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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-04
Board of Relief Notice.

The Board of Relief for the town of Waterbury will meet in the Common Council room, City Hall, on Monday. January 9th, from g to 12 a. m., and 9 to 5 and 2 to 9 p. m., and on Mondays the 18th and 2Oth, and on Thursdays the 9th, 18th, and 23d, and on Saturday the 25rh, from to 5 and 2 to S:3O p. m., for the purpose of hearing appeals from the doings of the Assessors, and to attend to all other duties belonging to said office.
 c, HAUSER, Board
 JOHN MAYER, of
 ALBERT MOTHER, Relief.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-04
The Typewrlter's story.

Miss Purcell tells of the murder as follows: We lay talking and laughing in bed, and Mrs. knitfen remarked that she was no more sleepy than an owl. We continued talking until dropped to sleep.
 ''I was awakened later by hearing Mrs. Kniffen scream that burglars were forcing In the door.
 II jumped out of bed and rushed into the next room and attempted to raise the front window, while 1 screamed 'murder!'
 linen I was seized from behind and thrown to tho floor, and wet cloth was pressed to my face. That was the last knew until found myself in bed in the next room and the doctor bes idle me in the morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-04
TRENTON'S TRAGEDY
Mrs. Kni1fin's Murderer Not
 Yet Arrested.
ER COUSIN CHLoRoFORMED.
The Husband of the Dead Woman Taken
 to Polios Headquarters.

He Burst Into Tears When He Saw the Dead Body of His wife-Tho Report that His Family Relations Were Not
 Pleasant DenIsd-Poltce In Charge of the House.
 TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 4.-The city is still agitated over the murder of Mrs. Arthur Knifiin. the handsome wife of one of the city's leading dentists.
 She was found sutfocated to death in her apartments, and the tragedy is most mysterious, though burglars are gener- ally believed to be the murderers.
 The discovery of the murder was made by Dr. shannon, Dr. Knifin's partner, who came to the dental rooms from his boarding house, about block away.
 On entering the house he found all the rooms in a state of confusion. The drawers in the tables of the operating room on the second floor had been drawn out and their contents scattered over the floor. Proceeding to the lab oratory and other rooms on tho same floor there was equal disorder.
 The Kniffins' sleeping apartments wore overhead, and Dr. Shannon not finding Mrs. kniffin about wont to the third story to investigate further.
 The door of the nearest room was open, and on the floor lay the uncon- scious form of Miss Purcell, pretty typewriter, who had been boarding with tho Kniffins She was in her robe de nuit.
 Dr. Shannon at first knocked vio- lently on the door, but failing to raise Miss Purcell, came nearer and shook her arm.
 This also failing, he looked further, and in an adjoining chamber saw Mrs. Knifiin lying in bod, her features hor- ribly distorted, her right arm across her forehead and tho hand clinched as if it had been squeezed in vice. It took but moment to decide that she was dead.
 Dr. Shepard,a neigh boring physician, was called and the police were notified. Miss Purcell being still alive, prompt attention was given to her, but 1t took an hours exertions to bring her to.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

Nxw YoRK, Juno 32.-A Herald
Washington special says: "What has
bocm known only 10 a few, became gen.
orally known Yesterday. and that 10, thai
the administration has openly arrayed
itsolf against the passage Of The Mchin'
10y tariff bill.
aWhiIc Mr.. Blaine was before the
Senate Appropriation committee, advo'
eating certain appropriations, no dcliv'
erod . lecture ON political economy @
senator Allison.
.sThc Domucrslic member OF the com.
n,issca. Mr.. ckburn, was delighted
With tho tone Of Mr.. BIAine's views. ana
Il en- opporsunc moment be y rcportef
have said
sI vish vou were not Mr. Secretary
ana vere ii thls Senate % misc yOul
vojcs against this Mckinley BILL
sMr. Blsiue: Il wish 90 too. Il y
The most dangerous, II not intamou'
measure that was cvor conc0ctcd oy en!
marty. The men who vote for this OiI
will wrock tho Republican party. Il
wcro IN tho Senate l would rather M
4 right arm were torn out Of lie socket tns'
l volo for the biIl.'
.Senasor Allison. Il Il said. fools vor
keenly tho weight Of responsibility 20
Secrctsrv put upon him, tho moro 2
sinco hc hail already disciaimcd ali de
afro 10 10 known As fathering tho resu'
oe thc Finance Camsnittee's labor IN re
vising tho Mckinley DILL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

