Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-07-06
WHOLE NUMBER ll8.
The Aaa-Importafioa Movement.

The women Of Chicago have taken
hold Of this matter and held a mseting.
They see the difficulty that meets every
meeting of the kind, for the question Is
a very grave one. The President Of the
meeting, Mrs. Barry, made some very
sensible remarks. She said.
feel quite clear on one point that if
this movement does to considerable
extent take in the sxpeuding classes and
become the fashion, it is, as an orEanila.
'tiSA. uhavailing.
Another question arises. Shall We ar.
clude all foreign articles, or where shall
We place the boundary line7 And here
come in political and national questions
which I am not competent even to dis.
cuss.
Again, shall We be permitted to wear
what We already possess, or must We Law
everything aside and don only our new
IcOstume2 To be consistent this should
be dOnei but would that be good policy?
Would it not exclude from the pledge q
great many who would otherwise sdopt
it, feeling really unable to make the rad.
ical change which would Be required
aad is It not important and politio to
make the terms such as to cover the
greatest number7 It may be said that
many ladies have a sufficient wardrobe
IN reserve to last for years. Be it 50;
let your neighbor wear her old silk dress
while you wear your American prints.
Have you not sufficient seIf-respect, IN.
dependence and enthusiasm in the cause
to sustain you thrOagh it2 Then SUP.
on your patriOtism
WHAT THIRTY YOUNG MEN WILL E0r DO.
Mrs. sayes had been requested by tbir.
ty patriotic, respectable young men. to
say that they had resolved that the would
not be ehapsrou Of any young lady 70
church unless they were attirsd in gar.
ments Of purely American manufsctu.
Ire.
WHAT ALL ToUNG LADIES SHOULD no.
Mrs. Willard thought that no vosss
lady should 60 to church or aDy other
place with any gentleman who would Re.
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fuse to dispense with the use Of tobacco
and liquor. The vast amount of corn
which was consumed in the manufacture
Of Whiskey could be used for feeding the
troOpsj and labor being scarce, thatwhich
was now expended upon the cultivation
Of tobacco might be devoted to the rsls.
Ing provisions for the army and SO tend
to crush this wicked rebellion. 7a
WOMEN ARE EHE SINNERS TN DRESS.
Mrs. Livermore eontended that women
were the sinners in regard to sxtrava.
ganoe in dress. It was their duty to at.
tend to the business for which the msst.
ing had been called, and not attack the
gentlemen, whom she said she was quite
sure would Cnrtail their Injuries if thew
found the women doing their duty.
Mrs. Barry said the nesting was not
called to prescribe what gentlemen should
do, but to deal with their own eztraYa.
gance. She was sure that the men, from
a sense Of honest pride, would do tEsir
duty after the ladies had taken the mi.
tiative.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN woMEs.
Ms. Hoge approved of Mrs. Barry's
observations. Nothing was SO disgusting
to Northern soldiers and encouraging to
rebels as the extrayaganoe of Northern
women. Southern women gave the clio.
thss of their backs to support the sol.
diers of the South. She had heard il
stated that they had given their carpets
for blankets and their dresses for bed
clothing for the soldiers, reserring ouly
two common dresses for themselves, aud
lin some cases they were even content to
wear niger clOth.
On the other hand II was notorious
and by-Word that the pale-faced Nor.
thern women would not forsgo any arti.
Gle in the way Of clothing OF luxury.
Besides if not ons dollar were realized
by the sacrifices if soldiers on the battle.
field felt the practical sympathy of wo.
men at home it would give them courage
in Sighting the battles Of their sodntfB,
and carrying terror to the hearts Or ihe
rebels. 7E--- r-rse
TFE Charleston, sc. papers pronounce
( the pathetic story about Goveruer p;ol