The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-04-24
DorAlDsoNvuIE LOUISIANA SATURDAY, APRIL =

la ! al MI 81, ACCO.
ion short, and i satia6ed TO wait Z
turn IN the market, Jay Gould, who
IL credited with al tho financial dew
iltry inside and outsido Of Wall street,
has been busy as the Old Gentleman
in . gale Of wind, pushing things
down to the lowest level. Up to
Wednesday, the resistance vas tre-
mendoas, bat towards night the
!" bullsn weakened, and tho shaggy
"bsaIsn ssnt them to tho wall. Az
40 outsider, wl,oes peace Of mind ID
not affected By either the riss or the
fall Of that class Of securities, l an
much gladdened whom l see . " bear "
tossed over the house, aud do very
much rejoice whom l see "bull" 20
down to be torn to pieces BY the
"bears."
Tho Spring fashions are we'll upon
as, the LAST few flos days bringing
.back all q tho bluobirds aud robbins.
Il would need moro Of vocabulary
than am master of, to describe sone
Of tho mysterious aud marvellous tot
lsttss. The heal coverings arc r,ira-
cles Of floral art. Some Of them are
fearfully and wonderfully made. You
can't call them bonnets. It would he
. libel to describe them - hats. It
wonld be untruthful to call them caps.
- tls only thiss left 10 TO describe
thSm q had-gear. Tho top 10 made
up Of cabbags-rose or calla lily,
the sides are Of marigolds or butter
cups, two or three san-6owsrs, .
bunch Of cherries, . pahsy or two, and
1 hslf-dozen hollyhocks make quite q
bead covering. Ofcsurs,,
hidden among the shrubbery ars . few
beetles, bugs and birds; this, re-
lieved by . butterfly and = string Of
beads, mako the thing complete. The
head, covered BY such .
crolku, must be 40 object Of special
not in ito interior furnish
ing, bat in its outside garniture, and
hero We approach the department Of
fine arts. All sorts Of wonderful lit
tie figures and scrolls plastered all
ovef tbe forshead; ef1sctually con-
cealing whatevss little claim the own
sss may have had to intellect; while
the dress, made up Of half.dosen
colors, which rival the rainbow in
tl,eir haes, comPlets IN Investment
BY any thing in the uen-
ory Of living men q dead women. !
know tho utter usslessness Of attempt
iux to battle against fashion. No I'm
perial ukase or Papsl bull has ever
cot of q AOunce or attenaated q skirt.
'' II she will che will, you may depend
on t; and if she won't she won't, aud
there's ~ end On IT,"
Another description Of fashion now
with . certain class Of loud
young females, is bang-up ulster, q
turn down collar and q Derby hat.
This produced q very funny contra
temps on Sunday last. Two young
fellows weue into q fashionable Church
in Brooklyn, aud took modest seats
at the back Of the edifcs. Ono took
OF his bat and the other did not. Tho
sexton psrceivins this frightful breach
Of church etiquette, got stick, and
over tho back Of the pew.
poked the young fellow's hat OF of
bis head, aud Sou may judge his hor-
ror aud surprise when he discovered
that the sapposed offender was FASH
ionable young lady, aud the daughter
of one Of the trustees. Sl,o had juat
mounted q new Derby, and was really
in the height Of the fashion.
At last we have arrived, hope, at
the end Of tho Chastins Cox case. 4
moro brutal murder has seldom star
tied our community, and . more de-
serving, impudent villain never went
to the gsllows. He dsservss no sym.
pstby, aad be will get noae, except
fsn the esw msudlin fools who ses
soassthiog to admire in every extra.
ordinary eriasinsl.
Tho period Of moving is upon 40 /;
oso Of tho most foolish, absard aud
bsrbaroas customs that vss ever in
aicted on : PsaPls. This, asd tho
servant-girl question, are enough to
drive 90 ordinary house.keeper wild.
The main recommendations to ssr-
vant-gifis nov are inPatlspee; q.
tssvseascs and dirt, asd fss this they
charge mere in tho United States in n
month than they received in their
own country in year. II yoa 60 to
engage ono 10 their own hoales, they
are generslly law, dirty dsos, but
when they get into your house, sur
rounded 6y every elegance and COM
fort they assasss nsose airs tl,so tho