The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-02-19
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mage the great Brooklyn preacher,
At his church on Sunday last, upon
th evils Of 5p2usive aud indecent |
dressing, should be read by every
parent il the lsad The great aud
numerous evils which are the of
spring Of cztra VACANT and immoral
dressing, are set forth BY him in 6 |
plaiA and fearless manner. lie WIS
addressing q fashionable audience, |
almost every member of which wss, !
perhaps, guilty, in a greater or less
degree, Of the sins which he 50 elo- |
quently and foscibly denounced, |
which sh ows that he Is not afraid 10
tell his people Of Their faults to their
faces. The ways Of this peeps
would be greatly improved if the
Christian church could boast Of
greater number Of Talnlage's in itg
ministry. He says "The strife with
many seems to be how near they can
come to the verge Of lndeeency
without falling over The tile Of
masculine proAigacy will never turn
back, until there IS decid Cd refor-
nation in wonanly costume There
is no denying the fact that the.
dress, or rather the want OF dress
upon the part If the women is the
prime cause Of the downfall Of
hordcs of both 3exea. The style of
dress adopted at the theatre, tho ball
room, and frequently IN tie parlors,
is highly ditrimental to the morals
II the community. Ave are glad to
be able to say, and it is but just to
this community that We should say,
+. the evils complained 81, DO Mt Oh,
tain to any extenti iii our comnuni-
ty and We sincerely hope they never
may Women are rarely seen in our
midst dressed in itzmodeat cossome,
and should such ever bycoina the
case, We will most n-sursdly call az
tendon to tho fact. The evils fol
lowing in the trail Of the pernicious
habits which he 50 earnestly con lenns
cannot be over estimated n.
| Talmage announces q truth which
can be verified from history AMI
that is, that the morals Of a people
can aIHays be correctly judged from
the female attire Of thai people, and
that inmodest apparel always means
a contaminated and Ieprayed society
/ The great preacher, after showing
the evil consequences Of a bold and
FlnmoGest costume, enumerates some
OF the evil when grow out Of ex-
| traragance Of costume, ond it is
tliG7cu Il to determine which arc the
most numerous, and most diretuI.
| When tho habit Of wearing rich ap-
/ pnrel is once fastened upon an in~
dividaal, the cravings fer fine dress
il even more irresistible than the
thirst for strong drink aud if rcTor-
ses in fortune GENE, men will
5windlc and steal, for money with
which to keep up their foraer style
! Of living, aud women will throw
/ thumsclYes away in order to accom-
Rllsa tho same end. He Gays u
/ dsc:are hare before God and thie
people that the effort to keep up
expensive establishments IN this
country Is sending moro business
men 70 temporal pardition tlan sil
other causes combined" Thousands
/ Of individuals aro year by year bank-
rupting themselves, and bringing
! themselves promaturoly to the grave
trying to support expensive ward
robes. lie says this country IS
dressed to death, and that 70 amount
Of financial legislation will bring
relief TO tho country, and restore
prosperity until We loan to put on
/ our persons ouIy sucf garb IS we
ere nbIe to pay Tor. Unquestionably
i @ ira agaace IN eating, drinking,
apl dressing IS the cauee Of so much
paupsrlsm in tao land. No people
7 ever pr3sPerei It crest while who
@ero mes simple. and frugal in their
a. bits TIE ri:h wear fine apparel
il arte7 t. make d dispI&y Of their
wealth, and the poarcr classes en-
deavnr 20 follow the example Of the
rich, and bankruptcy IS the result,
attended WITH : host Of consequent
evils. The cooperation Of two
classes necessary ~ correct these evils
THE mothers end she wealthy. The
mo here should see that their daugh-
tars aro always moiestiY atsirad, aud
The rich, that t,.ay do not Indulge
/ =. extra yaEancos which their poorer
reisa5Jrs ire unable to indulge in.
| It i reported shat when the Presi
d.nt's attention was eslle.l to a
ztatea,ent IN the New York World,
tat Garlaai,s Iesign4t;op would
shoriiy be called ter, be pronrtly
Re Yiiod chat ne would see The caeal