, 1869-08-08
DUBUQUE

DUBUQUE.
The Woman OF the Past aud tho
f'resent-Iillnd rom-The Kncea-
A Nonnn's Mcetsng-A tufrnent
for the E.Fcsent-Adyice to Women.
lFEoX oCE FASHION ExroKrEL1
DrhCQCE. August t.
An srtcle entitled Women No z.a-DaJs More
Modest than Formerly, !" copied from the Fo1nant
1drotakt, Is gong the rounds Of the press, which.
l','eral'5 Interpreted, Is nothing more nor less,
inan m apology for the undressing Of the trus
md neck, on the score that our mothers and
Gra1dmtIhe1H wore dn.sses Jet lower than do
ihe fashionable lzd!es Of to-day ri, sica tnpos-
s'o1ny. Before, however, NE measure our dress
hy theirs let us compare our moral natures, and
| rte II We ste rs nlted to 50 through the Dire Of
public opinion a. they ~err
Physicians direct tttlf patients to dfess In &c
cordauce with The LAWS u cli1hate; there Is
Mtasmat.c ta!pt IN our mofnl atmosphere, which
flights the ~ stem soon ~ Il l. exposed 10 It
| This ls the age OF rauonausm, free thinking aud
f.re llytDg; We have become 80 highly civilized
that there Ia danger Of moral as well II pHyelcal
death. The eocal isms which bOnnd our grand
| mo- hers are cast aside eth contempt Doubt u
men, or Koueu either, arc better Iof 80 much
Ecerse. THAI women, rs cl1ss, arc better and
purtr than men admit, but their strength ties in
tHta RpoAuE-S 1u1 Aue'h Pu1h!s "ue1 A"oeo
are gone, their power Is gono With them. fsr
| not best and wisest then, for women to geep
| wtthm those safe and guarded limits, which TO
them are me oaff'efs OF HeaFent ana oJ lnen
pure Example s12uo sln alu seuaa111kJs pul
gfand1aothere were Women OF olscfepon' tneS
lived slo~t tnou9nIsul lses' lucy eA'fieu no ap-
Nesance OF AeenI'ousness aoouI taeul' Auo oe-
tween sbem ana tne lsathael'tes Oh society, wac
ano deep l'ne WAS oEa"n. tney A'ed ano moved
| IN The safe and guarded portals Of hone, and
before tncir pure nlRu LOOKS VICE aeo Anssncu- VI
assumed the gafb u F'f.ue- very ulnefenl arc
The women OF 1o-oay. foleeo oy enoee VI ci1-
cuMs1ancca 70 enter the busy areua VI iue' aua
conbat lis Ffejuolees, tnt5 ate hoaiog narAs 1ol
the gaze OF The auttltude Good anu pad women
| staud shoulder to shoulder, aod tue Totlo Will
appland either, but It Will respect ont one. just
in proportion as the Wouen are caselesa, pleasure
loving aud lopd Of dress Will me men DC liccntoas'
unsettled anu dlshoncst lHefe is more III tne
matter OF !0w'aecEcd dfe*s, 1han We imagine
II ExuEes Tue uept1 OF Tue Wnoie c1aEtEteF. II u
not The nonap, men nte solicited 10 revere, but
the lady Whose Ihrtf7ue they aro 10 Rduire- Our
grandmothefB followed the court fashions which
were siespolc; re are an kings and queens, and
can dress aa We please, With the reserve TINT 1t
ts alwn5s best 10 do right. do not think a uan
With low-necked clothes On would be admitted
INTO any society; yet what grand soouldsfs ne
las; what tfeadth OF muscle, aud what handsome
GiDewy artps. When fnshlon goes Ito dlsTepute,
It IS time for 1t 10 dlc And since there A'e women
who thus 81 nal!ze their profession, honest women
sloaId d1sca9a IL forever, or " least uutl women
are stronger and meh pnfet. IL helthef eohhuces
10 health. Strength nor eean'S. Ine da5 OF Eve
has sone w. "1a taat WHICH ~ pso'oAes tue
"o'sN lass'oas VI 'n' AutouA "ea'l, anu o1'nes
.Nei,u ~ W. - Ano" ~ $3.50
aoneo aoa eons'Rhesl ~ opn'ioo. ~ ~ LUIS "o'cn
make 'he aaaee iasc's.oas. aaio no' '"e 'n!,nm "
stef se1 70 'tuS'e, !aefe was JUICE WIG U.S.
