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HE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
cTblpment to an Act to regulate the Sale of
tviicatirig Liquors : approved March SI, 'SU.'
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l:.eJ by both II ..uses, and signed by the
uovernor.j
;mas 1. Be it cnucteJ by the Seuate
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.fodse of Representatives of the Com
jwea'.t'u of Pennpjlvania ia General As-
::!jniet, aud it is hereby enacted by the
iority of the same, That applicants for
i?ry or distillery license shall hereafter
t I.: therefor the several amounts hxed by tuc
I I i section of act to regulate the salo of in-
linting liquors, approved March olst,
I'neidcd, That the same shad in to
: be less than $2.", except in case of per-
y iliuso annual sales are less than 1000,
.-, slwV. pay 15, and the proviso iu the
.ftioa aforesaid, so far as it fixes the mini
um rate License at 50, is hereby rc-
caiea.
Sac 2. Thit applicants for license to vend
jy iatoxiciiiug liejuirs by the quart or grea
quann'ty, with or without other poods,
.rci or njcrchaudize, shall hereafter pay
.refur twent- per cent, less than the sevcr-
(J,! lniounts fixed by the twelfth section of on
to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors
;roved March 31, 1S5G : Prodded, That
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nj same snail ia no case do less mau -o ;
! the provision in said section, that such
3 shall in no case be less than 50, is
reby repealed.
iic. 3. That all hotels, iaus and taverns
ill be classified and rated according to the
'xated yearly sales of liquors authorised to
ld therein, or in the house intended to
occupied for such purpose, as fallows, to
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, i : in all cases wnerc suou esiuuuieu ean
I is sball be $10,000 or more, such hotel,
i or tavern shall bo rated as of the Crst
if?, and the sum to be paU for Hceuae shall
i lift 40O ; when more than $8,000 oud less
itan gilOOO. as second class, and pay -50;
"fitfl mere than 0,000 and less thau 8,-
as third class, and pay luO; when
ore tL.m 4,000 and loss than G,000, as
arth class, aud pay 10; when more than
0(JO and less than 4,000. as fifth class,
:Jpay50; v. boa more than 1,000 and
3 than 2, 000, as sixth class, and pay u0 ;
ien tnore than 500 and loss than 1,0'0.
seveuth class, and pay "25; when less
rj an as eiyutu class. ou pay ;
I IroviJeJ. That in Philadelphia and Pitts-
urg uo such license shall be grauted for a
esura than 50 a year ; nor ia any other
:ifj or iucorporated borough for a less sum
-baa 25 a year ; and the estimated yearly
ilea of ail applicants for such license, shall
assessed, as providcil ia the fifteenth eec-i-D
of au act to regulate Uie sale of intoxica
'3;: li.juors, approved Marth CI, 1850.
Sec. 4. That licenses shall be granted for
Mdeping of eating houses, which shall au
the sale of no intoxicating liquors, cx
domestic wines, and malt and brewed li-
IXEJ ij's, and persons so licensed, shall be clas-
l aud rated according to the provisions
uc iweuiy-secuuu uuu ivuuij-iuuu c
'ossof an act to create a sinking fund, and to
rvide for the gradual and ceitain cxtin
"itluiiCEt of the debt of the Commonwealth,
Iproved April 10, 1849: Provided, that no
'a lioense shall bo granted in the cities of
caster and Pittsburg, for a less sum than
nor elsewhere, for a less sum than 10,
fiKC. o. That licpnsed venders of vinou?,
'pirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any of
or any admixture thereof, cither with
Without other goods, wares or merchandize
Mpt brewers and distillers, may hereafter
u any of them which they may be licensed
'!Cll. in any quantity not less than one
ft; and licensed brewers and distillers
Weafter sell such liquors as they are li
to manufactura and sell in anv onan-
'J not less than one gallon : Provided, That
4 rt fball not be cotlstrued to prevent a
brewer otherwise quali fied rom receiving a
retail license, in addition to- his license as
brewer, and under the same provisions as in
the case of eating-houses.
