The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-07

WoMASs DREss The new style Of womenS
,lress introduced by some bold lady reforner at
the East, while it is generally, if not universally
commended by the press and all sensible men, is
being more or less adopted in almost every city
OF village in the country. Occasionally, it is
true u very nice lady may be seen to turn up
her nose at the new fashion, but generally, tie
only bar to lis adoption is that womanly timIdI-
~ which fears the coarse stare and rbald remark
Of iools during the first few days. One editor or
Iy, so far as we have noticed annexes a condition
to his approval Of the new fashion, and that ls
since the ladies have assumed the "trowser.," he
shall not be called upon to surrender the hat and
boots Other editors, however, there are whose
zeal in favor of the new style 10 SO intense as to
make them actually abusive towards those ladies'
who refuse to conform at once, OF this class is
the editor Of the st. Charles Democrat, who gets
of the following on the subject:
"Who have big feet, Those female exquisites
who are 50 very indignant at the suggestion OF re.
form in their apparel"
That's worse than calling names. The same
paper publishes, with strong terms approbatcry
infested in the article, a letter from Lucy T..
Rounsoville an intelligent lady Of Sheboygan, in
reference to the new style We make the fol.
lowing extract from this letter;
! What candid aud impartial person tasks Miss
I R,) who has arrived at years of discretion, can
IA. nal fol
ions votaries, and not exclaim in the language and
with all the solemnity and psthos of the wis,
man of old. Vanity Of vanites, all is vanity I
And who that has ever adopted the latest, mod
est, convenient and comfortable mode of apparel
will ever give place to the dlstasteiul, unbscom
! ing comfOrtess and life .dastroyng fashion, which
has 80 long borne the sway Of despotism over the
female part Of our boosted, enlightened country
!, for one, have acted upon first impulses, and hav,
substituted the short dress and pants, for my owl
| private and personal benefit and have the graft
| fying evidence OF the Correctness et my in,Hres
sons, and tho adaptation Of the same to usS'indi
yidual requirements. Moreover am now ready
to give an unqualified observation that never hav,
| ! been comfortably clad until donned thi. suit
and what is more, that to crafty my own tast,
and convenience, never more will tolerate, as fdl
As sm Concerned, the fashion Of the darker ages
which has been handed 10 and imposed upon us
Nay, despite my singulariy, will manufacture anC
wear that mode Of dress, with such alteration
and amendments Of course, as reason and com
mon seuss may dietats) and let the world judg'
betwesn comfort aud discomfort, between hsau
and pain have not suficsn, nerve, neither
dsspa it pruden, and just6abe, 10 torture myself
for 40 indefinite period, for TIE acknowledged
purpose Of gaining greater accessons should they
deem Il requisite to the realization Of their wish
Is aud requirements.
There Is II day at hand, for our comfort be i,
spoken. when tho caprces Of fashion will be done
away--when man and woman too, viii blush and
be ashamed to extcnsate particular cut or make
however unmerited Of itself, merely because il is
the fashion. That day mehuks Is approaching
when comfort aud convenience will DO consulted
instead Of corrupted, vitstsd taste and Oh, il