, 1880-05-01
FASHION.
70 FOLLOW, OFT NOT TO ForI.ow TT.

70 FOLLOW, OF NOT TO FOLLOW IT. |
10 ne Ed,lor nj 1hs CAfeaFo Tribuns.
SrlsrSdFrELn, ILL.,, April 28.--1s it wrongto
bo fashionable? 1 suppose before we can
answer tho question intelltguntly wo must
know wl,at fashion Is. Fnsl4toM has been
represented rs sort OF golden calf before
which the majority OF women, at least, to
any nothing OF 1tet, nro supposed to bow In
humble submission to its iron deoraes, and
rgligously obey Its mandates, aid rs there Is
popular prejudice IN tits aEe Of reason
ngainst worshlping golden calves OF any de-
scrfptlnl,, It Is consequently wrong to be
fashionable II fashion IL tile golden calf 1t is
sometimes said to be. But Is fashion q god
in some respects; for instance, 1t ~ created
by the hald OF Its worshipers and Is nodded
10 suit the ideas and notions Of Its followers.
There Is, however,, this radical difference:
while tic DEGREES Of the god Of Egypt are
never questioned, the cdlcts OF fashion arc
and are often radically at,l sumliarily changed 4!
knycls Ut It's shrinu. As. consequence our
'sllapa and size and brlltg limited III lts pre-
roEatvss: In other wqr,!s, Il i,, has lest .a Us
strument through which humanity cnnyeys
its rules for the social government OF niall-
kind from tllne to tiny to tho world nt large.
THUS VIZ seA Tint fashion Is the people lcgls'
ty@ @ msist l'1 tiemocratlc in lis Tendency. As
fashion then Is framed and nodded by tho
will Of the people md Is constantly changing
to stt sl,e Increased cnigiltenin,e1ta Of e ihe
Is Il, be determined by. ,ascertainIng Il man.
the lei pnst, I a' il It IS worse Ill BY submitting
t. 1 II a aSaeh 'S r5qGsoy e liz syoes e2 st WoId i
WIS disastrous IN tho extreme. refer
to tie time when Eve gnyo that memorable
luncheon party un9n the banks or the rip
plinE EuphrAtes ard Insisted on passing tho
cestor, :tS With 1that gallantry that Gas eyer
ciinraccteszet Ills descendants towards tic
wyaker vessels, swallowett his PRINCIPLES
s w y aRa sRs Tia s asSS 81 a, %s in e.
kas c9ninued tllro'gl! ~ zig shifting scenes 7! 4
Of social enjoyment until to-day. But 1t tlid
feature Of it operated rather to tle tisa.ll:.
vantAgo Of the, people at large :. It
inmetllately went ont Of fashion, for
, d. not for enF anv Of onnp %ppss Years '[1,ns arss
nftor. 1t appears, then, that fashion WILL ~
tain what IL bgneiicial to n1an's social atl.
v4lcen'eIlt, aud r4tlllesly s$oh9ngo That
tbis is tfe trae ra!e, t follows tIiSt i is not
| very WRONG to hc fashionable. History lMs
demonstrated TO rs that fashion has to Il
great extent Furnished the incentive to man
animal Into plane Of social relinen!cnt and
| culture. A manner or custom that Is reilly
opposed to true unilRhtonnlent ls either NJ
ways abolished or modified by tnslit9n to
The seope Of fashion Is constantly wl.lcn-
ing, aud Includes inore than thu mHre rcgu-
latiol! OF dress aud manner. It Is ~ regu'at-
Ing tho dress Of the peopie. Its ,. yTop.
and happtness, throughout this common,
place globe. Who lias not felt u thrill
Of delight completely cnyelop HIM when
ha sees oii the public ayeMne ,Iat, Oh m hamy
bedeeked with all the colors Of the rainbow
tint fashion il,ls deemed they must wear,
with ribbons Lying, bows shining, and BON.
asts ns g5tsssng gsan1s W an Fast ia ayk 5 G i
fashion and TINT Wy are permitted 70 llye u i,
fasllion bus said that tho sEde Ut their Int
tronf BE- knoeks t. he beck tSsl nsa qp s
hnmm!ng bird or robin, wren or crow tlint L
know IL, that tlia whole picture IL thing, 0i
beanty @ 9y sr orfyer sv aud ws waaa
Fashion has extended her sway over th9 III
teltcct OF man and is enaeayorlng TO- aircG
his mental powers as we'll Us ills social quail
ttes. 1t l'as become fashionable to DO !ntc''l
am not certain that fashion Is as n,ucl,
success III this field rs In her Legitimate quar-
ter L. h howsysr esarins , fE,t; StlI f
hatr in tue middle wrestling with ono Q
ofins to Ind oi|t who ttls '.felnl.'' bas%ll
is anyhow, excites our. profound sympathy
hs litorary In their tustes. Aln,ost evar
; n.n,, wol,inn, and child we meet IL stuttyln
,. elocution Or attending lectures Upon art