Sec. G. That licenses to vend the liquors !
aforesaid, or any of them, shall be granted to
citizens of the United States, of temperate
habits and good moral character, whenever
the requirements of the laws on the subject
are complied with by any such applicant, and
shall authorize the applicaut to sell tho li
quors aforesaid for one entire year from the
date of his license: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall 1 prohibit the court,
board of licensers or commissioners, from hear
ing other evidence than that presented by the
applicant for license ; Provided further.That
after hearing evidence as aforesaid, the Court,
Board of licensers or Commissioners, shall
grant or refuse a liceuse to each applicant in
accordance with the evidence ; And Provi
ded. further, That if any person or persons
shall neglect or refuse to lift his, her or their
license within fifteen days after the same has
been granted, such neglect or refusal shall be
deemed a forfeiture of said license, and such
person or persons selling vinous, spirituous or
malt liquors after. the expiration of the fifteen
days as aforesaid, shall be liableto prosecu
tion and conviction in tho proper court, as
fully aud effectually as if no license had been
granted to such person or persons
Stj. 7. TLat no license to vend the liquors
aforesaid," granted under this or any other
law of this Commonwealth, shall be transfer
able, or confer anv riirht to sell the same in
any other house than is mentioned therein.
nor shall any bar or place where such liquor
is sold by less measure than one quart, be
underlet bv the nerson licensed to sell there-
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at ; but if the party licensed shall die, re
move or cease to keep such a house, his, her
or their license m-iy be transferred by the au
thoritv i'rantinff the same, or a license be
j c a
granted the successor of such party for the
remainder of the year, by the proper author
it v, on compliance with the requisitions of the
laws in ia all respscts except publication,
which shall not in any case be required ; Pro
vided, That where any license is transferred
as aforesaid, no payment, other than fees,
shall be required; aud where a license, is
granted under this section, for a portion of a
year, the party licensed shall pay therefor a
sum proportionate to the unexpired term for
which the same is granted
Skc. 8 That manufacturers and producers
of cider a i.d domestic wines, and bottlers
cider, perry, ale, porter or beer, not other
wise engaged in the sale of intoxicating li
quors, nor in keeping any tavern, oyster
house or cellar, restaurant or place of amuse
ment, entertainment or refreshment, shall be
allowed to sell the same by the bottle, or do
mestic wines and and cider by the gallon,
without taking out license : Provided, That
uch liquor is not drank upon the premises
where sold, cor at any place provided by such
selbr for that purpose.
Sec. 9 That license to sell domestic wines,
malt or brewed liquois, may hereafter be
grauted to the keeper of any beer house,
iheatrc or other place of amusement otherwise
qualified to receive the same: Provided; That
ho use of a room or rooms in a hotel, as a
coucert room or-theatre, shall not preclude
the proprietor thereof from receiving a hotel
license, if be shall have and keep theaccom-
modatioo for a' hotel, required by the act of
March 31, 1S5G. And provided further,
That the proviso shall not apply to the cities
of Philadelphia or Pittsburg
Sec. 10. That the peticioa of an applicant
for eating house or retail brewery license need
not hereafter embrace the certificate of citi
zens, required by the eighth sections of an
act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors,
approved March 31st, 185G, nor shall publi
cation of such applications he hereafter re
quired but such applications shall be filed
with the clerk of the court of quarter sessions
of the proper county, except in the county o
Allegheny, and the license prayed for granted
by the county, treasurer; and the bond now
rcquirediu such cases shall be first approved
bv the district attorney and county treasurer,
and their approval endorsed thereon
Skc. 11. That any unlaful sale of vinous,
malt or brewed liquors, or any admixtures
thereof, or any sale thereof in an impure, vi
tiated or adulterated state, shall be deemed a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof the
offender shall pay a fine of not loss than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars, with the
costs of prosecution, and upon a jecond or
any subsequent conviction, shall pay a fine of
not less than twenty-Sve nor more than one
