The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-10-09

ment. There were other places ofpop-
ular outdoor resort in hot weather
without the city. New York seems to
have been as uncomfortable in the
summe time as it is now. In Phila-
delphia the assembly and the theater
provided for amusement lovers. 1.-The
assembly-room was at Oel!er's tavern
and made one of the sights
OF the town. The length was
sixty feet. The walls were papered in
the French frshion and adorned with
Pantheon figures, festoons and pilas-
tiers, and groups of antique drawings.
Across one end was a fine music GAL
lery. The rules OF the assembly were
framed and hung upon the wall. The
managers had entire control. With
out their leave no lady could quit her
place in the dance nor dance out OF
her set, nor could she complain if they
placed strangers or brides at the head
OF the dance. The ladies were to rank
in sets and draw for places as they en-
tered the o Those who led might
call the dances alternately. When
each set had danced Il country dance
Il cotiillon might be had if eight ladies
wished it. Gentlemen could not come
into the room i'll boots, colored stock
ings, or undress."
One OF Mr.. McMIaster's long chap
tiers is devoted exclusively to the SUB
lect OF the ordinary life of town and
country, andis Il rich storehouse ofin-
formation concerning this very essen
tial part of history. The matter of
dress is treated in highly interesting
fD ShInn ssI1pas,. l,,n, "a, ,,-n,,,, S,,N,
more and more hideous, more and
more uncomfortable, more and more
devoid of good sense and good taste.
Use and beauty ceased to becombined.
The pantaloons OF a beau went up to
his arm-plts; tC get into them was Il
mornings work, and when in to sit
down wasimpossible. Hishat wastoo
small to contain his handkerchief, and
was not expected to stay on his head.
His hair was brushed from the crown
OF his head toward his forehead, and
looked, as a satirist of that day truly
SAID. as if he had been fighting an old
fashioned hurricane backward. About
his neck was Il spotted linen necker-
chief; the skirts of his green coat were
cut away to a mathematical point be-
hind; his favorite drink was brandy,
and his fayorite talk of the last
French play. n = x Even these alb
surdities were not enough, and when
1880 beganfashion was more extrava-
CANT still. Then a beau was defined as
anything put imtoa paTofpantaloons
with IL binding sewed around the
top and called u vest. The skirts OF
the coat should be pared away to the
width OF a hat-band, and if he was
doomed to pass his time in the house
he wouldrequire aheavy pair OF round
toed jack-boots, with a tassel before
and behind. \ n Women were
thought worse than the men. To de-
Observation-Disclosures, fashion,
decency, and health, the statement
was, ran a race. Decency lost her
spirits, health was bribed by a quack
doctor, sofashion Won" Thetheaters
sought to provide for all tastes. We
read Of an occasion when the performs
ance consisted OF the "Beaux STRAIT
agem," the Federal Bow-Wow." q
comic opera called the"Poor Soldier
a hornpipe, slack-rope tumbling, and
the pantomime OF the death OF Capt.
Cook" all in one evening. 'In the
theaters at thenorthit oftenhapnened
that the moment a well-dressed man
entered the pit he at once became a
mark for the wit and insolence OF the
men III the gallery. They would begin
by calling on him to doff his hat in
mark of inferiority, for the GUS
tom of wearing hats in the
theater was universal. Ii he
obeyed he was loudly Kissed and
troubled nomore. If herefused abuse.
oaths, and indecent remarks were
poured out upon him. He was spit
at, pelted with pears, apples, sticks.
stones, empty bottles till he left the
house. As the blades in the gallery
We're poor marksmen the neighbors OF
the man aimed at were the chief sui
ferers. On n occasion the orchestra
was put to flight and some ~instru-
ments broken In New England the
puritan sabbath still had IL strong
hold, although it was rapidly under
gong modification. s'PiOuS men com
planned that the war had been a great
demoralizcr. Instead of awakening
the community to Lively sense OF the
goodness of God the license of war
made men weary OF religious restraint.
Inc treaty OF peace had not been
signed, the enemy was still IN theland,
when delegates to the general court OF
N~lassachusetts boldly said the sab
path was tooiong, Country members
demanded a saDoatl OF thlrty-six
hours town members woui i've but
eighteen ana had Their way. The Ell
lect was soon apparent. Levlty, pro
~lilneness, lale amlsements, and sab
oath-oreaKlng increased IN the
towns with fearful rapldlty. What,
the soDer-mlnded cried out, Is to
become OF tins nation? Be-
ore the war nobody swore, nobody
USED cards. NOW every lad is pro-