Washington telegraph., 1851-07-23


platform gppder foot? Did any whig do worsel
II the friends of MFR Johnson wanted a N issue with
the wings, they would have sent out their candi-
date with democratic principles embazoned upon
his STANDARD. Bot that is not their object II is
10 commit Arkansas to disuniop They avow no
principles All the -disunionists knowing their
qian will vote for him, and tten they expect as a
contrRution to the election Of their candidate, all
the democratic votes that can be picked up the
score Of "democrac y.""democracy" We appeal
10 the people at all The appointments of the can
d'datss, If tbey bead Col. Johnson open his mouth
IN defence Of democracy. What shutting double
faced game. What intelligent democrat will al
low himself to be bamboozled in this n1anner2
To THE LADIEs-THE BLooMER CosruME.--Be-
cause a few erratic young women of America have
been pleased to make themselves ridiculous by
following the suggestions of that venerable simple
Ion Of Syracuse, good reason for saddng
with their fo!les distant but innocent nation,
although il does happen to be semi barbarous
The Turks, take them all in ALL are a very decent
sort of people aud i don't @ lAs to see them ilnpos
Our highly respectable reformer of female attire,
seeming disposed bashfully 10 decline the honor of
her own bright invention, her followers have rashIy
denomnated her masculine progression towards
the trowsers--d Turkish costume The women
of Turkey are provefbiaIly the most modest in The
world. But Mrs. Boomers somewhat extraordi-
nary compound of breeches and petticoats, much
more strikingly resembles the fig leaf hab ments
Of Adam and Eve, than the extremely modest
disguise In which Turkish ladies wont to muff1e
themselves in The street. A principle dearer to
every Turkish woman than her hopes im heaven
is scrupuousy to veil her face from the eyes of
every man. save those of her own husband. This
is the lesson she earliest learns religion and fash
ion unite in mpressing il on her after years, and
she preserves il through life more sacredly even
than her chastity. Appearances in Turkey are as
much thought Of as IN more civilized countries
Ii thus modest about h-i face, it is scarcey neces-
sary to say how reIgousy she hides other portions
Of her person, which the innste deicacy Of every
female must tell her should be concealed. With
her face mysteriously bundled up, the Turkish
woman is, in public, enveloped in a long, sha peless
gown, that leaves little room even for the agina-
ion to tr'fr with what turks beneath And yet
worthy Mrs. Boomer persists in calling that i'm
modest mmagination from her own disordered
bi aims. a Turkish costume!
l cannot agree with the great prophet OF the
East, as to the proPrety of muzzlng MS dark eyed
beauties. There is more Of heaven in a pretty
wOmans face than in any other mundane article Of
the same dimesions, that | am aware Of Norman
can gaze upon ii without being better. And it is
altogether too much like '.hid.ng light under
b.ishrl' TO reserve as great = blessing to every
Soc'ety, dS IeSdio iosely iesntl lace, Tor the
exclusive gazing Of any one man, were he forty
times husband. Really, think "a purely beau,i-
ful woman acts upon community of men like
alum on our Mississippi understanding all the
sediment to the bottom. But there are some
things about woman-her legs for instance, that
would as sd credlv guard as Mahommed himself,
frm all eyes except those of her husband. These,
Mrs. BoOmer seems bent on exposing to the in
decent comments and vulgar illusions os the gap
ing crowd.
l have reverence for petticoat, it is a mystic
garment whose influence over me borders almos,
ON the supernatural. There is virtue in every
stately fold; tn 're is respectabity in its very
length--and would net for whole regiment of
Boomers, have one impressive inch curtaied.
"'rhere's such divinity doth hedge" pet,coat,
that even brutal minds awed in its presence.
Its chase rustic strikes more terror into lustful
heart than the combined laws of God and maj
1t is absurd to talk oil lis inconvene ot lengh--of
its sweeping sidewalks and swabbing up cutters
For more than two. centuries eur grand mothers
have worn pettiqoats with dignity to themselves,
and honor 10 their country And who is Mrs.
Bloomer, that they should give them up now2 The
brightest Of our countrys virue is the chastity of
every woman, and petticoat is its natural sale
guard. | would make petlicoat one of our
national emDI-ms. | would have it reverenced
with the stars and stripes for surely the respect
has always INSPIRED in every class of our country
men, has contributed moie than all else to our
greatness
NOT A TURK.