Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-07-16

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and silk trimmings in q confused tangle on
the floor; the women with defiant sncers
on their scores of beautiful lips, and the
President turning his broad argument
upon them and looking triumphantly over
his shoulder at his defeated but uncon.
"inced wives.
BRIGHAM's FAMILY TIES.
At this point the Prophet took the Con.
ference again in to his confidence and ex.
posed to them some of his family secrets
Said he:
Some, no doubt, feel ready to say
why, Hto.!er :. Brigham, do not you
know that your family is the most fashion,
able in the city," No, l do not; but /
am sure that my wives and children in
their fashions and yaws cannot beat
some of my neighbors. l will tell you
what l have said to my wives and children
shall /! Shall l expose what l say to
them on these points? Yes, I will. 1
have said to my wives, IF you will not
stop these foolish fashions and customs, l
will give you bill if you want it, That
is what | have said, and that is what I
think. We'll, but you would not part
with your wives?' Yes, indeed, l would
l am not bound to wife or child to house
or farm, or anything else on the face of
the earth but the Gospel Of the Son of
God. have enlisted all in this cause,
and it is in my heart, and here is my treas
urc. Some may say, why, really, Broth
er Brigham, you almost worship your
family; you think a great deal of your
wives. Yes, do; but, from my youth
up. | never had but one object in taking
wife. The first one I had was the
poorest girl could find in the town; and
my object with the second and third, and
so on to the last one was to save them.
You say, DO | humor them" Yes, l
do, and perhaps too much"
A WORD FOR THE BRETHREN.
In his concluding remarks. the Mormon
Prophet made personal explanation, and
fired a hot shot at the brethren by way of
a set off for the full volley given the sis.
ters.
"Some here are thinking, probably,
Brigham, why don't you dress in home
madc?' l do. We'll, have you got it on
to-day?' No, but want to wear out if l
can, what I have on hand. give away a
suit every little while, and would like to
give some more away if could find any
body my clothes would fit. l travel in
home made and wear it at home. AS for
fashion, it does not trouble me-my fash
ion is convenience and comfort. There is
a style of pantaloons generally worn, about
which would say something if there we're
no ladies here When first saw them
gave them name. l never wore them :
| considered them uncomely and indecent.
But why is it they arc worn so generally
by others? Because they are fashionable.
Ifit were the fashion to 20 with them un-
buttoned. expect you would see plenty
Of our elders wearing them unbuttoned.
This shows the power fashion excrts over
the majority Of minds. You may see it in
the theatre if you had attended ours re-
Gently you might have seen that this was
not comely; you might have seen Mazeppa
ride, with but very small amount of
clothing on. In New York l am told it is
much worse l heard gentleman say
that full dress for Mazeppa there was
one government stamp. l do not know
whether it is so or not. Fashion has
great influence everywhere. Salt Lake
not excepted No matter how ridiculous.
the fashion must be followed. If it be for
the ladies to have their dresses to drag
along the street, or so short that they show
their garters, We see it the same; and it is
true if they are sixteen or twenty-four feet
round. "A great many seem to regard and
follow fashion, with all its iollies and vaga-
ries, far more fcrvently than duty. How
foolish is such a course. have talked
long enough. God bless you"