The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-08-31
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f Ifyou, ladies, are much handsomcr thar
we, it is but just you should acknowledge
that we havashclped you, by voluntarily
making ourselves ugly, Your superiori-
ty in beauty is made up of two things;
first, the .carewhich you take to increase
your charms; secondly, the zeal which
we have shown to heighten them by the
contrast of our finished ugliness-the
shadow which we supply to your sunshine.
! Your long, plant, wavy tresses are all
the more beautiful because we cut our
hair short; your hands are alltbe winter.
smaller and more delicate, because we re-
serve to ourselves those tolls and exercises
which make the hands large and herd.
We have devoted entirely to- your use
flowers, feathers, ribbons, jewelry silks,
gold and silver embroidery. Still more
to increase the difference between the
sexes, which is your greatest charm, and
to give you the handsome. Share, we have
divided with you the hues OF nature. TO
you we have given the colors that are
rich and Splendid or softand harmonious;
for ourselves we have kept those that are
dark and dead. We have given you sun
and light; we have kept night and dark
ness.
We have monopolized the hard, stony.
roads that enlarge the feet; we have let
you walk only on carpets.
LONG IrAIR in woman is an essential
clement of beauty. The Roman ladies
/ generally wore it long, and dressed it in
variety of ways, bcdeckingit with gold,
silver, pearls and other ornaments. On
tho contrary, tho men amongst the Greeks
and Romans, and amongst the Jews at q
later period, worctheir hair short, as may
be collected from books, medals. statues,
and other models or remains. Amongst
the Greeks we know that Doth Sexes a
few days-before marriage, cut off fand con-
secrated their hair as an Offering to their
favorite deities 1t was also customary
amongst them to hang the hair of the dead
on the doors of their houses previous to
intcrment. The ancients imagined that
no one could die till a lock Of hair was
cut off; and this act they supposed was
pcrformcd'by the invisible hand of DEATH.
or some other messenger Of the gods.
FASHION, the veriest despot in her de-
crees, arbitratess through the agency OF
her devotees milliner, the modiste,
and the tailor-the style and manner of
ones habiliments and SO absolute is her
sway in this matter, that it is difficult
perhaps, to Indicate any class that may
boast exemption from her jurisdiction.
Fashion rules the world, and most
tyrannical mistress she is-compelllng
people to submit to the most ilrconvcnient
things imaginable, for her sake.
She pinches our feet with tight shoes
or chokes us with tight handkerchief,
or squeezes the breath out Of. our bodies
by ii ght facing she makes people sit up
by night when they ought to in bed,
and keeps them IN bed when they ought
to be up. She makes it vulgar to wait on
ones self, and gentecl to live idle and use
less. She makes people visit when they
would rather be at homo; eat when they
are not hungry, and drink when they are
not thirsty. She invades our pleasure,
and interrupts our business. She com
nels people to dress gaily-whether
upon their own property or that Of
others She ruins health and produces
sickness-destroys life and occasions pre-
mature death. She makes foolish pa
ronts inyalids of children, and servants OF
Ms ALL. She is a tormeptor of conscience,
despoiler of morality, an enemy to relig-
inn and no one can be her companion
and eniov either. She is a despot Of the
highest grade, full of intrigue and cum
ning-and yet husbands, wives, mothers
| sons s daughters, >and servants, all strive
20 sec who shall be most obsequious,
An ToNE-The highest style of being