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University of Texas at Tyler Scholar Works at UT Tyler By Title Civil War Newspapers 2016 Dallas Herald, January, 1860-October, 1865 Vicki Betts University of Texas at Tyler, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uttyler.edu/cw_newstitles Recommended Citation Betts, ickV i, "Dallas Herald, January, 1860-October, 1865" (2016). By Title. Paper 40. http://hdl.handle.net/10950/684 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Civil War Newspapers at Scholar Works at UT Tyler. It has been accepted for inclusion in By Title by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at UT Tyler. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DALLAS HERALD January 1860 - May 1865 DALLAS HERALD, January 4, 1860, p. 1, c. 1 The following was handed to us by one who knows good "Xtract of korn" when he sees it, with the request to republish it: Sonnit to Whiski. Bi a Admirer uv the Beveridge—Ritten immjetly After takin a nip, the Labor Interspersed with Ockshunli Wettin my lips with the same. Whiska! all hale! from erlyist boyhood, I Hev ardently admyred thi qualities, Thowst cloathed mi mind with strength—mi noze in richest dyes. Hale! whiski, hale! Hale potent sun of Ri!* When wus grows wus, and bad grows badder, When troubles wivs across me buzzum roll, A nip of thee expands mi shrunken sole, As wind from boys mouth expands a bladder. + Water is good, no man of sense denize it, Serch throe old Nacher, and you will not meet A article so good for washing feet.++ But as a beveridge I dispize it. Mi stumick turns, and for relief i fli To the extract uv corn—to the Red Eye. *Alludin to the pleasant ficshun that whiski is maid uv rye, which it is not, by no means; on the contrary uv korn. +A butiful simily, appropriately choz to sho how the elickshur uf life will coz a man to spread himself. ++The liberality uv this sentiment is noble, it is grand.—While assertin the superioriti uv his favurite beveridge, he is willing to allow that sum use kin be maid uv other likwids. Such noble- mindedness is refreshin. DALLAS HERALD, January 4, 1860, p. 3, c. 4 Fine Blooded Sheep. The undersigned has just reached this section of State, with 100 head of fine thoroughbred Cotswold and Merino Sheep, selected from the best flocks to be found in the State of Kentucky, by himself, which he offers for sale. Some of these sheep, on leaving Kentucky, weighed over 300 lbs and clipped from 12 to 20 lbs of wool. Persons wishing to purchase really fine Sheep for crossing will find it to their interest to call and examine this flock. They may be seen near the farm of Mr. Lewis Shirley, in Collin county. I have also for sale seven head of thorough-bred Durham Cattle, that have been in this State since last winter, and thoroughly acclimated, and in fine condition, which will be sold at reasonable prices. Address the undersigned at McKinney, Collin co. Nov 23 1859—24:3mo. Wm. H. Jones. DALLAS HERALD, February 8, 1860, p. 1, c. 6 Homespun Parties. Old Virginia seems thoroughly aroused to action, by the alarming encroachments of Northern fanatics and their insane teachings. From being the most conservative State in the Union, one year ago, she has become the most prominent [fold in newspaper] of her rights and institutions. "Anterior" to the Revolution the ladies and gentlemen of the old Dominion attended balls and parties, and received their most distinguished guests, dressed in homespun clothes, one of the means adopted to show to the Mother country that the colonies possessed within themselves all the elements of independence. This simple circumstance was significant of a serious fact, and one to which, the stubborn Parliament was stupidly blind.—The signs of the times were visible throughout the land, but "seeing, they saw not, and hearing, they heard not." At this late day, the same spirit of encroachment that sought to burden and harass the colonies, is seen in the efforts made by Northern Abolitionists to interrupt the progress of the Southern States and their institutions. There is now as much stubborn blindness in the North, as was then in the British Parliament. The colonies then acted cautiously and by remonstrance; the South has followed the example; protest after protest has gone up from the Southern States; we have asked to be let alone; and our citizens are now taking the matter in hand, and are speaking by their actions. The daughters of the Old Dominion have ever been patriotic,--since the days, in which Mrs. Washington draped in homespun, received her highborn company, arrayed in fabrics manufactured at home and by her own hands partly. We cut the following from the National Intelligencer. It speaks for itself and is significant of a great and serious fact. A HOMESPUN PARTY.