The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-03-06


upon the street to show their dresses, They
enter the house Of God 90 display their bon
nets They actually pr.lo thcmscl,es more
highly for what they wear than for amy charm
. Of person or mind which they may poascss'
/ ono of the most vulgar and mlrromiHp
things 90 all Gods word Is this devotion "a
dress, which, In many minds, grows into q
form Of insanity, and lords to tie Worship
of dry goods and dros-mahof- Sow it vii
bc Impossible for ne "a, giyeyou special Dr.
irectous upon this subject Of drrss Your
dress maker and your books and, hotlcl than
all, your own taste and experience, viii tell
you what colors become your complication,
what style ~ make best Hcrorls with your
form and stylc " movement shall only
speak generally aud I snJ, FIRST, dress modr't
I H II (, uil wcll enough for little girls ta
show their uco5s, but for woman 10 make
her appearance 20 lhe society ~ young men
with such display, Of person as are made iu
what T. no mistakenly called "Cull dress" O. O
shumc TO her. lkunw what fashion allows
90 lhi, matter aud fashion has many sins to
answer l.r Thousand, or rg1, drp-s In q
manner tf1t thoy would o. .'l with horror
and disgust " they knew the utius Of
''''t"' VINE" "'' ''tt''.'' ny '''"
p''''"'. ! """" young ","' "n" "n""
there is not one iu a Hundred who pWuudg O.
"iu,l drcaa Varty," and comes out ns pure aud
worthy o man as hc went Co.,. 1hcrc is not
QUO q" ""''''' "'' '''' u'' ",'' ','
',','' '' ''., ',''r"' ''-f''''I w. "' ,2.
~ NfTTT Wffrr0 fff ~ft- Hit'sFtsts-.s-+44r IIIH
may tell Ncy badly for Young mon, n1ubt.
less 70 docs but vc agc obliged TO take
things ~ We God them. The millennium has
not dawncd ycl, aud vc have rccrdcd TO %
considerable distance from the cla Of human
innocence. | toll YOU q fact; and, e ,au are
modest Young womcu, win heed its suggcs
lions. lfyou choose 10 become the objects
OF foul fuios among Young men, whose
respect you are dc,irous OF securing, YOU
know the way.
Again, ,hun pcculuIuc, Of drc,, which
aurlc, the attention Of the vulgar. Just now
the red pctticoat +, the talk Of the newspaper
'rorid. IListhc inspiring theme of many a
spouhc pen, and when one OF these Is seen
upon the street, It attracts the attention Of
the pmricut crowd 4 modest woman viii
,hun no,oriuy Ike this, Until il ceases to
bc such. ! should dcprccatc the appearance
upon the stree, Of a sister of miuc'vith such
garment. Internationally G,pa,rd, O., &
calamity 20 her aud yet do. not believe
d. D
voran can dress IN aueAsi way aa. ta exa.ie
own ,sN y, ~ wei o., 'A,l.e' a''" On! JAds'm'n'
'"' ''' '''' 'n'' " ''' proper "''.' '", n''
!" "'"'' '.,' '','' ~ ''r"' "'" VIC" '''
"'' 3" "'''N ''"' 'n',' '"" 'n'' u '' "'' ''i"'
'..' VIC" '"' "'' 10 "'''' ''"e'"''''
NE"n' u'''' il."u'h &" manner '""' your
'''''V VIII NOV '''v'i'' -
p : ~ 49, ~ a. p. III
''" """ "'' put on -"e'l %. u" p"'nI '"''!
1'''"' w" E"" unnecessarily carry WIN You You 'h'
''u''''",''NN t"'' T'oP,' "'"o"" !"N are en-
"'''''E }" H""' II "'"'I' hO'o'"''''' 7"
l'"''" ,'""'''! 20 your ''"'"'N' rather
INA" constituent oi 'nem' Ih'n the society
III "u''n you move VIII see y""' "'" not You,
housings "hu 'ropP''ss' ''"u' was o'.'''a
very neeom'nSil OF mo" wen Jane 'ooNel'
are N''! mu'h more coml''m'h''I! comments
'h'n 'Iha' was " SP,'"u'u u','' '""' Jane
WORE amt u '7'rr'n'y 0c''t' H''no ma! S'VH'
or the phl''Sol7'y o' the whole thing
lhere w. "aa general ihlhg' no excuse ioI
. lf .. La 'tst
time in the day y thoroughly neat and or
dcrly young woman is prcscniblc at any hour,
whether she be in the kitchen. or parlor, aud
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