The county superintcndcnts before a.
:ourninv NJ indianapolis "Wednesday
resolutions fAvoring the amend.
img of he law 90 as TO give moro inst
aud equitable distribution Of the school, 90
fAvoring thu amending Of me
Iicomsc law 80 ~ 10 make the require
monts comply with the original spirit q
tho law, which WAS 70 apply only 20
toachors holding throc years ''ccnse; -
voring Increasing the TORN o. county ~.
,asIs and favoring the raising o. INC
Of licenses to tcsch 70 tho f0l'
iowinr: FOR tho six month"; license
average .75, minimum .65; for twelve
liconse average IS, minimum
w.: Sur twcnty -four months' liccnse, ~
orsac 81, minimum ~; I1r tnirsy-sIx
months license, Average %. minimum
IS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

Nm. ED.roR: In . communication
from -Ra.ev q last weeks Argue, u
writing III regard 10 pensions ne ssy'
''she people srs not taxed 10 pay them
aud that any 0na Who says they ars
sp~sks falsely" Nov. Mr.. Editor, vi
wa please permit me 10 ssk "IsAkc =
explain im bis next letter whore %.
money comes from 10 pay pensions
Il seems 10 me II President Harrison
and Secretary Wind0m have dtscovorc.
some method 10 got money into me Y
Is. Treasury 10 pay pensions, ~ishcr
any tsxstiOn, they have moro vsiuan,
discovery than the famous Aiandi"
|lamr, and II it can b extended %
I've can pay al cxpcnses ~ Ssaee. CO. =
and tow wnship governments without y
Il will be . great roller %
wish "Isake' would q
|plsim Il fully. % that our Trustee faym
viii mot have 20 lew any township taxe
next year. From his confident msnnc
|of writing. I believe no knows how y
done. and think he owes u 20 some 2
|ua neighbors Of bis, Who aro mot % We
~ let W know how. TOO.
Il viii Interest many Of us who are con
PEELED 70 visit tho Tressurcrs onnc
every ysar, Or pay costs for ne Ircasu'e
Ito visit us. a fkssiVS1H'
InELAxD, June -, 1880.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

The general pension bill just passed
will givo $y6 year to about lo.VO
widuws not widows whose husbands
were killed or wasted away IN hospitals.
n their c0untry's service, for all these
sro new pcnsionsblc not widows whose
died - years after their mill
sarv scrvicc frum causes that could be
traced back 10 tho civil war. for all thesc
arc now pcnsionsblo. but 7o.UO
widows whose husbands at one time
scrvcd in the Army but died years after
the war from csusos wholly uncOnnectcd
with their military service. A large pro-
norton Of theso widows did not marry
until long after tho war. Tho greater
mart or the men who madc up our arnics
vero Young unmarried mon. Tho tcnr
of thoussnda ~ men who loft tho Army
- the agc u IS or under without wives.
ana IN perfectly sound health. married
anv timo between lH6j and 1880, ann
= hcucvsr they die from old ago Or acci-
dent or disease not trsceshle 10 the mill
tary service, their widows may bcco'ne
These arc not war wid0ws-
rho Pcnsion Ofico estimates that there
ara over 75.UOO Of these peace widows.
ready 10 take immediate advantage o.
he Act. and our experience with the
widows OF tho Revolutionary War and
the War Of 1912 shows that in 1860 We
shall he paving pcnsi0ns 20 = long us o.
wjdo vs. who wcro not born till after tho
var In which their husbands served
without incurring disability had closed
Children born rs years after the was
lei scd, whose fathers lcn the Army
= hout incurring any disability, will %
lponsionsblc, and - tho fathers die Oh
!irom natural causcs tho sum os these
chiIdren's pemsions 10 likely 70 increase
for tho next 10 or 10 years.
| Thcro arc In round numbcvs &O.uU
,ensioncrs on the rolls, 2OO,O0O appiica
,slous pending or rejected, and there ar'
l6D zoo survivors of the war who hsv'
luOt applied Tor pensions. Tho now gen
Ieral pcnsion Law will In al pr00a0iusl
'|incrcass the pensions Of 100 OOo pension
'Ievs from the rases now received Oy shcs'
I|up 10 anywhere from 81 20 so : month
M can hardly do loss than 20 sid Y
f|iollars year TO tho pensions o. iW.uS
linen nov On tho rolls, and this addition
4 viii have nothing 10 do with any disa
-lbjlity acquired In very liberal con-
plstruction IL tho line Of duty, cOnstrue
rI,iou tl,at takes In the accidents OF basn
ling and ball playing for those are no'
pensiOnable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

