The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1883-12-22
LECTURE
By Rev. j. II. Zivley, at the Court
House Saturday Night

he occupies IN tu-dal's paper, Mr. Ztv-
ley spoke substantially as follows;
Nv Lecture tonight grows out of II
question propounded by the prophet
Jeremiah, MS follows;
ca, Maid forget her Ornaments,
or Bride her A!tire2n
In answer to THE Interrogation,
would say no, nerer, The average
maid will never forget cher orna-
ment.,n and the bride Is sure never to
forget "ha attire" The EosscHa OF
the latter will occupy much Of her time
aud thoughts even before she stands
us bride before the altar This WAS
go, it would seem, in tho prophets
time, aud II ia tvrAiuly true IN oui
time. The fact he did not coli IN ques.
tipn, nor Viii /, Bat let US not luigot
that his Incidental ullueiOu was aimed
ASA SIDE thIuet, ut the inn dihntc love
of dress and more outward decorations
winch characterized the young females
OF his time. 10 form an idea OF tneil
this putcular, Nou should read the
tliid chapter of leih, Aud 1t is to bc
regretted that, in OW time and through
all time, Ia fact, the same devotion To
these Outward ornaments has been
characteristic, mnro or less, of the
mrer majority oftho fcmnles who have
lived in the world. These ornaments,
su.cnllcd. they donot cnsily forget, and
would make any sacrifice to acquire,
Now, know that II reasonable con
furmiiS in dress to the prevailing fash.
ion Of thc'timcs ia right and proper
We all like TO see ladies well aud gen
tcclly dressed 50 IA not to provok,
rcmuiks by the bingulHrity of then
costumes. Females are commanded by
the Apostle To "adoru Themselves in
modest apparel, with shumc hicedhes,
mud sohiittl not with braided hair
or gold, or pearls, or costly array but
with good works.
The Apostle does not mean by this
to forbid ladies from hraidiug tlcii
hair, nor from wearing jewels of gold
and pearls, nor from dressing them-
selves according to their rank aud for.
tune. But these things Gre'nut to alb
sorb their time aud thuughta. This ID
not to cunetituts their chiri employ
meut Ia life, hut instead of these vain
ornaments. they are IN ndoin thcm-
selves with works Of charity, which
are the greaiesl uIunuents Of female
character aud to which the tcudcr-
hrartcduess of the sex strongly dispose
theu.
Neither have | any platiiudee, young
ladies, 10 utter against the observance
of u reasonable regard for your per-
ooadlappoarHuce. Blight eyes, bloom.
ing chrpks, Quirk cars, II delicate
touch, beautiful form and graceful
cnlriAsc. llesc ARE all objects of adj
mirntion, when they are natural, aud
hlye been acquired by healthtnl ex-
,tciso, md Whcro the ros-cssor is all
uncuu-cinus o1 any particular grace
ease or beauty.
fhe hcautiiui form. onfy, clns,ic mo
tons of the deer or lHwn, ate objects ol
our ddmiruion Bat how much more
dues our admiration Of them arise from
the fact that, beautiful ~ they are,
they seem altogether unconscious nj
their beHuty1 How different would
be our feelings towards them if the,
moved with conscious, vain, stiff,
-trutilug, mechanical, artificial STEP,
like the pracock
Now, to either sty le, think young
Indies may educate themselvcs-t0 one
of mconsciouscase. beauty and giace
ar tn II style of Stiffness, awkwardness,
atlectalion mud vanity.
cunld say gond deal, perhaps, on
this suhicct That would br intefting
aud instructive to You, but, lonviup
hrsc personal accomplishments, these
external ornaments, will proceed at
once to call your attention to those
TINT nre feal-tn those ornaments
which are nf Intrinsic value, and which
nnght aud must be acquired by every
girl who tXpccts to become II true lady
And slle must wear these ornaments,
not m mere outside jewels me- worn,
to he put on mud off ns circumstances
mud occasions may require, hut "a Il
unrt Of her very unture. They must
mhere aud ddaer' to her vary thoughts
and fcclings-to her mind AID hrnrt.
Tho first of these shall relate tn that
ntilrss, shy, modest dcmean0r which
belongs properly to the ohnrnctrr Of u
young lady, Ms well ms TO every true
woman. And, let me beg yon. never
to forget his ornament, but bold it ns
a priceless Legacy, in deathless rcme,n'
hrnnca.
The Opposite Of this is to he seen in
;he froward, hrnzcn fnced. noiey Tom
Bog Aud, Of all the hateful, hopeless,
disgusting creatures to he met with,
this last takes the premium of our con
tempt.
The Bible is not silent concerning
such charciora. aud ns God has given
50 many warnings To them in iiis
Word he has spoken 50 plainly, I
must not fail to call your attention to
some Of His ntternncps In regard to the
frownrd. Listen: Pride and urro
gnncr, and the evil way. aud the fro
ward mouth do | hate They that ARE
Of froward heart are abnminaiinu
10 the Lord, hui snoh ~ are upright in
their way are his delight"
" As II jewel of gold in swinc's
snout, So is % fair woman which il
without di-crelionn
- Thntns aud snares nre in the way
NJ the fruward.n She il described by
Sulnlon ~ one which " forsnkeli the
guide If her y0utli, and forgeteth the
covenant Of her God"
Yun perceive here that the .frsf step
In The downward road il "forsalling the
guide NJ her yonth that j.. the conn-
sci aud advice OF her MOTHER. And