Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-18

guarded in soft tissue paper and relNet-lined |
cases, with rare exceptions Tor the eyes OF |
the poSsessor alone, and how much moro |
sacredly should those personal charms We 50 |
highly value I've sheltered from the vulgar |
gaze and climatic changes in these northern |
latitudes.
But women disclaim altogether that the |
fashionable uuveiling il tor the purpose Ol |
attracting and pleasing man. Then why not |
have this exhibition at luucheOns and kotro.
drums for ladies alone, where they can feast
their eyes aud discuss at length the COmpar-
alive charms of one another. Moreover gen
tlemen say they are not pleased, that 1t
makes them shiver and fills them with auN-
iety aud apprehension, to see women whom
they admire and respect thus exposed, haV-
ing known so many victims to that foolish
fashion.
No man OF refinement or common sense
likes to see his wife and daughters barred tn
the waist for the inspection Of the most
casual Observers What II highly Virtuous
women of other ages did expose themselves,
even such paragons Of perfection rs our own
Mrs Madison, Mrs, Adams, and Martha
Washington Are we not supposed to know
more of the laws OF health ana morals than
they did, Those ancient DANES used to
dress their babies in the same wav, their
little shoulders and arms all bare. We learn
that by such exposures they were subject to
Group, diphtherm and pneumonia, and now
the fashion Is tn cover their arms and shoul-
ders with hieh-necked. long Gsleeved Ilaunels,
plan, and subject TO like diseases, should be
covered for the same reason.
Another item in the dress Of our women
that we must not forget is the high heel,
which necessarily throws the spine out Of
plumb and lays the foundation for all sorts
OF nervous diseases. DR. Wilson, the most
distinguished homeopathic physician in
London, told me that he would not take
patient who wore high heels, narrow sOlos
and hung the weight of her clothing on the
| hips, because, he said, no medicine could
| overcome the mechanical difficulties involved
| in such conditions Aside from the question
of health, the high heels destroy the beauty
| of the foot.
1t is said that canova, the great Italian
| sculptor, chose five hundred beautiful women
from whom to mould his Venus, and among
them all he could not find a perfect set OF
toes, and from the foot Ot a Informed
infant he ideali7ed the toes ot his beautiful
statue. Where, under the dainty little boots
with their high, pointed heels, could the
true artist in our day find fitting model 10
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| question of health, it is truly appalling To see
| how completely every physical law IS set at
| defiance The consequence is, our homes
are hospitals; wives, sisters, and daughters
| always complaining whereas, il they would
wear common sense shoes, light skirts, rest
! ing on their shoulders loose waists, 50 that
| the ribs and vital organs could gradually re-
| sumo their normal position, with high-neCkcd,
onehalf their complaints would be ended.
Health Is the normal condition OF all women /;
pain and sorrow are the result, in all
cases, OF violated law, and the "divine ordi.
nation"
There is nothing more absurd than all the
talk we hear of the natural weaknesses and
disabilities of women. Nature makes no
blunders in her laws. When people believe
that 1t is as great a sin to violate physical,
as 1t is a moral, law, they will give more
thought to the demands of their bodies
Then we shall be as much ashamed or head
aches, dyspepsia, and rheumatism as We
now are of committing perjury, theft, or
forgery then invalids will be as chary Of
telling their diseases as criminals now are OF
Coniesslng their transgre-siOns. " hat a
| blessed day that will be when we are not
| obliged TO listen to the bodily ailments OF
| friend or foe, and more blessed still, when
health and happiness reign supreme in all
| our households.
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