Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-30

40 about FObcd liko religious Janhtich
but lot those 10 whom a high-necked ant
lonp-eleeved party dress would be .
grievous affection content themselves with
showing a modest rim of shoulder above
their bodices. And let them not fo.ys
| that wellturnsd white arms can BIO scsn
aud appreciated without of necessity bc
ing exposed clear up 10 tho arm-pits. M
fir young girl ever lost anything in this
estimation Of men, whose opinion Ia worth
having, by appearing with neck, shoulders
aud arms chastely yelled in delicate lace
or muslin, instead OF exposing them tt
the promiscuous gaze Of public assembly
We hoard away the jewel that we prize
the most; we draw curtain before the
picture that we dote upon; we hide oul
most sacred feelings in our hearts; We
veil tho shrine Of the temple we hedge
the lily about, lest its wilderness should bt
soiled we want to cover up from Other
eyes the things that are the fairest, the
dearest, and the most sacred to us.
Oh, woman the most sacred thing, the
fairest and dearest that man has in thi,
world, is yourself And hold that man,
instructive protest is the best guide in this
matter.
ANU tHG ltcIlux VI IuC AdtHcI, tIC DIo
Their: the lover and the husband, when hi
nature is unperverted, is that the arms
that caress and enfold him, the bosom
which is the dearest home his head car
have on earth, should be as sacred as wa,
the holy of holes in the days of old Jew
ish rites.
A woman's body is the temple of bel
soul, and her souls outward symbol
What we want to keep pure, holy and
undefiled we do not expose to be a com
mon bait for all the eyes of all the world
pure and impure, to gloat upon.
The way in which men, as body, ac'
and express themselves, when brought
face to face with this dress reform ques
ton, is inconsistent, unjust, and ungener
GUS to woman, and unworthy of them
selves as gentlemen }. they think because 9
woman is not their sister, or wife, or sweet
heart, that it is no concern Of theirs how
she demeans herself in this matter OF
dress. On the contrary, they seem eager
to help push her into a false position by
hypocritical compliments, and phrases Of
hollow admiration, which are az false and
bitter as Dead Sea fruit, if she will but
stop to analyze the feelings from which
they spring, the motives which prompt
them. Too much familiarity breeds con
tempt No one knows this better thar
the man who watches over the dress anC
department Of his wife or sister with thu
stern jealousy Of an Oriental, while a
the same time he blandly encourages thu
wives, and daughters, and sisters of othel
men in every species of license.
Women do not always know-the very
young ones especially a certain
dash and freedom in the style of dresl
encourages familiarity in the manners 0
men toward them. They too often follow
blindly after the reigning mode, withou
questioning its meaning, or the effect i
will have upon mems opinion of them
They feel strong because they go il
droyea, and in droves they dare to indulge
in style 0: dress for which any one wo
man would be ignominiously hooted gu
of society, if che dared to appear in i
alone, and upon any occasion for which i
is not sanctioned by fashion.
! If men would but give up their abom
inable two-sidei policy on this question
and act toward every reputable woman
whom they find incorporating in disre
putable attire, just as they would uudel
| like circumstances toward their OWL
wives, daughters or tlbterh, AZ Tar az u
consistent with surroundings and circum
stances, this mode Of dress would soon b,
driven 10 IL rightful home-the haunt.
of the prefigute and the lost woman.
For my own dear country women ] hav.
one wish, which has moved me ~ rpeal
"a have spoken. Plain words and hard
words TO say, but words which must bs
| spoken, nevertheless, and which are bette,
spoken sooner or later. H. is that they
/ should be known all over tho world an thu
moot modest If women in dress and do
pertinent, even as they are now distin
| puished for wit, elegance, patriotism, and
innate purity u character. Lat the wo-
mon III other countries belle themselves II
they will, by mode of attire which i. in
direct Opposition to the dictates 81 their
natural rnodcsty, but Let ours act bright
example in this respect to the world, and
then, indeed, the nations shall riae up and
/ proclaim the American women blessed i
/ IOwARD GLysDos, In Pachurd's MonM
! b .t0r SEPTEMBER.