The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-12-07
Ncatness I'm Dress.

We are almost Inclined toihiull that ev-
cry person, aud especially all young per
sons, should he encouraged and expected
to dress themselves with some degree of
fresh care during The after part of each day
II may cost a little time (it certainly should
not lie allowed to cost much) hut it will be
apt 10 increase q persons self respect, aud
that comfortable feeling of being allied and
etlual TO the better part of the social world
which is so desirable for ALL and especially
for the young. Not long since, a hdy
whose idoas were thoughtgby many to be
above her circumstances would iGsisl on
all her uhihhon dressing for tho afternoon
neatly though plainly,but never remaining
in their morning attire, .a o.o rt
To wash, To arrange tho hair, AMI to l,o
always drcsscd in tho afternoon not for
company, but for homo life beoanic htb-
il OF all the yeung people OF that, house
from ehlllhoni, not without somc remarks
from loss pains taking neighbors. At last
ono of the children, a bright. but rather
sci -willcd girl, remarked: IL think we all
leol SO much moro inclined to bc orderly
and good when wo are dressed for the
afternoon" This remark made casually to
the mother, was, she said. an abundant re-
ward for all the extra trouble and, care of
the arrangement.
II is not expensive, but rather cconomi-
cal than otherwise, to pay this sort of at
| tcntion to dress a little extra washing
which it may cost is nothing TO what is
saved by the labitual care ulness not Ia
soil ones clothes. l~
The sovcil is the mest extravasant, gen.
orally speaking, Of amy in dress. SO, also
| tho time that it may take is nothing com
/ la, .Nc al
Of having time for everything. 1t pro
notes self.respect and pleasant, social ioel
ings. The man, woman or child who feels
habitually worse dressed than their neigh
bora, will lie apt to shrink from society aud
behave awkwardly and strangely in it.
This will make others shrink from them
and prolnco a sort of warfare and antag.
omism most undesirable and suro to ohocli
tho flow of those benevolent and socia
feelings which are the source of tho purest
and best earthly joys, and much of all ON
usefulness. For all this IL person. mnsl
hnve no thought or caro- or pride of where
withal they are olothed while in company
There are some woud.be philosophers
who can not soc the reasombleness of this
T.,t them watch tho effect which the san
day attire has especially upon the work
! ing portion of society, when parents and
children all have time to dress for the Sab
bath school, the church, or the quiet walk
or the family lireside. Does not all this
| produce greater mutual respect among the
members of the family, among neighbor'
and ir,epd5, greater self-respect in nearly
a.! and quiet contenment conductive t.
order and Improvement? Let those fam
lies who neglect all such habits be obscrv
cd, and they viii almost uniformly be foun,
disordcrly and wastful of far more than al
the cost of attending to such matters.
We have known Of authors who hay,
found ii necessaryto dress before writing
their best things, Of ministers who mus
put op clean shirt in order to write q
well as deliver o good sermon, and of ora
tors who felt all the more ablo TO comminl
4 their audences for being neatly and OK
actly dressed No doubt there arc many
exceptions to all this. But those who hav
much to do with public life viii have foun,
fllatsuccess, willie not to DO attained b
iines or expensive clothing Of a shiny new
ness, is yet very greatly assisted by
scrupulnus ncatness, and all that care am
cleanliness which makes and assists
proper sell-respect. .t. ......l