Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-13
FASHION.

VI was but lately that visited family, sot
of ,naG7r2te. but no fortune atell; andI foHnd
young Girl about sixteen practising on the
piano. sghilc an elderly lady beside her was
darnuc her stockings. ! was told (ior the
mother was proud of bringing up her ehiid 50
gonteely) that the daughter had almost for
gotten how 10 ssw; aAd that woman was
hired in the house TO do her meadiEs. "But
why" said I, "hays you suffered your daugh-
ter to be iGnorant of so ussiul an employment
Ii she is poor, the knowledge viii be nscessa
nv TO her: &c she 10 rich 1t Will ba the easiest
thingin the world to lay u aside Al she chooses;
she Will be merely better judge whether the
work Is well dons by others" That IS true ="
replied the Isother, "aHd always meant she
should learn; but she has never seemed 10
have any tinae When she was eight years
old she could put shirt together }Tetty vel,
but since that her dancing and school have
taken up her whole time. J dtd mean Sae
should learn sonle doInessic hai5is ibis wan
ter but che has so Toany yi-ltaIS, and - obi
ced to 20 out so much, that suppose ! must
give it ap, don't like to say No. Tauch ABOUT
AZ for peer girl! she does SO love company.
and does SO hate any thing like care and con-
fncmcnt, Now i, hor time to enjoy herself,
you lnow--Ist her take all the comfort she
oan While she is sing. ''Bbl, caiu !, you
wish her to marry, some bfae oF Jther. and IN
oil probability she will marry When wIil che
learn to peri rm the da.!e which are Fees
sary and important to eyerv .r.i-trass Of =
family" s'0h, sho VIII lear titru " lcn s'Ie I
u obliged to" answered the judlGl"as mother;
'at all events | am determined ahc shall an
JOY her.elfwhiie she is yet young
And this is the way have often heard mo
Tiers speak, Yet could parents torcsce the al |
moss inevitable consequences OF such sys-
tenn believe the weakest ard yonasl would !
abandon the false add dangerous theory - |
What a lesson is Taught girl in that sen
tence, Let her ENJOY herself all sho can
while ehe is single' Instead OF represent
ing domestic life as this gathering place OF the
deepest and purest atlectons-as tie sphere
of woman's enJoymeHsa rs well as OF all other
pleasures that one permcloas sentence
teaches girl to consider matnmony desirable
because a good match is triumph Of vanity,
and il is deemed respectable 10 be "well set
tled in the world" but that it is necessary
sacrifice OF her freedom and galety. And
then how many aiiecdonate dispositions have
been trained into hcartlessness, by being
taught that indulgence of Incidence and Van
ity was necessary TO their happiness; and that
20 have th, indulgence, they must marry Tor
money! Bus who that marrles for money IN
this land OF precarious fortunee, can tell how
soon they will lose the glltterlr 3 temptation to
which they have been willing 10 sacrlhse So
muchp And even il riches last as long as
life, the evil Is not remedled-educatlon has
given a wrong end and aim 70 their whole
existence they have been taught to iooe for
happiness where ii never can he tound-ln
the absence Of MI occupation, or IN the un
satisfactory anil rulnOus excitement oi fash
tonabie competition.