The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-11-04

0suAts 0euvetoN ~ the Hon, Caleb Aolorv The
9assachaseta CHARITABLE NseAAnles' Associa-
ton, (deesid long sisle, sAa.l) ~ ~ lA.A lass
We poor msa Who keep tAe pookss.Aook, and
have always supposed that he ladies dla 1ress
rather exlrava9antly. ID may have been Oh 1
dslusion. They may not, 'lAdles ray" have
oseA "wAlklag In eilkeA attire" They may III
have been elosAsdlA American pelnte worth a.
more than ehllltAg per yard. That & Calsbt
tmpssselcn. But, somehow Or other, h o not
ours: Tale makss ~ out u oncs 70 u heasss
and beasts and 0ssoas. Pardon VI, and Lei "
Introduce, BY way Of eeMpsnaAsiea, : vAlen-
IL b quite common" says Valentine Cs.A-
Ing, ITO assAil the ladies, and 10 ridiculs end
teproAch their taste Of dress, psrsoaAl eeMA-
mene and custem Of life. q one Vt the rcapoA.
stole ca0ses OF the present commercial ceiais l
utterly deny this. would like 70 break lance
With any gentleman In that quarrel" The Che.
Waller Gushing went further. Hs pronounced
Tor the Aoops., Hs consldsrs crinoline 10 DO
graceful" and Relatively 10 other fashions,
con seniena" He 4 ahamed to hear % much
sAtd Of 'she profussness OF the ladisAw There
10, he assures 10, ~ warm womAns heart BE-.
meath oil the point lAue and moies ANTIQUE q
whose mysterious volume her fair form % dra.
ped" 40 tor the figures received q the Cue
tom House, the ladies' share Of them 10 mere
bagasslle. Did silks break the Ohio Life and
Trust Company Did lAces and msslins break
down the illinois Central Railroad, &C., &C.,
g. absurd indignantly exclaims the Chsv.
alisr Cushing. +, NV vi
Now. ws DO aot intend TO b. q al behind NJ.
Gushing in kindly confederation for the eek
We believe that for half Of the faults Of woman
man is responsible and that " have only our
selves TO blame for her emulation or the pea
cock and The prism. We like to ses them %.
When We are not exceedingly abort Of money
We like to give it to them that they may appear
90. But to say that their silks and laces are
mere baRatelle in estimating the present ruin,
70 pushing Politeness 70 its furthest point. Il
may DO oil very well, Mr.. Gushing, to ask, Ia 4
paradoxicsl sort Of way, what the crinolines and
the kickshaws had TO do with the tumble Of the
Ohio Lite and Trust Company. Perhaps the
Directors. Managers, Cashiers and Bankers OF
the concern are best qualified TO answer the
question, il We could but ger an answer from |
them. The same poiiteness which animates the !
Chsvsiier Cushing may keep these functionaries |
from disclosing the particular leaks in the do. /
mestlc excheqaer. Mind, We do not refer pos |
ltively to fabrics or TO the precious nick .nacke,
but to ali the detailed and collateral wastefol. |
ness which they imply. Il il possible that "
may have been oil wrong, and the Chevaler
Gushing may be al right. And yet, for several t
years there has been an outcry against female /
extravagance in dress. The attention Of all has
been directed 70 it. II has been discussed 10 i
the newspaper. It has been ridiculed upon
the stage. Moreover, we have had she advan.
tage OF personal observation. We have seen
the Partisan hats, the embroidered handker
chiefs, the diamond necklaces and pins Men
DO mot dress in this expensive fashion. The
stun for woman's outside dress costs Tor did
cost before these times pitched down the pricesl
more than oil which any man except glaring
and vulgar top can venture to put on. We
once saw females leader Of fashion-who /
vas estimated By the bystanders to be worth /,
u 900 in her clothes, Is she stood. Il IL i'm.
possible for respectable man 70 dress ID that
way. he may have his little private extrava.
gances in the shape Of London watches OF Pa
rislan boots; but these are easily discarded, and
are not missed when they are cast aside. Il is
impossible 90 deny that the great bulk Of really
useless articles las acknowledgement from
those OF absolute necesstyD are for the wear Of
females. The male dress 10 comparatively Cheap. /
or may b. made 20. Il = almost impossible ia i
thls country 70 mako the female dress cheap, I
arises particularly from the variety in color and
character which women need, or think they i
need. They must 60 abroad srrAyed in pro. i,
s0sacsd fashion. On the other hand, il was :
eng ago settled that the plainest dressed man G
. the best dressed man. He d allowed broad. 4
slath, signes ring, diamond shirt pin, and 4
'lesn linen; but beyond these he 10 mot per- a
nitted 70 90, unless be ID ready to emierate II
nto the dlsrepatahle land Of 6nobdom. Ia
Now, jest look at the ftsinx out or ! womau! :,
Think OF the scarfs, trimmings, ribbons, haas. r
Collars, hoops. silks, shoes, stockings, vails, 1.
ooes OF broche and brocade, saiias, cloaks 81 q
elvet and cloth, merino, ameline and poplin,
Auslins, cambrics, shawls Of chenille. of The n
quaFe variety, ssGros Oder French printA in