The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-10-23
gtIrtt MistrIlunu(.
Maternal Counsels to a Daughter,

Materndi tOunSetS 10 u DatuS nteT"
"R .ch be your habit as your purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy. Neat, but not
gaudy. u
For the appeared oft proclaims the man .
Had Shakespeare been writing of our
sex instead of his own, he might, with
very great propriety, have left out the
little adyerb, which, in scme degree, linn
its the axiom he has cnuncialed; for not
tyaea, but invariably, the appeared of a
woman who has the power of selecting
her own may be taken as a criterion Of
her character. In some instances this
may seem harsh judgment; for there
are women who affect to think dress a
matter Of no consequence, and who MAKE
this indifference an excuse for any de
feet in Their attire. But even here, il
seems to me, the maxim may be held
true; the want of attention to the de-
tails of dress indicates, and very gencr-
ally accompanies, large amount Of in
difference TO the feelings of others. A
woman should dress TO please others
aud not herself; and the sentiment once
admitted, that it is of no conscqu, nc,
how she looks, and whether her appear
ance is pleasing or the contrary, she vii
hardly stop at ,his halting place on til,
road to complete indifference. On th.
contrary, she will next discover that it i,
OF no consequence what she says, or how
she acts-.'she does not care for the opin
ion of the world" or "therc is nobody
that cares for her."
1t is true that these are not the argu
ments generally to be heard from tht
young, who seldom err on he side of in
difference, either to the duties of the toile
or to the opinion Of the world. But wheth
er the looking glass engrosses too mucl
or Too little time, it is equally an error fo
woman TO be addressed, since the attir.
is an index to the mind so unfailing, so &C
curate, that we need little more than
single glance at a woman to be able t.
learn all the most valient points in be
character. Do we see a young woman
dressed in the extreme of fashion, in
style which neither her purse nor her po
sition warrants; can we be very wrong ii
imagining her vain and selfish, with tn
head ,unfurnished just in proportion a
the body is over-dressed ? If, in addi
ton, we observe soiled stocking o
petticoat, a buttonless sieve, or an ill-ft
ting shoe, shall we not feel that indolenc
and impurity of persons will end in taint
ing the mind? Can we help fearing thu
the love of fnery, which this style {
dress betrays, will prove some day, lik
Esau's mess Of pot;age, temptation to
great for her to Withstand ? May not th
woman who SO loves DREss be tempted t
barter for it that noble brthright, he
warm and honest affection, for some on
who is not in position to crafty he
love Of inery?-to exchange her indeper
dence for slavery which will be none th
less CALLING because tits voluntary SAT
ri6ce? From how many temptations
that woman free-from Low many tria
does she .escape--who has not imbibe
in girlhood love of dress! ~
And yet We would deprecatc almost ;
much any unwomanly Indifference to II
choice Of attire. A woman should be a
ways well dressed-dresseJ, not SO th
the casual visitor will say, ..What beal
tiful dress Miss --- had onp' {
"What an elegant bonnet!' but "Well,
did not remark what she had on. but 81
always looks SO NICE
Now the great secret of good Dire.
is sHARMoNr; harmony; with our person
harmony of each part with the other.
believe were these conditions studio,
with little reflection and cultivate
mind, the majority of woman would real
look as charming as Nature intended the
should be. We all know-or profess
know-what music al harmony is. No
would carry the same unity of purpos
the same blending of tones, the san
nice appropriateness, into the details
the toilet And 6rst, we must study o
own position, and make our dress accol
with Il. The seryant-whose clean &C