paolI NCWs: About six weeks ago
Perry knight left Wcst Baden wkn :
woman By the name o. Mitchell smm ~. ~ Y
cstesl N Crawford county near White
Snlnhur Wcll aud wore living - man ana
viee. The fact WA sOOn Ascertaiuou
smd Il VA but short time until hc 70
ccIvsd I notice from the White Caps 20
lssvo q once, which he did, returning y
mn former home, where he has WIG
ma sevoral children. Upon his arrival
|homo liz wife mot him at tho door Will
\ GUN and ordered him TO leave AND
Inever roturn. During his stay no slept
lir tho woods and has finally loft with
lie Mitchell woman for parts unknown
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

The New Albany Dirsctory for leoO
is being printed. II will show : co..
sidersble increase In The population %
sho citv n The past too pears. The 1e1
Djreceory contained 9.565 Names that q
IsoO viii contain over 10000 Names.
Tho Directory estimated The popnSnatoa
|in 1883, multiplying thc na0ee y 60
|sained b. thrso. q 2s.68S. BY the same
rule the population 10 lsSO viii exceea
$4,000 Ard yes enumcrstors hsve givcn
Ious that the census will not q she nigo'
|ost 6gurs loos up = 90 N A. Lodgof.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

=
|. Tho stafcmcnt sent o. uo@
Iington some days ago. 70 tne en;c. s
siArrieon nah 'sSed enpy
une!uivocaiy tnst - oum -
candidate TOT renominsuon: -
lregSrdeh - : scnsstionai s."y
l9nsn' conversations WIN nun. no 81,
y theS nave ueen ooLscc"y "ps
lly corrooorase tho nrst shn0unee.e 49, \.
iiarrss"n complains ~ ne ,.."'ss
lof ffienhe. snn d tnc snpos s.n., -
place huniers ana sAys WI ~ 80
greatest rciirf ne nss ever ..ose 49,"
his back upon me wn"c noose 80 -
sumo the prAe''ec o. me =. -
lapohs ~ connection .nh M
mcni hc docs -osnr "os 1917 ~
ing HE duty y thc wnose coonuy.
IEardicse o. party ana p g.: ~. 49,"
leaves tne Inference mai no vi seso 80
rrce coinage oiii' u y sncu'o 80 ~
House
~ course hcfe is ncsnink :" 80.
s'atemcnss uhAt vii prevent 4. J.
irom accepting = rnon'n-t'c"
should - 'enncreh n''n- ~. .s.
trick OF great mrn- 70 s.suMs :. .su,.-
terence sb',u' holding omce -. .nsv -
not sincerely icei- IN this .Ay -. ..".
tiucssion o. defeat :. 'oseSs.''e.. w.''c
they are sucec@-.ui me nonvs sn 80
greater 'or having % D,sens'o'y ~, m 49, 80
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27
MORE WHITE CAPIsM.
whore Is Gov. Hovcy3

