The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-08

IdllndBe, VINO Is now In Melbourne on
his round the world tour. has chosen as
The subject Of his sermon for today
through the press 1.-THE Tragedy of
Dress" the text selected being 1 Peter
III. 3. 4, Whose adjoining let It not be
that outward adjoining Of planting the
hah and the wearing of gold or of put
ting on Of apparel, but let it be the
hidden man Of the heart"
That we should all be clad is proved
by the opening Of the first wardrobe in
paradise with it's apparel of dark green.
That we should all. far as our means
allow US, be beautifully and gracefully
appareled is proved by the fact that
God never made a wave but he gilded
II with golden sunbeams, or a tree but
he garlanded it with blossoms, or a sky
but he studded it with stars, or allowed
even the smoke Of a furnace to ascend
but he columned and turreted and domed
and scrolled it into outlines OF indescrib-
able gracefulness. When l see the ap-
pie orchard of the spring and the pa
geantry of the autumnal forests L come
to the conclusion that If nature ever does
join the church, while she may be a
quaker in the silence of her worship.
she never will be a quaker in the style
of her dress. Why the notches of a
fern leaf or the stamen OF a water lily?
Why. when the day departs, does it let
the folding doors Of heaven stay open
so long when il might go in so quickly?
Ono summer morning / saw army
of "a million spears, each one adorned
with diamond of the first water-T
mean the grass with the dew on II.
When the prodigal came home. his IA
Their not only put a coat on his back,
but iewelry on his hand. Christ wore
beard. Paul. the bachelor apostle, not
afflicted with any sentimcntality, adj
mired the arrangement of a womans
hair when he said I'm his epist1e III a
woman have long hair, 70 is a glory unto
her" There will be q fashion in heaven
as on earth. but IL will be a different
kind Of fashion. IL will decide the color
Of the dress, and the population of that
country. by a beautiful law. will wear
white. I say these things as "a back
ground TO my sermon. TO show you that
have no prim. precise, prudish or cast
iron theories on the subject OF human
apparel But the goddess of fashion has
set up her throne I'm this world and at
the sound or the timbrels we are all eX-
pected to fail down and worship The
old and new testament OF her bible
are the fashion plates Her affairs smoke
with the sacrifice OF the bodies. minds
and souls OF 10000 victims. In her tenn
pie four people stand I'm the organ loft
and from them there comes down a cold
drizzle OF music. freezing on the ears OF
her worshipers This goddess Of fashion
has become n rival Of the Lord of heaven
and earth and IL is high time that we
unlimbered our batteries against this
idOlatry When ] come 10 count the vic
Tins of fashion. I find as many mascu-
line as feminine. Men make an easy
TRADE against woman. as though she
We're the chief worshiper at this idoia-
trOus shrine. and no doubt some men
in the more conspicuous part Of the
pew have already cast glances at the
more retired part Of the pew. their look
q prophecy Of a generous distribution.
My sermon shall be as appropriate for
one end or the pew as for the other.
FrivoIities OF Men.
Men are as much the idolators OF FASH
ion a. women. but they sacrifice on a DIFF
ferent part OF the altar. With men the
fashion goes 10 cigars and club-rooms
and yachting parties and wine suppers.
in the United States the men chew up
and smoke 500 600. 600 worth of tobacco
every year. That Is their fashion. In
London not long ago n man died who
had started I'm life with $50 600 but he
ate II all up In gluttonles. sending his
agents 10 all parts Of the earth for some
rare delicacy for the palate sometimes
one plate OF food costing him $500 or
800. lie ate up his whole fortune and
had only one guinea left With that he
bought a woodcock. had 10 dressed In the
very best style. ate &C. gave two hours
FOR Digestion then walked out on West
minister bridge and threw himself into
the Thames and died doing on a large
scale what you and / have often seen
done on a small scale. But men DO not
abstain from millinery and elaboration
or skirt through any superiority Of hu-
iniiity. II Is only because such append
ages would be "a blockade to business
What would sashes and trains three and
one-half yards long do i'm a stock mar
ketf Ana yet men are the disciples Of
fashion Just as much women. Some
of them wear boots so tight they can
hardly walk in the paths OF righteous
ness. And there are men who buy ex-
pensive suits OF clothes and never pay
Tor them, and who go through the
streets IN great stripes OF color. like
animated checkerboards / say these
things because / want TO show YOU that
l am impartial in my discourse, and that
both sexes. In the language OF the sur
rogate's office, shall share and share
alike As God may help me- I shall
show you what are the destroying and
dedhful influences OF inordinate fashion
The first baleful Influence I notice Is
= I'm fraud, ilimltable and CHASTITY. Do
you know that Arnold OF the revolution
proposed 10 sell his country in order to
get the money to support his wife's
wardrobe? / declare here before God
and this people that the effort to keep
up expensive establishments I'm this
country Is sending more business men 10
combined. What was II that sent Gil
man 10 the penitentiary, and Philadel-
pha Morton TO the watering OF stocks.
and the life Insurance presidents 20 per-
Jured statements about their assets and
has completely upset our American
fnances2 What was it that overthrow
the United States secretary at Wash
tngton, the crash OF whose fall shook the
continent? But why should 1 go to these
famous defaultlngs 10 show what men
will do IN order to keep up great home
style and expensive wardrobe, when YOU
and know scores Of men who are put to
their wits end and are dashed from
January to December I'm the attempt?
our politicians may theorize until the
expiration OF their terms of office as 10
the best way of improving our none
tary condition in this country. 1t will
be Of no use and things will be no bet
ter until we learn to put on our heads
and backs and feet and hands no more
than we can pay for.
Tragedy of Human Clothes
There are clerks in stores and banks
on limited salaries who, in the vain at
smpt to keep the wardrobe of their
family as snowy as other folks ward
robes. are dying of muffs and diamonds
and shawls and high hats, and they
have nothing left except what they give
10 cigars and wine suppers and they die
before their time, and they will expect