Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-06-19
MRS. 3. oAKEs SMITH on rae NEW

MRS. 4. CAKES SMITH ON THE NEW
Y COSTUME.
The readers Of Inc NonpareiI were in
formed a few days since thai MrseE, OakeS
Smith, a literary lady Of New York ciiy,
was advertised 10 give lecture on the new
costume. W6ind,an abstract Of this fec
lture in The Tribune, lrshould be published
far and wide. Here il is:
\ The lecturer read her remarks, seated, in
la clear but not loud voice, and with admira.
lble intonalioD, and was frequently interrupt. |
ed with tokens of appreciation, The time
occupied bp the lecture was little more than
Ian hour-lhe audience giving close auen'
ton throughout. Commencing with re-
view OF The peculiar circumstances of her
position. calculated perhaps, 10 offend the
preudices Of some, ,lhe lecturer proceeded 20
demonstrate the urgent need Of reform in
the apparel Of Woman. The present dress
twas deemed inconveneni and unbecoming,
from its minuleness of detail and the time
land expense bestowed upon it. and more
than all from its effecis in engenderlng dis
ease. Not only comfort, but health, and
consequently beauty, the lecturer deemed,
demanded an immednie reform. for, where
, can there be beauty wilhou. health. and who
ever heard Of sickly Venus, or consump-
live Junoi Woman is al present creature
OF the sunshine; she must consult the fash
. lion, and abiure comfort for outward adorh-
e menis. AS schoolgirl, the sound Of the
/. north wind, the rain, and The sunshine, and
Z lthe Glad face Of Nature, filled her soul with.
exuI,alion, and her Toll was rewarded with
: health and oceans ofiife and freshness, why
n musl she be compelled 10 recede from the
,fI elasticity and hopefulness Of The earlier days?
a Why may not the rain and sunshine Of her
early years be also the rain and sunshine
% of her maurer life 7 A woman should no,
n fear the air or wafer; she grows fresh and
: beautiful from both. 1t becumes, then, q
10 philosophical consideration, in her chea,c,
!, Of dress. that she should adopt the Fest sub
= s.ituie for The purposes of locpcno,ion in al
is kinds Of weather. !, g.aiers liule wha
= shall be her indoor garments-she needs
I'd costume lor the Street, which must be alik
SO convenien,and unexpensive. Do this, icon
nc 'inued iIe ecturer( Tor the sake Of health
:, comfort and beauty. In country like ours
y il anywhere, woman should be absolved lrof
ly foreign influences in the ordering Of he
CT r1.dress. If her hablamenls please those {
-. her household, what matters it il her cours
:. be approved or disapproved by press c
'N two, or if il encounter the sneers Of ST
re- perfica foreign traveller. She should spur
- The subordinate and ape-like Submission i
bu, foreign usage, and that style be adople
:, which benefits the manners Of Republic
No. II is idle 10 talk Of Equal Rights ON The on
oe- hand, and then ask, upon the other, wh,
ho, we shall put on Mrs. Smith continued
10 have said that health, comfort and beauI
be demand this reform. Woman does no
~ though she is charged with it, cove
'"e the coat and pan,aloons of The othe
ms. sex. God forbid! No gentlemen; sf
ind pnies you quite as much as hersell for yot
, n unbecomng costume. She can do bette
!, In the first place, she is in most coslum
shorler,han Man, possesses more roun(
re- ed bust, more delicate organization.
woman likes TO be known as woman, ar
bat the occasional adoption tf mae costume,'
IAN practice punishable by law, (ihough The le
q ,urer did NOT believe that either man or w
" mon was made better by the enactment
NJ was bu, an exception 10 ibis rule. 'Fhe fe
ag. turer considered q new declaration OF h
and man rights TO be greatly needed. che 7
be buked the tyranny Of fashions whms al
80. made a.moving appeal jn behalf of the to
0' ing and degraded classes, whose incessa
en- labors furnished The rich trapplnrs and hi
cal adornmen,s OF luxury. She knew 7
:, high and no low no Upper Ten nor Low
MI Ten. The lime has come when genius c
and command the only patent of nobility. II
,ere change she advocated was not for The wei
ln,e thy only but for the poor and laboring tho
III sands. She believed il would enhance tht
'"'' comforts, improve their vigor and healthll
oe ness, and produce substantial benefit M
! be Smith advocates, accordingly. the adopt
Of The Turkish ,rowsers with a tunic, al
outer Carmen. fitting closely 10 the bust, W
nan long sleeves buuoning nj the wrists, a
tely furnished with deep pockets, leaving
cath arms free and The frame unencumber'
of. The new style was commended in We
graceful and winning manner, and the ST
o'y erings of ,he.sex were very leelingly depi
at ed by The fair lecturer.
:, in Mrs. Smith talks like woman Of sen
one as sho is. We hope this lecture, with
OIL essays on Woman's rights that have rece
Off " been published in ihe Tribune will be
oas' sued in pamphlet form by some one OF
en'h influential publishing houses in New Yo
that or Boston. We have read them with mt
ards interest. We thought them excellent; 4
!her merous and copious extracts from them HI
'" been copied in The newspapers, and we
! on ieve they would have extensive sale,
rris- they had been written by some English
lsyl- French lady they would certainly be
vate forth Immediately in the standard or libr
hese style and be puffed exravagantly by all
d. papers in the country. aia
''" AFFAIRS IN HAYTI--Mr. Walsh, il
~ pears, has returned from Hay,i, without h
~, 80 ing effected anything with bis imperial {
- perorship, Fauslln the First. The sa
eN'0 confusion which has SO long existed 10
affairs Of Soulouque, maintains lis charat
'hers up 10 this moment. The only thing that
ison, En,neror has done is ,o issue n proclar
-. .,II;no ,,no,n ,bo noro;r;oans ~ hol;