The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-03-12
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goes with them from the gayety Of
the ball room into the weeds OF the
house Of death. They use it as q
means of splitting grief into vulgar
fractions, and arc led out from grea,
bereavements into the consultations
Of vanity, by the hands of numera
tors and denominators. They flatter
one another, envy one another, hate
one another-all on the score oi
dress. They enter the house OF God
to display their bonnets. They ac.
tually prize themselves more highly
for what they wear than for any
charm Of person or mind which they
may possess!
One Of the most vulgar and unbe-
coming things in all Gods world is
this devotion to dress, ,wlich,in many
minds, grows into form OF otinsanity,
and leads to the worship Of dry goods
and dress. makers. Now it will be
impossible for me to give you special
directions upon this subject Of dress.
Your drcss.maker and your books,
and, better than all, your own taste
and experience, will tell you what
colors become your complexion, what
style Of make best accorJs with your
form and style ofmovement. shall
only speak generally; and say, first,
drcSS m0dsStiy 1t is all well enough
for little girls TO show their neck, e,
but for q woman to make her APP
pcaranco in the society OF young
men with such displays Of person as
are made in what is so mistakenly
called "iull Dress" is a shame to
her. | know what fashion allows in
this matter, and fashion has many
sins 20 answer for. Thousands OF
girls dress in manner that they
would discard with horror and dis
gust, ii they knew the trains OF tho t
which are suggested by their pres
rnce. know young men, and
know there is not one in one hun.
dred who attends "a full dress par
ty," and comes ont rs pare and wor.
thy n IN III as he went i'll. There is
not one in one hundrel who does
not hold the secret OF base thought
suggested by the style ofdress which
he sees aroun him. This may tell
) very badly for young men. Doubt.
less il does; but we are obliged to
take things as we find them. The
millennium mas not davne yet, and
we have receded considerable dis
tancc from the era Of human limo
ccnce. | tell yuu fact; aud, fyou
aro modest young women, yon will
heed its suggestions. Ii you choose
to become the objects Of foul iancics
among youn- men. whose respect
you are desirous OF securing, you
know the way.
Again, shua pcculiaritics of dress
, which attract the attention Of the
vulgar. Just now the red petticoai
, is the talk Of the newspaper world
1t is the inspiring theme of many q
, sportivo pen, AMI wlen one Of these
is seen upon the street, it attracts the
) attention OF the prurient crowd. A
mod .st woman will shun q notoric. y
like this, until i! ceases to be such
| should dcprecatC the appearanc,
9 upon the street OF sister OF mint
=, with such a garment, ostentatiousll
: displayed, as a calamity to her; an,
y yet | do not believe | am squcam
I ish man. know that young wo
/, man can dress in such way rs to eX
\ cite chaste and worthy admiration
. among her own sex as wei! rs mine
and my Judgment tells me that tina
= is the proper dress for her to wear
!. | feel that it is right an | well for he
$ 10 dress like this, and that it is no
d. right and proper to dress otherwise
S Again, dress in such manner tha
, your attire will not occuLy you
. thoughts after it is upon you. lie
) every garment be we'll fitted and wei
1 put on-ugly in no point, fussy il
S no pefnt, or made of such noticeabl,
t material that you necessarily carly
a with you the consciousness that peo
3 pie around yon are examining it,
1 Make it always subordinate to your
+. sel.-tributary to your charms rath
: er than constituent OF them. Thel
8 the society in which You move vii
# see yow, and not your housings anC
trappings. Jane WAS dressed yer,
). becomingly," or Show we'll Jan,
b looked" are very much more com
v plimentary comments than "that wa
0 a splendid dr., ss that Jane wore:
y and a tolerably acute mind ma
i, gather from those expressions til
o philosophy of the whole thing.
s There is, as q general thing, n
1t excuse for attire which is not nea
a and orderly, at any time in the day
A thoroughly neat and orderly youn
:, woman is presentablo at any houl
n whether she be in the kitchen or pa,
it lor, and | have seen specimens
s. womanhood that were as attractiv
70 at the wash. h.tub, with their tidy ha
Of and their nine, penny calico, as i
of their parlors at later hour, robe
j. in silk and busy attheir embroider,
J. Materials may be humble, but the
a. may always be tastefully made an
g. neatly kept. There are few habi
b. that q young woman may a"quil
q. which, in the long run, will ten
a more to the preservation of her ow
Or sclf.respect than that of thorouo
y, tastefulness, appropriateness and /
is diness Of dress, and certainly We,
ss few which will make her more agre
II. able to others. So, | say dress we
o. If you can afford it, always neatl