Sharp County record., 1888-02-23

LrLEQ, lOQDFr tudllNyf AD' Dt'--''
sacrifice Should win highest favor; but
fnordfnate fashion says: Count not a
woman & virtues: Cannt her adornments'"
,T.ack not at the contour Of the head but
see the wav she combs her hair" ASK
not what noble deeds have been accom-
Drf7hed bv that w0man'5 hand; but IS IL
white and zOftFn Askr0t what good sensels
in her conversation, but, In what was She
dres5ede" Ask not vhathsr there was
hospitality and cheerfuness IN the mousse
but: 'In what style do they Ltv3"
Asa Consequence. some Of the most g
uOraut and vicious men are at the top
and some Of the most 7irtuOus and inte'IL'
GENT at the bottom. During the last war
we suddenly saw men hurled up nto
the highest social positions. Had they
Suddenly reformed from evil habits or
graduated in science, or achieved some
rood work for society? No, they simply
had obtained a Government contract.
This accounts for the utter chagrIn
which reoDIa feel at the treatment they
receive when they lose their property
Hold Nd YOUR head amid financial dtsa7-
ter like a Christian. Fifty thousand sub
tracsed from a good ma1, leaves now.
much? Honor, truth, faith IN God, IT.
umDhant hope, and a kugdom OF ne1aOie
glory, over which he is TO reign forever
and ever
If the owner Of millions should lose a
penny out Of his pocket, would he sit
down on 4 Curb.stOna and cry? And
snail a man possessed OF everlasting
fortunes wear himself out with grief BE-
cause he has lost his worldly treasures'
You have only lost that in which nun
drads of vretched misers surpasS you. and
YOU have saved that which the Caesars
and the PLar0abs and tie AleIander5
could never afford.
And vet society thinks differently, aud
YOU see the most intimate friendships
broken I'D as the consequences Of inanc al
embarrassmputs. You say to some one:
"How is your fr.eud%' Tie man looks be-
wfIdarad and saws. 81 do not know"
You reply: 'Whv, you u5ed to be init
mate" "WeII," says the man, "Our
friends hiD has been dropped. The man
has failsd.'
Proclamation has gone forth: ''Velvet5
must 20 up and PLAIN apparel must come
down. and the question is: "How does
the coat it?" not "WhO wears it," The
mower that bears the tides Of excited pop
uIatiOn I'D and down our streets, and
rocks the world Of commerce, and thrills
all nations, transatlantic AMI C.Sa5lancic,
is clothes. 1t decides the last Offices
Of respect, and how long the dress
shall be totally black, and when it
may sub7ids into spots Of grief on silk,
calico or giugham. Men die in good
circumstances, but by reason OF eEtrava-
CANT funeral expenses are well nigh IN
solvent before they get buried. Many
men would not die at all if they hal TO
wait until they could afford il.
There is no one cause to-day Of more
financial embarrassment and Of more dis
hOnasties than this determination at all
hazards 10 live as well or better than other
people
There are persons who will risk their
eternity uDOn one pier mirror, or vino Will
dash out the spIendor5 Of Heaven TO get
another triuket. 'Mv house is too
small" "But,r says some one. "yOu can
not paw for a larger" ''Ne7er mind that,
my friends have 4 better residence and 50
will L" - dress # that style and mate
rial I must have. I can not afford it by a
great deal. but who cares for that? Ny
neighbOr had one from that pattern, and
must have one" There are scores of men
in the dungeons Of the penitentiary who
risked honor, busness-every thing, in
the effort TO shine like others. Though
the Heavens fall they must be Sin the
fashion"
The most famous frauds Of the day have
resulted from this feeling. It keeps hum
dreds Of men struggling for their conf
merciaI existence. The trouble is that
some are caught and iucarcerated If their
larceny be small. If it be great they es-
cape aud build their castle on the Rhine.
Men get into Jail not because they steal,
but because they did not steal enough.
Again; Wrong fashion makes people
unnatural and untrue. It is a factory
from which has come forth more hollow
pretenses and unmeaning batteries and
hypOCrIcies than the Lowell mills ever
turned out shawls and garments. Fashion
is the greatest Of all liars. Il has made
society insincere. You know not what to
believe. When people ask YOU to come
you do not know whether or not they
want you to come. When they send their
regards you do not know whether it is
an expression Of their heart or
an external civility. We have
learned to take almost ev-
cry thing at a discount. Word is sent
mot at home" when they are only too
lazy TO dress themselves. They say,
"The furnace has just gone ont, when in
truth they have had no fire in it al win
ter. They apologize for the unusual bar
renness Of their table when they never
live any better. They decrv their most
luxurious entertainments TO win a shower
Of approval.
They apologize for their appearance as
though i5 were unusual when always at
home they just look so. They would make
YOU believe that some nice sketch on the
wall was the work Of a master painter
sit was an heirloom and once hung on the
walls Of a castle; and a duke gave it 20
their grandfather" People who will
not lie about any thing else will lie about
a picture. On a small income We must
make the world believe that We are aff J.
eut, and our life becomes a cheat,
coun terfeit and a sham.
Few people are natural and unaffected.
When I say this I do not mean to sur
cultured manners. 1t is right that We
should have more admiration for the
scuIptured marble than for the unhewn