The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-29

give NTSU suCu WI" VI N""uN W ""J
or conceal her exact age, WHEN half OF her
acquaintance must either know II or guess
II, or be supremacy Indifferent about it -
Why appear dnssed---undressed, cynics
would say--aiier the pstten Of her niece,
the bell Of the ball annoying the eye with
beauty either half withered, Of long over
blown, and which In its prime would have
been all the lOvelier for more c0DccalmentY
IN this matter Of dress, word or two.
There are two styles Of costumes which ID
dies past their prem,e,e tlenes~ are most
prone to fall into one hardly knows which
Is the worst. Perhaps, though, It Is the al
ra--juvenie, such as the insane juxtapOsi-
ton Of u yellow skin and taratane, or the
anomalous adjoining of gray hair with arti
fetal flowers. II may be questioned whc,h-
er at any age beyond twenty ball costume
il really becoming but after thirty il is the
very bst sort Of attire that lady can as
sumo with immunity. II Is said that you
can only make yourself look younger by
dressing little older than you really are !;
and truly have seen many woman look
withered and old in the customary evening
dress which, being unmarried, she thinks
necessary 10 shiyer in, who would have ap
peared fair IA sunshiDy October day, fshc
would only have done nature the justice TO
assume, in her autumn time, an autumnal
livery. n she would only have the sense to
believe that gray hair WA meant to soften
wrinkles and brighten faded cheeks, giving
the same effect for which our youthful
grandmothcrs wore powder; that fimsy
igbt-coored gowns, frippericd over with
trimmings, only snit airy figures and active
motion, that sober tinted substantial gown
-! 3. ;;,rs..ly cap will any day .aks away
ten years from adysapparance. Above
oil, il she would observe this one grand rule
of the toilet, always advisable, but after
youth Indispensable that though good per-
sonal points are by no means warrant for
undue exhibition thereof, no point that is
possibly unbedui,fM ever, by any pretencc
Of fashion or custom. 10 b. shown.
The other sort Of dress, which, il must
be owned is less frequent, Is the dowdy style.
People say-though not very soon Oh,
am not o young woman now it does not
signify what | wear Whether they quite
believe il, is another question; but they say
it--and act upon il when lazincss or indif-
ference prompts. Foolish women they
forget that il W have reason at any time
more than another to mind our looks, ii
il when our looks are departing from u.s.
Youth can do almost anything in the toilet
middle agc cannot; yet Is none Legs bound
to present to her friends and society the
most pleasing exterior she can. Easy is it
to do this when We have those about ~ who
love us, and take notice Of what We wear.
and in whose eyes We would like TO appear
gracious and lovely TO the last, so TAR "a
nature allows not easy when things ARE
otherwise. This, perhaps, is the reason why
We see no many unmarried women grow
careless and old fashioned in their dress -
What does II signify = nobody cares
Il think u woman ought to care little
for herself II very little. Without preaching
up vanity, or undue waste Of time over the
most thankless duty Of adjoining ones sell
Tor nobedys pleasure in particulars it
not still right and becoming feeling to have
some respect for that personality which, as
well AS our soul, Heaven gave us to make
the beat OFF And is il not our duty CON
sidering the great number of uncomcly PEG
pie there are in the world--to lesson il by
each of us making herself as little uncomoly
rs she possibly cans
Because lady ceases To dress youth.
fully. and she has no excuse for dressing nm.
,dily and though having found out that
one general style suits both her person, her
taste and convenience, she keeps to il, and
generally prefers moulding the fashion. still
that is no reason why she should shock Ia,
risablc nerves Of one generation by show
ing up TO them the outoftitc costume Of
another.
Ncatntss iuyariable hues carefully har
monizcd, and as time advances. subsldlng
into a general unity of tone soitcning and
darkcniug in color until black. white and
gray, alone remain ARE the suitable garb fo'
old age these things are every woman
bound,n duty TO observe ~ long as she lives
/ No poverty, grief, sickness. or LONELINESS -
/ those mental causes which act so strongly
upon the external liie can Justify any on,
/ Ito use u phrase probably soon to he Also
/ lutte when charity and common sense hay,
/ leit the rising generation no fifth OF Novcm
/ W. ~ WY w
| That slow, tine, and yet pcrceptbl,
| change OF mien aud behavior. natural ans
proper to advancing years, is scarcely rc,luci
bic 60 rule ut all II is but the outward 1T
friction Of an inward prooSs OF the mind
We only discover i,s full effect by the ah
Scrce OF 1t, rs noticeable in a person who ha'
such very young Manners who falls int
raptups of enthusiasm, and expresses loudl,
every emotion Of her nature. such char
ao,cr. when real. is unohjcc,ionable, nay
charming, in extreme youth but the grea
improbabiliIy OF its being real, makes i
rather ludictous il not dlsagrecablc, in ma
,ure age, when the passions die out, or ar
quoted down. the sense OF happiness itself i
calm, and the fullest, ,eudercst tide OF whicl
the loving hear, is capable, may hc describe,
by those still waters which run dep
TO grow odd gnocfully'--as one. Win
truly has exempliiicd her theory, has writer
ard expressed it's u good and beautiful
thing, TO grow old wor,hily better, An,
the first effort to that end. is not only 10 NJ