The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-02-03
Special to the Kansas Ctty Times.


Witt Talmage, DID,, preached to-day in the
Brooklyn tabernacle the fourth of the series
of Sermons to the Women of America, with
important Hints to Men" The subject of the
sermon was; Dominion of Fashion, and the
text was from Deuteronomy, xxi, 5: THE
woman shall not wear that which pertaineth
unto a man, neither shall a man put on a
woman's garment for all that do so are an
abomination unto the Lord thy God ale
said;
In this, the fourth sermon of the series of
sermons, l wish those who hear to bear in
mind that I take into consideration not only
those whom l have before me on Sabbath
days, but the wider audience opened through
the printing press and while some things may
not be particularly appropriate for one local
1ty they are appropriate for many other local
tiles. And here [ will tell secret that l have
never before told in public. About twenty
years ago l began to pray that God would open
ONE the opportunity of preaching through the
secular newspaper press. The religious papers
in which my sermons had been published chief
ly went to positively religious families, So
asked God for the wider field in which to pro-
claim the great truths of religion and good
morals In a strange way the answer came.
And the syndicates having charge of these
matters inform me that every week there are
now 100000 copies Of my Qiscourses pub
lished in this country, and about 1000, 900 in
other lands, whether Notwithstanding coun-
tries or by translation in many foreign
tongues. L want people to understand that it
is all in answer to prayer to God that this OPP
pOrtunity has come, and pray for grace to Oc-
cupy the field. 1t is not, therefore, presump-
tuous when give wide scope to those dis
courses and address them '"rO the Women of
America, with Important Hints to Men,"
THE BIBLE ON DRESS.
God thought WOmanly attire of enough i'm
pOrtance to have it discussed in the Bible.
Paul the apostle, by no means a sentiment
tallst, and accustomed to dwell on the great
themes of God and the resurrection, writes
about the arrangement Of WOman's hair and
the style OF her jeWelry, and in my text, Mos
es, his ear yet filled with the thunder Of
Mount Sinai, declares that wOmanly attire
must be in marked contrast with masculine
attire, and infractiOn of that law excltes the
indignation of high heaven. Just in proper
ton as the mOrtals of country or an age are
depressed is that law defed. Show me the
fashion plates of any century from the time
OF the deluge to this, and | will tell you the
exact state of public morals. Bloomerim in
this Ountry Years ago seemed about to break
down this deVine law, but there was enough
OF good IN American society to beat back the
1ndecency. Yet ever and anon we have i'm
ported from France, or perhaps inven ted on
this side the sea, a style that proposes as far
as possible to make women dress like men,
and thousands of young women catch the
mode, until some one goes little too far in
imitation of masculinity, and the whole GUS
tom by the good sense of American woman
hood is Obliterated
The costumes of the countries are different
and in the same country may change, but
there is divinely ordered disSimilarty which
must be forever observed. Any divergence
from this is administrative of vice and runs
against the keen thrust of the text which
saws: The woman shall not wear that which
pcrtalneth unto man, neither shall man
put on wOman's garment, for all that do so
are abomination unto the Lord thy God"
Many years ago French authoress signing
herself George Sand by her corrupt but
brilliant writings depraved homes and
libraries innumerable and was a literary
grandmother of all the present French and
American authors who have written things so
much worse that they have made her putre-
faction quite presentable That French
authOress put on masculine attire. She was
consistent. Her writings and her behavior
were perfectly accordant.
NO SEX MIXTURES WANTED.
My text by implication abhOrs masculine
women and wOmenly men. What sickening
thing ii is to see man copying the speech,
the walk, the manner of woman The
trouble is that they do not initiate sensible
woman but some female imbecie And they
shipper and they 60 with mncng step and
lisp and scream at nothing and take on a
lauguishing look and bang their hair and are
the nauseation of honest folks Of both sexes
0 man, be a mani You belong to quite re-
spectacle sex. The starting figure of the
human race was man. Do not try to cross
over and so become a hybrid, neither one mol
the other, but failure, half way between.
Alike repugnant are masculine women. They
copy mans stalking gait and go down the
street with the stride of walking beam. They
talk boisterously and try to sing bass. They
do not laugh, they roar. They can not quite
manage the broad profanity Of the sex they
rival, but their conversation is often half
swear; and if they said 80, Lord" in earnes
prayer as often as they say it in lightness
, they would be high up in sainthood. Witha
there is al assumed rugOsty of apparel, anC
they wear mans hat only changed by beins
In two or three places smashed in and dea(
canary cnging to the general wreck, and
mans coat tucked in here and there accord
ing to unaccountable esthetcS. ., woman
stay woman! You also belong to very re
spectacle sex. The second figure of the human
race was woman and sometimes q SECOND
edition of a volume is the first edition i'm
proved and corrected. Do not try to cross
over. If you do you will be a failure as
: woman and only nOGdescript OF a man. W.
already have enough intellect and mora
bankrupts in our sex without your coming
! over to make worse the deficit.
In my text as by a parable or figure o
: speech 1t Is made evident that Moses tn,
inspired writer, vehemently as ourselve:
reprehended the etfeminate man aud thu
masculine woman. 1.-THE woman shall no
) wear that which pertaineth unto a man, nei
ther shall man put on a woman's garment
for all that do so are abOmination unto tn
: Lord thy Cod
FASHION IN THIS WORLD.
Ny text also sanctions fashions. Indeed /
} sets fashion There is a great deal of sense
less cant on the subject of fashion. A woman
or man who does not regard it is unfit 70
Q good neighborhood. The only question i
what is right fashion and what IS wrong fash
iona Before l stop want to show you tina
fashion has been one OF the most potent of re
8 formers and one of the vilest of usurpers
r Sometimes it has been an angel from HEAVIER
aud at others it has been the mother of abom
I nations. As the world grows better Their
q will be as much fashion as now but it will b
righteous fashion. In the future life whit
3 robes ALWAYS will be in the fashion.
: There is great outcry against this submit:
sion to social custom, as though any cousu
tation Of the tastes and feelings OF others wer
= deplorable; but without it the world wouI
have neither law, order. civilization, nor con
d mon deceney. There has been a canoniZatio
. OF bluntnesS There are men and women VII
boast that they can tell you all they know IN
. hear about YOU, especially If it be unpleasant
"A Some have mistaken rough behavior for franz