DLoox,sGroS, IND, June 92.-Word
has been received hero from Polk town.
ship Of daslardly outrage committed
~ tho White Caps. Last night the fam
ilv Of jacob wisely was awakened oy
tho burning ofthe roof over their heads
The wifo and children got out IN safety
but bv tho timo Mr.. Wisely awakened he
- - sufTocatcd that he could not hnd
h,s wav out 81 tho house. A ncigh0os
aitracted BY tho flames ran cvcr 70 the
|h"rninv house, aud, hearing Wisclcy's
moans' rescued him barely Ia sime Y
Save his life. Al the same u'nc y ~, ~
that the barn. mliy ~ sco,
away. was burning, and y y ev,acn'
That both werc cot on fire, - he hal 0c.
fore received threats signed -wnNs
lCAps." Tho contcnts wcro sossl 'oss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

BTpronD, June - "A vsin q gcsd
- struck bv wcll-SlrilIers whiIe ooeinG
\ veil q Indian Spriags Ills morn1ses
eighsecn miles wcss of hese- Tbo IED&>
~ excitement prsvaisS here ovsr ~
Gud. old miners who havo ssss seme
q tho specimens ~ that 4 = slmost 70
per cent pure-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

-. articles 10 Hantngburs .lpdepspdsns."
Il u useless for IN intelligent man e
prcteud that Iaborors Gro depended upor
capital, for such . position would expos
HE Ignorance.
capltsl and labor srs dependent upos
each other for support 10 sll relations y
life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

NJ. Mills says IN reply 70 Grimm
claim thai Republicans have given al th'
temperance legislation. that mot : -
|hss bccn passed by Republicans 10 enl
state. not having . prohibitory law. ~
vss passed BY consent Of tho saloon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

In tho year 1891 pensions will cost -
r.wusi numbers o2UUsOcUJO In 1867
with war extending tr"nn the Potomac o.
the rio Grande tho army cost less than
8 lUO. .OOO,VOO. So that after yearly ~
years OF peace the pension list will
amount 70 half the cost of the army Ia
tho midst of war.
This il the way the pension list haa
.l,c,,, yrOw ing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

.UiIlie.r : aid Lieut.. Kemp 70 biz Iaxv
con. WIN. J., -why don't you 20 =
work. make IN honest living. tend the
crops right, and save some money! ]
viii LEI you have ground rent freo. g
YOU won't call on me 70 buy bred I'D
meat for your family
~ want to encourage pcaces faahefs
|that's Why don't work
.Indced! how's thas?'
.Yes; I do mot want ny betrs @ nghe
lover my Uill.s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

sTo whst vile uses have wc come g
last Doans i weaker than : womans
tear. -Independsnt.
Ifany she-male wcmas-even . darksy
60 into Dufendach's seors.
and throwing her arms caresssnxly
around him, while she impressed : vol
|uptuous kiss on his lips, and drop one
tear down on his neck. that tear wOaId
|bo strong enough 10 make Chris opsn
his heart. and offer her any calico drrsa
lhc had on hIs counter, II she would j1se
Istop crying and ~ no more abons ~
4 Weak - ! woman's tear. fOrso0ehl'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

Daviees county's assessment Of rcal
ana psrsOnal property this yoar excoods
|that u last year BY about eSOO,0OO. Ine
|incrcaso i principally on improvements
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

Col. N. r. Psckinpaugh will remove
Biz family from Leaveuwortn 20 nav
Albany. whcr, thcy will reside during
his sbstnce H. Alaska. N a. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

A man can coll or buy liquor u any
quantity from . pocket nask % : forty
gallon barrel, despite al local option,
State liccnse Or prohibition. and yes 4
|ia I local question.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

Tho Prohibition party 10 Indiana ha'
advanced q cvery election. No ebo y
the tide q yet and there will mot - mex
November nor ever, till The party -
come % power and done its work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27


