The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-09

carries on a farm. Her defence Of the fashion
she has adopted is racy:
"Tha neither garment was first worn in the
bituric ed form by the women of ancient Judea.
low " L resembled the modern trousers we
aave no definite formation; but the fact is
worth keeping i mind that women were the
original wearers of trousers. The exclusive
claim which man pernaciousy maintains to
the use Of this ,rment is founded upon no prln-
cpe of moral or social policy 1t is an nrbi
trary claim, without social argument to sup.
port it, not even that Of prior usage. Nature
never intended that the sexes should be distin-
guished by apparel The beard which she as
signed solely to man, is the natural token of his
sex. But man etfeminates himself, contrary to
the evident purpose of nature, by shaving off his
beard and then lest his sex should be mistaken,
he arrogates to himself particular form OF
dress, the wearing of which by the female sex
he declares to be grave misdemeanor.
Common sense teaches us that the dress
which is most convenient, and best adapted to
our wants and circumstances, is the dress most
proper for us to wear. Scarcely case can be
imagined in which the superiority of the male
attire is not palpable. am cognzant of no
reason why women should not wear this dress.
If girls were accustomed to it from an early age,
we would see fewer delicately formed women
and none with over Tapped ribs.
The following is description of the personal
f appearance and manners OF Miss Weber, IRON
the pen of an American lady, who visited her in
the spring of 1919
Miss Weber's figure being unusually tall
, and straight, is well adapted to masculine cos
tune. She dresses in the Paris fashion, gen
. orally in black dress coat, with pantaloons 10
correspond though have seen her in the even
ing wear a stylish blue coat, enriched with
l,,ef y,loin hut clothes
a light color Her vest is of buff cashmere,
with row Of fiat surfaced gold buttons, per
fectly plain, but exquisitely polished, this is the
only style of vest that she ever wears Her
hair, of course, is cut short. She is about
tW enty. four years of age, and is possessed OF n
beautiful face, and her manners are strictly lady
like. She enjoys the friendship of the great
and good of both sexes. Unlike most learned
ladies', she is full of solitary and unfagging mer-
rment; but her every work, look and action is
characterized with the most refined womanly
delicacy."
She has an excellent farm, the business of
which she manages in person and, by all ac-
counts her farming operations have proved to
be steady sou ce of profit and pleasure to her.
Her family consists of widowed mother, with
two female cousins between fifteen and twenty
years Of age.
Miss Webers style is sententious, vigorously,
and graceful, with dash ofquiet humor, sufficient
to relax the gravity of the surliest old bachelor in
the world. Her essays appear to cover the whole
ground in dispute She claims the right of
women to enjoy the elective franchise, to fill
every description Of civil and ecclesiastical Off
ces, to hold full moiety of domestic authority,
to dress without restriction to the form of
garments and to be the compeers instead of the
legal slaves" of their husbands. 1t will be
perceived that these demands embrace every
thing except the right to command armies and
ships of war The emission Of this claim, how
ever, was no oversight. Though herself the
daughter Of military man, she is opposed to
warfare, and has no exalted opinion of plumed
heroes.
The following extracts, taken somewhat at
random from the writings of Miss Weber will
afford a further idea Of sentiments in regard to
the rights and wrongs of their sex.
FEMALE DIPLOMATS" Lucretia Marinella,
the Venetian, held the opinion that women make
better diplomatists than men. She was led to
lis conclusion by her extravagant admiration OF
Catherine de Medicis, n woman who certainly
attained u great notoriety in the political world,
but who was rather subtitle intriguer than an
honest stateswoman. AS an ambassadress, be-
'e,e that woman has the ability TO acquit herself
..rr'. 'ai' l. It is natural endowments Of Der
nd. "nld that woman il fully equal to man ::
vac additional. cell ~ ;ch FonteneIr has assigned
to the male CRAM w., is mere Pigment. 1t is
perfectly conSster' with this principle to recog-
nze n difference In the construction Of the minds
of men and women. In some of the faculties
woman excels, while in others she Is inferior
but the equilibrium is always maintained Man
himself comedies woman's superiority in what
is denominated quick wit, (Scharfsins,) and in
the equvoca talent Of 6ncssc, both Of which
= are regarded M valuable qualities in diplomatic
characters. On the other hand, man HIS pro-
: foundnrss Of reasonng-slow In its workings
but clear in its deductons--that has never
vet been attained by woman. A foreign EN-.
bassy might, with advantage and propriety, be
composed Of husband and wife invested with
equal power. Should they ever differ about any
public measures, it may be safely inferred TINT
it is one of questionable expediency; and in
such n case Instructions how to act should be
invited from the government at home
TIE MARRIED WoMAN.-"The married wo-
man ia reither more nor less than slave, under
the laws as they now exist. The husband has
Il legal right to the unconditional control of her
person He can remove her from the home Of
her dearest affections TO the uttermost cogners
Of the earth he can separate her from her chill
dren, squandnr her property, reduce her to the
lowest depth Of poverty, intict personal chastise
ment upon her to certain extent, and hurry her
to premature grave by the deadly poison Of un-
merited insults, Sights, contumeIy and cruelty.
And for all this and more too, he has the sane
ton of law! If this be not slavery absolute,
unmtigated slavery-there in no such condition
| in life"
GossIrINc.-"The despicabe habit Of gossip
ing is by no means peculiar to the female sex.
1t is the bantling Of ignorance and idleness; and
if there are mere female than male gossips, it is
because the females mind has received the least
cultivation. An assemblage of uneducated
people must either keep their mouths shut, or
talk about the peccadillos and shortcomings of
their neighbors. lnterdict that topic, and you
seal their lips When women shall be educated
properly, their conversational powers will be
directed to nobler themes"
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec 5, 1850.
a bloody fracas occurred on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near summit level, YESTERDAY,
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