—Under this heading we find the following in the Richmond Whig: "The movement towards Southern independence is progressing steadily. The people of Virginia are in dead earnest about this matter.—While we gentlemen have contented ourselves, as yet, with meetings, speeches, &c., the ladies have begun to act. Without noise they have commenced to give force and color to our resolutions—to put our theories into practice. We had the pleasure, a few evenings ago, of attending a 'homespun party,' given by [a] patriotic lady of this city, whose excellent good sense prompted her to substitute deeds for words, and to inaugurate at once that system of self-dependence which has been the theme of innumerable public meetings held recently in every county of the State. The party was decided[ly] a brilliant success. More than a hundred ladies and gentlemen, belonging to the most respected families in the city, were present, all of whom were attired in part or in whole in garments made of Virginia fabrics, woven in Virginia looms. It was strictly a Virginia cloth party." At a public meeting held in Alexandria last week it was resolved— "That, by way of giving a practical issue to this meeting, and as the first step towards the attainment of Southern commercial independence, the citizens of Alexandria here assembled pledge themselves to use and wear no article of apparel not manufactured in the State of Virginia; and to buy all our hats, caps, boots, shoes, and clothing at home and of home manufacture, and induce our wives and daughters to do the same; and that the directors of our several railroad companies be and are hereby respectfully requested to pursue the same policy with reference to all articles required by their respective roads." In other cities and towns in Virginia "Homespun Clubs," the members of which pledge themselves to dress in no other than Virginia fabrics, are being organized. DALLAS HERALD, March 7, 1860, p. 1, c. 1 For the Dallas Herald. To the Fair "Dippers." By a Looker On. "She that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge*, a serpent shall bite him."—Solomon. This morning I sat by a maid, And clasped her hand whiter than snow, And I thought that an angel had strayed From her home to make heaven below! Small hands, fair as the shells of the sea, And sweet little fingers—oh, hush! What is it they hold? Ah! I see, 'Tis a confounded "dipper"—stick-brush! As rich as a half-opened pink, Is the soft, blushing tints of her lips! They are parting to kiss me, I think, Oh, no! 'tis for—Heavens, she dips! How fair are her pearly-white teeth! Compared to them ivory's stuff— Let me drink the fresh balm of her breath— By thunder! I'm sneezing!—'tis snuff! Great God! and can lips that are sweet As the dew in the cup of the rose, Take a dose that a dog wouldn't eat— That would make a hog turn up his nose! Oh! beautiful maidens, refrain From that vile, detestable stuff! Never poison your dear lips again With filthy street-sweepings—called snuff. Just think, if your lovers should dare To rub your red lips of a kiss, And for honey, find snuff hidden there, 'Twould deprive you of Love's sweetest bliss! Our old Father Adam, we're told, Was slightly deluded by Eve, But the way we poor fellows are sold, Father Adam could never conceive! Gainesville, 1860. *Alluding to the great quantities of small timber annually destroyed for snuff mops. DALLAS HERALD, March 7, 1860, p. 1, c. 2 Ladies Dresses Artistically Considered. To dress in perfect good taste a lady should thoroughly understand the philosophy of apparel. Dress is not simply an article of use; a garment which the female sex indiscriminately can wear, and in which each will appear equally well, but it is a means whereby the especial nature of the wearer is clearly displayed. That which is becoming and appropriate to one is essentially out of place if worn by another; while some costumes—the Bloomer for instance— possess no fitness for any and simply serves to render the wearers ridiculous. Many things are merely utilitarian in character and have no claim to the slightest beauty, but are stiff and unseemly. Such garments may be convenient for common use, but with us, grace and elegance of costume are the truest signs of a lady. A woman of a tall figure, dignified in her carriage and inclining to soberness of spirits, if she would preserve these characteristics, would doubtless, select such stuffs for her dresses, of neutral tints, as would increase this impression, and would have them made up in a simple, chaste style, and wear them with hoops; if the impression she desired to make were more lively, she would probably choose bright colors, and add flounces and other trimmings.