The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-17
saC E.xg COSTUME

Thai the pFtsent is 81 age oi reform nd pro
9, ossion II true bescpl aispaje. One of The
reforms. ihat dates its e,a ~ Lbe prescn, gelr
IS .tral Of female dress Reform in drcs. IS Vi
great Importance to cVe}y woman. II ihc pres
ent mode aJ female dress IS most ,ondaeiye, 10
!ei health, happiness. comfort and oofl enic7lce
it hchoo,cs eVesy woman 10 resist with I'll hay
might ary innovation hat locks - = uhau2e 81
hcg present tuma Il on INC contrary hos
ever woman IS cuDmncsd the female COSTUME
now gora - nos ;le best Il hocaines hen lmpcr-
alive duty - tssist Ia adcC.ing re,orm n
irc-s ahlcn may nQltst sltt Aer c9RTepi.nce
aDl c"nfor;. fherc is prejudice N fav9T q
egeYy et. AMI ieng e.tai,ished oJatane Ne
nliaa is suddenly pfeeatcd 10 thsow as,da T.,
eabIts eitaey IN lircss OF action. and a. 81 a!euae
Almost eyerY ono prefers rilnt Nbch has for
years Eeen Ghs es;ai,Ii:hei custom IT, that WHICH
y; qa.tc n-s as., apparently Iitde odd ind
4 certainly i. better TO 1e reflective thaI mgI'
sirt
Lct somln iiyesJ herself rs much as posi-
bic oi al prejudicc and aas ll-fsc'r 5he question,
ealsta BE- be4.eft>a a,ld ante 4ao1e atnl1 hP. a
chaEgs ~, Lte areae4t 7acd1 ot iras.2
HAVING made these ialrolucioIy remarks Ee
sill gor 4 fen moments; c1ns0ey Fihc New
Costume When ~ sa0 thc 6r;,t potice, -
this mEgvqto; VS. are free - confess that ~e
neie decidedly aud alphabetically opposed % II
however aradehi chang. aas been going GA IN
our mind Ii reference. TO tl,s matter Eve'y
candid lady admits thtt Fei"sn IN regard 20 le
male lress is mu1h needed and loudly called
Eor. We ale noi fully prepared 10 say t,Rt bht
mode, Il Ia Yd;1k is tilR besi that could be adop
ted but we essurealy believe, nay Se arc con
vncUd that il is preferable TO the present habit
OF female dress Woman has TOO long been he
creature Of Petis Fashion | snoM thai nans
ladies lament that 'hey are the slaves of a fash
ion too irequchtIy odjous. That Paris ihshion
lis not intended for con:enicnce can be proved
frem ti'c very fact lhag Dhe ppor can hardly
! ever afford 10 be lashionRbie. Ii then natur
ally and logically follows thai modern fashions
arc nothing more than mere money making
schemes, because Il new fashion f'C every ie.
end sp,ire.is certainty not needet. Thousands
of ladies would this day adopt sbe new dics.
had liie5 sufficient morpi couag ge public apio
ion Is the great bug bear
Z ltS btSaSH HUNc'$A ~: DEC4t t.lSii-'' Eit4 "a
aye ss,iad 10 soc man. haze already p4ssei X
Ladies will soon haii tiis now girtss with plea
snie, md nc hope tcfo,e long 10 see SOME o
The Ebcnsbur2 Iaiies come oul full RioonsT uni
formed. Let Gbcnsburgs fsj, daughters b
among the iotem2ot NJ the ranks Of reform le
them boldly DO that WHICH c0msuon sense saaG
lions, let them ahoW by th"ir actions That theI
vii bu,at tho slickeis oc prejudice, that ihe.
Till oambai public opinion shen wrong. Ls
Them adopt Dayy CF6eketts motto ns't 'tiicil fnt'
Of action, BE sure you arc right. bul them e
ahead
! Ny pear Editor 10 not wish to occapy to'
ouch space ia yopc valuable pupcr, for IN
present and therefore reserve any further re
marts lor some future ocGa5isn
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