The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-07-30

Thsughtfhlly Discussed for Carefal
Readers.

/ friend a COPY of The Deseret Weekly,
a leading organ ofthe Mormon church.
Under the head OF Southern Mis-
sions' it gave what was, to me, an
interesting account of some work
done at Littleton, West Virginia.
! 1t seems that while we are sending
out missionaries to convert heathen-
dom, the Saints are sending back
missionaries to convert us. And it
is said that "much inquiry" was
aroused in the region of Burton, that
the people there petitioned for the
next conference meeting" and
promised the best sort of care for the
Elders. The letter goes on to say
that ten Elders had participated in
that meeting;" and there are those
among us who think it would be i'm
possible to find that many Mormons
in our State. 1t seems that the Presi-
dent of the Conference had been re-
leased on account of sickness in his
family, and they were waiting for the
Spirit to suggest another President.
That letter was curious document,
with something of an Old Testament
flavor in its phraseology, and some
thing wholly different from the ordi-
nary report of missionary efforts to
a modern religious paper.
The writing Elder does not approve
of our roads, and says that Utah
canons are park pleasure drives" in
comparison. "a driver who can take
four persons with brisk team six
miles in two hours, is regarded as
Jehu for swiftness, and really is apt
to hurt his team, owing TO the very
steep hills. fancy this was the rea-
son SO many ancients walked. 1t was
the easiest way to travel when rail
reading was unknown"
We should be glad il the sLeepness
of our hills would forever keep the
Mormon Elder away, but the men
who made garden Of the Utah des
erts are not to be daunted by fertile
hills, even though PERCEPTIONS.
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1t has been proclaimed in Paris
and whispered in New York that the
trained dresses must go. Those birds
of passage who fit to and fro with
numberless trunks and wonderful
costumes have brought back the
edict, and, what is more to the point,
have ordered the short dresses for
their winter wardrobes.
OF course, trained dresses will not
be abandoned in day. There are
too many of them that are fresh and
new, and then, the star of civilization
wends it's way westward slowly, and
we may expect a good many women
to be contentedly sweeping the streets
long after their sisters in the East
have abandoned it.
There is nothing more nearly true
than the assertion so often made
that fashion is great tyrant. There
have not been many women who have
been able to resist her commands
Even those who have persistently re-
fused to fly in the face of common
sense aud comfort, and have had
their street dresses made of conven-
lent length have effected a compro-
mise by appearing in calling array
with trains securely clutched in one
hand. 1t certainly is an idiotic fash
ion, and not the most graceful wo
man can look so with her draperies
in such a relentless grasp, and her
anxious glance ever and anon falling
over her shoulder to see that no por-
tion of her robe be following her too
far Off
In order to obtain short street
dress within the last year or two a
woman has had not only to make up
her own mind but unmake that of
her dressmaker. She has had to face
the ridicule of that important per
sonage, who had no desire to risk
her reputation for stylishness be-
cause, according to her ideas, some
customer wished to pose as a freak.
Frequently, the customer has given
up the battle-laid down her arms
and surrendered. Frequently she has
been taken by strategy-tbe artful
modiste going calmly in the face of
instructions, and creating something
so entirely captivating that the re-
bellious one feared to spoil the effort
by changing it.
Really, the woman who wanted to
wear dress that cleared the pave
ment and succeeded in doing it, de-
served not only commentator but
congratulation.
There is one thing about the rapid
changes of fashion extremely com
forting. If we have to adopt bad
one, it never lasts long anyway. That
is about the only consolation it has
been possible to offer the women who
have YEARLY trudged along in the
rear of the procession, and lost their
fans. their handkerehiefs, their
purses, and all their small belong
ings in vain effort to keep the skirts
of their dresses out of the dust.
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Already the question is being dis
cussed as to what effect the cholera
is liable TO have ON the Columbian
pOoltiOu. Il Dl6 ltdfl vi ulSSdSt HAS
made such alarming advances, it is
not beyond the range of probability
that it may effect the attendance at
Chicago in 1898. One of the Worlds
Fair Commissioners is reported as
saying, I'VE have one of the health
lest cities in the world | believe,
with care we can avoid the cholera"
| heard physician say in comment.
ing ON it, That is all one can do
avoid it, 1t does no good to take it
once. Yon can't get through. You
may get well, and have it right over.
It's best to get away from it" and
he does not often counsel running
from disease.
1t is to be hoped that there is no
occasion for uneasiness Ihaye heard
it said that it could never again sweep
over this country as it has done, be-
cause our sanitary arrangements are
such it can be held at bay. Still, it
is difficult for the majority of us to
have such confidence in cur sanitary
arrangements, and should prefer 10
not have to encounter it even under
the most faultless conditions posi-