The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-23

last ten years have gone 20 balls and re
ceptions, public balls, theaters, churches
fairs. bazaars, and every place else q
which they have gone. TO show their
dresses and see what other women wore
rather more than for any other purpose.
and the reason is that American men,
having proved their bravery. demanded
their reward Of beauty. Hearing false
standards. they have been pleased with
barbaric display. have demanded and re-
I ceiyed the homage Of expensive personal
decorations in the woman they admire.
and have had the pleasure Of paying for
them
The women Of the South during our
civil war proved that with them patriot.
ism was stronger than vanity. The wo-
men of our Revolution had done so
much before them, and the women Of no
country ever yet failed in such a test
The women OF the Northern States have
been no exception, for they have been
proving their patriotism by dragging
costly silks and Velyets through the mud
as much as the women Of Virginia did
theirs by wearing scant home spun dress
es and sun-bonnets for in the North
costly toilets brought revenue TO the
Government During the war the wo-
men felt the incongruity Of expensive
dressing while those dear 10 them we're
suffering privaiion in camp and field.
They were touched by the idea that
Jenny walks In silk attire
While Johnny delvcs Ia nud and mirc."
and began to form an order OF the Bee"
which bound its members to purchase
no foreign dress goods while the war last
ed. The idea was received with surpris-
ing favor, and began TO spread like Wild
IRE. A committee called upon Mrs
Lincoln and asked her TO Join the order
She was much interested and expressed |
her willingness TO join, IL her husband /
were agreed, and went with the commit /
tee at once to consult him. lie received /
them kindly, and listened patiently. and |
replied: But what about our revenues, 1
ladiesg The Government needs every 4
dollar we can raise. A large part of is 1
revenue comes from the very goods with |
which you propose to dispense. and in
what way are We 10 make up the deficien.
cy you Greater
Secretary McCulloch gave them a sim.
liar answer after Mrs. McCulloch had do. /
clared her intention Of joining. IL her
husband were agreed So that was nip. /
ped IN the bud. OF course the ladies /
were glad to think that wearing expens.
i've dresses was aiding the Government. 4
potriotism.
Under this decision Mrs Lincolns /
toilet came TO be such as has brought 1
most unjust reproach upon her. and her
example was. OF course, copied more or
less from the White House TO the mean.
est cabin on the frontier. The love Of
personal adornment is inherent In hu.
man nature, and so prominent a trait
that Il Is only too easy 10 stimulate IL in
to a passion. No tax has been so cheer.
fully paid as that which has brought 10
our freside the CLEAN Of jewels and
simmer Of silk.
Had this love Of display been guided
by reasen il would be very nice IL all the
folks would get vaccinated. and then
have n mild attack Of varioloid, but
some folks will get smallpox when the
virus is in the air, and when mAlarial fe-
yer breaks out some will have very bad
attacks. get delirious. or die while some
have IL easy and are not much the
worse.