The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-12-27

EDS. CLARION AS predicted in my last
article, smile comes from one, and re-
Ike from another, as in all pioneer work.
In the exercise of this my prerogative, so
accorded, 1 do not wish to be alone, but
aGgld share the subject with others inter
sled and wish to see sensible women to
the fronl who are governed by reason; and
will stand by what they say. 1 see some
think said in a Natchez paper which is a
sarcsASrc retort on my first effort, but see
efie subject in too grave and important a
light ID deal with it differently, and from
some stemarks from my assailant 1 am led to
thce opinion that she is in disguise, seeing
every thing just as l do; and | believe she
us so sensible that she would welcome the
bay she could dress plain, and dress her
bildren as best suited her means, but she Is
Efraid of the consequences. Now, why not
brow off your mask, good lady, ana hellr
to make war upon this mighty tyrant set
up in our midst; usurping powers; chain
ing US in fetters, to the subyertbng of our
best, driving US to despond, making men
nSematurely grey, d1eynfg some 30 -eoklc-s
ipaton, somes to the mad-house, ard
r. to the gfave. / sm aware Of tae
breakers ND 9h0uld you attempt TO set
up your good sense-5tgga lst tue conventional
form of wearing your bonnet, hat or 4ress,
which is pretty becoming, 2 season too long;
and 1 ask where is the source OF all this folly
and evil? Let us decipher the whole matter
and see, then answer where Is the sense IN
making all this anxiety and trouble ard ds-
sDOndency. We see the crime. We see the
tendency. What the color and cut of the
coat, the expensivGness of the outfit, shall
be more needed than com nor. sease; or all
moral Xo1ain6skn bined withTndustry and
i2sr1 ali fall down and worship
pshrine, or find place as iaferior
l am inclined to take the blame
Yourselves, or we would lOp off some
growing incubus, aad vie with each
IN saving or trying to save som ethin g
nome from salary which is barely
enough to make home com Portable, and
when judiciCusly expended buy hat, dress
or bonnet when needed. But the latest
style, and made and trimmed in New York
at certain house, has a superior charm or
grace a bout it. to any we can make or trim
here. Perhaps that honest, poor woman
feels that if would patroniZe her en-
deavors to please our refined caste, she could
live by her honest trade, but we have a
shrinking abhoFrence to all things home
made, which is finding its way into every
ftmily and house and even into our closets,
| buying everything we eat, everything we
wear, everything We use, in every conceiV
able shape and form, calculated to impover-
ish MS, and take the last nickle made here
to Yankeedom, when we have just at our
hands to make those identical things, land
teemiug with fruits, and yet we must send
on for them, or they have home made
| look; our jellies and preserves cannot be
made at home, it gives little trouble. l
| might enumerate thousands of other things
vitality connected with, and essential to our
better interests. Suffice 1t to say we grow
poorer by the day; can't educate our chill
dren can't pay our debts; can't pay our
minister--times es are so hard in fact we can't
help in any good and the answer comes to
each why? Responsive and loud, because
of love of self and ease. FERREE