Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-06
4 Champion OF WOnan's itIshts.

The Lowell Offering furnishes an interest
ing account of Miss Weber, young Belgian
lady, who stands pre- eminent among the advo-
Gates Of woman's rights. Her practice is in
accordance with her theory, and she wears
male attire and carries on q farm Her de-
fence Of the fashion she has adopted is racY
"rho neither garment was first worn in the
bifurcated forms by the women Of ancient Jul
dea. How far it rcsembled the modern trow-
ters we have no definite information but The
f ct is worth keeping in mind that women
were the original wearers of trowsers. The
exclusive claim which man so pcrtnacionsly
mairlains to the use of this garment, is found
ed upon no principle Of moral or social policy
/. is an Arbitrary claim without solitary ar
rnmou, to support it, not even that Of prior US
age. Nature never inteudcd lhat the sexes
| ,nunld b, distinguished by apparel. Nh
| hearu which she assigned solely TO man Is the
natural I, ken Of his sex. Bui man etlemlnales
! himself, cGnitary to the evident purpose OF IA
lure, hy shaving of bis beard and then, lest
| his sex should be mistaken, he arrogaics I"
| himself particular form OF dress, the wear
iugs of which by the female sex he declares to
| be a grave mlsdcunean0r.
"Commun sense teaches US that the dress
which is most convenient, and best adapted |"
our wants and circumstances, is the dress most
proper for ia TO wear Scarcely a case can
| be imagined in which the superiority OF the
ma e attire is not pa pabe. am cognlzant o
| no reason why women should not wear inns
| dress, II girls were accustomed to II from ear
| " age we would see fewer delicately torm' Z
women and none with over-aPped ribs"
Tho following is a description of the per
sonsl appearance and manners Of Miss We
Der from the pen Of an American lady, wh'
visited her in the spring Of lsio.
"NIiss Wcber's figure being uncommon,
| tall and straight, is well adapted TO masculln,
costume She dresses in the Paris fashion
generally in a black dress coat, with panta
looms 10 correspond though have seen her, II
the evening, wear stylish blue coat, enriche
with oustrous plain gilt buttons, and SINAI
clothes of light color. Her vest is of buI
cassmore, with a row of fiat surfaced god but
tons, perfectly plain, but exqusi,ely polished
tins IL the only style of dress she ever wears
Her hair, Of course, is cut short. She is abou
twenty -'onr years of age, and is possessed OF
beautiful face, and her manners are strlctl
lady.likc. She enjoys tho friendship OF tn
great aud good of both sexes. Unlike mos
1 learned ladies, she is full Of unffagging merr
mcnt; but her every word, look and action
characterized with the most refined W omanl
delicacy.
y She ha. an excellent farm, the business
: which she manages in person and, by all az
), counts, her farming operations have proved
. be a steady scource of profit and pleasure
her. Her family consists ofs widowed mothe
i with two female cousins, between fifteen an
twenty five years Of age
Miss Weber's style is seuten'ous, vgofou
+ and graceful, with dash OF quite hanor, sun
cient to relax the gravity OF the surie't o