s!ncttop between lhe dress u the ae'Ha ""t4e aud
tha1 OF shc f1ttoous "ofld OF ~otnau- lhere Is
none today reau'fM H. nooc- Tue 1ashohahle
| vt1tuots *oman dresses rs scckless!y. hohis hcF
head as deaRnt!}, and does more 10 lDjure 1er Rcx
Tor. necessarily her daughters follow II hcr foot-
tteps. While the one HE gncs out Forever IN 81
!ence ind fguoniDy he other noHs on and until
only tta worst phases exist
Tbe yr,yer alJctcs to Martha Washington to
n,rrpr11en her Argument Martha Warrington.
i have read her pure. suplc .lse 70 full og small
u11sr!ush decs, ~ replctc With ail thut makes
xunnn y life Ut far greater count than po!lti-
CHINA There are such women living today, but
We look for them IN vain On the aiming psteaus
OF success, or In the airy halls Of fashion, TO
them beloug those cean.ilppcd. purehear.ed gen
LcG1en who walk IN their light and md their A.
tars by their nres1aes. The 1nsolity Of life de-
voted 10 the extrcmitics Ut fashion has broken up
nan5 FAIR hpuc aud wrecked lives that tlawned
With blessed rspiuIse. It has made cowar,ia and
tos,.es Of brave men, who could not usht the
cured, ttptaIpal,Ie shane, utLcefutth Il would
t*, the aaynt,op of the srx IT, III tts ttt rutembtr
thrre ser }ens frivolous. mans dress. and more Of
true. thorough wonauht,od
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hIasing Boise, which v,bsates through the whole
! house. Look tn nnd you Will sea curious crca-
ture, with the form Of an athlete. tht face Of .
negro, and the acs1ons Of IN ape; ne Is balaoelh8
on one loot, me otnef eatenued IN the a1f hts
nanus 'aooine eaen oInes VIII spns'noo'e po"ea,
ne '"ukas' t.ases aau sanAs ulnssiS.p1
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s4tt Iea''uue" sas s..s4A .NN'A .outous Va W
pco,' oul nio F'ae@tHu uAAos H'1u'puta'eu NC
fool, much after tue manner Of doche anltnhL
l'utter Is bis sse'sion and ne took care to remove
l. bt1e1e tatiuE. He witl permit no une In ms
ruon khen Ms master Is absent II anf one
ent+rs. Tu0 advances In 4 threatening manner,
aid the Intruder u ou1J 100 glad 70 Retreat ION
Ii not totally bihd, though he mikes no attempt
to u.e his eyes 10 aoy advantage His ialat siiH-
mes ot light Fakes LIN at once conscious
Of YFeseuce- lie sang here TWO nights 70
, crowded houses. giving them Beethoven, Bach,
A.i4ae soaD, ALd solos i1om the compositions ot
I,hc- :1rat Ea:.ter1 TaeFe we're couple OF seats
/ DIX With co.n'td people, latse aod sra!l, VINO
f,t sort q! cain on iom- "nen ne sang Tue
| n"ect ElshsaAoh he'oa5:
''Ihen golden slppe1s want to Weas."
trey rcs+. unanimously to their feet and had hast
| wo;A 10 kee1 from joining in The chorus,
Thr rsres ramc mn IN Saturlay at the d,1yiny
n,,r as aSyer1tana a,d a pnot,y crowd OF lsdl-s
and can,,pr,an aes.mhted n xirness them. The
can,sst ~ ta,x.en Mars Fns,I. Of Ntnneapo],s.
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aI,ara,hs, :, 1on tne raee m nvs hc,t,. hat
An'ss' a.n:. aa,,.a., ~, ~. an,n,a, I'm
.'.n' L.. na ~. s,,,nsi Eso r.,,s1 ,-ceI,rs Ira
nt1nn,,inn of Ihe hanfis or fhe1r oHners both b.
tn, nrn,.ed nttt,.d h.nsft..l caretpIlt and ,rsr-
! ~, x,th sind vnrds, and cou,t not hut think
x,tn men I, would te we'll ~ with horses, to give
tten, the,r mred Of kiudpess at falure ~ m IN.
erutIse TO prentey excr:,pn at the next erort
arrn,4y OF horpe. remember Bnu,e years ago
re,ne upset not .e1J gently, IN Illinois stage,
with punter Of t.as e1lera We all scrambled 10
our tcee ms well as We could IN datk ZONE OF u
ably trllked, and ali more or less dtsconlposc0.
| The rrBt voice tAat broee the silence WAS that OF
a tail, slrn:ght Vermont Yankee, who burnt out