The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-18
COSTUMES AND MORALS.
DIR. Talmage's Sixth Sermon Of
"The Marriage Ring"
Series.
A Discourse on the Laxlty OF the Times,
Based ON the Words OF
Isaiah.

| the Brooklyn tabernacle tho sixth OF his herioh
OF sermons on "Ihe Marriage Ring theaubleot
being aCoatume and Morals Dir, Tai
mage expounded chapter in Isaiah descriptive
OF the social and commercial splendor OF the
city OF Tyre, The text wasi
Moreover, tho Lord aAidi Because tho
daughters OF Zion are naughty and walk with
htrotched-forth neoks and wanton eyes, walking
and mlnclng AZ they go, and making a tlnklng
with their feet, In that day the Lord will take
away the bravery Of their tlnkllng ornaments
about their feet and their cauls, and their
round tires like the moon, tho chains, and tho
bracelets, and the muiilera, the bonneis, and
the ornaments OF the legs, and the head-bands,
and the tabloa, and the earrings, the rings and
nose jewels, the ohangeable suits Of apparel,
and tho mantloa, and the wimploa, and tho
oriapmg pins tho glasses, and tho ano linen,
and tho hoods and the wells. -Iaaiah ILL.,, 10.
1923
Following Ia the sermon In full
This lisa Tyran faahion-plato II puts uH
$500 years back aud sets ua down In an ancient
city The procession Of mon and women 10
moving up and down the gay streets, II Ia tho
] A'ihAN w WV AhnHlHHNNlN nNNNbAf ihN hNhhlbiV
mon and women move with 80 much modosy
that they do not attract our attention, But
here como tho naughty daughters Of Jorusaleml
They lean forward they lean very much for
wardi no far forward ~ 10 bo unnatural-toot-
orlng, wobblng, wrigglng artngi or, as my
teSt describes H. they "walk with stretched
forth nooha, walking and mincng as they 60
They have In most astounding style arranged
| their bonnota and their wells and their entire
apparel, and now 80 through the streets taking
moro Of the pavement than they arc entitled 10,
sweeping along with skirts that tho text do
norbea ~ "round tires like tho moon" sOol
| That Ii prInreaal i0okl That In q Damaa-
Gus sword. maker Look That Ia Syrian
merchant The Jlngllng Of tho chains and tho
lAahing OF the head bands, and the exhibitions
OF universal awaggor attract tho attention OF
| the prophet Isaiah, aud no brings his camera
to bear upon the acono aud takoa picture for
all tho ages, But whore IL that aconop Van
iahod Whore are those gay strootsy Vormin-
covered population pass through them, Whore
arc the hands aud the ncoka, and the forehoada,
and the shoulders, and the foot that aportod all
that magninooncoY Aahea! Ashosl
That wo should all bo clad In proved by tho
opening Of the frat wardrobe In paradise, with
/ ita apparel Of darl, green That wo should all
M far m our means allow IN bc beautifully
and gracefully apparood IL proved by tho fact
that God never made wave but llo glldod II
with golden uunhoama or tree but IIo gar
landed II with blossoms, or u aky but llo
studded II with stars, or allowed even tho
smoke Of furnace TO ascend but llo cOlnmnod
and turroto and domod and Tcrollod II into
outlines Of indoscribablo gracofuluoss Whom
] SEQ tho apple orchards Of tho aprIng aud tho
pagoanliy Of tho Outumnal forests | como 10
The conclusion that " nature ever docs join tho
church, while she may bo u Quaker In tho
hilonoo Of her worship, aho never will bo q
Quaker IN the style Of her dress Why tho
n0tchoa Of form leaf or tho htamon Of u water
hlyY Why, whom The day doparle does II lot
tho folding. doors Of hoayon stay open no long
whom II might 40 In no Quicklyy ono summer
morning saw an army of million spears,
each ono adorned with q diamond Of tlo first
wAlor-l mean tho grass with tho dew on IL
When the prodigal came homo hlu father not
only put coat ON hia back, but jowolry on his
hand Christ wore beard Paul, tho bachelor
apostle, not afflicted with any aonhmontaliiy,
admired the arrangement Of woman'a hair
whom ho said In his opIallo, III q woman have
long hair itlaa glory unto hcr" Thoro will
DO fashion IN heaven as on earth, but II will bo
q dlroront kind Of faAhion II will docido tho
color Of the dress, and tho population Of that
country, by q beautiful law, will wear white
! say those things M q background 10 my aor-
mon 10 show you that have no prlm, precise,
prudIah, or oaftlron thoorIca on the subject Of
human apparel but the goddess OF fashion haa
rot up hor throne In this country, aud NJ tho
sound Of the trImbrcla We are all expected 10
fall down and wornhip llor altar smoke with
the sacrifice Of tho bodics and souls OF 1900
ylollma In her tompo four people stand In
the organ loft, and from thom lhoro oomoa
down q cold drlgglo Of muuic, freezing on tho
cars Of her woruhipora This goddess Of fash-
ion has become rival OF the Lord Of hoayon
aud earth, and II Ii high timo wo unllmborod
our batloroa Ogalnat this dolatry, Whom l
como 10 count the Victims Of fashion find IA
many masculine as feminine, Mon make an
easy lirado against woman, aH though eho wore
tho chief worehipor NJ this Idolalroua ahrlne
and no doubt nomo mon In The moro oonepcu-
oun part OF the pow have already cast glanooa
Al tho moro retired part Of the pow, their look
prophecy Of generous distribution. My
sermon shall DO no appropriate for ono ond Of
hc pew 40 for the othcr
Mon are ~ much tho idolAlom Of fashion ~
womcn, but they sacrifice on dInoront part OF
the altar, With mon tho fashion goes 10 cigars,
and clubroome, aud yachting parties, aud wine
suppon In the UnIiod slaiss the mon chow
up and smoke eiO0,0OO,0OO worth OF tobacco
oyory yoar That Ia their fashion In London,
not long ago, man died who started In life !
with e7bo,ooo But ho ato II all up In gut- !
tonlce eoudlng his ngonle 10 oil parla OF tho
earth for somo rare doioaoy for tho palate,
sometimes ono plato Of food costing him a0OO or
edOO lIoato up hle whole fortune, aud had only
1 guinea loft With hat ho bought wood
cock, and had II droeacd In tho vory beat style,
ato II gayo two hours for digoatlon, thon
walked out on Woatminator bridge aud throw
himself into tho ThAmoa and died, doing on q
largo scale what you and havo ofton soon
done on small scale 4
But mon do not ahalan from millinery and
elaboration Of elirl through any superiority Of
simplicity Hle only because such append
Agoe would DO blockade 10 buelnosa, What
would aaahoa and trains throo and half yards
long do In tho stock marhctS And yot mon arc
Tho dacIploa Of custom juntaS much as women
Some Of them wear boote 10 tight that they
can hardly walk In Tho pathe Of Righteousness,
and thero arc men who buy expensive suits Of
clothes and never pay for them, and who 10
through the atrools In great stripos OF color,
lko animated ohockorboards | eay those
things because want to show you that am
impartial In my dieooureo, and that both eesou,
In Tho language Of The aurroga,os oillco, aehars
aud share alike"
As God may help mo, I am going 10 uoi forth
thc evil effects Of improper droap or an OK
cnhniyo dIerplnnhiD of coaiumn IA In n almnla /