The weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14
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should go for the fmrpose OF criticism. Gods holy
temple so;a nrvcr b, designated TO p:rpctrate such
ronluct. an1 especially sc! an lata'le for subject us
ladies tight laciug an to such an alarming extent as
you seem to view then-t- privilege lhlt gentlemen
are usually Ilice4 - OF ltiin; aa !arlt finding
will ladies apparel WHICH they have as little right 10
do as tho freed ngser his o. mrllin with foreign
;lu.s America is truly The land OF liberty ad PEI
feet freedom and knowing that well nS Ito is q
sufficient reason for rs to Gxeyise our taste anl Judge
mcMt in regard r5 o,r dressing. to the cxt&ut Sat
DO anil must cou[css that tho i,:hridHal is asSn
ing more o. the g,:b Of asSuralco than is hecnmns
his trowscrs. None Of the la;cs have ever found any
fault with the soft OF his dickcy, tho style Of his
br,cches tho lit Of his ptten eath.r boots; or if
they have it has not been TO an extent sufficient to tn
p,ra,c,l through the public columns Of newspaper.
You have given us very decided and uirc<efvcd
rap on the sn@cct of corsets, not s"can:t 70 care
really w!lcthcr it met ourApprobaton or rno-ahoEGh
it being couchcd i t!lelaigl"a Of advice anu !iel-
ship oa exctllct cloaks) almost good FlS cornr
ofLlc newspaper TO hide behind to rcrpetralc dark
cracS. You will rot attack one OF your own on
Tic subject oil any portion Of his up.mrcl, but you
would assrne tho g;rh Of hood win&ssl lrHlr, and
seek yoa. retr2a. tc corner of II newspper) au dart
yoar cowardy and rcrcmoi.s arrows that have he.
dippai nthc loa!ins and poisonous stream O. med
dling and fault finding at unsu$peciug w,imr not
supposing for moncns thai any Of uScoud have ila
!norai cjurase to reply to you-shiail; likely that
ur''ran and sense" bl received such inc'raJlc in
jury from tight laein that mental faculties were
in pcrlsctstate of letharsy. Ybur correspondent
.wcns c,rsets of the latest patent, |. X L. style, and
laccs 10 suit her cnnvcnivprc. ! sEWioSa though,
thai YOU would like 10 have law cnEyp.f Ii:lug to
what extent you would have lis lace all thle, Of us
dariug 10 assume our rights in lacin:; rlsc!c" o.
ourG;ll, you would certainly have tiou Identified
arrested and s.vcrel; punished; bat thank !!cavcl
there is no law undc- this !meri;uI sui prohibiting
ladies dressing il Any style they cln$,, Or in:errr
ing with their rights il any WAY whatc"rr. YES, |
can sure y"u that We cI''' il to tE- lr e%i'nl in
spite ot the Yankee suht,.nGi,n yn! hays 80 Kindly
!. reminded lis o. And wi have we 10 t:lilk for this
eart>tl.rlling soHahsnrbins. jyful :rpcllati;ia?
i u tell ypa-we nus. curialy aul heartily tlrnk tho
= pump woods. hog.puhs, barn-hos::, shtl,li. pens
R>yIhl the by corners on the suburbs Of Sur towns
ySand cites-lovei aud honor,d Sllerrs-lnri thank
fhy and c!,ecrfllly do we render You or w'Tn'cst
thanks for kiulncss and hospitality in shcl,rrrs our
Nonored Jrace, and patriotic shpber#-thc harlships
and trials they lave endured under yoar hi'%: s!al
ter, no tongue cun toll. If these patriotic vet
erans had have been frrctted out aud mrsket put i'll
their hands and seat to llo fed you would not have
the pleasure olputting in our face that We arc suIiu-
gated. Yon satm to have. forgotten that rni four
years ago The most Of our quill drivers al. counter
iamE never thought their toilet complete nnlls sthey
lsun aiOur corset, and have their valet draw them as
tight possible; and then Stand consulting his mirror
on Iii fine upright appearance about two hours pull
ing anil twisting his little mouse colorcd mostcho
that h.s at lasvctrsd to tic surface, after Lis long
pettiugand nursing; then taking another ull view, Sc
crsy daclaresn sprldc and pomposity that his "mn
out ars fully equal to Louis Napocon's moustachc.
Bat fortunately for U.s. scccsl came along and the en-
rolling officer politely had him to divcst himself of his
surplus apparel and don his knapsack and take NJ
his line Of marl and we quietly came i'm full posscs