Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-04-11

point of view, BY such amusements? Then
cast forever from your parlors these gam
ing implements which, step by step, lead
on SO many youth of bright promise and
high hopes to dissipation disgrace. and
premature DEATH
Mrs. Fanny D. Gage gives some good
Advice to Girls.
Il believe that during the twenty six
years I have praeticed in this city. twenty
thousand children have been carried to the
cemetries. sacrifice to the absurd custom
of exposing their arms and necks'
So says distinguished physician of Pa
ris. and may not the same be said of this
country of the same absured custom? 1t
Is sad to see young children die, but il is
terrific to see the young and gifted just
budding into womanhood. passing away,
burying the hopes and aspirations of eight
cen er twenty summers, with all the care
and culture bestowed upon them. under the
sod Aud yet | know that the number of
young girls may be counted by thousands,
who commit suicide, by appearing at par
ties. balls and festivals, with bare arms
| ard necks, thin shoes and stockings and
keep late hours. ....
It really does seem that American wo-
men spend time aud money without stint
TO make themselves as miserable as posi-
BILE. Here is the thermometer at zero
winds blowing chill as Lapland. but Mrs.
MaEeshow is to have party; guests to
arrive at half-pust nine P. NJ. young la.
des in futter of excitement all day
New bands, laces, founees and frilis to be
| arranged for evening, and often all this
| accompanied by consciousness that if
new toilette is made, it must be by work
ing old things into new. not to make them
more becoming or tasteful, but because it
is perfectualy ridiculous so says Mrs.
Brainless-" to wear the same dress twice
in one season to party"
cit is worry, worry all day-don't
want bit of dinner, excitement has kill
ed appetite, of Course no supper, because
Mrs Makeshow always gets up such splen-
did suppers. And some delicate girl, who
wears "a heavy merino or delaire all day,
with a pair of kint wolcn undersleeves,
Gas like as not, and blanket shawl
around her neck to keep her from freezing
in warm room, finds herself ready at
nine o'clock at nj ,ht, after twelve
hours of labor and excitement, with
an empty stomach, an exhausted system,
GELD feet and throbbing brain. ready to
dress in auze, lace ard silk, with low neck
and short sleeves, to take off her high
boots aud common stockings, and supply
their place by kid or satin and thin silk,
and to pass from the cosy, warm, home
sit'iEgroom, into Mrs. Makeshow's splen-
did double parlors. that have been neither
warmed or aired for six mouths, and are
new only fortieth degree above freezing
point, ...
o, those naked arms, pimpled with
goose flesh, and purpled with fr' Zen blood.
Oh . that shireriug f, rm, glili,g among
bellies and beaux, the former as scnsclesslY
and uncomfoltably as themselves: the lat
ter in close knit under-sbrts. Up to the
very roots of the hair. q good white shirt
over that, a double backed ond double
breasted thick satin vest. we'll wadded on
the back and breast, over that broad
clnth coat lined and padded aver tLat, at
at least six thcknesses of thick cotton
flannel, and broad cloth over the neck and
shoulders, and four thicknesses from shoul-
der or waist, and not bit too warm; with
woolcn hnse and calf skin boots ON their
feet. Man is ii e lord. of course he must
keep warm-bnt +" Angel u onan!" alb,
nae ! it is dreadful to think of battle field,
with its killed and wounded but. if the
truth could he known. parties and balls, in
high life or low, will kill by slow tortures,
more women in winter in this ceun-
tsy than will fall in the conflict between
tie North and South.
Won't You, won't you, won't yeu won't
you
Take my counsel girls,
Wear your high -neek'd leng slee'd dresses
With your smiles and curls?