Thef doctors - oecuGls0o1 - -
sicknoes-
That some girls ~ psesss1 ~ tlne
and some Tor fuD.
That Iunatic asylums szs nos allowed
10 take In sane people.
That you should c0asIdor tho ltlboo-
how very expensive they aro-
That ago brings wisdom, but doesnJ
leave much time % uso it-
That the mosquito will soon show poo
|plo whether hides ere freo o. not.
/ That the jovial felleW b tho one who
never stays q home nights.
That the busy men aro TOO crOoo ana
Itho loafcrs too good nafured-
That the boy stood on The burning
Ideck bocause ID was too hot 20 sit down-
That snme people Who pray sor :
Ichangs of hears ought to b praying Soe
10 change Of bead.
That spring chickena could b impro-
we'd by putting On more spring and ~
chicken.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27

Tho Jefferson township Hat wss &C.
ccpsed with the corrections made. and
the hoard adjourned. sfter shres days
scssIon. sine die.
The cost Of tho session was for frce-
holdrra. 81 50: for Commi~s'oners
&3l Sd. and Tor Sheriff, e6.vU; total, 80
The total amount Of county taxcs
which will ne derived from the es.Sc
raised Il o65 81. besidss the State and
township taxes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27
Board 0f Equalization Of DubOsr
County

Tho board Of Equalization Of Dubois
County. composed ~ August u. kocrner.
Iohn i Alles smd Conrad Jackie. C.,um-
~ C0snsui.sioncrs. and Joseph Fisher.
Sr.. Ben. Simmons and }. Herman Heck
snsn. appointed by tho Judge 81 tho
Circnis Cnurt. met NJ the Auditors Office
on Monday. Juno 18th, 1850. Mt. WIN
ilciiman. member Of the Board, was
moi able to attend ON account 81 lsci"y
Iaick. A II. k"erncr was elected l'rcsi-
dent. and John J. Allies, Src'y.
TL- -~ss.~... - sf.a varfOua anaoaaOPp
vcrc - camvsssrd And he county mortgage
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-27
new Harness SHOP
o. nlLL srssEr, ! csrosrrs rHs
JASPER, IND.
LOQiS 4rOxLcr

HAs opened .us ! HARNESS sHop sna snl,eis-
y y share " patronage. - he SELLS CuEAr Fuh
IN. ALL WORK GUARANTEED I'D 6fvK salts
=, yss wiIl ana everything ssuaIy kept IN HkST-
sIAsS MOP % select from.
SDen't ask sss credit. bus please give
Asa ~ j. isss1s ise b.. rrs;cssvjis rRoxLGR.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-06
The Ruinous Tariff Bill.

An illustration of the motives ac-
tuating the Republican tariff thinkers
is reported by Mr.. r. F. Sbaen, the
American representative of S. ~ G.
Nordlinger, manufacturers of velvet
cen and corduroys at Manchester,
England. Mr.. Shaen says there is
only one establishment in this country
producing cotton, velvets and cordu-
roys. That is the Crompton Company
of Pawtucket, r. l., Senator Aldrich's
pocket borough. This company is
said to have contributed $4,000 to
the Republican campaign fund in
Rhode Island in the Presidential
campaign in 1888. Cotton, velvets
and corduroys, unlike silk, can only
be cut by hand. Thousands of dol
lars have been spent in this country
and thousands of pounds in England
in unsuccessful efforts to do the cut
ting by machinery. As a consequence
Of this necessity for manual labor in
the production of these goods their
production has o,;cn centralized at
Manchester. Here there is a COM
munity that for generations has been
engaged in this work, and has develop
ed facility not to be found anywhere
else in the world.
The Crompton Company, in their
necessity for skilled workmen of this
kind, brought over Cunard steam
ship load to Boston about two years
ago. There was protest made at the
time, but although 1t was a plain case
of importation of contract laborers,
the Englishmen were not sent back
and form to-day the working staff of
the Crompton mills. It is for the
protection Of this kind of Gamer
lean" labor and the building up Of
the Crompton Company that the duty
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-06
Foolish Generosity.

