Telegram-herald., 1888-01-30

Co ciaSA "a pon TIE senslCi gei-ess OF ctAlr@
? here is no virtue "a walking slth hoofz over
has carpets The most jagged rock is 'sov-
cred sirh bioss1Hling mes. The storm thar
comes iarrins down ia thunder strews ram
bo~ eo.ors up8n the SKY, and siisery drois
ca orchard and meadow.
There ara men who pride thefnaslVes on
taalr CAPACITY to stick others They say.
Il have brought hiIn down Didn't Z make
bim squlmF Others pride themselves on
their 0utlandish apparel They boast OF
being cut Of tie fashion They wear queer
hat They ride IN an odd carriage. By dint
q perpetual application they would per
suade the lrld that they are perfectly in-
different 70 public opinion Ihey sre more
proud Of being ''out II fashion than ctlers
are ol being ia. They are utterly and uni
versallF disagrseablc Their rough corners
have never been worn OF. They prefer a
hedgsh0g 20 a la1nb.
The accomplishments of hfs are in no wise
productive Of alfeminacy or enervation.
Good manners and respect for the tastes
Of others are indispensable. The Good Book
speaks fasorsbly Of those who are a ''pecu-
liar psople. but that does not sanction the
behavior % queer people. There Is no ex-
cuse. un..er anY circumstances, for not being
Is sin. Wehaye no words too ardent 20 ex-
press our admiration for the refnen.ents Of
society. There is no law, moral or divine, TO
forbid elegance Of demeanor. on ornaments
Of eold. or germs for the person. artistic dis
play in tbs dwelling. gracefulness Of gait
and bearing. polite salntation or honest COM
plirnents: and ne who is shocked or offended
bv these hal better, like the Old Scythlans,
wear tiger skins and take one wild leap back
into midnight barbarisrn. As Christianity
advances there will be better apparel, higher
STYLES of architecture. more exquisite adorn-
ments, sweeter music, grander pictures, more
correct behavior and more thorough ladies
and gentlemen.
But there Is another story TO be- told
Wrong fashion is TO b. charged with many
of the worst evils OF society, and It's path has
often been strewn with the bodies OF the
slain. IL has often set up a false standard by
which people are 70 be judged Our common
sense. Is well as all the divine intimations on
the subject, teach us that people ought 70 be
esteemed according 70 their individual and
moral attachments. The man who has the
most nobility Of soul should be first, and he
who has the least Of such qualities should
stand last No crest. or shield, or eScutcheon
can indicate ones moral peerage. Titles OF
duke lord esquire. earl, viscount or patrician
ought not 70 raise one into the first rank
Some Of the meanest men / have ever
known had ar the end of their maine
DID. IL ID. and r. r. 5. Truth. honor,
charity. heroisIn self sacrifice should win
highest favor; but inor,linate fashion says:
s.Count not womans virtues; count her
adornments.r ''Look not at the contour Of
the head. hut see the way she combs her
hair Ask not what noble deeds have
I..en accomplished by that man's. hand; but
il il white and soft~ Ask not what good
sense is her conversation, bat "In what was
she dressedr' Ask not whether there was
hospitality and cheerfulneSs in the house, but
'.In what style do they liver
Asa consequence, some Of the most ignOr-
ant and vicious men are at the top, and some
Of the most virtuous and intelligent az the
bottom During the last war we suddenly
saw men hurled up into the highest social
positions. Had they suddenly reformed from
evil habits, or graduated IN science, or
achieved some good work for society," No,
they simply had obtained a government con-
tracti
This accounts for the utter chagrin which
people feel at the treatment they receive
when they lose their property. Hold up your
head amid financial disaster like Christian !!
Fifty thousand subtracted from good man
leaves how much. Honor, truth, faith in
Goa. triumphant hope, and kingdom OK
inefable glory, over which he is 10 reign
forever and ever.
II the owner Of millions should lose a penny
out Of his pocket would he sit down on a
curlstone and cryl And shall a man pos
sessed OF everlasting fortune wear himself
out with grief because ne has lost worldly
treasured You have only lost that in which
hundreds Of wretched misers surpass you;
and YOU have saved that which the Cesars,
and the Pharaohs, and the Alexsnders could
never afford.
And set society thinks differently, and you
see the most intimate friendships broken up
as the consequence Of financial embarrass-
ments You say 20 some one: "Row IS your
friendf The man looks bewiidefc4 and says:
II do not know You reply: "Why, you
ned To h. intimate ssWcll. - SAYS the man.
sour friendship mas been dropped. The man
has failed
Proclamation has gone forth. 'velvet'
must 20 up and plain apparel must come
dour = and the question is: "How does the
coat ftr' not 'Uho wears it77 The power
that bears the tides Of excited population uT
commerce, and thrills all nations, trans
Atlantic and cis-Atlantic, is clothes. IL dc
eides the last offices of respect; and how long
the dress shall be totally bi@ck: and when il
nav subside into spots Of grief on silk, oslic'
or rinrhan Men die in good circumstances
but Nv reason Of extravagant funeral ex
renses are WILL nigh insolvent before they
get buried. Many men would not die az al
II they had 70 wait until they could afford It
Wong fashion is productive of a mos
rulnous strife The expenditure of mani
households l. adjusted by what their neigh
boys haze. nos by shat they themselves cas
afford to have. and the great anxiety is q
g. xno shali have tha finest house and to
most costly eouiraEa The weapons used il
the warfare of s0cial life are not Mimic rifes
and Dahlrren guns. and Hotchkiss shells, bu
chairs. end mirrors. and vases. and Gobelius
and Administers Many nousehoid establish
rrents are Ike racing steamboats, propeils
a. ne utmrse strain and risk. and just ccn
ins 70 a terrific explosion. +" " ho cares,
: sav they. X We only come out aecadf
There Is no ora cause today u more ansr
rial embarrassment and ~ nsore disho1estie
than this determination 81 al hazards 20 'iv
a. veil as or hettsT than otacT p~op.s
There are persons who vii risk their ste.
nifty upon oEe per mirror or who wia eas
en-. ths spisndors x hssven - SIT anotbe
triuket
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