hundred dollars, with the costs of prosecution
and in case of a third or subsequent convict
ion, the court may, in its discretion, sentence
the offender to imprisonment not exceeding
three calender months ; and in case any such
offender, convicted of second or subsequent
offence is licensed to sell any such liquor,
6U cb license shall be deemed, forfeited and
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ON FEMALE GROWING
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oid and no person convicted of a second or
subsequent offence shall be again licensed for
two years thereafter.. Trovidcd, . That this
section shall not be construed to repeal any
or part of an act punishing sush unlawful sale
except the twenty-eighth section of an act to
regulate tne sale ot intoxicating liquors, ap
proved olst March, 185G, . which is hereby
repealed. ,r ' . . ,
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Sec. 12. That no nrosecntor or informer er$ we can see tue approach clearer ; yet
in any prosecution for the sale of int6xicating cvfn then are f!o recognize it. What,
or missed Us hopes and interests, omissions of unoomeiy people mere are m we
and commissions, doings and sufferings sat- lessen it Dy caca oi us masing ueraen ua uun
isfied that it is henceforth to be considered uncomely as she can
The folio win ? venturous essav on the most entirely aa , i thior eone bv without a mo- Because a lady ceases to dress youthfully,
delicate of subjects is from Chambers'. Edr mAntf.ru" Btvism of the heart- Youne r-eonle she has no excuse for dressing untidily; and
inburgh Journal
'Growing old., A time we talk of, and
jest or moralize over, but find almost impos
sible to realize at least to. ourselves. In oth-
rv prvqsm or tne liearc. iouds r-eupie
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forget this as completely as they forget that tuouga Having iouna out, luauuc
they themselves may one day experience the suits both her person, her taste, and conven-
eame, or they would net be so ready to laugh ience, she keeps to it, and generally prefers
at even the foolishest of those foolish old vir- moulding the fashion to herself, rather tbaa
gins, who deems herself juvenile ' long after herself to the fashion. Still, that is no reason
.rrtimlv ftlse has ceased to share ia the why she should shock the risible nervos of one
iquors, shall have any portion of the fine Itn- i,i,iS - 5" Jou saJ l pleasing delusion, and thereby makes ; both generation, oy suows up iuuu
- j i. j.r ; i. . -i. i xuiDossioie i buc is uuite a vouncr Derson : on- i -i i o Airiv mi. -aate cosiume vi auuium . caiuc.-o
fr is witness forVommon-rye" ought to be the most peaceful, Uably ; hues carefully hz
mvar-
rmonized, and, as
time advances, subsiding into a general unity
aV.ntwI'irit Bnft nnd Kae.red time in a woman fl
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TIip wonld not. with the ot tone, souening ana aarkemuS..in mr,
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crosecntor Or informer
wealth ; and in'every case of. the conviction V. Jttst J?less J. 1 a? fov'
constable shall reeelve two dollar,, to be taxed ft deprecation which truth forbids you to Droverbial Larsh judgment of youth, scorn tlacSr, wbite ana gray, aion. remain as
iathe costs. ' - - " I contradict, and politeness to notice M . sup- I cruell thosc poor little absurdities, of suitable garD lor ow aSe; mese xaings c
nnw aA . nrft Tieilhpp ff n srt vrrnn t at I . . . .. , i . t. - J 1 tT, pwrv woman S DOUnuCU UUlv tO ODSerVC OS
j 0 " i Wuicn tne uniucKy person wuo luuuito j - . e . ,
used to be.' " - 1 . nwtUjB n:tP nn9W!1re-merclv dresses long aa she lives. No poverty, grief, sick
' WhhAi.t ,1m,bf ;V;a. ,vinff ,ns! in ft L Biw h.. dnnp. and carries on the ncss, or loneliness those mental causes hi;h
woman' life a s'inglc woman's particularly harmless coquetries and minaudcrics of her act so Strongly upon the external lif can
when - she becins to suspect she is 'not so tn m.nscious how exceedingly ludic- justify any one (to use a phrase probably soon
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lady of say forty ! to be obsolete when charity and common-sense
Ltwfj soeietv have left the rising generation no fifth of Xo-
Sec. 13." That, no person. who keeps in his
store or ware-room any hogsheads, stand,
casks or liqaor pipes, or who keeps a grocery
store, shall receive license to vend intoxica
ting liciuor bv less measure -than one quarts
and constables are hereby required to make yoag as she used to be ; that after crying rous they appear in a
inn -TtViieh societv
return or au persons engaged in me Eaie ci " w" .v.-l,.-, .ViV . 1U lliia BU1II Vl . , ., rnrAfW.
