The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-30
APPEARANCES ARE DECEIvING.

An unusually graphic incident, proving
the truth of the above caption, has recent
| ly been tacetiously, as truely, illustrated
on our streets; and especially in our finest
dry goods houses.
| Before giving the anecdote, we will pre-
face the incident, by philosophlzing little,
upon the paying policy" of beiag polite
and considerable to all who approach, or
pass US upon the highway of life. Even
behind the scenes, where the entries and
cues are OF seemingly less importance to
our individual success and satisfaction,
human thoughtfulness and kindness, leave
the weight in favor of holding our financa
and social prosperity at par, though our
conscience may be entirely beyond any re-
Spouse to creature sympathy. To the man
or woman, who has reached the last score
of the nineteenth century, and find them
selves upon plain from which they can
| disinterestedly look down into the vortex
of thoughtess extravaganza and unre-
strained folly OF the present generation,
most lamentable condition and prospect Of
the submerson and absorption. First Of
everything terrestrial into the one concen-
trated and clearly defined thought Of money
"getting"-not money making-but money
'getting"--is plainly the play. The stars
on the stage are those who get" the most
and all desire to be "stars." Notice the
movements Of the players To the right
passes a woman who has blasted her hus-
bands financial credit that she may appear
before the footlights more superbly arrayed,
than the "leading lady" whose bank &C
count is above danger. There at the left,
shifting, discontentedly peeps milk maid,
whose monthly wages is but ten dollars.
Yet she pays dressmaker 80 for simply
the making up Of $l2 dress pattern.
Philosophers will probably be able 20 find
the necessary "balance" wanting in the
bill, without the aid OF MATHEMATICIAN.
Before US in the middle opening, we see
mechanics daughter; she must have "panier
suit"-"it Is the STYLE" and sink or f1s,
it has to be obtained and paid for. Soon
Floating" in the distance and disappearing
down the abyss, we get last gimps of
the poor panier SUIT.
Further to the left we behold seething
and frothing mass Of loud neckhes, slim
canes, fast horses, darkened windows, blue
coats, silver stars, pallid faces aud prison
bars while the blue cleaning of the cleo
trio light brings into bonafde materializa-
ton, the well defined outlines of lost credit,
lost character and lost civilization The
paint now stands boldly out Old fashion
ed truth, old time simplicity, old home
stead courtesy and old human kindness are
all engulfed, and gone to the bottom Of the
sea of fastness and folly The clinical
waters of suspicion have evaporated the
trustful bay ofhumau confidence. And the
few mariners unsophistricated enough to
look to the high house of
modern principle for succor, finds
its windows broken, its tower
toterng, its bell tolling aud its lamp emit
ting only rays Of coolest selfshness so
much tor the prologue. Now for the cpl
logue, Cairo in order to not be behind
Chicago, in her lack of discretion and dis
elimination permits herself to make some
| egregions mistakes which fact leads to the
illustration referred to as demonstration
that appearances are oftenes deceittul."
Our citizens, and particularly some OF our
dry goods clerks--may remember seeing on
our streets during the past ten days, a lady
whose dress indicated a disregard for pre-
vaiing fashions and whose independent
walk and versation, showed that che
knew her own business and was attending
to it. Finding it necessary to wait few
days upon the movement of some artlzans,
who were dong some work Tor her. she de-
cided to spend the intervening time in look
ing through our different retail houses with
view of purchasing rather large bill Of
goods upon the last day of her stay 10 the
city. Observe the sequal! When entering
the stores--with but one exception, i. O.
Mrs. Williams, mlliner, she found that her
dress was to the attending clerk, an expo
nent Of her purse. She wore nothing fine
aud, consequently was not expected to buy
anything fine. While the attention given
her, was in exact proportion to the expec'
tation felt Yet she really wished to buy
some dne goods; and had in her possession
at the time $4,000 Catching tho ono OF