New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-01-06

removed ard II true Qaaksrs as well A. the besthen
| ard publican Qusksrs, are 70 b. msrrief Quaker
| Vie. What this new arrsr cement amonn's 70 toe
fusion of the inner ard outer Ccueh OF Qu.teIsm
! rto Society The mex. charge 10 on subject OF
which the world 81 large tases cognizan e-the im
poriaDt subject of dress clause in cert ain eisci-
thnpy formula bich las always hitherto been in
yos. uiher. oftbe S.ciety reAtr TO nhess
!. of eppare o." srd which by trAdinonary rterpre-
iation tas always been taken TO s!gruy The reg9st
Quaker costume is @ he removed, and the Qd.ker
cOnscenoe is to be le free in liz choice of dress lhe
81 disciplinary cauie has also imposed Iiainnees
Of speeeh sua the too has ~ traditional ntspre-
tsticn be- Understood epio'ring the use OF tue
thee ana thou Tho removal of It, tbet leaves
IL. Qnaker eorsc n free IL tie Mater oi speech as
wei a. in that cf drsss.
This new arrangement. we believe, il not made
befre the exgeucies Of the Society itself have re-
Quired IL TIE OuakErs have been for long time
mercaBy ceelDipg body; their sons and daughters
regn1laie these Gbsurd restraints npon dress aod a.
families ne. to wealth End station they lave the
soci,;y a nicdli csss whose tradng ia'ereiis are
co; Ie,tsd with Quaksrlsm is orthodox enough, ou'
TIE tendency Of the big NE IOsfsU tue
if TO apostGcy. There must be remedy Tor ths eNi
and to pr. vert the # the wor1 from carrying
off too many Loose members, Qu.kersm has al lasi
ade noGl fed alliance with the sanites ot NE
allowed partial ingItss Of the worlds ways Tito its
ovp body ard 80 accommodated It's rue 10 the taste
Of tie w.sker brothers end sisters.
Tia is the gradual but certain Tss7t OF al formal
and ,fGoitlosl prot ss against tbs fashions OF the
world. Qusssrlsm has been protest Of this kind
ihs s the object a. which its distinctive dress 40 "
peoniariiies CT speech have stned and tee carry h's
az QuAkersm was IN its own eccebtrc way, areal
fu 6llnelt Of this object The Quaker mad then tue
spIrit ss veil as the form Of proiester against ss
world; it rCt very c:scre.t sPrli oil rse1aaop
but il VI real one. But bodies never Keep up
yery lorg their early spirit ard the temper OF Their
original forme,ion; they modify and modify, the
world creeps in in another shape; broad'brlms aud
crab and irehtfui boz nets csnrot keep " out. Inc
demon of fiery, finding itself excluded IRON shape
and coor takes refuge IN lnateilsl ana fdstcns WIN
deterna upon that single article resolved To- get
as much out of that eleueht of dress as the loose
woI d does ont If ali the elements tosetoef-pefhsps
more taste hAvr the sfvnItago OF being condehsed
upon oe point instead Of being dssipsted over sev
sisl TIE Qraker ladies have alaay been famous Tor
the exquisite dtcscy Of their materials. The Quaker
men owe beer prosperous trad.smen ara shop-kesp-
els, hvng very comfortably and certainly paying NOT
,ss attention TO then pecun!ary iIteIesss ta-n tue
generality of tie world does. This ia the natural p.o
gress If religious body which started 10 vehement
spiii, Of r.moLstrsnce against the yanities OF the
void and il commit q ny that sts-t 20 certe,d modes
and forms Of protest which il keeps up, while II can
not 10 tie nature Of the case kee up the real spirit Of
IT, Itdiyidusls may protest against the world;
they feel tie inspiration cf that comparison between
TEMPORAL aud eternal thugs which annihiIates the
firm, at stroke and leaves tue invisible world. with
It's M steal permaDerce, sublmty, sud glory the Only
reality in nature. Irdyjnsl, can feel all this II ean
be real with them, esu enter INTO their very he'rt
a. soul fdi iduels then can 0rclbly egaost
the varies of fe and n err protest WI be ielt II ~"
forth kindred spirits To assist 10 r. ard II VII
O. mapd the respec, OF those WAC de not JOIN IN
IL Bat tie protest of J0des against The worii is al
mo, nshine; BODIES Of men are the Sorti; II does not
mstter straw how they eress whether IN teeasef
ard boots or in knoe-breecbcs and gaiers, whether
their coors are drab ard brown, ct green, blue and
flarst whether they cloth buttons or brass; II
does not siguiiy what fo;ms Of language thoy use,
what numbers, sipe ulsr or puIal bodies OF men are
add EaN % D
will be. and therefore, tney caLnot protest very
forcibly sga.nst the world. TIE enthusiasm OF
Il fret st.rt may produce singleness o. rehg-
ious hfe but this ia rlo-s evaps scent s'a'1
thew became very soon regular MIXTURES Of good, Dad
az Indifferent. How then, does body continue i's
nrts,t this vifble system of society wntn the
early rpIit has parted By meaos OF orms ana oae
tides The Quaker MSn protests ny A.; honoe. Of
cardboard and silk and gown OF severe straisheess
What does the ~oili care ABOUT such a protest
as this i, Not one straw; IL knows perfectly vel
what the Quaker body is-thst It IS mixed booy
of ali sor's, just ike itaelf, and it takes its
demonstration accordingly. In point OF nero ex'er,
nals the world does not want nov the stern
which ola Eek gave it two centuries ago. Ine men,
at least, nO longer wea1 rich <, ldaeed coats they
Do longer ruff their speech with ftlse compliments
and hne supsrlstives-still less with in telicacies
and obsceriiies. But, whether the world does or
does not want repnmaoding nos, the Quaker
body Is not the proper administered Of the blow
i: E0ul1 De ulUlcuI ~ POht w ouythhib WIS
effective and influential a memento against
worldly vanity than Quakerism. Everybody under
stands it, takes its soempites for granted racks them
respectable, quaint tradition of sect, excuses the
eccentri,ity and is decidedly amused by 1t. That is
the result the great Quaker manifesto, the standing
msmento Of brohdbrms, We think it very sensible OF
them to give up these Oddities bat society will mix
it, congratulations with regret. Toe Quaker costume
has become historical; it Is ike 40 Old familiar friend
in the streets-we ehall miss il. When some old resi-
dent has gone away from place whether by the sum
mons Of death or any other summons, we say we do
not know tie place again. VIII EGgand be itselt
without the Quaker broad briml There is room, If
not for oninous apprehens at least for little zen
tmentsty some fond regrets, come last long nserog
looks behind; but, whether like II or no., the pro-
gress Of common sense cannot be stopped.