If a farmer, when he comes To the
city with load of produce, and sells
it for, let us say, S25, should then take
So out of what he received for the
products of his labor, aud give it to
one of the rich mill owners, just to
help their already prosperous lumber
ing business, he would be called a big
fool. His friends would tell him that
it would be much wiser thing for
him to use the whole amount he re-
ceiyed for his load of products for
the benefit of himself and family.
And yet this is what the farmers
are doing indirectly all over the
country, when they submit to be tax
ed to support the protected manu-
featuring establishments.
A protective tariff is imposed for
the sole purpose of giving the manu-
featuring institutions control of the
home market, and thus raise the
price of what they have to sell.
The farmers are buyers of these
goods, and as the price is raised by
reason of the tax, it is therefore GER
tain that agriculturists are obliged to
pay more for said goods. This tax
averages AZ Pc cent. The farmer
thus does hand over u the rich manu-
facturer, as a gift, over one-third o.
what he pays for said goods. How
long would the farmers do so if they
had to pay such tribute directly ?
A farming community which does
such business can not be prosperous.
1t is time toilers on the farms voted
for their own interests. 1t is time
they ceased robbing their families in
order to make millionaires in Pitts
burgh and other eastern cities. What
benefit is it to Alpena farmers if there
are hundred millionaires in Pitts.
burgb |? These men do not spend
their gains here. The most of them
90 to Europe and have gay time,
and the Alpena farmers help to pay
their bills. Then they take more OF
the money contributed by farmers
and buy the so-calledi pauper foreign
made goods and bring them back to
this country free of duty.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-06

These millionaires are not to be
blamed for such system, as much as
their dupes who vote for Congressman
and Senators who make such laws of
robbery. The manufacturers would
be great fools to refuse the gifts of the
farmers. At the same time the cap.
italists can not be expected to have a
very high opinion of men who are
willingly doing such foolish business.
And this system would be abolish
ed if a majority of the farmers were
opposed to it. tits strange how they
worship this idol of protection, and
with what eagerness they offer on its
shrine so many of the comforts which
belong to, and should be used by, their
families.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-08-06
The Decollete Dress.
1. NJ. WESTON,
Chairman

II is fact, gloss it anyhow as we
may, that decent women have never
dressed so indecently in our country
and our century as they do in fashion
able life to-day.
Would that some enterprlsing jour
nal might take the moral census of
this subject as a substitute for prize
baby competitions or guesses on Nelly
Bly,. We should like to throw down
the gauntlet to the women of America.
defend these immoralities Speak
up for yourselves if you cam" do
not believe that two reputable women
in the land would dare publicly to de-
fend the styles of undress which now
disgrace our sex. The time has more
than come for such protest against
this abomination as well as smite
women to the dust for shame. What
is to be said Enter any fashionable
drawing room and look for yourselves.
What is said a? Think of it, you high
born ladies-think of it
In the most decorous city in our
country, a lady representing what
may be. deservedly called one of the
"best" families in the State, herself
middle-aged, queenly, home-loving
matron, the wife of an affectionate
husband, the mother of grown sons
and daughters, wears her dress-but
my pen shrinks from writing what the
high-bred lady does. This case,
which represents scores of others, is of
importance, because the offender her.
self is so unconscious of her offense,
and so far in other respects above it.
There is no life of concealed dishonor,
no intrigue, no shoddy birthright, no
fast-and-loose views of duty. The
WOIDdu Is OJueTWlSc lLll1dCuldJe,
How explain this ethical enigma ?
Are our ladies morally insane, or
mentally? DO they not know what
they are doing? And ifnot, why not?
How shall we characterize the too-low
corsage with some nothing fer
sleeve? The lower bodice with no
sleeve at all ? Nudity covered by
transparency And what is known
as the V-back They are below ex-
cuse, as they are beyond explanation.
What moral mania blunts the sem
sibilities that ought to fix the standard
of nation What dementia deters
the "ever-womanly" from Heading us
on" at least so far that the simplest
instinct of feminine modesty-that
which covers nakedness-may keep
stroke with the moral development of
the age! Let it be said that gay
women always have dressed improper
ly. What of it? Is there any reason
why they always should Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps in the August Forum.