Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-06-14
LADIES HEALTH vs. FASHION


LADIES' HEALTH vs. FASHION
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a sensible lady Z m. spondeln &c the
Home Journal thus writes on the. sub.
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@ Would that the women of AMERICA
lw q ,,rs,,a-e q 4 CONSEQUENCES of the
responsibility resting npan the,n, and
s6fsmiy discs,',tit,t n. nee any demand of
sstasllisn w,icss On, ~trii .usly affect their
4 otswliat sc.,ns.sq ,,sncr will i, be.
s'''sY'n'fesilwspty yrars hence, ~I,esherfhey
STRICTLY c,Mie,m 5t,rsffs EVERY caprice on
M, Il I hut y, ~ u d.ing. their iseslsh
il 'l.iarftl, NV i.assh'Iy VIII they tt.sa
seq Tie effects &c their mad folly. MOI on
AZ M themselves. hui. u. may be, intheir
children also In world where. we be.
gin With mothers, il il not asking too
hnitch that, they sho,i!d SEQ th4t their
s,En dniyis acconpii- hed. .s s
Look atsthe !. sit.rnsr sex.' " no, tho
they vary ~ their dress MS fashion die
X s
tate !, seem n have 4 ia5re sensible lead
% f''llnN; il, whit particular can
you find them s:,criiring health to lis
demands They may wear continua-
!, stint,s d the VrSusins PATTERN cnats
tlong Or short WASTED, yet they are care.
IMlt u, dress 50 AS /. keep warm and dry.
T.Nk 4, thsir Epet You do not see
! nv ~ \ tn,.,dr. ,s,,u,s firth II damp,
Eeliily Weaal,er, Wub tbln-soIed cl,ih
they wear boots with thick
ffassisle~ and high heels while. oil The
,hfr I,and. you viii npssspe one woman
ina thausA,,d, who. when The rain is noty
~, ring. hut ssI,e,, the psfysneni IS only
damp and c.,ld ,sFssa n a,,y thing thicker
than /, gIs-soled pr,inelIs gai1er If
y.su doubt my assertion. % look FOR
Iiynt,ss,h Al the thousands who walk in
| |,lr crowd cities. Nav I ask, why i
so? Why Is there s,lct il difference 2?
4 Is Il that women are iHfsarinr III men
jis The posses ion pt good comm n-sense
,,r.is IL that they dress in this absurd
| mannt,r IL please the eye OF man? If
! Nj, he must bear some nf the blame. il
| i,,stssd III ksidIy cnr,dr,nning their folly,
be- ,lcnsifaleS them BY atimifing the
beauty of feet dressed III this n,apner.---7
Lei fair Indies dress as they please in
4 their warm houses. or in warm dry
weather. bu, for PHYS sake, in cold
winter. weather let them find some thing
! !, warmer tllan a boot which n strong,
fhealthy man would not consider suffi-
cient protection for himself from the
sdews II summer.
/ We are called the weaker sex but,
| judging only BY appearances, il i$a sad
nisnomer !; for what man ever thinks If
/ going nut on Il cold autumn or winters
I day. with but thickness "f e,nbruidtr-
ed lace ar muslin over his chess, though
underneath a warm s'nt-covering, which,
every time ii us in any. way Displaced,
Ilets the Guild, keen air int, the very seat
F"f lit; Mt he H.. has his. warm
/ coat hn,toned up ~ his chin He DIES
no On out with flowing sleeves, with a
fur cnff I" keep pat st the arm warm,
leaving plenty &c room for the cold air
to-penriratr around the Upper and more
EM,sceptihle patfJf the arm. No; h,s
Sleeves are thick, ling aud warm. And
why is il that fnSi.ion cantInt dictate as
suitable n dress for ladies' ear in vim
TER a. she d ,es in summer. when she
I rely effs She might with as much
p,rpfiaty Insist upon our wearing fnrs
4 and velvet in midsummer, a> on our
d,wearing lace chimistti.s, lace flowing
sleeves. etc. as a promenade dress in
winter"