Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-04-29

ing round the botttm, and they are not fl TO
be seen th,re;' and sure enough they COLI
vinced me of the fact, by exI hi ing collec-
tion of soiled and unse,m my skirts that Of
Tended my vision most scnsiby, and a twen-
ty-p'u d note lef my pocket wi | CURED
somewhat fierce anathtmas Oh long petit
coats" am as prouu Of seeirg my wife
and daughters well dressed as any m n, but
| decidedly object to giving hall guinea a
yard for silk TO sweep the street with.
Thus we see that long petticoats" are
alike Objectionable either in the promenade
or polka, AMI ought to be discarded ly ra-
tional women as one Of those eXcre> cencCs
Of Fashion which so often di>fgur, what Na-
ture IN Ide perfect and beau i,ul. | firm
believe that these redculou>'y long petit
coats were first emp Dyed by s,mc high-toru
child o; physical misfortune, who had >wol-
len legs or dis!ormed feet tran>m mitt,d will.
the same blood hat claimed coronet and
and thus were primi'ive'y worn OIL the $; me
Pii'SilI lIiS H. VIC SUN, i'iSI', duIHliuOle SiOckf
exhibited by me some lal' century sir ce
w're-that hiding an offensive ug'in.s>; bu.
why the well-turred ankles and neat feet
OF the majority OF W, men 81 lou'd be shroud-
ed in dry, tro'oring drapery. and wl The
want heall y liberty of action n d person.
al com ort should be trust on the whole SEX
on such a score, on'y the obstinate and sly
predjud:ce o'Fashion can explain.
And now 10 tright'n source of cvi-fhe
! tight, small waist, so much admired by those
who dream not of the mortal consequences
attending. A mass of suffering and disease
is atribu abe TO tl.is compression of the
viscera which is tru'y depIorable. Few out
Of the pale of physiological research and ev-
id5ncr, have no'ion of what "small waists
originate; the fashion is as unaural as un-
artistic. and a painter or sculptor would
turn with pity or contempt from the young
lady whose waist can be almost spanned.-
How can digestion and circulation possibly
go on. with the ribs compressed into such
wasp ike crcum erencc as we are daiiv
forced 10 look on? How can the spine re-
tain its beautiful upright figure, 50 warped
and ill-treated as it is? Can we believe
that God did his work SO badly in the tairest
and most exquisite Of his creation, that
buckram and steel are needed 10 prop TN
the house lle?" Did he m,u'd the hest
Of his creatures so care!ess'y. that pirchrg
in here swelling out there are essential TO
render the plastic, brerhing image fit 10
enter drawing-room? What insolent pre-
sumption is in the hand that seeks TO i'm
prOre 'hc upright beauty of the human be-
ing: And does not the shorlsigh'ed NOR
tai think that Nature will not have her re-
vrnge 'or the insult thrust upon her? Does
the woman i'm gine that Il arteries, veins,
sicmache, lungs, and heart will do Il cir pre-
per duties un Ter such grasping vice of ar
tit.cial conStrain? Does she think her
progt ny will be strong and heal,hy. as il
born of an unlrammrled mother? Surely
there is need Of reform in tlis error mo>l
per, mptori'y; Tor if tie real amount Of in
jury rtlic I'd on the human SYSTEM. by
means OF stays were exposed 10 the blind
victim eyes, woman turn from .'cursets' y
as from a boa cunS'ric'er. | have three
girls in my l;mi'y, but not one of them has
ever been incarcerated i'll stay" a sub.
Stantial sor' Of lose fitting vest is all ever
!; permitted them TO wear, and am happy tc
: say, that finer forms, or better constitutions
, cannot be produced; their spincs are a.
, Sraight as those Of my boys, and had l {
score OF girls 10 brig up, | would tcacl
III, m 10 look on steel, whal, bone and buck
, ram as so many means Of Suicid
Tnere is another condition OF finale dres,
which deserves unmitigat,d c,nsur,; meal
the m, sterious heap OF either tcatl crs, fiar
mel, hors,-har, or wool, which goes by II
generic name of "buStle." | have fol.Owtt
ladies who Sported such an ex TT me redun
dance in this dcpar ment, that it at once ap
peared laughaby unnatural and grossly in
delicate Oh, what a pi y it is that woman
is not able 10 appreciate the natural and ex
quiSle beau Of her form! How it is to b.
regretted, not only in physical, but in al
artistic $ nse, that she pinches in here an,
piles up there, regardless OF the power an,
; design OF the Crea or! Why will she insis
on screwing in the ribs, thereby running on
of the greatest beauties in the humrn form
1 IA fllt straight back. All grace is utter
ly ncgatived by the round, hu;ched-u
J shoulders, which TO often mark the II NAL
= figure, and which are almos' invariably tn
: result of undue pressure on the spinal muse
: less. saw young woman OH horsebac
at Brighton, few days since, whose wais
y was "mere nothing" | looked at her vii,
d pity, for not on'y was she miserable sickly
, looL inc, hut b,r ,,bOlo 6o,,ro Sane onr.,,I,