Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-02-11


second figure of the human race was
woman, and sometimes a second edition
of q volume is the first edition improved
and corrected. Do not try to cross over
If YOU DO you will be a failure as a woman
and only Il nondescript Of a man. W.
already have enough intellectual anC
moral bankruptS in our sex without you
coming over to make worse the deficit.
Ia my c Y as by a parable or figure o.
| speech it is made evident that Moses, tht
inspired writer, as vehemently as our
selves, rcprchended the eifeminatc mar
and the masculine woman: The woman
shall not wear that which pertaineth unto
a man, either shall a man put on {
woman's garment: for all that do so are
abomination un.s the Lord thy God"
My text also sanctions fashion. Indeed
it sets "A fashion! There is a great deal OF
scnscless cant on the subject of fashion
A woma or man who does not regard il
is unfit for good neighborhOod. The only
question is what is right fashion and VIVA,
is wrong fashion. Before | stop | want
TO show YOU that fashion has been one OF
the most potent Of rcformers and one OF
the vilest of usurpers. Sometimes 1T has
been an angel from heaven n at Others
it has been the mother Of denominations.
As the world grows better there Will bc
rs much fashion as now but it viii be &
righteous fashion. in the future life
white robes always have been and always
will be in the fashion.
FASHION NECESSARY.
There is a great cutlery against this sub
mission to social custom, as though any
consultation Of the tastes and feelings OF
others were pcplorablc; but without it tho
world would have neither law, order, civ.
ilizatiOn, nor ommon dcCcncy. There
has been "a canonizatiOn Of bluntncss
There are men and women who boast
That they can tell yon all they know anG
hear about you. especially if it be unplcas,
ant. Some have mistaken rough bchav'
Tor for ~frankncSs, when the two qualities
do not belong to the same family. lou
have no right with your ccccntrlCitles tc
crash in upon the sensltlvcnCss of others.
There is no virtue in walking with hOO!S
owe fine carpets. The most Jagged rock
is covered with blossoming moss. The
storm that comes Earring down III thunder
strews rainbow Colors upon the sky and
silyery drops on orchard and meadow.
There are men who pride themselves on
their capacity to stick others. They
say: Il have brought him down; didn'
| make him squirn"' Others pride them
selves on their outlandish apparel. They
boast Of being out of
THE FASHION.
They wear a queer hat, They ride in
an odd carriage. BY dint OF perpetual
application they would persuade the
world that they are perfectly indifferent
TO public opinion. They are more proud
of being out of fashion than others are
of being in. They are utterly and univer-
sally disagrceable. Their rough corners
have never been worn off. They prefer
a hedgehog to a lamb.
The accomplishments Of life are IN no
wise productive Of effeminacy or cnerva-
ton. Good manner and a respect for
the tastes of others are Indispensable.
The Good Book speaks favorably of those
who are a peculiar" people; but that
does not sanction the behavior of queer
people. There is no excuse, under any
circumstances for not being and acting
the lady or gentleman. Rudcness is sin.
We have no words too ardent to express
our admiration for the refinement OF SO
cietv. There is no law, moral or divine
TO forbid elegance Of dcmeanor, or Orna,
mcnts of gold, or gems for the person, ar
tistic display in the dwelling, graceful
ness of gait and bearing, polite solution
or honest or honest compliments; and he
who is shocked or offended by these had
better, like the old Scvthians. wear tight
skins and take one wild leap back into
midnight barbarism. As Christianity adj
vances there will be better apparel,
higher styles Of architecture, more e
Quisitc a~dornmcnts, swcctCr music.
grauder pictures, more correct behavior
and more thorough ladies and gentlemen.
WRONG FASHION.
But there is another story TO be told.
Wrong fashion is TO be charged with many
of the worst evils of society, and It's path
has often been strewn with the bodies Of
the slain. 1t has often set up a false
standard by which people are to be
Judged. Our common sense, as well as
all the divine intimations or the subject,
teach us that people ought to be esteemed
according TO their individual and moral
attainments. The man who has the most
nobility of soul should be first, and he
who has the least of sUch qualities should
stand last. No crest, or shield, or cscutch-
con can indicate ones moral pecrage.
Titles Of duke, lord, esquire, earl, Wis
count or patrician ought not TO raise one
into the first rank. Some of the moancst
men | have ever known had at the end of
their name ID. d., IL. ID. and +. Il. ).
Truth. honor, charity, heroism, self ,sacri-
flee, should win highest favor; but inor-
dinate fashion says: Count not a wo-
mans virtues; count her adornments. "
Look not at the contour of the head,
but see the way she combs her hair. "
ASK not what noble deeds have been ac-
complished by that mans hand; but IL it
white and soft2' Ask not what good
sense is in her conversation, but lin what
was she dresscdf' Ask not whether there
was hospitality and cheerfulness in the
house, but lin what style do they liver
IGNORANCE N VICE.
AZ a consequence some OF the most
ignorant and vicious men are al the top,
and some Of the most yirtuous and intelli-
gent at the bottom. During the last war
we suddenly saw men hurled up into the
highest social positions. Ind they sud
denly reformed from evil habits, or grad
uated in science or achieved some good
work for society No, they simply had
obtained a government contract!
This accounts for utter Chagrin which
people feel at the treatment they receive
when they lose their property Hold up
your head amid financial disaster like a
Christian, Fifty thousand subtractedff from
a good man leaves how much Honor.
truth, faith in God. triumphant hope.