Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-03

women who boast that they can tell you
all they know and hear ebout5ou, es-
pecially if it be unpleasant. Some have
mistaken rough behavior for frankuess,
when the two qualities do not belong to
the same family. You have no right with
your eccentricities to crash in upon the
sensi iVeness of others. There is no
virtue in walking with hoofs over fine
carpets. The most jIgged rock is covered
with blossoming moss. The storm that
comes jarring down in thunder strews
rsinooW colors upon the sky and sIlYery
drops on orchard and meadow.
There are men who pridethemselVes on
their capacity to "stick" others. They
say, 81 have brought him down; didn't
make him squirm!" Others prize
themselves on their outlGndish apparel.
They boast Of being out of the fashion.
They wear a queer hat. They ride in gu
odd carriage. By dint Of perpetual ap-
plication they would persuade the world
that they are perfectly Indifferent to pub
lie opinion. They are more proud of be-
ing "out OF fashion" than others are of
icing in. They are utterly snd univer-
sally dissgreeSble. Their rough corners
have never been worn of. They prefer
A hhDGGhCG III a LAMB
The accomplishments Of life are in no
wise productive of effeminacy or enerva-
ton. Good manners and respect for
the tastes OF others,are Indispensable. The
Good Book speaks faVorably Of those who
are q "peculiar" people; but that does
not sanction the behavior of queer peo-
pie. There is no excuse, under any Cir
cumstances, for not being and acting the
Torl I'D I1 81, t.,
have no words too ardent to express our
admiration for the refnements Of
society. There is no law, moral or
divine, to forbid elegance of de-
meanor, or ornaments of gold, or
gems for the person, artistic display in
the dwelling, gracefulness Of gait and
bearing, polite salutation or honest COM
pliments; and he who is shocked or Of
Tended by these had better, like the old
Scythians, wear tiger skins and take one
wild leap back into midnight barbarism.
AS Christianity advances there will be
better spparel, higher styles Of architect
ure, more exquisite adornments, sWeeter
music, grsnder pictures, more correct
behavior, end more thorough ladies and
gentlemen.
But there is another story to be told.
Wrong fashion is to be charged with many
of the worst evils of society, and its path
has often been streWn with the bodies of
the slain. 1t has often set up 3 false
standard by which people are to be
Judged. Our common sense, as well as
ell the divine intimations on the subject,
teach US that people ought to be est en-
ed according to their individual and NOR
81 attainments. The man who has the
i1,AY oF1
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 patrtcian ought not to
raise one
INTO THE FIRST RANK,
Some of the mesnest men have ever
known had at the end of their name, ID,
LII D. and F. R. S. Truth, homer, chari-
ty, heroism, self-sacrifce should win
highest favor; but inordinste fashion
says: "Count not e woman's virtues;
count her adornments." "Look not st the
contour of the head, but see the way she
combs her hair. "Ask not what noble
deeds have been accomplished by that
mans hand, but is it white and soft?
"Ask not what good sense is in her CONVEX
sation, but, in Whist WAS she dressed? "Ask
not whether there was hospitality and
cheeIfulness in the house, but, in what
style do they live"
AS consequence, some of the most ig-
noT6nt and viscious men are at the top, and
some of the most virtuous and Intelligent
at the bottom. During the last war we
suddenly saw men hurled up into the
highest social positions. Had they sud-
denly reformed from evil habits, or grad
uated in science, or achieved some good
work for society? No, they simply had
obtained government contract.
This accounts for the utter chsgrin
which people feel at the treatment they
receive when they lose their property.
Hold up your head amid financial dis
sster like Christian! Fifty thousand
subtrscted from q good man leaves how
much? Honor, truth, faith in God,
triumphant hope, and kingdom ofineffa-
bic glory, over which he is to reign for
ever and ever
If the owner of millions should lose 8
penny out of his pocket would he sit
down on curbstoue and cry? And shall
q man possessed of everlasting fortunes
wear himself out with grief because he
has lost worldly treasure? You have only
lost that in which hundreds OF wretched
misers surpass you; and you have saved
that which the Ce sars, and the Pharaohs,
and the Alexsnders
COULD NEVER AFFORD.
And yet society thinks differently, and
you see the most intimate friendships
broken up as the consequence Of financial
endorsements. You say to some one
Chow is your iend?" The man looks
bewildered and says: "I do not know"
You reply: "Why, you used to be init
mate" "Well," says the man, "our
friendship has been dropped. The man
has failed"
Proclamation has gone forth: tVelvets
must 90 up and plain apparel must come |
down." and the question is: CHOW does |
the coat ft?" rot: "Who wears it?"
The power that bears the tides of |
excited population up and down our
streets, and rocks the world of |
commerce, and thrills all nations,
trans Atlantic and cis-Atlantic, is clothes.
It decides the last Offices Of respect; and |
how long the dress shall be totally black;
and when it may subside into spots of
grief on silk, calico or bingham. Men
die in good circumstances, but by reason
Of extrSvsgant funeral expenses are we'll |
nigh insolvent before they get buried.
Many men would not die at sill IL they
hsd to visit until they could afford it.
Wrong fashion is productive of most
households is adjusted by what their
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