The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-18

NEW STYLE OF OOsTunE-IREss suOpT-GEaRir
SMITH ANB OIpER Old voaEa.

sMIIH AND OTpER Old voaEa.
iCotrespo4 1tnrs 81 tae y ,acuse standard.
CAsAeTOTA, Jan. Z, 1857.
There has teen quite rB excitement in our quiet
village Occasione0 Ny The ARRIVAL Of quite a largo
nlDter of NATIONS and maidens from different
dhectCns'nost q whom were srray,d 10 the new
oo,'me, each witt etJ 10 Of dress peculiar to her
self, and varying IN length from the ankle 70 tho
kr6t-a little below The knee IL considered the or
ihodox length. Many OF the dresses were made Of
tie richest meteiiai--bfoadclotb silks. yelvets and
large spanking ct fars-ard but for the iBdg-
ni'y tfeDd 10 dane fash on. would be pronounced
by eGDnoit-.uIs pitsiically beautiful. The easc
WIN which they asccndec and descended the flight
az sitps ~ The Dutch Reiterated church, where The
convention was heic, was vel calculate 20 awskea
The envy o. the ceyctte Of long skirts ana volumn
Gus hoops.
AT eleven o'clock the proces ding. commenced. by
che appointment ol Mrs Bail, OF this place, Pre-
and credit: Mrs.. Nevton,' OF Omar; Miss Barker.
Of ilovlett's Bll; and Prot. Brocket. Of Hcrkimer
county. Vice Piosideuts: and !. &. Hathaway and
hss X. A. Donovan, Secretaries.
lette's of commentator, encouragement an
CO operation were reterysd and read troa Mrs
Charlotte A, Joy, Milford; forty seven ladies Of
HoIeoale, Mass. and Elizabeth Cady stanton.
Scncea FAILS. N. Y
TIE meeting was opened by prayer, and the
proceedings we're marked BY a unanm NIFTY and
eainestDcss Of purpose certainly commendabe.
series OF resout0nJ eInbodying the cardinal
primo pies or the roiore, were introduced a. tue
cuss,d 5y MIR. HAIL, Miss Donovan, GerTit Smith
WHO bs The wav Is Il staunch ady1ci te u tue G-ove
ncnt-Dr jackson Ol Glen Havoc, ana others.
The ATTENDANCE WIS large. cur sober and .nbs.an-
tel CT izens making their appearance morning afer
noon and evening. \ pat Of the afternoon The
were IN secret session with closed doors. and
rs they never reveal secrets. I must leave your
rradefs 10 draw upon their imagination iur knO~
ledge 81 their ssyincs and doings
Ia the evening the Rouse was crowded DIR.
jackson occupied hc entire time m Address.
which il pronounced by some ~ our rest judges
brilliant aud most mastery performance.
I have seldom seen q more attentive or Interest
Ell audience. MANY Of his positions were new.
striking. and original but they were sustained with
a force and enthusiasm. and fortified 10y facts and
data that I have seldom seen equped. " was a
perfect chain Of imprisoned logic from icginning
H. end. DE took up the position If the sexes to
each other asserted their natural moral, and intel
l6etua equalty-ran parallel between then
showing that the streng IA OF the one ply sically
and intellectually. and the weakness Of the othes.
was the result of their physical cducstion--thst
woman WIS dwarfod Ia mind aud body--the former
being the necessary result If the latter. 10y her vo
ation Of physic laws In the matter Of dress. living
in bad atmosphere, and lack Of ourdoor exercise
and employment.
The convention IL u continue through Tomorrow
forenoon.