The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-23
vided for them during the Franco

German war of 1870.
Miss Emily Crawford tells us how
Sir Isaac killed and buried the
bounced petticoat," which for long
had been the pride of the Paris laun-
dress. The cotton famine which fol-
lowed Il wal of 1876 gave a great
stimulus to the wool trade. Muslin
dresses almost died out in France, but
the particular %petticoat, so richly
bounced, long defied all opposition, but
IN time was doomed to entire extinc-
ZION. 1t had been a work of art to
bleach, starch and iron the garment,
with its multitudes of small founces,
n it cost from ten to fifteen shiilings
TO get one up" When ironed. The
petticoat was carried home suspended
from a pole, and in streets where there
were many laundresses there were dali
ly petticoat professions. Sir Isaac be-
lieved that the cotton garment could be
replaced by light mohair. He plotted
for that result. The day of the flounc-
ed petticoat was gone forever. The
Holden factories grew apace under the
increased demand for the new and very
fashionable fabric.
Mr.. Holden entered parliament In
1865, and retired from public life in
1872. He attributed his vigorous old
age to regularity and temperance in
living. After 1892 he made II a rule
to take ten hours sleep out of the
twenty-four. On one occasion, in 1893.
ne said: Il take for my breakfast at
present n baked apple. one orange.
twenty grapes, and a biscuit made from
banana flour. My midday meal con-
slsts OF about three ounces of beef or
mutton, with now and again n half
cupful of soup. If | take a little fish.
l take so much less of meat. For SUD-
per l practically repeat my breakfast
menu. After the system has been
Quilt up, and the period of manhood has
Oeen reached, all starch foods should
be banished from the human diet"
mus this hardworking man, who in
early years had feeble health. could
look back on a ninetieth birthday He
was habitually cheerful, and in his
nome life he was ~singularly happy.
The baronetcy, which the father won
by his distinguished public services.
now passes to his eldest son, Mr.. Angus
Holden, M. p, who was born in 1890.
Sir Isaac was for many years a local
or lay preacher in the British WESLEYAN
church. He was strongly opposed to
llturgical worship, yet used often to
say that If he were a minister he would
DTpnlrn hjG nrn Unrc nc M ,1fIt. l.
would his sermons.
AS an employer he was exact and
just, but very kind, generous. and sym-
pathetic with all his w~ork-people. OF
his factories at Rheims and Croix he
was proud to be able to say that of the
English population there three-fourths
were children whose fathers had been
IN MS employment, most of them more
imam thirty years. His W valet had,
at the time of his death, served Sir
Isaac twenty-three years, and said that
he had never, in all that time, noticed
a shade of ill-humor on the master's'
face, or heard an impatient word cross
his lips.
Thousands of workmen stood hare
neaded In the lanes as his funeral cor
tege passed by, and many a tear fell
as the remains of this eminent master
OF industry were laid to rest in the fam
fly tomb A friend of Sir Isaac, one
who knew him well, has said: HE
was not a man spoiled by success.
When honors poured In upon him. and
high positions beams his, and the
queen selected him for his knighthood.
and he attained European fame, he was
the same gentle, modest, sympathetic
man as he was seventy years ago.
Bishop John F. Hurst in Harper's
Weekly.