Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-08-15
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IL se,ld.' ~hs taos neither 20 tod nor rpm, y DO
are ret clothed hsc the hhes q the valley -~ho
thrua the piseno. and, iew q the more dainty
The hsfy-~ho ssa. - the Bible ssys, softly
.ha hs,e read ransuro., ord souie 81 them sven
tho interior Of thesires-pho have bccu sdmued
Of tho examination Of their high school. Who have
wroprbi slgcbrsie solv,on, the black bostd
Who ,re. in sbor. the very roses 81 tho garden.
the altar of life Who yea, horro.oo Tefcrcns. can
never expect 10 he married. II msrr'ed. 10 i've
sihout shall spcal. OF fofbesr '-putiing their
o~n lilly band. TO doAcsi,e SrSdguy.
We 60 into tie interior Sillsgcs Of our recent
~oodsn country. The fair ,its down to clIuk
the wires 81 the p.soo. We see the fingers DIS
played the tcys, Which We are suto never pre-
pared dinner, nor made garment for her robus
tuoos brothers. We traverse the streets e our
cities and the wires Of the piano are ibrummcd
% our from every considerable house.
Ask the fair enc, when che bss Is-,-- ~ .i.~
n,vsie ou, Of The keys pretty fair one. canst talk
to Thy old and siek father 90 ss 10 beguile hm OF
the head ache and rheumatism Thou art
chemist, remember OF the examination canst
compound. prepare. and afterwards boil, or bake
good pudding Csnst make one Of the hundred
subordinate ornaments Of thy fair person In
.hor, tell W thy uso IN existence, except TO be
contemplated ns pretty picture And how long
will any one be amused with the view Of picture,
sncr having surveyed 1t a dozen .ines unless IT
have MUD. a heart. and, we may omphaically
add, the perennial value Of utility J"
Display notoreiy, surface, and splcndor-,bose
are the frs, aims Of the mothers and can We ex.
poet ihs, the daughters will drink in a better spt
~ To play, sing, dress. glide down the dance,
and &c, q husband. is the Lesson not 10 be qua
fed to render his home quiet, wcll-ordered, and
happy.
II is notorious, that there will soon be inter
mediate class between those who toll and spin,
and those whose claim to be ladies' is founded on
their being incapable of any value Of utility. All
clearly within the purview Of the term lady. es-
mate the clesrness Of their title precisely in the
r-ilo of their uselesshess.
Allow young lady to have any hand in the
adjustment Of oil the componen,s of her dress,
each Of which has contour which only the feet
ing fashion Of the moment settle allow her
time 10 receive morning vi-i,sn,s, aud prepare for
afternoon appointments and evening parties, ind
what time has the dear one to spare, to be useful
and do good There il somewhere IN oil this,
an enormous miscaleulston, all infinite mischief
an evil, as we shall attempt to show, not a irausi-
tory or minor importance. but Taught with misery
aud ruin, not only TO the fair themselves, but
TO society and the age.
We may assume as we have, that there are 10
the United States hundred thousand young To-
dies brought up TO do nothing, except dress aud
pursue amusement. Another hundred thousand
learn music, dancing. and what are called the
fashionable accomplishments. The few opulen,,
who cen afford TO be good for nothing, preccde.-
Another class presses as closely as they can upon
their steps ; and the contagious mischief spreads
downward, till the fond father, who lays every
thing under contribution to furnish The means Of
purchasing piano and hiring music master for
his daughters instead Of being served when hc
comes in from the plough. by the ruined t"vor'es
for whom he has sacrificed much. finds that d
ssrvau, mus, be hired for the young ladies.
Every one knows that mothers and daughters
give the tone and laws TO society. Here Is the
root Of The matter. the spring Of bitter waiers--
Lere is the origin of the complaint OF hard times
here is the reason why every man lives up to
bis income and many beyond it. lie has mar
ried wife whose vanity aud extravaganza are
fsthomies.. aud his ruin is explained Hence the
general aud prevalent evil Of the prceen, times
extravsgsuce -.conscious shame of the thought Of
being industrious and useful. Every body is
ashamed not to be expensive and fashionable and
every one seems equally ashamed Of honest indus
try.
have no conception Of beautiful woman, or
q fine man, in whose eye, in whose port, in whose
whole expression, this sentiment does not stand
embodied -" | am called by my Creator to du-
tee have employment, on the earth my stern
or but more enduring pleasures are IN discharging
my duties"
Compare the sedhie expression Of this sen,!men,
in the countensnce OF man or woman, when It is
known TO stand, as the index OF character and the
fact, with the superficial goodness of simple
good for nothing belle who dsdsins usefulness
and employment, whose empire is ballroom, and
whose subject dsndies, ss silly and as useless as
herself Which. Of the two has mos, attractions
for man of sense The one a helpmaie, a for
tune in herself who can aid to procure ohe, Il the
husband has it not, who can soohe him under
the loss Of il. and. wha, s more. aid him TO regain
IL; and the other painted bu,ieray. for ornament
only during tie vernsl and sunuy months Of pros.
periiy; and then not becoming q ohrysalis an in.
ert moth in adversely bu, ercsfing feqning, ~.
tempered termsgsnt, Who can oniy rerur 10 the
days Of her shou-liyed triumph, TO embilter the
misery and poverty and hopelessness Of husband
~ho like hersef Knows no, how TO dig, snd II
ashamed TO beg.
We are obliged to avail Of severe language IN
application 10 deep rooted mslsdy. We wan,