Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
Word to the Ladies'.

,r the fashionable follies 1.-THE present day, We
Apo"T mo which deserves severe condemnation than
tno| associaing Fulgar'iy with robust heaith and
thai OF on Ii is a solicism 10 tell young lady
bodily na,senth century that she looks remarkably
Of inc consumpiive deicacy being the standard of
TO0uI nbvsical refinement. We shall not go the
nae TT"2lonnen, the poet, does when he wishes for
bnE'h With foot Ike a founder and waist like
WOMB" eack - bat we do Think that this ex-
co.; much better than lis opposlte-a foot like
rem, and a waist like spiders.
@esr Eficulty with our ladies is, they do not and
ot lake sufficient outdoor exercise 10 fit them for
Wilt n p the special obligations of their lives 1t
t5cn"?n hat with large class Of ladies, delcacy of
~ considered more certain test OF birth and
bo bopdng than deiicacy OF sentiment and feeling.
Gyb;onabe young la les-the poor dollhouse victims
fa'' fashionable should remember that
a. and strength and the of acquiring them,
ban fn being inimical, are The very best guides to
".Loariv which they themselves langush 10 obtain
N1' b;ch the slcrner sex delight 10 gaze upon. We
anu wish to see ladies possess the strength ami en-
co Nv of mentor that would destroy half the poetry
as3} bnt we do wish TO see them in possession OF
o. Lo vgor which is alike consistent with their de
al lent positions and the designs of the Creator.
r, musician can bear witness TO the fact that
bbarf The sickness with which young lales suffer,
rolucpd By the neg ect Of exercise as a means OF
FIN Very delicate constitutions II not formed, are
ssl bv false notions of refinement in these parcu-
s Exercise IN the open ar Is as necessary ~ me
" ov;ovmpnt Of life as food itself. Ladies shou
l. mind that if they wish TO preserve the beauty
fba COMPLEXION, that the stimulus OF the solar light
" IsoIn1Iv and indi>penSably necessary SO tar is
A., Us is generally supposed-rom injnrnS 1t, 1t is
%o main thing which contributes 10 H.
rpmarke ell by celebrated physio'ogist tha' piahts
,r;rad If loht become blanched-or etIoa;eo' DIS IL
WI bcen called of Iate-and they acquire, al Inc same
no. m excess of auueuus and saccharlHe matter
m m = shown in the common practice OF b'anchlng
n, Captain Parry found that the waiercress he
hiring the Polar winter was devoid OF all color;
M Common plants which have vegetated in mines or
excavations deprived Of solar sight, have been SO
bngpd as to be rarely recognizable.
The kind Of blanchng, or etloIalon, has been
nnJ in man, especially those who pass their lives in
rE ,Iace<. such as mines, &c. These are useful
,ntbs and should be we'll considered by ladies who
.,n,n indoors all day, with blinds drawn, and mus
',r energy gradually wasting from disuse
Canal street forms beautiful promenade Come
,fcs, show Us the lights of your beaming eyes more
1,npnIIy: Make ii fashion bic 10 walk great dea
The omen air and our word for ii, you will feel The
lr,or3ga of the step in very short time. To those
s have not been accustomed 10 exeri<e much lei Us
fr the posts advice:
Becin with gentle tolls and, as your nerves
crow firm, to harder. by just steps aspire
The prudent, even in every moderate walk
At first but sauntcr, and by slow degrees,
Increase their pace This doctrine of the wise
We'll knows the master of the flying steed,
First from the goal the managed coursers ply
On Bonded renS yet the skilul youth
Rcpre their foaming pride but every breath
The race grows warmer, and the tempest sWells,
TIL all their metal has its way,
And the thick thunder hurries DER the plain.
When all at once from Incidence to toll
yop Spring. the fbres by the hasty shock
Are tired and cracked before their unctious coats,
Compressed can pour tho lubricating balm,'