Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-28

lhrough clouds OF doubt and creeds OF fear
light is breaking, calm and clear.
Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more
For oden time and hoier shore;
Gods love and blessing. then and there,
Are now. and here, and everywhere.
For the Ellsworth American
Collection Manias.
During the ordinary length Of life allotted
TO mortals, there are few who pass through
threescore years without being seized with
a mania or craze of some sort. !, may not
confne Itself to any special limits. The
most frequent form Of mania is seen in the
collection orsze. Men take their part in
this pursuit, jus, in the same way as they
have due amount Of curiosity but with
women it takes its stronges, held, just ss
curiosity is said to do. Shylock and his
duoats are strong proof Of mans ability
tor collecting. Thousands Of men are
equally capable in this direction. They also
make collections Of old wines. paintings.
books, pipes, neokties, etc. But OF all alb
suTd and inane collections those made by
women and Young women, who have no
profitable way Of employing their iime-are
the worst
Most certainly they can plead very Illus
,rIous examples for instance. Cleopatra
made collection Of lovers. Ss2pho, one OF
!ovesongs. Queen Bess is said to have COL
lected three hundred and sixty five gorgeous
dresses, one for every day in the year, with
which To dazzle the eyes OF her court ;
GTecIGn maids had strong boxes filed with
pyeeIoas inias los, fne.cu; canoes Roman
matrons covered srm, and ankles with gold
aud silver bracelet. and ankle,s Of rare and
tnnt countries report, too, that The ladies Of
tie South Sea Islands have collections Of
human bones. trophies Of their husbands
rroNtss w!th the arrow, and as proof OF
their excellent sppetitr These bones are
carved aad worn as necklaces, earrings and
nose-rings. lho.e ornaments made from the
Americans bones are The most valued and
are woru only on the occasion Of rites in
honor uf their heathcn gods. Bu, TO return
10 modern women and more especially
women ot Maine. The silk quilt fancy i.
over, unless IN some few Of the back dis
tricts not Yet heard from, - hs they say in
The political world the girls are still col
ieciin: scraps Of silk and plush and ,ainly
striving to combine them in some original
and hideous fashion, placing side by aide
oolors that never will blend and the piece.
Of such fantastic shapes that the, are sure
70 disturb unpleasanty the slumbers OF
each beho.der.
Bangles, bracelets, rings and pins, at one
tine held tender corner IN girls heart.
There we're few Young men sho could resist
pretty face and pleading eyes and they
would willingly give the owner Of them a
dime with their initials engraved on one
side and think themselves lucky to &c, out
Of ii for quarter. But fashion demanded
too much when il asked for gold bracelets and
five dollar gold pieces. Putting ones hand
in ones pocket for quarter and for FIVE
dollar gold piece are two different things.
A Young lsdy would naturally hesitate to
ask any gentleman for FIVE dollar bill, but
The same young lady would unblu.hingly
demand gold piece, the difference lying in
the fact that his name was on the latter.
AT Greenyile and other towns bordering
on Moosehesd Lake ii was the rage 10 have
table made and covered with some pretty
cloth and on this to have collection Of
dogs OF all sizes. Some would prefer cats,
and others dolls --tha, was a mere matter Of
taste. The arbitrary rule was that the as
sortment consist Of every variety of dog
nodded from rubber, carved in wood or
iron, made of porcelain, painted or other
wise. The object was TO make the table ap-
pear as like unto section of counter al
Wanamsker's as possible. One lady, wish
ing 10 be more original than her contem-
poraries, started table of pigs. curly-taiIed,
white, mesgre, black and inquisitive spotted
little pigs. She was not afraid TO place her
'crack pig beside any china pug. This
lady, moreover, had most cunnIngly con-
trived mirror at the end of the table, there
by making her collection appear twice its
real size.
The Aroostook girls are continually max
ing collections of chewing gum and it takes
nothing less than barrel TO contain their
collections. Buttons and stamps are COM
mon materials for the collection business.
Quite the latest thing in vogue among
collections-not custom house ones, for they
generally collect old wines and eigars-is
the garnering in of dainty china. The one
making the collection asks her friends, mar
ried or single. ladies or gentlemen, to make
her present of some article of real china
for table use. The giver can buy it, par,
with piece from his own china tes-set, or
give up an old heirloom /; that mstters not to
the recipient as long as the can get
Wndt sHe CONtts- IN tHis way sue kufus
enough TO furnish tea-table-delicate, thin
plates, rare ,ea-cups and saucers, hshd-
painted, after dinner coffee cups, dainty little
butter dishes and fine old pitchers-any-
thing in the china line. If it were . request
for any relic, old things rich in story. the
uninitiated could better understand the de-
sire. Indeed the possessor Of "willow"
china or the like, aged two or three hun
dred years old, has right to be proud Of
displaying it on his side-board.
! The Portland girls have originated an
idea which they designate as their "dim
future" 1t consists in having huge trunk
or sweet-scented old cedar chest-s present
from grsndma-hidden away in the darkest
part Of the garret and filling 1t with house.
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