Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-23
Protest Against Fashion.

What tyraut is fashion! With
what rod Of iron she rules her vo-
tariesi How she leads them into
extravagancies aud nbsurdtics, and
induces them, Just for her dear sake,
to make absolute irights of them
selves! This is especially remark able
in the present style of female dress.
Look for a moment at tho head-gcar.
"A little while ago, aud the bonnet
was worn OH he back part of the
head, almost on the neck, leaving the
top of the Uranium uncovered. Now
it has gone to the opposite extreme.
and the hat Tor the very small article
that passes for one) is pitched on to
the nose, with great mass of super
flous matter fastened OH the back of
the head, looking like some mostrOus
deformity. They might rs well bring
the bonnet entirely over the face,
.havi,ig two holes il, it to aecommo-
date the eyes. and then il would serve
the double purpose of a bonnet aud
veil. Then. the body-,lress. Il lit
tic while ago twas sweiled ont with
enormous hoops. and made amazing
ly expansive. Now, hoops are dis
carded. or very much reduced. and.
instead thereof, the dress is supple
mented by what they call paniers.
which spread it out in the rear until
the figure is made to Hook like mass
of ,lry-goods. A flower pot on top,
and an uncertain quantity of muslin
below make up the woman. And all
this, with, its constant changes, to
emulate the demi-monde of Paris aud
to make business for the milliners
and maniua-makers. How can wo-
mankind be willing TO be such slaves
to fashion!
but one of the worst concomitants
of this love of fashion is, that it i
injecting even Young children. Little
girls (and it is to be feared there will
be none left shortly. f0i. they seem to
be fast disappearing). are now trig-
ycd off, and by Christian parents, too.
who ought TO know and do better, il,
all the ridiculous parap!sermalia OF
their mothers; So that they might be
mistaken for an army OF Miss Alcot'-
Little Women" just recruited. 1t is
sad to look upon children thus trans
inogrifed. IL takes away the child
like character, which is the beauty OF
early years, and makes them women
before their time, robbing life of one
OF its special eXccllcncies, the charm
of uns"pi,isticated nature. A little
girl looks far more interesting ana
pleasing i'll II plain aud simple attire
than when tricked out i'll The ring
and furbelows aud all tho gorgeous
ness of fashionable Recommendation
Let us have children yet, ii yo,
please. o fathers aud mothers. art
not creatures born into The world lik'
Eve, to Immediate womauhood. I,
eat what ought to be forbidden fruit
The effect also OH the children %
This following of fashion. is to in
crease in them love of dress, I,
which they are already but cr!y too
prone. 1t makes them vain aIiti bold
and takes away that nodcsty with
out which little Child is almost in
sutltrablc.
/ might enlarge upon this topic
but il would perhaps carry me beyont
bounds. | will. therefore, conciud
/. with one remark in regard TO tn
prevalence of fashion in the house 0
God. If there is any time and pLac
where people should be plainly at
tired. il is when they come to wor
ship in the church. The idea o
Haunting their finery III the face c
their Creator, when they profess t
, come before Him i'll the act of adors
: ton. has III il something cxccedingl
revolving. AS sinful creatures seet
| ing for pardon aud acceptance d
, their hands of their Maker it is NOR
I becoming that they should stri
| themselves of their gorgeous appare
and be satisfied with the ornament 4
a "meek and quiet spirit aiming t
, obtain the Divine favor as thin
more important than all the world
false show.-[N. Y. Home Journal.