The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-08-21

parentage TO recommend her 10 society, now
ever bright may De the Jewei Oh mino Mo un'
der the sand-hills of poverty. she is neglect
ed but If she is rich, lack OF mind Is over.
looked, and she is sought Tor ana carressed
by the butterflies OF fashion until vanity Is
raised to its highest pitch, and sne oeheves
herself to be all their heartless natlery mas
said.
A lady OF these times is expected 10 nave
nerves. what are they something IN her
delicate organization which causes her 70 start
at every SOUND ana cling 70 ner companion I'D
prettily feigned terror. IL IS pretty and
lady-h TO faint out 10 give II elect IL must
be done gracefully, and then II Will oe very
likely to cause q sensation among the gentle'
men-and she Will no DOUBT DC enVled oy the
ladies.
The modern lady street walker is a moving
automaton, with sweeping skirts, hoops oil
such size as to occupy the entire pavement
bonnet en- shoulders, ana heao tnio"n o"ck
"a Ia" duck catching ram.
The good danes OF oiden TIME, with MOD
esty shrinking from the TOO frequent gisnces
OF the sun-or sons, would gaze In amaze
ment at one OF those hgures approaching them,
and would doubtless step oack IN alarm but
these are last umes' we nave iss' peop'e III
them--and our eyes are becoming useo 'osuch
last sights.
Ihe ancient denniuon OF the Term laoy
IS entirely TOO lar oehind this last age 10 oe
understood or appreciated. IL USED 10 oe'-
one who can wat on nefseit' slug plan music
81 bnglsh leaves the piano IN sucn S'sse
tn"t II can oe USED aga'h COOK lot tne fanny
u necessary mix the cows ana oake ana
nre"' and is neither horr'neu nor Asnameu'
H. rchahce' the nour Oh 'he uougn-uay
shouId adhere 10 neI i"'r srn' NOW, ,o' 'ne
new and latest dehn','on oi 'ne Term iady.
i've doll maoe 10 Dc WA''eu on something
that can Draw operate uiscorus i'om groan-
ing piano her voice on une Key aoIp'ea oy
me 'Gconouye sns'ei Ienou' anu ihuiue'
1ne iiqu'u oPa 'su heSeI 80" ~ A. 'nrt .
would be frightened 10 deato u oomPeheo 10
milk the Durham, and Is Immediately seized
with 6t of the horrors at the bare mention
of raw dough. By The way, she is univer-
sally not so in their absence.
During the revolution, wh,n our grand
mohef> we're caring for the wounded, pre-
pairing proyisious for the distant army, and
performing their various perious Enterprises.
what think you would have become Of the
modern lady of fas ashion-h.d she been there ?
: Surely she would have had to lay off the
hoops and whale bones, otherwise she could
never have reached the kitchen table nor the
bed of the sick and if rome upon, or sud-
denly surprised by the British, she could
scarcely, alas make good her escape, even
though the door stood invitngly open. But
If bones, a-grass, and starch were impervl-
GUS to powder and 6all-ah ! then our ladies
! would have been safe enough.
AS to the occupation OF modern lady 1t
consists of nothing Of more Importance than
: lying on damask sofas, or lounging on luxu-
Iious chairs, engaged in the study OF Dali
and party costume-perusng the last new
novel. or some scheme for the captivating oil
the weallhiest young man OF her acquaint-
arce. The song says:-
"And now, ye little maid,
warning WI g'Veyou;
D'n Tbev mvIs surely uni ii will % deceive you."
And now r. tbay nlease warning to the
; ronna men IN nla;o hose Never marry !
f,sb;e,abls women Unless rou are rich, and
in want Of a stationarv ornament for vour mar.
lor or a street exhibition of your lberslity to
, the iewrller. milIper. and your brother mer.
chants, Nor are the absIrdities of fashion
! confined IN the feminine gender alone. The
= lords of society. moi witbstsudinp their unmer.
: ciful criticisms of our fashions. have others Of
their own equally absurd and ridiculous. Like
: Adam. when he ate the forbidden fruit, tho '
do not counsel us otberwise-but right will.
: inplv do thew follow the example which is sci
! them
). word in reference To their ,;d;cula n
o boops, If thew will turn to the history of cos.
e tunes about The time of the marriage q
r Louis XIV. thew will see that as the women
e laid them aside the men took them nm and
= Turkish lrowsers. with boops in Them were
d all the race. Indeed they went so far tba
booped tFowsers were worn ON the stare II
e the persOnatiOn of ancient Greek heroes anc