The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-30
Female TOOicrs.
Especial to the Chicago Times.l

Hurry to de gum-tree down in de swamp,
And wake Nicko -de-mus to-day,
sang the negroes in their year of jubi
lee. Nickodemus was dead niger
who wanted to be woke when the
slaves were free. He foretold the good
time he believed ii would come.
Susan b. Anthony is lively Yam
kee. She believes in the emancipa-
tion of women. She is not going to
die or be put asleep until it is accom-
plished. You'll never find her snooz-
ing comfortably in gum tree when
her day of jubilee dawns. She'll be
first one to sound the trumpet. II may
be her soul will pass away on that
wild bugle blast of victory, but until
then. She keeps record of every
thing favoring the enlargement of
woman's sphere. She has kept this
record long time. Call her to Grand
Haven and let her make note of
it,
There has been brass band station
ed in a pavilion in the park across the
way. The music charmed the ears Of
the guests. 1t attracted gay crowds
to the park. All the seats have been
filled; promenaders in pretty evening
costume have wound in procession in
and out of the tree shadows around
and behind the spray of the fountains.
The swaying branches of the trees
liftedsometimes and gave me glimpse
of brass horns and the neat uniform of
the players. l noticed they wore hats
somewhat like the becoming head
gear of the Knights Templar. Last
evening | strolled over to the park, at
tracted by a pretty polka. The per-
formers were women-very young
women. They wore neat, snug-ft-
ting black habits, trimmed q la mill
taire, with brass bnttons, standing col.
lars and colored neckties black felt
hats ornamented with long, dropping
white plumes. The band is composed
of Mr.. Lukens and Misses Lukens.
Mr.. John Lukens is German, with
all the Germans passionate love of
harmonious sounds. He has lived for
a long time in Grand Haven. One
fiaxen-haired girl after another APP
peared i'm their family circle, until at
the present time there are six daugh-
ters. John had his own notions. His
girls were fond Of music. In no kitch-
en-, then, and over no sewing should
they bend for daily bread. They should
toot; others might toll. They COM
pose the Cutler house brass band, and
furnish besides the string music for
the hops In the large house of the Cut
ler They are modest, rosy-cheeked
young ladies, slender, and of medium
height. One lady here thinks it is
terrible for young ladies to play in
public park: She don't really what
women are coming to; so immodest.
Yet her own daughter was strolling
during the performance, bare-headed,
through the square, leaning in most
affectionate attitude on the arms of
gentleman whom she had met for the
first time an hour before, and after
night the beautiful girl was whirled
through the waltz in the embrace of
the same man, and after the dance
rested her head on his shoulder in the
most sickening familiarity. Not only
does charity begin at home," but
"reform should begin at home" In
no class of society is reform so needed
as among the uppertendom, the ultra
fashionable. There cannot be more
unchaste actions among the lowest of
our fallen humanity than is witnessed
in certain rich set who are known
as high society. There are no worse
scandals than are furnished by the
conduct of wealthy women and girls.
Fortunately We have but few Of the
loud set at Grand Haven. The guests
are exceptionally cultured and refined