, 1864-06-12

In purs uance Of the announcement heretotoEe
made, large meeting Of the ladies was held at
Bryan Ha1l Friday evening, to zatify the Cove
uant" adopted Ut the meeting on the 9th nit.
The meet was called to order By r. 3. Bryan,
Esq.. who presided, and opened with an impressive
and appropriate prayer by Rev. Dr.. Lord.
Lii. b1yan then addressed tie meeting Us fol-
lows:
Mr.. HHrAS'6 spKxCu.
LADIES: 4 ratification meeting was held last
evening, had this aescm blsse pariakes somewhat
OF the Enne character, though devoid Of political
xrt.on oi a conye1tion hitherto held, It Hhlch
tundrJ ,ceolltlons were passed and platt5fm
ENDORSEMENT tonight. IL obeyfng the peremptory
suMmoRR Of yonr COMMITTEES to be present. and
prttide AZ tbs meeting. expressly atsurcd them
blanks of your platform, aud hence can only view
ihe1a united, a. e1.bcdying tht idea OF selrsaah
Were TO attempt discussion Of domestic, a.
coMpared with toKsixn goods, my ignorance and
went Of observation in euch matIers would BE- as
ladic1onay apparent as vas thzt Of my gardener
iutaoas @ blask nam6rlEhs ress ] nof AWARDED s H
iE, a. ht did, that the Colnmltter erred in pro-
notuc:nx grapes 5oretgn which he had raised IN the
ea1ne county win the lair grounds.
Thcreteht lecture from this etsge OF the eloquent
Cbapin, was timely introduction 10 the pre4ent
movement. Tie. theme Was suegeatiEe and pro-
lIGc: Woman and her Work, aud It was treated
with mastery skill. No mere fpotby defamation.
but stlone, practical tenee, couched in q style u
| nueCular etoqueAce. Unanswerable w4s his afRu-
ment-tr1estetible hfe appeal-n behalf Of the in
equality with man all that tends to .ole hu-
| raa.i.tJ. Surely .ven We, who deprecats woman'a
i1ena as destructive OF that feminine deltcacy,
winch lie hsr peculiar char1. cannot faI to aopre-
ctate the entire pzop1tey and peculiar 1tmelineas
!
y.i'alg lice Of rrcklese eztravaeanee. Ite
direct and legitimate effects, regarded
Who arc to address you. They wfl doubtless
readily dispose Of The epecions political axioms
invoke IN support OF her ambitious expenditures.
h computation In this ereLlh: paper sho IS that
thr single item Of shortening the dress Of Amen-
cnn women, would effect an annual saving Off NIL
! lin OF dollars. But I have been assured today
tnat cxtrayagauce in dress ts BY no means confined
10 the gcntaer sex. which reminds me that crusty
s t. 1hp eoa
n,o1al!ee and Clergy. have been satlrizing nnd de-
1enncng the extraFa2ances and ahsntdisies Of ie-
| away, under eover Of uuf own 6re, far mora ex-
| travngapt and absurd than they. In our own "a.
voreo country, 1t jeser, we cannot point to one
u of tha I IL aes had
| i.s counterpart, as bad or woEke, upon the ugly
boGy Of man. VI hare had the aame costly jew
ssor long halr and large sleeves, and tight wafste.
WEcrc they have lndulged In little excess In ons
sr:, We hsve broken out ten times worse In 3D.
other. II they have had head.d dresses ike the
moons c1ttccn1 we have had shoes like q rams
hotu. II they have lined shetr garments with
whale-hone We hare stuffed 9ur tFnnkhose W11h
In their fans, we have concealed one s1yy In our
pockets. In shot wherever We look into the his.
tory Of mankind. whether through the annhe OF
corrtitrp or Tie evidence Of painters, We Ind tEo
animals, equally fond Of Dress but only ons worth
beerowing # upou.' Now whether this picture be
too highly wrought or o.,whether snca eo1coa,b-
Iotkor Joua,han's toilet as Ia here described 10
| that Of John Bull, there Is doubtless ample oc-
carton for eclf examination and refors u these
rable c1tTnvngances Of tho day extend TO other
| ihirss, besides male ard iena attires and eal-
! lta'e bui}dtn.r. eeuipageS, and living Eenetsry:
checking "a change is demanded, eseni' not 40
radicsi as trona velvet aud gold lace to H7seJ
woo!sey. Let Us therefore trnat that Ibis d.ess
Immediate lsIr1ta embraced within lte covenant
The terrible pczslty we are pow suffering fo- ont
national ens, should At least indace sobr' ely OF
lite And yet how lamcntsble Is the fsct that never
before in the history Of the nataou hss greater
Impetus, than at present been impaired to riyal5y
;s ssyesa t9s sa
ple Of the rsfA etstes constitute an exception to
M e prsyfsiIing raEs for os.enatson ne shop q
sr9 tbs tSs Il
multiplying. aud "ehoddyt' IL IN full blae:. Many
eman IN his ggced for pelf needs to be .en!nsed
Mat, As ne partridge slttrsh On e%:Es. and
not ty right, rhal lesve them ID he nid.t Of lis
da!t, snd At hts end ehal, he foQl'' Alas, that
700 olteh n head semains empty when The pocket
ditpiay 81 his dollars, 10 atone fot The want of
tFssns Then @ r. thnt ths vile aad danshtes az
den sssith, snd spreading sail bei1e ths hsae1e
thcr fcat upon the surface Of society d u,ads ii
Enpcr 10 the Qneen Regent-.oxxY. ~
Bet there II still erSyer aspect OF this