The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-08-29
&c &.sc Girls.
Fro'" Chumbcrs's Edinburgh Journal.
hh Address 30 tzsc h:.saicB o:a 3,
very Delicate Subject.
10 every one Of You. ladies. I thinl

AH Ha<sfeSS 20 tssG h;.eaicB o.n :,
very Delicate Subject.
10 every one Of You, ladies, 1 tbinl,
can say, with safe conscience,
i do. ,s is ny duty
Honor the shadow Of vnur s!,or-;ic'
claim, however, that shuctics. to be
honorcd, should be seen. At present
they arc cnvclopcd in such a longitude
OF skirt as utterly cx,inynishcs them
Every now and then we find YOU, dear
ladies, laboring under some monstr3us
extravaganza Of attire, as wide sleeves,
arachnoid waists, ard so forth. Now
the rciSning solccis:n is oycr.lon..
gowns. Ii is case mhicl may almost
excite SINE doubts as to the S, s,undncss
OF the feminine understanding, so Ell.
trcly does It seem to defy AL the ordi-
nary rules OF common sense. Ah. cen
tie danes s-but let Us 10 k mo the mat
ter little in detail.
See yonIcr elegant lady moving
along The lavcm"nt, Ike Troy proud
danes, whose garments sweep the
ground. Very we'll for the Trojan
DANES, ,rcrhal :, to indulge in such dress
IN sonndns epic; but Oh, look at their
living ln'itaIrix OF modern En-laud. 1t
has been Il damp morning. and stones
arc b"sircal with thin astc Of mud.
Onc fine lady's skirts Just skim this
soft substance, and behold they are
thickly dabbled fora few inches upward
with mud, which they have also com
municatel i'll no small quantity to tic
shoes and Stockings. She dare not
now hold up her skirts to save thcm
from further pollution, because that
would expose State of matters about
her feet and ankles at which cyrrybody's
eye wcull revolt. She therefore walks
desperately on. knowing she is alwavs
getting worse and worse. yet unable to
help herself until she shall reach home.
BY which time she will be in state on
J fit for the Consideration Of her maid,
to whom leave her. IS this a reason.
At le treatment either for silk or nous:
sellnc Gle lame? IS it don- Justice to
Il pair Of the nc"tcSt feet in tic world!
IS it right to visit mortal shoes and
stockings with such inGigri;y?
Or sec the same figure in the same
place on another day. Ii is row dry
weather, and what was formerly mud
lsnrw dust. The same garments sweep
mp as mach OF the volatile rs they for.
mcrly did Of the humid nuisance. 1t
ln"s not c'ag AID harkcn on skirts and
feet, but it -ocs farther, and produces
4 worse ahouination. The masculine
lmaynationS coming ~ behind dwell
! for Il moment IN the dus,.ba,h ~ which
'nr Trojan dam, is minlgiuy, and lis
unpleasant Consequences. For Of What
is the dus;-ha,h composed? Alas, we
all know What matters Eiugic with Tic
soil Of 4 crowded carrairc thuroughtarc.
1T rs volunteer scavc vcn4cr that our
lady acts, with this remarkable addition
to the usual duties Of the class, that
she chooses to 90 home laden like a bee
with the materials on which she rrc-
rates. Nor is it inalimatc dust alone.
In warm weather, the powder Of the
streets is full Of insects yiS!!c nMl III
visible. Think OF a proud and stately
gcntlcwoman gathering IN cntumoln.i
cal museum about her rs she lrca,is the
pave. How much obliged mus. sever
al OF the better known parasites he to
her friendly skirts for trans oriing them
into new settlements. Some OF them
will Irnhohlv mako themselves i.,,nvr