St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-02
TIE LADY RAMBLER.
She signs over the Ancient Days OF
ChivalrIs-FnskiOn Chat.

Oh, days OF chivalry and romancei Have
We indeed forever fled, or did We never exist
save between the covers of our school girl
novels? Now here is this nice young gen
teman friend of mine who is deeply in love,
or what amounts 10 the same thing. imag-
ines he is deeply in love with charming
young lady; the fair damSel is compelled by
stress of circumstances to earn her daily
bread. and the fond authors of his being
insist that their darling son. the hope of
their proud house, make a brilliant alliance.
Under these circumstances one OF our gal
liant heroes of romance would simply have
flung defiance in the faces of his dOting
parents, mounted his milk-white steed
dashed into the presence of his lady-love,
without alighting seized her in his arms and
made for Gretna Green or the nearest mag
istrate; then. the Duptial knot being Sc
cureiy tied. with his bride he would have
ridden into the presence Of his bewildered
pa, who. after bursting into food of tears,
would nave promptly bestowed his blessing
upon the happy pair. And what does my
friend? Why, he haltS between two opin-
ions with courage TO adopt neither; he
grows melancholy of eye and dropping of
figure; he loses his appetite. being only
able 10 dispose of three meals per day; one
minute declares that he can no longer en-
dure the reprOacheS of his family. and the
next instant vows that 10 surrender all
thoughts of his loved one is alternative
worse than death itself. l declare, | have
no patience with him. and despite the fact
that in my youthful days l went regularly
10 Sunday school and was particularly pro-
fcient in my duty towards my neignbor,"
am excited by all his woes, not To COM
miSeratiOn, but to profound contempt
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But the situation of my friend Is no way
peculiar. The louder We boast of our dem
ocratic institutions the harder does each one
of us strive to prove himself, not only as
good, but little better than his neighbors;
and one Of the results of this insane pushing
and crOwding is the anxiety displayed by
the modern young man TO marry above his
/ station in life. A man. despite his alleged
/ superior strength of character. generally
/ finds himself identified with his wife'S fam
/ lily and rises or sinks with it; TO rise is his
/ constant aim, so. although his own sisters
may earn their living and materially aid
| him in the struggle for existence, he must
marry girl who knows not the meaning of
| the word toll. Lord Burleigh, as well as
| King COphetua. is but a tradition; the
coachman, if he doesn't elope with the mis-
| treSS, must marry, not the cook, but the
lady's maid; and the bookkeeper has eyes
for no one but his employers daughter; and
/ so il goes throughout the social scale.
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A house dress that is simple and conven-
| lent as wrapper, while at The same time
il can. if 50 desired, be worn upon the street,
consists OF jacket nearly tight-ftting, and
a skirt. the latter being made with a gored
! front that is rufrisd from hem To belt, the
ruffies decreasing in width from bottom to
| top, while the back and side breadths are
! straight and gathered full into the band;
narrow rufie edges the back and sides and
4 is continued up the seams that join the
sides 10 the front, and the jacket is ruffied
TO correspond.
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We used to put on our false hair with
! fear aud trembling, and took especial care
TO assure all our friends that our ambrosial
locks were our own. quoting our disturbed
conseieneeS by mentally adding that they
were indeed paid for and so did belong to
Us. Now. We lot only wear our artificial
waves and bangs fe2r!eSSly and unblush
ingly and bleach our tresseS with no thought
of shame. but kind Fashion has decreed
that the cTowning glory of woman shall be
the wig she wears. Who says that this is
not an age of progress? We hold our fate
tify ourselves even to the extent of a wig,
we thirst not for mission. neither desire
thrust upon us the responsibility of the bal
lot.
in buying q wig be sure to select one that
differs as much as possible from the hair
that grows upon your head. To be sure.
the genuine article usually haTmOniZeS with
eyes and complexion, but art is always a
vast improvement over nature, and if we
are going in for art pray let us have no
halfway measures.
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Oh, yes. and In wearing your wig don't
forget 10 let little Of your own hair be
visible ut one side. Ii adds UNNECESSARILY
to the effect. especially if your hair be black
! and the wig tlaXen.
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The white lace bonnets that are begin
ming TO appear upon the streets all have an
amateurish. made-at-hOme air that is not
calculated 10 produce upon the observers 4
profound impression. Indeed. these bon
nets seem more adapted 10 country than to
city wear and are peculiarly inappropriate
to any save the most youthful Of wearerS.
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There are women who never outgrow
their early fonduesS for the occupation of
dOll-dreSsing. and if they would confne
their attention 10 the furnishing of tables
for church fairs, it would not particularly
matter; but when they insist upon regard
ing their unfortunate offspring as mere
automatons upon which they can exercise
their skill and ingenuity ct pleasure. one
really feels that they should be suppressed
as nuisanceS or compelled 10 answer TO the
law for cruelty to children.
And especially Is the small boy with a
fashionable mother deserving of the sin
eereSt sympathy. though it must be con-
fessed that he eyctes our laughter rather
than cur tears. His sisters, thanks be TO
the recent aesthetic craze, and blessings
descend upon Kate Greenaway and her
imitatOrS aid followers! have a cOlppar-
atively comfortable time. but his condition
is never ameliOrated. Formerly he was
kept il petticoats till it seemed to him his
beard must be surely SprOuting; now a
change has come over the spirit of his ma
dreams. and ut the tender age OF he is
thrust into knee-breeciieS and blouse.
! The breeehes. they must be either navy
blue or white are skin tight; and, naturally.
rather brief. while the blouse is extremely
baggy. so his appearance is highly artistic.
reminding Que Of tiny haystack supported
by two slender pins. His hair, originally
straight, is banged in front. and com
pletely covers his eyebrows. while the
back is either a mass of snariy cuTlS OF
equally uncomfOrtable-lOokingc curl papers.
A low crowned. stiff beaver hat. similar 10
those wern by English school boys. i,
planted upon the back of his head. 50 that
his lovely bangs may appear TO advantage,
and he is then declared fit TO accompany
mamma to church orupon her shopping eX-
. peditlOns. Is it any wonder that we have