The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-26
SHORT SERMONS BY = LAYMAN.


The ladies must not suppose that intend to
neglect them in my sermons. am too polite
for that intend this for them exclusively.
1t is about the fashions.
1t has been said that people would follow the
fashion, whatever It might be- If this is true,
don't want to be here when the "Yuma In
dian" style is adopted for the women and the
"Iehauntepee" for the men. Perhaps you never
heard of these. I'll tell you. The Yuma In
dian women do up :heir hair with soft clay, in
| the shape of a pyramid, and then they are
dressed for company. In Tehauntepec full
dress is pair of cotton gloves. I'have heard
it intinated that in some Of the Territories
revenue stamp is used for Summer wear-but
this borders so nearly on the indelicate that
am 10th to believe it. Now, say don't want
to be here when these things happen. The
present styles are sufficiently distrseting When
modest man, walking with downcast eyes sees
10 front of him pair of white stockings and
things approaching, and Indignantly lifts his
gaze to rebuke the proprietor thereof, he is met
by head of hair resembling keg of lager be-
hind, and ffizzled chicken on rainy day in
calculated to subdue man Of ordinary courage.
l am glad big hoops arc going out. They were
nuisance. They kept man continually turn
ing his back whenever the wearer stood on an
elevation, or got into an omnibus, or attempted
to pass through a narrow place; and then it
made him nervous to see one of them try to sit
down comfortably. 1t reminded him of tur-
key, ben going to roost. never liked those
trailing skirts for walking. They outraged all.
the ideas of cleanliness which are associated with
lady; but give me the trailing skirts iu pre-
ference to these looped up ones, in dry weather.
The latter will do we'll around the wash tub, but
the little boys ought to run after in the
streets. If you happen to have plump and
pretty calves whose business is that, I should
like to know? Do you want every black guard
in town discussing them? And oh, if they are
not plump and pretty, and if the feet hanging
to 'em like little canoes, and the ankles are
not straight, wh-e-w The works of nature are
beautiful-sometimes, and sometimes not; but
they are always wonderful. We sometimes
speak Of natures lavishness, and sometimes of
her economy, and sometimes We see both illus
traed at one sight. We see woman walking
and we are struck with the economy of legs and
the lavishness of feet, aud we wonder both at
nature and the woman's taste in displaying it
Next to modesty, taste in dress is the crowa of
fashion. But what is taste in one, is want of
it in another. The sfashion" is never becom-
ing to all alike Think of woman with high
forehead, very prominent nose, and receding
chin, wearing her hair plastered straight from
her face backwards and ending in an immense
waterfall so tight that she hardly shut her
eyes. Then think of little squatty woman,
with big hoops, looped skirts and pair of No.
shoes on, padding down a pavement, under
the same headgear! Could any stretch of
poteness induce man to say that was pretty,
or becoming? You needn't say anything about
the mems fashions. They ridiculous some
times too. But they are of no consequence any
way.
Now, want to give some advice, in conclu-
sion, to the young ladies. BY following every
fashion and adopting every tangled rotion
which emanates from the diseased society of
other countries, you will lose those character
istcs which have distinguished your mothers,
and made the name Of Southern lady synony-
nous with delicacy, dignity, purity and grace.
The fiery ordeal through which they have
passed, las served but to add to their refine
ment, although they are denied the elegancies
of former years. They deserve and receive the
love and respect of all who are capable of ap-
pre- ciating devotion, fortitude, and self sacrifice
Their example will be invaluable to you In
all the relations of life stick to the standards
which have been recognized at home, and keep
alive and transmit to your children the virtues
and graces which constitute your peculiar heri-
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