Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-06-05
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CRANSTON & NORMAN.
TER MS-.$2 in advance, or 1925
Ft... at the end Of the year.
YBE 81, oMsR LADY, We are inform

oor streets OH Saturday afternoon last,
, that most OF the newspapers have made
a few errors OF the matter in their res.
pective notices. The lady who had The
good sense, taste, and moral courage 10
set noble example in the new costume,
u q Mrs. -, who resides in Harri-
son Avenue, and not AT the West End
She IL about twenty-five, instead Of be-
tween "sixteen and eighteen" years of
age. The gentleman who accomran-
led her was not her father, but an init
mate friend, who is enthusiastically in
favor Of Dloomerdom. The lady will
make her appearance again OIL Wash
ington street in day or two. Ia This
connection we may state that four Of
the above lady's acquaihtances are
having dresses made, i'm which they
propose TO appear very soon. The re-
form advances.-BOsiOn Bee.
= We do not copy the above para
graph in consequence Of am particu
lar information which il contains, or
for any especial interest which It pos
sesses but simply as text tor few
remarks which we propose to make rel
alive to the new style Of dress for ie-
males, abol j, which SO much has been
. said during the las, few weeks.
We are not surprised at this new
style, because il is rather in keeping
with wha, is termed the progressive spir.
q il Of tho age. We seem 10 have arrv-
ed at a period in human affairs. when
oil men and many women are as rest
less as the elements Of nature there
are many phiiosophers. ph,ianthropist,
: and rsforwers who act as il they felt that
God now intended a revolution in all
earthly affairs Tor the purpose OF re-
deeming the family OF Adam, and that
the great responsibility OF what should
be considered n super-human work,
rested entirely upon their shoulders, by
Especial appointment OF Divine Wis
dom. Reform, Reform, is the order of
the day, and efforts are being made 10
rsfcrm not only Governments, but all
the social, religious and domestic affairs
sf life. A few masculine women, who
ssem to be entirely devoid Of the noble
and delicate attributes Of their sex. are
mad with a spirit for notoriety. and
there are men enough who seem to be
lost TO all sense ofappreciaIion OF wom-
' ans nuest character, who arc striving
10 aid them in their Jolly. These wom-
Ell manifest disposition TO usurp mans
place in the world, and to participate
, with him in all the no, strife ard in all
NE wild faction ofbusy life. The for
mer entirely forget their cfieminacy,
and appear TO be unconscious that they
are degrading their sex.
The last progressive movement is TO
disrobe woman Of those garments which
are appropriate to her nature, which be-
come her character and position, which
give her person grace and ease which
ispleasing TO the eye aud acceptable to
the taste, and which have been worn
by the sex almost from time immemori-
al. For these it is proposed TO subsri.
: tute kind Of frock coat, or, rather, sack
10 reach just below the knees, and also
loose trowsers. We consider the sub.
sututlon vulgar and in very bad taste
and we cannot conceive how any mod
est aud truly delicate woman could ap.
pear in such garments neither do We
believe that any would pursue such a
xadIcal course. II the sly lie was not ri.
Aiculous (and we are half inclined tc
write something more) no woman o.
sensitive feelings, and whose heart i,
sound in all respects, would make her.
sell so conspicuous and a topic Of al
manner Of conversation, as TO apl ear il
shese new babiliaments, in opposition Il
almost her whole sex. A true woman
= naturally shrinks from all such vulga
no,oriety, because everything OF III,
Kind is entirely repugnant 10 her refine,
and delicate feelings. Woman's ru,
and Rrea, sphere Of action is at home, il
the midst OF the social circle and aroun,
the domestic fire side, clothed ia he
own appropriate garments. There sh,
isa planet ofpecular brillancy and ad
n,ration there she attracts aud thcr,
she shines with lustre which is all he
oan, and which nothing can rob her OF
90 long as she is true to herself and he
position. She commands the respec
ofman and he pays homage to the dig
nifty and the worth and the IoveIines
OF her nature, because God has so or
d.rcd IL, and this constitutes a very ma
terial portion OF domestic happiness
Man labors for her, because he love
and respects her, and she is the pur,
and the gentle and the devoted being
who allures him from the pathways q
error, and holds hiu, from the grossnes
AM sin to which an uDer''nincd natur