Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1880 — Women and Ladies. [ARTICLE]

Women and Ladies.

In the days of our fathers there were such things to be met with as men and women ; but now they are all gone, and in their place a race of gentlemen and ladies, or, to be still more refined, a race of “ladies and gentlemen,” has sprung up. Women and girls are among the things that were. Biit “ladies” are found . everywhere. Miss Martineau, wishing to see the women wards in a prison in Tennessee, was answered by the Warden, “We have no ladies here at present, madam.” Now, so far as the ladies were concerned, it was very well that none of them were in prison ; but then it sounds a little odd—ladies in prison! It would seem bad enough for women to go to such a place. A lecturer, discoursing upon the characteristics of women, illustrated thus : “ Who were the last at the cross ? Ladies , "Who were the first at the sepulcher? Ladies.” On this modern improvement we have heard of but one tiling that beats the above. It was the finishing touch to a marriage ceremony, performed by an exquisite divine up to all modern refinements. When he had thrown the chain of Hymen round the happy couple, he concluded by saying, “ I now pronounce you husband and lady. ” The audience stuffed their handkerchiefs into their mouths, and got out of the room as quickly as possible to take breath. Mrs. J. W. Mackey often entertains her American friends at her«Trouvillc cottage on the coast of Franco. The costliness of the table service and decorations reminds one of the “Arabian Nights.” Not only gold, silver ahd priceless porcelain were used, but amber, coral, and precious stones were pressed into the service. Ices were served on crystal plates inlaid with uncut gems, and wine and liquors sparkled in flasks of amber, or were contained in flagons of gold, cloisonne, and enamel.