d enjoys, any nonesi neari vu.UvV . j a
sen. .
That slow, fine, and yet perceptible changa
of mien and' behavior, natural and proper to
advancing years, is scarcly reducible to rule
at all. It is but the outward reflection of an
inward process of the mind. We only dis
cover its full effect by the absence of it, as
noticeable in a person 'who falls into laptures
of enthusiasm, and expresses loudly every
emotion of her nature. Such a character.
pirituous vinous, malt or brewed liquors In seventeen as some young ladies are so fond too often sees anc
their respective districts, who shall have in of doing, to the extreme amusement of their cannot but often feel that of all the actors
their place of business any of the articles friends the grim wolf, old age. is actually engaged in it, the one who -plays the least
aforesaid, naming them and th location of showing his teeth in the distance ; and no objectionable and disgraceful part is she who
their respective places of business : and if anv courteous blindness on the part of these said only makes a fool of herself.
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such person shall have a license to vend such j mends, no alarmed indinerence on her own, let why should sue cio 11 : uy
iiquor3 by less measure than one quart,' the can neutralize the fact that he is, if still far desperately to the youth tbat win not stay ,
court mav. on investigation, revoke the same oir, in signs. Ana, nowever cnarmingiy po- and which, alter au. is not sucn a htv jjie-
but such persons may, on complying with the etical he may appear to sweet fourteen-and-a cious or even a happy thing l ay give ner-
kws on the subiect, obtain license to sell by balf, who writes melancholy verses about 1 self SUch a world of trouble to deny or con-
u ,aefi,n'Ana nnf wish I were again a child, or merry three- ceal her exact aee. when halt her acquain-
- I - I . l 1 X. aH in tinnr. 1 AAri Ann VtflTT lh 1 1 IT
is TUt tl,. nlrlr nf th roiirfc of and-twentv, who preserves in silver paper tance must either know it or guess it, or do- iw, uuuuJ(,i,uuu, vuu..6
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'my first crav hair old age. viewed as a near D.r.renielv indifferent about it? Why appear m extreme youm; due me great lmprooaoiaty
approaching reality, is quite another thing, dressed im-dressed, cynics would eay af- of its being real, makes it rather ludicrous, if
TV fil l,.f T,o vmir f iJr liolf .i n;ni.0 li bpllft of the not disagreeable, in mature age, when the
at least of the ordinary term of years allotted ball; annoying the eye with beauty cither passions die out, or are quieted down, the
to mortals ; that you have no right to expect half withered, or long overblown, and which sense of happiness itself is calm, and the fal-
o be any handsomer, or stronger, or boppi- n -lts prime would have been all the lovelier lest, tendercst tide of which the loving heart
I . m . m m m , l II. K, hw a ap.i Vr (hen C-T ill
fier oo That tho 14th 26th. 27th. and er inan Jou are no luat Juu uavu C11U)ULU for more concealment r iairUu,u; v- j
00.1 f f n roanlnt,. 1p nf to the summit of life, whence the next step Tn this matter of dress, a word or two. waters which run deep,
intoxicating liquors, approved May 31, 185G must necessarily be decadence; ay, though TLere are two styles of costume which ladies To 'grow old gracefully' as one, who
ont r rfa nf aeto non. you do not feel it though the air may-be as thcir vremiere ieunesse are most prone truly has exemplified her theory, has written
flicting herewith, or supplied hereby.so far as fresh, and the view as grand still, jou know to fall into : one hardly knows which is the and expressed it is a good and beautiful
I.- Mm. nfl; nr 9r, Kn,l liorpbv that it is so. . Slower or faster, you are go- worst. Terhaps, though, it is the ultra-ju- thing ; to grow old worthily, a better
quarter sessions shall not change or receive
more than one dollar for any frame and grass
he mar furnish therewith, and these fees shall
nclude all his compensation for furnishing,
preparing and filing the bond required in
anv case.
