The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-20
A ErRIRd.

Fraud.
An unmarried Englisllman, visiting
our fair city of Boston, saw handsome
ly dressed young lady on the street and
was told that she was the daughter of O
wealthy merchant. He became acquaint-
ed, and the girl knowing the woman
who watched the interests of an elegant
house whose owners were ut the sea-
shore, was permitted by her to receive
him there. She also gave him dinners
there, hiring walters. She told him
that her parents were in Europe. He
proposed, was accepted, and found that
the wife he had won was O shop girl.
Dress Reform.
An English lady of wealth is agitating
the question of dress reform in England,
and says for those who are not strong,
the fatigue of battling every few steps
with the narrow, clinginG skirt is very
serious consideration. In walking women
step from their hips like the rest of the
human race, and in the preseRb style of
dress it SO fastens the legs that she is
obliged to- take short; stumbling steps,
and there sis usually piece of skirt
whieI alternately kicked out and
carr t93S. the heel behind, which would
stEi seVery one~as most absurd, if we
wefehot so thoroughly used to seeing it.
There seems to be only one way out of
it, ana that is to have the present tight
skirt divided, so as to be something like
the trousers worn by women in the East.
They would be quite loose, perfectly
comfortable and graceful in appearance.
The bodice of the dress could then be
cut after the fashion of an outdoor
jacket, coming to the knees. This re-
form in dress will probably never be fol-
lowed by English ladies, though they
seem strongly interested in it. Until
then American ladies will not exercise
their minds about it.
WOman's Work.
Women frequently complain that men
do not know how hard they are obliged
to work. The many little things they are
required to do are quite as taxing upon
them, they rightly say, rs the larger Ia
bors OF the masculine sex. The Rev.
Thomas X. Beecher says something on
this subject which all women viii ap-
prcclatc. "All mon," remarks this dis
tinguishcd gentleman, fought to 90 to
the woods and do their own washing and
general work, such as sweeping, house
keeping and dish-washing The work
of WON Ell is not spoken OF sensibly bv
men till they have done it themselves.
Gentlemen readers, it is easy to talk,
but just try it on q very modest scale
once, and you will honor working women
more than ever. Do as L have done
do wash Of six pieces, and then re-
member that woman turns off 900
pieces day. Look at your watch
and see how long it takes you. Look
at your soap and see how much you
have used. Look at your white clothes,
handkerchiefs and towels and see what
you have done, and never again speak
harshly of or to woman on washing
day, nor of laundry work as if it were
unskillful labor. Try it. A sympa-
thetic gentleman, having washed two
pieces, will never change his shirt again
without n glow of reverence and graft
tude. She did this. A similar and sal
utary consciousness will como over him
who darns his own socks, patches his
own trousers, spices his suspenders and
washes his dishes. Look not every man
upon his own things, but every man
also upon the work Of woman. Such
an experience in the woods will 90 fan
toward settling the woman question,
by teaching us that we are all members
OF one another, and there must be nc
schism."
Stark Mad on N Plaque.
There is pretty mad woman on the
west side. We do not mean on the west
side of the woman, but on the west side
OF the raging Milwaukee river The
woman is mad on both sides-not on
both sides of the river, but on both sides
OF her. Now you understand. This
woman had plaque. If you don't know
what that is you are not smart. A
plaque IS platter made of wood or
emma, or something on which is painted
plctnre in oil, and the plaque is put
upon mantel or an easel to be admired.
This lady had one of them, real bad.
That is, the plaque was not bad, but the
lady had it considerable. It was the
most beautiful thing she ever saw. and
would stand and gazo upon it for hours
at time, and when she went to bed
and left it she did so with regret. She
would have slept with that plaque if she
had not been otherwise engaged. The
world seemed to revolve around that
plaque, and the only thing the lady
worried about was that she could not
take it with her when she went
to heaven. The other morning the serv-
ant girl said the cook had broke the
meat platter, and wanted to know what
she should take up the meat for break
fast on Tho lo1Iy &b;,,l;ros x>e . fo,,n1,