Milford chronicle., 1892-01-29
MILTON.
"HoE different are the changes

''How different are the changes,
Since thirty years ago,
When girls wore HON espun dresses
Ana boys wore pants or tow
''The GIRLS toek mnsls lessone,
UDoR the spinning wheel
And practiced late and early
On spindle, shaft and reel
"The boys would ride horseback to mill,
A dozen miles or so,
And travel of before twas DAY
Some thirty years ago"
But this has all passed, the "hon nespun
dresses" have given place to velvets aud
veiveteens. the ''tow trousers" have been
superseded bys diagonals or eheviots; in
place Of horseback riding, we have the dog
cart, and the old spinning wheel having
been relegated to the garret, the organ ana
kindred instruments now hold sway. wen
remember, when boy, the first introduc-
tiou of hoop skirts, In my native town. Ihey
were the subject of much remark ana vasi
criticism, particularly among class OF peo-
ple we think compreheuded under the gen
eral sobriquet, "Old fogies," however, as
time passed on they became to be much
admired, as is everything connected with
the paraphernalia. Having served a pur-
pose they were, in process Of time, discarded
aud the famous "Grecian Bend" appeared
which was at first somewhat startling, but
after having been gotten under proper con-
troll looked exceedingly pretty. This aiter
a succession of manipulatious was merged
into the beautiful hustle, with its varying
proportions, the admired Of all its prede-
cessors Aud now Madame Fashion, the
modern guillotine, is clipping them on as
iuercilessly as did the guillotine Of France
the heads Of the beautiful Maria Autoinette,
and eighteen thousand political prisoners,
during the DAYS of the French revolution.
What shall we have next Something must
take the place of the hustle In their pres
eut Status" the lovely female forms resem-
BILE somewhat the traditional bean pole.
The lower part Of Federal street. this
town, is somewhat of an inclined plane
aHd during sleet or snow, the oricS siee-
walks present a beautiful opportunity for
exercising the pedal extTemiies. Some OF
our astute popuiaee recognizing this fact
have during the past week, been indulging
this slippery propensity. Their gyrations
are wonderful, vet they always manage to
fetch ap on part of their anatomy least ex-
pected. The fall occupies but second;
the practitioner is quickly on his feet, he
clasps his hand to the part affected, while
his eyes gaze searchingly around to note #
any one had seen him. If he is not wstched
he is happy. if some one has seen him,
crimson flush spreads DER his face and lie
poes home ashamed One day during the /
week one Of the female walters at the Pom
der House came out front after some water |
from the pump. As she stepped rom the
porch upon the sidewalk her feet flew up 1
and She came down ''whack" upon the ium-
bar vertebrae. The crowd on the corner
laughed. So did she; but hers was Of the
sickly kind; and she went back into the
house without the water.
Vaccination as applied to the children
atteudiag the public schools, is now agita-
ting the parents Of the town and vicinity
While we believe the law compelling this;
10 be right as a sanitary preeaution, we
think tile matter should have been attended
10 before the schools opened; but having
failed to do this and there being no cpl
demic Of small pox near US, It should be
aid over until after tie schools close. For
Il the vaccination takes" as we have seen
many cases take there will be no attend
.nce 1t school on the part Of those vacei-
iated, and such pupils will be debarred
rom Just as many days tuition as they are +,
compelled to stay at home. Is the state
going to pay the pupils for she time i com
,els them 70 stay away ifom school We