Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-04-16

lOHul iu6tVou Va oSSuiOA
and state uormals.
......- ..... BART.
WEARING MOURNING. '-''s
EDITOR INTE1L1aENoEK:-Iu ac-
;ordance with your advice and invi-
,atioh in the Intelligencer of few
weeks ago for the 'matrons and
maids of your constituency to write
sach other short letters Of advice,
aud reproof, aud
being one of the number who greAa
and admire your paper. thought at
not amiss that l write a few words
Of sdvice on subject which ], con-
slider very important = it is the
fashion we women have ;ofywearing
mourning. l deem it one OF. the .
greatest fellies to which we are ad-
dicted. Or, l might say, to which,
fashion or custom has subjected US.
for We are indeed in this particular
tue slaves, of custom. Hnot so, why
do we in the event of death iu the
family lay aside our wardrobe and
incur the expense of substituting
anotber SO much less attractive To- tho
eye ? 1t is not because we desire tho
change, or that it helps to assuage
our grief, or is any benefit to the
dead;s but simply because we have
not the independence to 3disregarda
long established custom; thoughIit bsI9
void of propriety or reason. Why
are we under any more obligations .
make this change than are men Z II
it is indicative of sorrow aud vsnef2x"
tion for the dead, or Of our state of
gloom, do they not feel the SANG asf
we7 OF course they do, yet thsya
make no such changes. When they
wear mourning, they wear II Id .
Sensible way, as it should BE wbrh
by US. This is one thing in which
the other sex have kept the ,adYan-
tage Of US. They have maintained .
better equilibrium Of their ireasoning.
faculties. aud have not allowed this
absurd custom to bind them GaG ks
have. LIDO not wish to offsndi any oDGi
iu what say, don't think any will
, be offended, for this .is said in the
, spirit of Kindness and good will to
. ail. have worn mourning myself,
l yet thought at the same time Of the
Inconsistency Of one part -ofq the
5 family, q making such "a .Ichange In
! their dress, while the other part on
: account of their sex made none. HaM
!. often is it the case Chat we see ladies
: selling for half price, r and giving
away their wearing apparel for ttha
f purpose of putting on black, when
they are little able to -bsar it; !; wien
a that same money could be used to 10
o much better purpose for. the real
e. comfort aud welfare Of the family %
r we'll as themselves. The money thus
il annually wasted in making the
'e change, if gwen t. build up our
|e charitable institutions. would soog
ir make itself felt for good In the land,
lr Beside the useless expense OF array.
J. ing ourselves in these robes oftnight. .
j. emblems of despair, theyuare said
'e to be very injurioussto health. a Why
'e can we notiwear badges the Same -
E. men 1t is, just as appropriate for
70 one as the other. II We express phr
ss regard for tho dead III our practice
's Of wearing mourning why then. va
y do 1t all, and the men have no ointsrest
!, i'm common with US in this affair III
d he heart Of sorrowing for tho dead.
in Que would infer lnthey ~ shsvAs mo
d feelings to express, or do. tbay1sabi
i, stitute US to express their feeling for
l. them. as they do in some countries
'r in the east, where they make use OF
le hired inournsrs This eastern Gus.
to tom Of hiring mourners, aud odF Que
D. sided custom of wearing mourning,
DC are more similar than ii comp plimShi
ce tary to us, as q reasonable tfifhki&Y;
e. christian people as We scisim TO aRe'
IL A badge. of some kind to siguiSy that
no a near aud dear Que has left us!ls ~
y that is necessary, aud, according ~
r my opinion, all that iis right. , WI
ry should consider that It oan do thu
or dead no possible good. lille # sdSe'
at the living deal Of harm. o. fashi6tf
ie o, follyl how thou dost9 lead lusaft
so the way that We should not gos ''e
he Mr.. Editor,.if hope some 81 M
de worthier sister readers, uof yoa1
ty excellent paper may think .serien.sslll
ly on this subject, aud give thsll
lis thoughts light in these columps, lie
ng the question be agitated thrroughsprll a
to the press, aud we shall soon ID .sesg
Is change. o,s-----ALPHA.