Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-03-08

WHY So MANI MEN AVOID MATlaMoNl-
HOW AMBITION FOR DRESS MAY STAND
IN THE WAY or DOMESTIC COMFORT.

Some ENlraNagant Women.
WHY So MANI MEN AVOID MATiIMoNl-
HOW AMBITION FOR DRESS MAY STAND
IN THE WAY OF DOMESTIC COMFORT.
Frances Power Cobbe has recently
written an elaborate protest against the
present folly OF woman's dress, its cost
illness and inconvenient shapes, and,
above all. its want OF adaptation to the
general routine of everyday lie. She
dwellS upou the eunhealthlulness of having
such heavy clothing about the hips, and
the absurditv of women. who are obliged
to walk much, dragging long tram
through the mire of the streets, when 1t Is
only suitable Tor the carriage and the
drawing-room. \ century ago, men
dressed in satin and velvet lace, wore
Jewels. painted and powdered, sometimes
putting their whole fortunes in single
costume. For them the times have
changed they have reformed in this par
ticular. Then why should women cling
to the usages OF a past age, and add an
extravaganza OF which our grandmothers
never dreamed Elegant dress has It's
proper place. its fitness. but the trouble
is that Mrs. Smith, whose husband is
worth $40. 900. wishes TO dress as well aS
NJ Tones whose husband is A NIL
iinnairc Whole volmes might be writ
,o,, nr, ti,, t,arcd;es which have beer oc-
,.,1io,oJ br iba insane passion which
s,'me women have for dress running their
fathers brothers and husbands. and
wrecking their own reputation for the
transient happiness OF wearing costly
Wbai will not some women do TO pos
soss a Landsona worlrobe. to outshine
o,ho, women To rustle in silks. TO bedeck
,bn,asal,.ns VIM fi,rs and lace No mai
20. - ,l,o -. Of tbasn nossessions
- ort ,a;ls J,u.r-,ovn bnw snxious
ni. nrOl.7 nare-,rorn % % he Inoks her whole little
M -, - ,'c,,,,;oJ as 1o how She may
Law new nine for coming tineries and gew-
raws. lie is the pack-horse; she is the
princess at home in the castle.
Two beautiful American women now
in Europe. who have more than doubt
ful reputation. W ere ruined by their love
of dress in this city. Both had loving
husbands, and luxurious homes, and both
were mad 10 out,hine all other women in
splendor of dress. Both were poor girls,
whose whole desire in lite was to get
rich Darf. and when that ambition was
gratiied. they entered upon their careers
of lavish expenditure with such iervor,
that the patience of the husbands was ex-
hausted. and they were lett to their own
devices. What those devices were, il is
needless to add. One of these women
said while in the height of her glory
here MADAME Blank never charges me
less than 800 for making 4 dress. No
wonder She is getting rich at such prices
The other, upon one occasion, TO be en-
tirely UNIQUE, wole a star upon her head
during an evenings entertainment. THIS
was constructed OF small tubes containing
gas. which burned Tor hours, thus en-
dangering her lie: but H'impOrte, had
she not done something that no other wo-
man ever thought of doing?
,,,, "a bon, , sr,ou bo,eI ot =
,,shi"nahIo , wa,ering-niace last season
80 ,iatIi,,c, sni,abIc for , naIoce After
-, s,,i,i,i,od NV ono ot her boarders
7,,o-Ea,1 ,,IairIr I'm, who could afford
:, "a - IN sLo Io.or,od with ..U am
~ uI,1i.l =, - tatol f,r living ,bere
-. IL ,,ra,nenodes in Rrosdwav
= - ,loJ -, ~. tI,an do ;,
~ RI devices of rcsncctable women 70
oet nynorsfvc clotbind and 10 snend more
,Sbar tbeir aIIowoncs will procure are
cr,rions and deserving ot \ better mr.
nose At one ot onr IaToe dry Goods es-
irohIisbmo,,s tbare is = recoGnized svs-
.a,,, - sr,indlinr Inv CHARGES of cortain
snms for "sheetS7 towels table linen. etc, :"
which stand for dresses cloaks and tbe
lilo
o,r c-,ood,,o,bars wore satisfied with u