The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1859-02-15

We clip the following capital thoughts from
the Georgia Temperance CRUSADER, a most ex-
eeIeht I1aaper, and edited with unusual ability.
Thelartitle below is. from the graceful pen Of
the gifted edtress, Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, and is
entitled ellsgIsxsaavAaANcE =
Csn Il igdy dress well and becomingly with
out bciiIg extrayagarit9 We answer, most GER
tainly, If she possesses the tact which is usual
" jHtsrent in her Sex. Taste and neatness
can throw.an air Of elegance over the plaiDest
attire and il is possible even to appear recerche
in a:toactte ofeomparatiyely little cost ..
a. PLAIN delaine or merino, tastcfnily made
udkhanging IN full, classic folds around the
tigufe, IS dpciaeily more elegant than snowy,
cruniplcf silk, or one Of unbecoming colors,
and VIII prsduce a moro, favorable inpression.
Muck the extrayaganee that has been attri-
butcd u northern ladiesss may be referred to
the sack that they dress with an eye to taste
and ii.danoEy. The apparent costliness of the
materials Is enhanced by:the manner in which
they ar made up, by the grace with which
the dress is worn and its correspondence with
the Other articles of apparel. The extravaganza
of northern fashionablcs is nothing to compare
with that of our southern hciresscs, who make
-ofthclnselyes walking dry goods advertisements
and.of their necks and bosoms show windows
for the city jewelers..
and another firing the northern ladies
takcseare'of their dresses and do not wear them
on aiEoccasions, nor allow them to trail or soil,
like the silks of our needless southcrncrs. They
knowsrhen to appear in full dress, and when
travelling, do not seek to astonish the table de
hote every village tavern by an elaborate
disp& Of lace and jewels. o
It's woman's duty to render herself as beau:
tiffl and attractive as possible and for this pur
poss she may use all legitimate auxilaries b.rt
it Yrlcarly mol her duty, to lavish upon her per-
sonal adornnent large sums that might be ex-
pended IN 50 many noblcr and better ways. The
heart. Of the phianthropist aches to think ofthe
wasted wealth, that might have been made the
instrument ofso much social and moral good,
and suffering souls, goadcd into rebellion by
wants look forth from their novels at the proud
parsde ofwealth, and qucssen bitterly the jus
tice al mercy of God. Can any woman, call
ing herself Christian, clasp around her. neck,
without a shudder, tho price of bread for starv
liR hlr, OF Piace upon siuSfe taper HnScr luc
cost ofheme for houseless heads B. Would not
the jewels hang upon her like the chains Of a
captivity and the diamonds burn, like living
flames the breast upon which they lie! Ah!
the sasefuf tears of Poverty pale children are
ala they.
are eternal jewels, that, unscathcd by the wrath
that will cons1llnc all terrestrial things, shall be
set in the crown of immortality by Him who.
has said, 'inasmuch as ye did it to one of these,
We did it also to me-"
But this docs not make void the assertion,
that it is every woman's duty to render herself,
AS far rs possible, an object of love and admi-
ration. She may do this without carrying
sclfadornment into sinful extreme. This is
only a social duty, and though demanding Oh
scrvancc should be made secondary to moral
duties of higher and hotter Importance.