American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-01
EDITOR AMERICAN CITIZEN

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am married man, and hope
: YOU will allow mo the 4" small indul
gencen you vouchsated to "Old
Bach,' in your issue of 18th inst. in
criticising the ladies. We have
ever felt it our duty to champion
the rights of the fair sex, and more
especially do we feel this Il duty in
cumbent upon us since seeing the
wantOn attack made upon one OF
the most recherche innovations OF
modern fashion. We arc extremely
modest. Mr.. Editor. and enter upon
our task not without many applc-
tensions of giving offence to that
order of taste which Iuxuriatcs in
such pristine simplicity.
Now, we cannot help thinking
that "Old Bach" is going to mill
with rock in one end of his sack,
and that he is a lineal descendant
of old Madam Noah, that prim old
lady promulgating such orthodox
ideas of dress that have been so
deeply indoctrinated into his mind
as to have his brain completely be-
/ logged upon that subject. We are
really g shocked to find q man so
far behind the age in taste and ap-
probation. Like the Wandering
jew, he has Outlived his time. lie
should have gone off the stage of
existence before the era of steam
cars, photography, and sewing ma
chimes. Wonder if this unprOeress-
i've Iusus nature ever rides on cars,
sends dispatches, has photographs
taken, or wears clothes made by
fashionable ladies upon sewing ma
CHINESE The fashions of ~ stand
i'll the same relation to the fashions
of 80 as the arts and sciences do for
the same period. If Bach can It
see it, We are sorry for him, and
would recommend him to take one
ounce each of progress and discre-
ton, daily, until his condition i'm
proves. Poor fellow! he goes to
church with his pious heart filed |
with heavenly ways, to listen to the |
good sermon, hymns and prayers,
but his modest eyes, disObedient to |
his Will, look out continually upon
the sea of fashion, and when the |
sermon is over, he posts himself at |
the door, peeIing at modest ladies'
dresses until, when he reaches his |
lonely den, his head is full of wOmen's |
clothes, instead of holy thoughts. |
Verify, what does it profit Il man to
worry about the souls of others, and |
FHl,,t hn c.hA,,Il
enraptured over Burns lousy woman
is 10 wonder of such taste.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we repeat, we
are modest man, and shall not say
a word about Dolly Vardcns abe
hind" but to speak scatteringly. we
do say that within all our recOllec-
tiOn-and we arc not over young
we know of no fashion SO much to
be admired by a truly artistic mind,
as those of IL and -. AS the elo-
gantly dressed, modest and intelIi-
gent ladies of Canton will hardly
their Vile fashions in OF
der to restore the equanimity of Old
Bach,' we advise for him Il removal
to Il more cOngenial lOcality-fOr in
stance, the pincy wOOds-where the
rustic damSels come to church in
Iinsey; barefoot, or
shOd like mOuntainecr; where the
flutter of ribbons and the ruStling of
silks would leave his soul undisturb
ed, to imbibe all the droppings of
the sanctuary, and finally conduct
him to the gates of Heaven, instead
of to the door Of the church, to com
ment upon pure and lovely wOmen's
dress, which, in our hereto eyes, is
IL fat.
AS the malady of our correspond
ent has assumed the chronic form.
we propose to administer our med
icaments in broken doses, thit con-
dose No. /.
MARRIED AND HAPPY