Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1881 — BANGS. [ARTICLE]

BANGS.

To our sight there is nothing sadder than to see a sane wontan with her hair bang’d. A lunatic might be excused for such a style of hair dressing, but, how a woman, in full possession of her faculties can adopt it, is to us a profound mystery. From whence came this style? Who originated it? Who set it afloat?— No one on earth can truthfully say that it is beautiful. We have never heard that it was healthy. Neyer

heard of itouring the liver complaint or the rheumatism. It daos not render the parson any more liable to draw a prize at a lottery. It does not. in#ure the wearer against being di owned, or struck by lightning, nor does it protect from the arinoyance of washing machine agents. It does not make a tall woman look short, nor a short one look tail; neither does it make a fat ons look lean, and if it is at all besoming to the human face, then that face has escaped our notice. It will mstamorphose the prettiest girl outrageously, and as for its effect on a homely woman—may tne saints deliver us from euch a sight! It sets our teeth on edge to think of it. It imparts to the average female • face the most discouraging, woe-be-arone, done for-geu-rally expression that we have ever seen; as if the person had played her last card, got suckled,and was re dy to sell out cheap to the first purchaser. Justimagine lady Washington with ut-r hair bang’d! Think es Barbara Frichie, with her hair bang’d, waving the flaginSten *- wall JaCkson’s face! Picture to yourself Joan of Arc, with bang’d hair, leading her troops to victory! A woman iu this style of hair arrangement resembles a Sheland pony not well groomed, and in douot about its dinner. Bang’d hair gives the wearer an expression of uncertainty as though she feared the thatch upon her forehead might not be securely fastened. We commiserate the woman whose nair is bang’d. Her countenance bears the impress of trouble, and we feel like asking if there s anything we can do for her. We would not offfr her a subscrip tion paper, in aid of suffering exodusiers, for the world; or be glad if any one trod on the trail of hsr dress or squirted tobacco juice on her velvet mantle.

We look at her and wonder how she would appear with that mask removed from her forehead. Her forehead is to us as profound a mystery as fortune-telling, or necromancy, or materialization, and we get so full of doubt that we would give a lialf-a-dollar to see the fringe lifted. We wonder if she ever admires herself in tlie glass; if she thinks bangs ate bewitching; if she ever wishes she hud not cut h#r hair off and con tlemned herself to wear it thus. We wonder if her husband admires it; if he sneers at it from behind his newspaper; if he ever tells her he wishes she had as pretty a§ forehead as Mrs. S . We wonder if he ever calls her an angel, and thinks how an angel wo’d look in bangs. But then what is the use of conjeotming. Fashion is omnipotent, and so is folly, and we do not doubt that somewhere in the world to day some people are saying— “ Bangs are so becoming.” Those who mind their own business ha ve a steady job that pays well. The difference between a woman and an umbrella is that there are times when you can shut up an umbrella. Tnere is a growing interest in literature, science, etc., among tho young people who attend the public schools. Hanging is a capital punishment, especially when you are hanging on some good looking fellow’s arm. “No girl gets along without a moth, er,” says a paper. This may be tru but hereabouts girls seem to thin*they can’t get along without a motherin law.

Somehow men are given to loading themselves down with things they have no use for. Some keep a dog, others carry canes, and now we read of an editor having a pocket-book. Young man have you allowed tbat new leaf you turned over New Year’s day to flop bach and show the sld blurred page of last year? Answer truthfully. Somebody says that hugging sorrow is not the way to lessen one’s troubles. True; but there are soma poor fellows who have nothing eUe to liug. Visitor. Morocco Courier: Friend DeHaven, forme;ly of Brook, ia running the Rensselaes grist mill with a good degree of success. Frank is an experienced miller and ought to win a lucrative trade.

Remington News: Nat. Bates met with a painful accident on Tuesday last by getting his hand oaught in one of the buckets of the elevator at J. S. Irwin’s. No bones broken, but a mighty tight squeeze. Mouticeilo Herald: Hundreds of people waded through mud and water to the lower dam last Sunday for the purpose of witnessing the ice go out. The ice refused to gratify the anxious spectators.

Mouticeilo Herald: A large force of nauds is employed in repriring the damaged bridge of the I„ D. & C. R. R. at Pittsburg. The work will be pushed so as to allow trains to pass into Delphi in a short time. Mouticeilo Herald: It is roported that some of our most oourageous citizens attempted to melt the gorge Sunday by building a fire at the bend of the river. Those who witnessed the experiment say that the the gents became gorged in their luudable undertaking. .

Monticello Herald: The Herald was in error last week us to Irvin Greer being released from liability on ’Wilson’s bond, though such was the current report at the time of our publication. The petition referred to as granted by the Supreme Court was to allow Mr. Greer to join in tho appeal with the other bondsmen, kis name having been omitted originally.

Oxford Tribune: A dastardly attempt was made to assassinate Mr. John Dougherty, of Boswsll, Tuesday night. Mr. D. was reading, when a shot was fired at him through the window, the ball striking the windowsill glanced and (lodged in the ceiling. Mr. D., not suspecting the shot was fired at him, started to investigate, A second shot struck the hinge of the door, a third the casing of the door through which he was passing. No arrests.

Monticello Herald: The engineer corps has completed the surrey of the I. t D. & C. between Delphi and Indianapolis, the tine running thr’o Frankfort add Kirkland in Clintoa eounty, and Joliet in Hamilton county, crossing the LaFayette and Indianapolis read about seven miles this eide of Indianapolis, forming a connection witht the L, B. & W. Railway at tbs insane asylum, thence on th& t track to the IJnion Depot. It now begins to look favorable that at no very distant day this part of the state will be blessed with another railroad. The Indianapolis Journal of the I9th rnst., contains the following in reference to it: “Articles of a»sociation of the Brazil & Chicago Air-line railroad, running from Brazil, Clay county, through the counties of Clay, Parke, Fountain, Warren and Benton to Rensselaer, in Jasper county; wera filed with the Secretary of State yesterday. The capital stock is $500,000 and the kirectors are: Hiram Teter, Thomas Watson, Wm. H. Zimmerman, Ensign Bennett, Wm. M. Ridpath. and Donald B. W. Crinnon.” With nroper effort on part of our citizens there is no good reason why this road should not run through Remington.—Rem ington News.