Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-03-08

thelI proper Wtl8ht III Your Hllfiu
Il will Try TO do so; but shall not promise To
be continced:'
No mailer Convinced OR not convinced;
you will sill be carried along by The CURRENT
As to The primary cause Of The change III FASH
ion, II strikes me that il is one 81 The visible ef-
feels of that process Of cllaiige ever going ON III
the human inind Tile fashion Of dress Thar
prevails may not be The Tue exponent oi The
internal and invisible states, heeause ihey must
necessarily be- modified in various ways by the
interests and false tastes of such individuals as
promulgae them. Sill; this does fsot affsci ihs
primary cause
Granting yoiir position TO be trie. Mary.
Which am tiot fully prepared 10 admit Or de-
ny--why should We blindly follow these FASH
ions
We need no, 6lindly For my part, am
sure that do not blindly follow them
You do. when you adops lsshIon without
thinking il becoming
That never do:'
But, surely, you do moi pretend 10 say Thar
all fashions are becoming ?
All that prevail 10 any extent, appear 30,
during the lime of their presalence, tEless they
involve an improper exp6sufs Of the person, or
are injurious 10 health
That is singular
But is il not TRUE 2
Perhaps it is. But how do Sou scc0unt
for 10
On the principle thar there are both ex,er.
nal and internal causes at work, modifying The
The minds perceptions Of the appropriate and
the beautiful
Mostly external | should think, such as
desire to be in the fashion, ETC.
That feeling has its influence no doubt, aud
operates very strongly
But is ii rghl Ieeling!'
Ii is right or wrong, according TO The end
in view. Ii fashion be followed from no high
er view than selfish love OF being admired,
then the feeling is wrong
Can we follow fashion with any other endp
Answer The question yourself. You follow
ihe fashions
think but little about them, Mary
And yet You dress very much like other
people who do
That may be SO. The reason is, / do not
wish TO be singular
'Why!
For this reason. A man who affects any
singularity Of dress or manners; loses his irue
influence in society. People begin TO think that
there must be within, mind not truly balanced,
and therefore do not suffer his opinions, no
matter how sound, 10 have their true weight
A very strong and just argument, Why We
should adop. prevailing usages and fashions. if
not immoral or injurious TO health. They are
the badges by which we are known as one of
the social mass around us-dipomas which
give TO our opinions their legitimate value. |
could present This suhjecI IN many other points
# -, ofI I,t,la ii if
are determined not 10 be convinced
Il am not so determined, Mary. What you
have already said, greatly modi6es my view Of
the subject. | shall, at least, mol rIdlcuIe your
adherence to fashion. if | do moi give much
thought TO it myself
Il will present one more view. A right at
teniun TO dress looks 10 The development Of
that which is appropriate and beautiful to the
eye. This is universal benefit. For no one
can look upon truly beauiful object In nature
or arl, without having his mind correspondlnsly
elevated and impressed with beautiful images,
and these do no; pass away like spec'rusns,
but remain ever after more or less distinct,
bearing with them an eevaling influence upon
The whole character. Changes in fashion. so
far as they present new and beautiful forms,
new arrangements, and new and appropriate
combinations Of colors, are the dictates of
true taste, and SO far do they lend to benefit so
ciely.'
But fashion is not always so directed BY
true taste
"A Just remark And likewise reason why
all who hare a right appreciation OF The truly
beautiful, should give some attention to the
prevailing fashions in dress. and endeavoi 10
currec, errors, and develope the true aud The
beautiful here as in other branches Of ART