And
repealed : Provided, That no license here
tofore granted, shall be in any way invalida
ted by the passage of this act ; and ail provi
sions of said act, not hereby altered, sup
plied or repealed, shall apply as fully to li
censes granted under this act as under the
act aforesaid ; that the penalty imposed under
the 29 ih section of said act, shall in no case
exceed 2 which shall be paid to the treas
urer of tho school distiict where such convic-
ibn is had, by the magistrate collecting the
same.
in? dowa hill. To those who go 'hand-in
CD
hand,'
'And sleep thegither at the foot,'
it may be a safer and sweeter descent ; but I
am writing for those who have to make the
desccat alone.
It is not a pleasant descent at the begin
ninrr When vou find at parties that vou are with impunity.
not asked to dance as much as formerly, and make yourself look younger by diessing a lit-
venije such as the insane juxtaposition of a and first effort to that end, is not only, to re-
yellow skin and white tarlatane. or the anorr.- cognise, but to become personally reconciled
alous adorning of gray hair with artificial to the fact of youth's doparture; to see, or if
flowers. It may be questioned whether at not seeiag, to have faith ia, the wisdom of
any age beyond twenty a ball-costume is re- that which we call change, yet which is in
ally becoming ; but after thirty, it is the ye- truth progression ; to follow openly and fear-
ry last sort of attire that a lady can assume lessly, in ourselves and our owe life, the same
It is said that you can only law which uiaKes spring pass into summer,
into autumn, autumn into winter, preserving
, . . fn. 3 i !- -mil rpnllropA' nnd trulv 1 1 an especial beauty and fitness in each cf tho
your partners are caieny stout, miaaie-ageu jv" j - i
rmtUin nnd slim lads who blush terriblv. have seen many a woman 100 wuncnu uuu .uur.
tr.A ,rti. ,WMt nf drawing nnt : old ia the customary evening dress which, Yes, if women could only believe it, there
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Sec 25. That licenses may be granted Liipn vfm rP dPar'-ed and patronised bv being unmarried, she thinks necessary to is a wonderful beauty even in growing old
under this act, at the first term of the proper st nsx youn chit3 who were in their cradles shiver in, who would have appeared fair as a The charm of cxpressioa arising from soften
court after its passage, or at any special or ffU m lr, , rnwn woman : or when sunshiny October day, if she would only have ed temper or ripccel intellect, often amply
adiourned court held within three months i,n wuW9S ,-onr nlavthing in petti- done nature the justice to assume, m her au- atones lor the loss ot iorm ana coloring; ana
Vioi-notfi- nnii in Kiif h ri5fa in fniirt mav I . i. . . .1. . r a- 1 1. tiimn.titnn nn nntnmnftl liverv. II sue WO U coutci utuuy. iu hjlcw nuv utni vvut uuu
Icoais, lias ioe imperiiueuee iu iuun uv juui i hau-v.-w, --j- i -
hnn,l borP.l and rrrand. nr even to consult onlv have the sense to believe that gray hair cither of these latter, years give much inoro
nuired. L m W affairs When vou find vour was meant to soften wrinkles and brighten than they take away. A sensitive person of-
Sec; 2G. That the; tenth section of -the aCnuaintacce : delicately abstaining from the faded cheeks, giving the ?ame effect for which ten requires half a lifetime to get thoroughly
act approved March 31st, 1850, shall not be term rj mz 'lQ your presence, or immcdi-
held or construed to authorizt judgment to be ate;v qualifying it by an eager panegyric on
entered against the obligor or obligors in the tue sisterhood. When servants address yoa
bond therein provided, for a greater amount as 'Ma'm' instead of '3Iiss ;' and if you are
than the time aud costs prescribed and impo- at all st5ut an(j comfortable-looking," strange
sed for any offence working a, breach of the shopkeepers persist in making out your bills
condition of said bond. Provided, That the to .rs Blank,' and pressing upon your no-
obigor or obligors in any such bona, where tice tovs and perambulators.
