Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
Baltimore Letter.
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Beggars-Fashie1s.


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Especial correspondence to the JouRNAL1
BALTIMORE, Dec. II, 1878.
One of the most unaccountable and
unreasonable things that ever occur
red here was the run on tho Eutaw
Savings Bank last week. The officers
were surprised at the extra amount of
work the payingteller had to perform
and the unemployed condition Of the
receiver; and on inquiry found that
rumor had gotten abroad that the
bank was unsound. The books Of the
bank showing its good condition wsre
open for the inspection of all inter-
ested, but even this and the frank
ness of the officers failed to restore
the lost confidence until two or three
days of constant draining We're over.
The bank stood the ordeal bravely
but could not have existed through
many more such days. The rumor
was entirely unfounded and it is as
yet unknown with whom and how it
originated. |
Street-musicians are in Baltimore
things of the past. Three or four
years ago it was very common oc.
currence to have your ears saluted
ten or twelve times per day with the.
most distracting music from wornout
hand-organs, harps and violins. There
were some few organs and harpswhich
really gave beautiful music and these
were known, waited for and welcomed
all over the city, while those who
were not so fortunate as to possess
good instruments were driven from
street to street by the distracted citi-
zens. Now, however, it is different;
they are all gone, the good bad and
Indifferent
"The harp that once thro' Baltimore;
The soul of music shed,
Now keeps as mute in Baltimore
AS if that soul were dcAd"
This scarcity Of musicians is perhaps
due to the fact that as most of them
were Italian children the law is now
30 very strict in regard to this class
that they are prohibited from per-
forming on the street in any way.
But if the law is strict in this di-
rection it certainly is not in respect
to beggars. 1t is known to be the
law, that is, people remember when
it was made (they never remember of
it being enforced) that no begging
was to be indulged in on penalty of
imprisonment or fine, and yet there
are hundreds and hundreds of people
who are out every day and all day
going from door to door begging mon.
ey, food and clothing. 1t is right to
overlook this law in such times and
weather as we are having now, for al
though there are many unworthy ones
who receive succor in this way yet it
also reaches many deserving and
needy poor people who would other.
wise starve. There are thousands
Of men out of employment and many
of them this winter MICS their kind
employer, Thomas Winans. who was
continually making some improve.
ments, or contriving machines and
work simply, it is said, for the pur-
pose of giving work to the poor men.
The fashions for ladies seem to have
now become stationary and will re-
main SO for some weeks. The hats
worn are particularly becoming to
most ladies and are exactly like the
gentleman's stiff felts and are even
trimmed in the same plain style; some,
however, have a bright colored scarf
twisted around the crown. Among
the soft felts for ladies the Davenport
is by far the prettiest shape. 1t has
tolerably high crown, rolling rim
fastened up on one side and trimmed
with gay plaid scarf and wing.
Both hats and bonnets this season are
remarkable for their plain trimmings
and quiet shapes.
The skirts of street dresses are still
short while trains are worn in the
house.
The popular way of making dresses
is with trimmed skirt and basque.
An entire cambria skirt is first made
and deep pleating or two or three
rufles put on the bottom then the
overskirt is made and sewed down to
the cambria skirt and all put on one
binding at the waist. This was form
| erlv confined to silk, velvet or other