Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-05-16
THE NEW COSTUME.

beg leave through your columns 10 state
what would be happyt say to each one person.
ally who has, or thinks of adopting the new hab-
it. do certainly think that all credit is due to
those Ladies who have had the heroism to make
so desirable change in their dress, against the
scruples of snickering populace. 1t was to be
expected that they would call upon themselves
sneer, perhaps from those whose sneers are
equally as valuable as their smiles. Ncverthe-
less, it was to be expected tina, some would at
first, like the boy in the old table cry '',oolf''
when there was none. Ittakes some such splin-
tiers OF humanityto make up world. sincere
ly hope those determined pioneers ofreform will
not allow themselves to be discouraged by such
demonstrations; for upon observation feel safe
in assuring them that they come from very
small portion of our community. and portion
which need give them no fears of injury
There is medding conservative pennyroyal
few, in every community who are reIdy to turn
cold shoulder to every measure of reform
which does not single out man as the object of
It's benefits-who are ready with a horse-laugh
OF scorn, for every enterprise which concerns
woman. Such men would run woman down
even lower than she now is-such men would
not hear Mrs. Jones' able and elegant lectures,
because iconaan spoke them Such men gave
their accustomed boot when some philauthi opists
would have secured to woman the right to hold
property, that she might not always have the
dreadful alternative of slavery or foul disgrace /!
Such men grunted their accustomed no, when
the question was asked whether woman's wa
ges should not be sufficient for 4 decent livci-
hood. must say regard the adoption of this
costume, or some similar in its fit to the per-
son Us question of health and physical hap
piness to every family in our country The
consideration which urges its adoption is para
mount to all questions of grace or beauty. For
ten years past The female form has been so cum
bered up and tortured out of shape and grace by
the follies of Gress, that it is scarcely a wonder
that some men grimace smile when the thong ht
that woman is of the order bimana, is obtruded
upon them. Indeed the very modern idea that
she will bear education is likely to produce q So
cial revolution. So abject, mean and parasitical
has she been rendered by pampering to the pam
ders Of clownish fashion. 1t is very certain
that the commencement which has been made
in city for the reformation of those silly a.
buses of dress has not its origin in blackguard,
vanity, or eccentricity; but in a sincere desire
for the comfort and health of Ladies.
AS such shall always commend it and know
of none in my circle who will not. BY all who
have spoken with me, it has been strongly rec
commended that the Ladies have general nm
derstanding at once, that the movement may be-
come universal. They are still persevereing
elsewhere. Let the strong good sense of our
good matrons and maidens prevail yet little
while and the struggle will be over.
Aside from every other consideration dress
similar to this, has been called by every civilized
nation, the most graceful that ever adorned the
female form.