Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-27
1--WE must tell our Ladies Plain Truth.

''We must tell our Ladies Plain Truth.
So says DR.. Bond 10 his last Christian Advocate
and Journal We will state the occasion and then
give passage from the Dr. which we trust the
ladies will read, and then they can Judge of it,
claims 60 their consideration. Hon. Miss Murray
late maid of honor 70 Queen Victoria, has publish
ed a book, founded on her recent tour and obser>
vations in this country. She presents as one Of
our national faults the condition aud habits of our
fashionable young ladies. She hears that though
we havO no queen, all our woman (ladiesl are
queens But she should rather call most of them
'playthings, dolls, things treated as If they were
unit or unwilling TO help themselves" She COM
tinues
"While in England, have nearly cast aside
arts OF the toilet worthy only Of dolls, see here
false broWs false bloom false hair, false everything;
not always buttoo frequently. Dress in America, a.
almost general rule, is full Of extravaganza and
artihciality; and while woman show such a want of
reliance upon their native powers OF pleasing, their
influence in society will be nominal than real
American ladies bestOW those hours of leisure
which English women of the same class give 90
drawing, 10 the study OF nature, and TO mental cuL
tvation almost wholly on personal adorDment OF
course there brilliant exceptions; but fear that
the natural character of in the United States
resembles that of self-indulgent Asatics than
OF energetic Ango~Saxons; and, as far as can
judge, their Children not being reared in better
habits
Upon this account of the English Authoress Dr.
B. remarks follows:
"We are sorry to admit that all this is true, and
great deal more might be said upon the same sub
Ject. The evils most serious one-The expense
OF living, owing mainly TO the childish notions and
economical ineihciency OF wives are becoming so
large as very commonly 10 absorb and often exceed
the income of husbands.-The care, toll and dis.
honesty that grow from this prolific evil are meal
cniable. The health OF our young women, reared
IN cities, is almost uniformly bad. Physicians have
long observed with alarm and despondency, the
rapid deterioration OF life manifested in the females
who lead the luxurious aud unnaturallife 80 common
for those whose parents are ia auy degree ailuent
There are few OF them 81 to be wives aud muthers
Before thirty they old; before fifty most of them
are dead. Their infrmities are bcqueothe to their
children, and II il not for the continual iutu.
Slon OF more healthy life from the country, the
population OF our cities would annually decrease,
and its physical qualities degenerate Our girls
are badly reared, badly fed badly dressed badly
educated; In every possible way badly managed
Uneasiness OF body aud barrenness Of mind con-
spire TO beget in them a craving for excitement.
They must be stimulated or they droop. Music,
dancing, frivolous company eKcitng,norels, roman
TIC and unreasonable devotion, ftial, sentimental
and shallow philanthropy, shopping, gossiping and
dress, these are TO great extent the occupations
OF our city ladies, who have leisure means OF in.
diligence.
"rhe cure of all these monstrous evils is to be
found In true religion. Make the tree good, and
the fruit will be good. Christianity powerfully
realized is the right basis for intellectual improve.
ment woman who feels her worth and respou-
sioility will fnd more agreeable occupations than
DRESSING and lounging, and spending money. She
will be something more than a doll, plaything, a
milners block; graceful, lifeless, uselrss, over
dressed automaton; the pretty thing that wears
lace aud jewels. OF for a revival OF plain dress
plain sense, plain rooms, aud plain dinners To
accomplish this We must tell our ladies' plain truth"
The Cost of war.
The Chancellor Of the British EIchequer, In a
statement made 10 Parliament, estimates the
cost OF the two years war with Russia al
E4S,064,O00-or about $3o0000,O00l add
- 90 tins sum equal amounts for France, u-sia
aud Turkey, ard We have a total OF $500, OO0
600. IL viii take, perhaps, one thousaud mil
ions OF dollars 10 pay al! the expenses OF the
war. Tue entire specie aud paper manet
circulating ia the United States would jasl
pay about one third ot THIS debt. On, JIuus
aud millions of dollars would build fleet OF
three thousand magnificent steamers, or a
sufficient number OF churches to seat O1InfOrt-
ably the entire population Of the globe. II
ihNested Al per cent u would support al
army of more than hundred thousand mis-.
sionaries, or furnish teachers aud ministers
enough 10 clvize aud ohrist.aniEe all heather
dom. Suppose Great Britain had the lwo
hundred millions that she has expended in
this fruitless war at her disposal ~ that size
might appropriate that sun 10 the use OF pub.
lie schools. she would hen be able 10 furnish
the inoalculabls blessings OF a iuura and
literary traiDing 20 every poverty. stricken
chlld IA England. Or If thai money were spent
ia improving and ornAmenting the city OF
London, there would be something 10 show
for the outlay