Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-24

recently delivered . lecture on female
fashions at st. Joseph's Cathedral in Buf.
1 falo, for the Young Mems Catholic Assoc
citation. He talked plainly 70 the women,
rs will be seen by the following extract
from bis lecture, from the Express.
Though the great vice among women al
the present day is want Of economy, still
there is something Of an immodest nature.
There never was time ben women stud.
led more sedulously the art OF dressing than
az the present time. II has been seduc, d
to irregular system, and the dressing of
the body is just as much ar art as scalp-
ture or painting. 1.-THE women had spent
hal as much time in adjoining the soul 40
the body they would have been saints long
since, leaving the stesner sex IN the back
ground. Women he's . special mission 10
rsuove the rough spots aso smoosh the
unsvso surtsce a nan, end make Nh love
puei,v by pseseniiAe II to him every day 10
her person. When wemsn forgets her
mission and her habits excite only Illicit
love, the result 10 social aad moral degrs
dation. A young lady Who dresses in the
fashion Of The day does nos dress - DO
eomesh vomsa protesting eodliness with
good works. A few days since Was in
the business part q Rochester esstllne the
accounts Of the church, end aitss leoving
the banking house whore these things eso
done. stopped on the front steps v lock
over the church bank bsok % 49, tAsa
everything was right Whilst stood there
| overheard two persons who | took TO b
gentlemen from their clothes-ceftainly
not otherwise. l raised my eyes to see VIII, .
should cause such remarks, and saw three
young ladies, two Of whom were ten or
twelve years old, and the third bout seven
teen. They stood with their backs u me
looking through . magnificent store window,
where jewel,y and fancy articles weae sx-
posed TO the public gaze. The elder one
stood in the middle. and when looking close
ly through the window she leaned forward,
you can understand what mean by this,
and the result was what ] heard said -
Those gentlemen were standing in front Of
Powers Banking House, and they saw
something more than was becoming some.
thing not in accordance with strict rules Of
female modesty and propriety.
That young lady would have resented any
imputation against hss medssty, either 10
act or intention but the questieo 10, Why
did she thus drees hssself She vas dress.
ed in hoop skirt Of very sxtravsgant di>
msnsieus, and ths sssult was shs remarks
that greeted ny ears. That young lady
would have besn shocked and blushsd. bal
she herd them. But she 10 Just - rsspoa>
sible before God - . drunkso maa Who hss
destroyed bic reason 10 ssopeosible for bic
actions. Now thsse can b. but one mott 70
in this action. and that h 70 sttrseG The ep-
posits SEX don't knew thal thine.
s(R.ctiy sptoxing, 10 abeo;uesly wrone |;
| hsaA 1aAsoa
they suppose By attsaeljng stosolieu
they command the sstssn q The sessnes
sex. There 10 sufficient vistue len 10 nan
10 force him 70 respect and leve women %
long ~ she ssapects b. sself, and loves mod.
esty and purity but not sir gle aeneet
beyond that. Tho Duplex Elliptic exposes
more Of the person than ought to b expos
ed.
Low necksd dresses, ,lanks b. 10 0sd,
do not exist to the extent they once did
Such things are absolutely intolesable- gross
indeoency.
There are certain things for putting and
padding which one cannot describe. They
have but one purpose, to make woman sp-
pear what she should not with to appear,
lascisious. 1t ia very common thing for .
! young lady 10 60 into a millinery store and
expend IRON go TO 500, and then issue
from the door in such a way that her own
mother would not be able to recognize her.
They spend great deal Of money in making
themselves appear 10 the young gentlemen
precisely what they are not. Ayourg gen
tenan said to me. Marry whom am to
marry You don't know what they are
They can 60 into millinery shop, and if
you marry them you will find they are not
what they represent themselves to be-
This is one reason why SO many young men
hesitate abont entering into the normal
state Of wedlock.
4 great deal of money is squandered on
the ridiculous hsad>dresses u tho present
day. SIMPSONS strength lay in bis hair,
and young wouan's strength might lie in
her brain. but certainly not in great roll Of
hair on the back part fthe head