Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-29
AN OLD DOCTORS OPINION
on woW.Ss rREss.

AS nave anaOlt o. speaking ont' You Sna!l
hear it round'y. and at once. Ihcar promise
that / utterly dsc!ailn any admiration of The
exaggerated and ridiculous caricatures ex-
hibi'ed on the stcge. and in our shop windows,
under the title of ''B' oomcr Costume" such
he ltri;a' style OF attire is no. to be deslr-
ed. nor would it be inflated by sensible
women; but modified phase OF the pro-
posed reform m y be very jnliciously and
bCcoming'y substiu ed. | think that the
sooner an alteration and improv, men: takes
p ace in female attire, the better. ! am per-
lect!y aware that WI gar ridicue and conccit-
cd prejudice operate powerfully 10 prevent
this being eff, ced, but we have 30 many in
stances on record Of beneficial discoveries
and progressions being the marked obj, cts
OF scorn and derision wl!,n first di, ,cuss,d.
that reflective mind will not be dis m; yed
at the antagonism offered by impertinence or
ignorai ce. l think wuman's drsss, as at
present arranged, is liable 10 tie ol i, ctions
o. dirt. danger, di. Ct m crt, and most c, rt,ir-
", despite its "AeNtndrine l,igil," indel-
icacy. W,man las two ,gs as well as mtn
and it is essential to have IE,m as closely
and as separately c'otl ed 10 insure from cod
and undue exposure. have seen incidents,
wien woman might Lave escaped without
serious hurt, had moi her instructive attention
been given to repl' cing her deralged ouler
gar mcn,' she knew sle was in. ecurcly
covered below, and her anxiety TO prevent
further exposure was tie direct cause of
mui!atiCn OF b,fy, and of,n loss of exist
ence. Had She been accu>t, mtd O be " eli
ca>ed in some sound material, i wCu d
have been less iastdi.us ;tout shown a
leg for few minutes. and the prescrvati,n
of limb and lie greatly facilitated II er,by.
| have lately had two female patients, who
fell, while goingu stairs, in consequence Of
their skirts beirg 100 'ong 10 admit the pos
sibiiiy Of ascending without raising these
ridiculous petticoais viii one hard. o. e
lady. unfortunate y ad icr frst born i'll | er
arms Il e child received severe col Gus .
sion OF the brain, and TIE mo,ler di>loca,, d
her wrist.
have been lied 10 attend many wi h
rheumatic fl Ct ions OF tie LIMBS. ard inter-
nal diseases oi the lower organs, when. OH
inquiry. | | ave found II e patients i1ler en-
tire y will cut c!c,o. ii;tirg labll, m, MS. Or
wearing 'lo,e of fimsy al d useless quail
iy. attording no pro tctcn wi at,ver ea.rst
draugh' or 4; mp. Now. il one o. the Two
sexes must needs go abou the world in such
an unguarded state of body, | really tlrk
we m,n are most competent 10 incur the
risk attending ii. for ne higher and more
nervous organization of w,m.n r,Ed.is il
doub' y incumbent on tn, IN TO be uniurm V
and carefully wrapped bout tie cxir, r,mnlts.
In making good my charge of dirt" the
world will admit the visible evidence afford
ed by trailing skirts every dusty or rally
day. l am o!erable phi!o, opler, aid not
easily dis urbed BY triflcs, hui when see
expensive silks and sain> go,bout doii e tie
work OF sirg-sw'er,r lroe wi TN
see several inches of ricl dresses trai irg
through the heterogeneous ,fl,Lsivc gail tr-
ing> OF ci v strees-when see loes and
stockings one mass OF mud-wl en- Iwalk in
a choking cloud Of dust raised ty the ioir
beings around me- really my ,quanimi'y
gets slightly irritated, and | IN il ind lo
Apply pair of SCISSORS TO the part aff,c ed;
and here ems " something OF the indeIica-
cy advanced. Women who have natural
respect for common c!canlint s., as naturally
endeavor to preserve their skiSts from con.
taminatIon, and frequently OH rainy day
! have beheld ladies holding their dresse.
so high, that most unSe,m'y displry was
the consequence. Poor things! they were
perfectly innocent OF the s,me display, aac
only exercising a w"manIy desire 10 keel
";idy;" but vow thai have witnessed in
delicate exhibitions from attempts 10 ke,
long petticoats out of the mud, that offend
ed good taste and refined feeling more tlaI
any reasonable adoption touching Turki>l
trousers CO I'D have done. have sccl
women get o,h OF an omnibus on blacl
sloppy days, when one or two results wa
impossible TO avo d-ei her the draper,
must serve as a IN 'p TO the steps, or Their
must be very nc rtain degree Of persona
exposure; in the first case, there is spolia
tion of good dress and great annoyance +
the wearer; in the latter, the unavoidabl
"indelicacy" is subject of grinning de'igf
to an emp y-headed gent" who may /
passing. 1t is my opinion thar woman
walking robe should be independent c
drenched g stones 'nd filthy puldles.-
She ought TO be able TO walk without devol
, ing her sole attention 10 the bottom of he