The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-18
LONG TIME Ago.

The New York Gdsctte, revived in the Heekly
Post Boy, was published in the year 1850. As it
is not probable that any of our readers remem-
Der the appearance and contents of the sheet at
this time. il may not he amiss to Gull from the
numbers we have before MS a few flowers of the
journalism of over a hundred years ago.
Benjamin Franklin was in trouble, about this
time Some burglar had invaded his premises,
and he sets forth his LOSSES in the following adj
vertisemenf:
NOVEMBER 1, 1850.
Whereas on Saturday night last, the house
of Benjamin Franklin, Of the city of Philadel-
phia. Printer. was broken open, and the follow
ing things feloniously taken away, viz: A
double necklace of gold beads, woman's long
scarlet cloak, almost new, with a double cape,
woman's gown Of printed cotton, of the sort
called brocade PRINT, very remarkable, the
ground dark, with large red roses, and other
large red and yellow flowers, and smaller blue
and white flowers, with many green leaves;
pair of woman's stays, covered with white tab
by before and dove colored tabby behind, with
two large steel hooks, and sundry other goods.
Whoever discovers the thief or thieves, either
in this or any of the neighboring provinces. so
that they may be brought TO justice, shall re-
ceIve Ten PoUNDs reward and for recovering
any of the goods, Il reward in proportion TO
their value, paid by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
The amusing description of the truly remark
able gown, with large red roses, red, yellow,
white and blue flowers, and green leaves all on
a dark grOunu, NOuiu SHOW i IatntT SURPRISING
lOudness for variety of color among the ladies or
wOmen-the word lady is not mentioned-Of
Frauklin's household.
At this period, the ladies had fashions proba-
bly, more ridiculous than at present, prominent
among which was patching and it is to this
custom that fanlt-iindinc correspondent takes
exception, just as GROWERS write now a-days to
the newspapers about crinoliIe. He says:
Mr. PARKEH:-I take it that your swearing
fellows and ladies that wear patches may be
considered as convertible characters. | con-
ceive of every such gentleman as one that
patches, and of every such lady as 4 polite
swearer; or thus conceive that every oath in
conversation is a beauty patch, and every beau
ty patch polite oath. The case of pimple
must be excepted. which count il no profane-
ness for n lady to hide ; and in equal justice to
OnT SEX, except also pimples on men, of course;
so | reckon it not effeminacy to wear 1t IN such
an eNigency. But whenever ''dammes," 'upon
my sonfs, &c., are worn On any gentleman
intellectual visage. they the pretty specks
that give the superficial beauty which females
are ambitious to fix about the nose, lips and
eyes. | have little admired ut those dull
rogues who mean the highest cOmmeudation by
that testimony of such a one being n spotless
person. For why! Is it not the greatest beau
ty of any creature to abound in spOtsf Do not
all adiudge the prize to the leopard, among
beasts! Nay. that flaming bean, the sun. is eel
ebTated more for his patches, than for the glory
of his looks Nay, what is the eye issef but
spot. And what is any face without an eye !!
Hence the invention of patches to counterfeit
those charms which nature has denied, and the
origin of polite oaths to counterfeit spots.
These arr the patches of eloention. / am yours,
ANTIQUE.