Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-08-03
TOO HARD ON The SEX.
Or. Broughton HauIs Women Over the Goals
for too Much Attention TO Dress.

The follcw wing remarks are re
: ported to have been made recentl
. in sermon by the irrepressibl
i DR.. Broughton, of Atlanta. Th
women of that city may or ma,
not take the remarks to heart ser
lously:
} "The women of to-day shoult
be called upon to stop III thei
rush and do some serious thinking
concerning the problems that res
altogether upo.1 their shoulders.
"The rich and well-to-do classes
are setting a pace for those not sc
Fortunate that is leading many to
ruin. If rich woman wants tc
clothe herself i'll generous apparel
and wear extravagant jewelry, she
should do it at the functions OF
her own class, and not flaunt her.
self on the streets or at church, or
other PLACES of common meeting
"a woman has no more right to
tempt girl into extravigance be-
yond what she can legtimately
have than she has tempt a man
into VICE. This responsibility has
not been properly impressed.
Women of means seem to take a
delight i'll making every other
woman who can't keep up with her
feel just as bad as possible.
"Women of small means, es-
pecislly young women, have the
same love for tue beautiful as the
rich; the same thing that tempts
one tempts the other. Gorgeous
personal adornment should not be
made matter of public parade );
the streets and public places
are no place for display. 1t is
vulgar, and indicates a low order
Of breeding. Let such things be
reserved for special functions
among the clcsses that are able OF
have them. IL is not only sane,
but Christian.
"Our Atlanta women have
much to answer for in this regard.
| have visited many countries and
observed conditions, and it ia my
candid opinion that Atlanta 8
women dress more extravagantly y
than any other women l know of
especially on the streets and in
public generally. They seem to
have gone crazy III this respect.
"Women who can afford it and
women who can't afford it alike +;
the rich setting the pace and the
poor trying to follow as closely
as possible and reckless and mad,
tiaring aud fl uncing their fine
gowns and jewels on the street
and elsewhere. 1t does seem that
it has reached the limit, and So
ber-minded people, except the
dry goods merchants and dress
makers, cry for halt.
"Tne young woman knows that
the way to win flattery aud admi-
ratio is to dress as tempting'y as
possible. All are at it, and sc
she goes This is the road that
thousands are going, and, alas, it
is the road to ruin
"a great reform is needed A
recent article in the Saturday
Evening Post, IN comment ng up
on the change that has come ovel
women, says it was once true that
a husband, to brag Oh his wife
would speak of her rare domestic
qualities-her ability to make
pies, jams. and her all round a
bility to make happy home
But now it is not 50, not because
the husband or children woult
not have it so, but because she has
decreed otherwise. Nov he hal
to brag ON her ability to dres
and parade and show herself ant
the number of clubs she belongs
to and the card games she wins
and the like. Horrid, yes dam
nable, is the change. It is wreck
ing the home and destroying tn
, family.