judgment has been entered against him, Tl-ifhnr trrinff. too. when in sneaking of
her, or them, for he whole amount of the ourBelf as I girrwhitV from long habit
bond, shall be and they are hereby released you . unwUtingiy. do you detect a covert
from the payment of the said judgment.whcn gmUc on tfac faCQ of your intcrlocutor . or ied
ever the fine and costs prescribed and impo- hy cbaQce e5citement to derort. yourself in aa
scd for such offence shall have been paid. " lfra.vnntvfui manncr. SOme instinct warns
The sections emitted refer to Thila. and Pitts. , . 0Ufsclf riJiculous.
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Worse than tue Mormoxs. The Cleve
land Herald has an article upon the progress
of free love aad free associatioas,. ia the nor-
Or, catching ia some strange lookiag-glass
the face that you are too familiar with to no
tice much, ordinarily, you' suddenly become
them part of Ohio originally settled by the aware that it is not a young face ; that it will
people from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ver- never . he a young face again ; and it will
moat. A free love ticket for the town elec- dual, aUer aod aU until lho kniown
tioa in Berlin, it seems has been earned by .-..,, ,
the free lovers, under a disguised name, and face of your girlhood, whether plain or prct-
the rospectable inhabitants of the town, who ty, loved or disliked, admired or despised,
do not believe in the ism, threaten to leave ill have altogether vanished nay, is van-
the place if they cannot get rid of the leprosy. hhed . look a8 wiU cannot see it any
Foar acres of the heights of the towa are now . e . , ., .
r.t. - a There is no deaymg the fact, and it ought
devoted to the purpose cf the association, and 1 .c" ' to
five houses have been erected within four to silence many an ill-natured remark upon
weeks. Here "persona of both pexes can 'mattoa dressed latmb fashion,' 'young ladies
come, aad, Ceding their affinities, pair with 0f a ccrtain age,' and the like that with
each other?" The association has -a paper peop!e the passing from maturity to
there, which is forced upon the attention oJ . - j i v i xm
i , . j . , v ;f middle age is so gradual as to be almost lm-
those who do not subscribe, by slipping it uiu". 6 & ..... , , Tl
j :i,f Twrnpntihle to the inaividual concerned It
unuer meir uuuia on uigut, i - -1
is very ditacult for a woman to recognize that
A Hint to Advertisers. The leading ghe j3 growiDg old;" and to many nay, to
our youthful grandmothers wore powder ; used to this corporeal machine, to attaia a
that flimsy, light colored gowa, fripperied a wholesome indifference both to its defects
over with trimmings, only sait airy figures and perfections and to learn at last, wkat
and active motions ; that a sober-tinted eub- nobody would acquire from any teacher but
stantial gowa aad a prjtty cap will aay day experience, that it is is the mind alone which
take away ten years from a lady's appear- is of any consequence ; that, wit'a a good tend
ance. Above all, if she would observe this per, sincerity, and a rnoderat stock of brains
oac grand rale of the toilet, always advisa- or evea the two former only any sort of
ble, bat after youth indespensible that tho' body can in time be made useful, respectable,
good personal 'points' are by no means a war and agreeable, as a travelling dress for tho
rant for undue exhibition thereof, no point soul. Many a one, who was absolutely plain
that is positively beautiful ought ever.by any in youth, thus grows pleasant and well-looi-pretence
of fashion or custom, to be shown, ing :n declining years. You will hardly ever
-The other sort of dress, which, it must be any ooay. not ug.y .a mind, who is re-
owned, is less frequent, is the dowdy style, puiiveiy ug.y ia person alter miaaie me.
