Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-10-22

when duelling was in vogue. The Judge prompt
y refused to accept the challenge, stating that he
had blood enough already on his hands. This de
clination to revive the barbarous code by who,
in other days was professional duest, is sign
that the barbarous code has really become a thing
of the past.
Tue SOCIAL EVIL.
The "whited sepulchres of this city number
by thousands The social evil exists here to a
greater extent than in any other American city.
Street after street is given over entirely to the
demi-monde. The finest church in the city is
nearly surrounded with their dens of niquity, and
Que can reach it without beholding the hun
dreds of Cyprans who crowd the. doors and win
dows of their dwellings all hours of the day and
night. These abandoned creatures accost nearly
every man respectfully dressed who goes by, and
they pursue their shameful calling without any
interference on the part of the municipal su,bori-
ties, Notwithstanding the publicity they give it.
Policemen who have their beats in the locale Of
these prostitutes receive from them from $500 to
$500 month if they serve as panders. Hundreds
Of these women of the lowest type of the
Partisan demi-monde. They are brought here di-
rect from their native country at the expense of an
organized company of French scoundres, who
take their earnings, and who are known AS the
"Magnercaux." These women live as much a life
of servitude as the Chinese courtesans. Some of
the scoundrels are married to them and have
daughters pursuing The same sinful calling. There
are hundreds of worthless men here who live on
the shame of women. Some Of the stories told
me of young and innocent girls who have been
enticed from their homes by the wiles of roaes
and l ID to pursue life of infamy, are revolving
The scoundrels who ensnare these unfortu mates of
course take all the wages of their sin and with the
money dress in the height of fashion and indulge
in riotous living. The downfall of the opposite
sex is a common occurrence. A girl with pretty
face is never safe. The procurer is ever on the
alert for fresh victims. Wealthy married men
think nothing of keeping one more mstresses
The artless girls who are constantly exposed to
evil and designing eyes can be numbered by hun
dreds. A "harmless Irritation" almost invariably
brings ruin. Domestic troubles are common in
consequence of the social evil. In houses least
expected there is a skeleton in the closet
There no barriers in conventional society that
will afford protection to guileless creatures from
the advances OF those who seek their destruction
SAN Francisco FASHIONS.
10 a former letter wIote you something about
female toggeiy here, thinking it might interest
your lady readers Since then the San Francisco
fashionsbes have obeyed the autumnal edct in
relation to the mode of dress. Such elegant suits
as one sees worn by these cream tinted creatures
cannot be surpassed in any other American city
A walk on Kearney street these pleasant after
moons when the styles are out, shows the triumphs
of the milliner and mantua makers art. The
suits chiefly speckled fabrics of WOOL
silk and wool. embossed and pressed vevets, ard
French and Scotch plads, delicatey piped and or
pamented with bows of reversible ribbon, and
glowing in their exquisite colors of ruby, emerald
green, garnet and sapphire blue, together with
Shooda cloths Of olive green and brown, navy
blue and invisible maroon shades. A cousdera-
BILE many of the velvets are of the corduroy pat
tern while others of brocaded, shell, leaf and
floral patterns. Cheviot suits and Broche vests
sprinkled with stitohings of silk embroidery in
sar-shaped patterns, flowers and geometrical
figures are to be seen; elegant dolmas of Cache
miere d l. lnde, and wraps of black Sicilienne or
Camel's hair. But oh the hats and bonnets, or
namented not only with mOntures of exquistely
shaded feathers Of the blue lophodore, peacock's
eyes, speckled guinea fowls feathers cog's
pompons, bronzed turkey. breast feathers, 1eecy
pompons humming binds wings, ostrich feathers
iringed with curled chenille but in the mids, of
this garniture will be seen nesting sly-ookipg
lizards, vicious reptiles of garnet hue, clumsy
bugs, buzzngbees, singing hornets and swooping
beetles. All these "horrid creatures" 90 to make
up a "love of a bonnet" A great deal of gilt is
also used and bullion cords, while the Alsacian
bow is q leading feature in bonnet decorations
If there is one thing San Francisco fashionables
may be noted for it is in having their toilets con-
form to fashions latest decree Besides this they
have fondness for making an extreme show of
their gorgeous dresses in public, and the more ex-
pensiVe and stunning rigs they can put on and the
greater display of jewelry they can make the near
they feel to earth's elysum. The only wonder |
is they don't have monogram and coat of arms
embroidered in gold on their basque postillion,
overdress or some other conspicuous place on |
their attire. There is a small army of fashiona-
bes who are the spouses or daughters of those
who are engaged in a thrifty business in the |
hard up line, bat the ma d tv the wives and
daughters of those who have become suddenly |
enriched in stock s, and who will wear nothing |
short Of one of the world-famed Woith's elaborate
trousseduG in satin silk velvet For such the |
lsrsetish pawnbrokers sing The Sweet Bye. |
and-Bye."
Tony CANDoR.
Why suffer with a bad cold if one bottle of DR.
Bulls Cough Syrup will cure cough of the |
worst kind DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is sold for |
% cents per bottle, or five bottles for 800 in |
every respectable drug store in the United States.