welcome newspaper to their CHEEKY fresde.
| Be it known first, though reckless extraya-
gance is the curse OF the land, that there is not
| one single ray OF economy to be seen peepng
through the masses Of Iinery, which French
! and American modstes have tumbled out for
! our delectation. Millinery openings came first
| and such rising Of cream 10 the surface was
| never before known. To be odd is no longer
| genteel. No lady will dare subject herself to
| the ridicule OF the public, the coming season
| by appearing in anything but n cream colored
bonnet, creamy Grape floating around the crown,
| cream feathers dancing on top, and a cream lace
veil drawn closely over the head. The bonnet
| understand, has no connection whatever with
| that portion Of the body. 1t will arrive ut the
owners destination Just three minutes late dur
| ing the summer, owing to having started 50 far
| behind. one of these cream ''pokes," as they
| are beautifully christened. held conspicuous
| place in the window Of the Paris firm on Temple
| place, (over which we have all gone mad and
| bore upon its sweet simplicity the keen arrow
| $4,000 II is still there, so is that amount to
| our credit in the West Boston Savings Bank
The next trail of the serpent is seen in the
elaborate suits, which are no longer grave, sel-
| sible aud within the reach of all. Not bit Of
| 1t. DIDN'T our very best friend, one who would
| grasp the ruby Wine cup from our uplifted hand
and dash i: to the ground scratched the left eve
| out of the monster who would dare tlefame our
| irreproachabe reputation, pay for ice creams
| or the opera tickets, steal her beautiful arm
| around our copious waist and whisper softly in
| our listening ear--''Come deary, go halves with
| me on q piece of velvet for an undersnirt and
| sleeves to wear with our summer over dresses
| for by taking the whole il will cost only S45
! each" 1t was too much. We answered in
| those touching words, where e'er thou goest
| will whatsoever thou buyest, will buy"
Over those velvet underskirts we shall float our
cream colored bunting pull back and jacket Il
| black foulard piped with white, and black
| silk for bad weather. Such is the deprayed state
| of female paraphernaia at the present time.
| Boots are cut in sashes across the front to
display the embroidered silk stocking which
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| mentioned as great safeguard by Our George
few months since, have run down, hence the
time to stop is entirey optional with the wear
er, save III rare cases, when the calves are said
to dictate the display. Hair is to be worn in an
extremely novel style, and She who has the
most hair will have the most style. The com
plete amount on the capillaceous top-knot of
| the human form divine, is TO be combed over to
| the front and cut evenly around just an inch
and five eighths above the eyes. A large comb
will preside at the rear. Small boys who have
| defed the entreates OF home influence, and the
tine tooth comb, are happy, as the characteristic
crop of the Ragged Dick order is the thing most
coveted. But there must be an end to these
bewitching pen sketches, though more shillful
quill could scratch indefinitely among feminine
and masculine temptations in the matter of
what TO wear, and how to wear it.
Every body is talking Centennial. Beknap,
Beecher, and Blane's blarney are for time for
gotten, and the cost of trip to the great show
IS top of the heap of trouble on the old and
young mans mind. He Of the bachelor faith is
radiant; for cheap transportation and rigid
economy while there, allow him to see his way
clear. Alas. for married individuals. Any bus
mess which calls them west this Centennial
year, will be suspected by the other half, who
must stay at home on account of hard times;
and the chances are, when the contiding little
Centennial damse is hanging the most tenderly
on his supposed unincumbcred arm she Of lit
tie faith will appear aud dispel the bright illu-
sion, by testing the genuineness of the floating
curls of the deluded fair one, by vigorous pull
ing. Was it thus one hundred years ago.
One of the events of the past week has been
the exhibition of paintings, and designs in ar
chitecture, which are to represent the talent Of
Massachusetts, in the great Art Gallery at Phil
adelphia. Well may the state be proud of the
collection, for each and every contribution is
suggestive Of the immense advance in art cul-
ture.
Boston has been lavish in her interest in Cen
tennlal work, despite the several nauseating
doses she has been obliged TO take ALREADY in
that line herself. The contiding newspapers
have announced the programme of the opening
ceremonies, prominent in which is the Presi-
dents speech No doubt the beautiful brevty
will be expressed in these touching words: LET
her open" Well. here we have been gaivant-
ing of to the Centennial, when our only thought
was to give Boston little shaking up. There
fore we will follow the example of Mark Twain
in his Medieval Romance, and leave the COM
plicated mixture where it is. If our welcome
is more than simply "come in it is possible
sometime in the uncertain future we may again
take up the broken thread of our discourse.
RUBY.
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