People say though not very soon "Oh, I High Life in New York. The. Tribuna
am not a young woman now; it does not gives the following : "A grand party was giv
signify what I wear ' Whether they quite en a fcw nights siuce by a wealthy citizen, at
believe it, is another question ; but they say wuicu the graces of the fashionable young
it and act upon it when laziness or indifler- rcca of New York shoae with uausual splen-
ence prompts. Foolish women ! they forget jor. Ia an upper room, where card tables
that if we have reason at any time more than ad been set for old geutlemea, was a large
aaother to mind our 'looks it is when our DOWi of punch, which 'the boys' smelt out.
looks are departing from us. a outh can do They broke into the room, and. got roaring
almost anything in the toilet middle age can- drunk on the punch ; thea invaded the bat
not ; yet is none the less bound to present to room, aud cut up all the men's hats, except
her friends and society the most pleasing ex- their own, boring holes ia some, slashiag oth
terior she caa. Easy is it to do this when crSi slicing off the brims and punching out
we have those about us who love us, and take the crowns, uutil the floor was covered with
partner in a publishing house, who was rap-
idly pushing in aaverusemems -uunug iuo
dull seasou. being interrogated by the editor
in regard to the policy, replied, The very
time of all ethers to crowd, sir ; give us the
field when few advertisers occupy it, and we
care not bow bard the times are; it pays us
well at all times, because we know how far
to go, but especially it pays us in times like
the present, when tho most of business men
in our line have taken their hooks out of th
water, thinking no bites to be had ; we are
satisfied that nothing has kept us a constant
run of trade for the last ninety days but push
in ournotiece through the dull season.
all more or less this recognition cannot but
be fraught with considerable pain. Even ths
inoet frivolous aresomewhat to be pitied,
when, not conducting themselves as passees,
because they really do not think if, they ex
pose themselves to all manner of misconstrue
tions by still determinedly grasping that fair
sceptre of youth, which they never suspect is
now tbe'mcrest 'rag of sovereignty' sover
eignty deposed, ,
Nor can the most sensible woman fairly
put aside bcr youth, all itbas enjoycd.or lost,
ruined castors ; and finally wound up their
gentlemanly behavior by catting the cord of
the dumb-waiter aad lettiag the whole of the
expensive supper crockery go into" the kitch-
notioc of what we wear, and in whose eye we
would like to appear gracious and lovely to
the last, so far as nature allows ; hot easy
when things aro otherwise. This, perhaps.
is the reason why we see so many unmarried en smashing it into couutless pieces.'
women crow careless and 'old-fashioned in
rtiftlr dress 'What does if signifv ? nobody 3T The Memphis; Ledger tells of aa
, auctioneer of that city, who siags like a 'mar
I "thiak a woman ougTit to care a "little-for tgk--
herself a very little. Without preaching up Since Mr. Barry, the horsetamer,
vanity, or undue waste of time over thatmost ert pariSt for Eaglaad, the stallion Stafford,
thaakless duty of adorning one's 6elf for no- hich bad been subdued by him, has become
body's pleasure ia particalar is it not still a Ticioug again, showing that horses tamed by
right & becoaung feeling to have somercepect njs method don't stay tamed,
for thalnersoaalitv which, as well as our soul, I . .
Heaven cave us to aiakc the best of? Aud is Nearly 20.000 have beca raised iu
;nm mirdntv eousideriusr the great number ! Loton toward a nnrauraeut tor woeier.
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