The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-11

offend. and YOU have offended ithe man
and also Almighty God himself Then
let US say If my dear, sweet nam
moth headgear causes my brother 10
oftepd, ! win never again wear such
head-gear 80 long as the world stand
eth
Paul taught that woman's hair Isl
her GROWING glory. Recently the
hair OF woman,klnd has Increased
wonderfully. Do you suppose Paul
ever dreamed OF rats" and "puffs"?
No. we are always ahead of Paul In
these modern times.
I Here is another letter which CON
tains some things for us. 10 think
about. This letter Is headed Chris.
tian Lady" and reads as follows:
Editor Grafton Sentinel
| gee in your Thursdays nights
paper n report from Fairmont where
the ladies are up in arms against the
preachers OF the Gospel on account of
the headgear the ladies are wearing
now.
The preachers say they should NOT
be worn In the churches. There is a
law In this State whereas no lady can
wear hat in the theatre, SO why
whoU'd not they respect the Lord as
much as the law? The Good Book
says, there shall be no distinction or
preference before the Lord on Judg-
ment Day between rich or poor, SO
why do the ladies want more rights
than their better halves? Any gentle
man will take OF his hat before the
Lord and the law-why not the ladies'?
Give 10 the empire what belongs to
1. and to the Lord that which is his
A good Christian lady will not get
mad at the minister II he asks her to
abate nuisance. If she does, she
is not Christian at heart, but would
be looked upon as a Christian for
show.
Beware, my Christian lady friends
and go 10 church next Sunday without
your hats.
That which the ministers ask as a
tribute 10 the Lord and favor to
your fellow men you are commended
to do In the theatre by the law of our
state Of West Virginia"
Signed,
CHAs. SToI.2ENFELs
This Letter representing very we'll
The way the men feel about this whole
question. have heard many favor.
able soIhr: Nni': ON his letter. The
men maize free Ia SFeai' out plainly
their sentiments, ana believe It i.
perfectly safe TO sag that the mon
would gladly subscribe 10 the senti.
ment Of this letter.
According to our text and the CON.
text and the teaching Of the Script
ure In general, when, after mutual
presentation OF views upon given
subject agreement is impossible, the
women should yield to the opinion of
her husband; those cases excepted in
which she would sin in so doing; and
IN Yielding should feel herself NOT
dishonored but honored: because she
is doing precisely that which Chris.
lianitY requires. We may add hero
that In much that has recently been
said concerning woman's subordIno.
ton TO man. the entire tendency Is 10
disregard the teachings Of the Script.
ure' There is no doubt as TO where
The husbands stand on the hat cues.
llon' aud prospective husbands are
Just as easily, understood on this
question as arc the husband.
In our text. meeknnss ard quietness
OF spirit are qualities That arc to
adorn women. In contrnet w'.h that
vanity which would lead them to make
the aGornment of their persons, their
bodies indeed, the chief object of con.
cern. The fullmeaning OF the text
may escape us unless we bear in mind
The extravaGant love OF ornament
which characterized the Oriental peo.
pie, and the great righteousness
WINCH led 10 IT, Isaiah speaks of the
bravery of their tinkling ornaments.
and their round tires like the moon
the chains and the bracelets. and the
muHlers. the bonnets and the orna.
menls, and the head-bands, and the
tablets and the ear rings, the rings
and nose jewels, the changeable suits
OF apparel. and the mantels, and the
wlmples. and the crlsplng pins. the
glasses and the fine linen. and the
hoods and the wells" Then Isaiah
says that because of all this bravery
and haughtiness the Lord will smite
the head of the daughters OF Zion.
How does the dress Of the present
time compare with the dress of the
time of the 'prophet? In the March
number Of he Ladies Home Journal I
read the following: From a higher
economic point of view the sums
which the female members of the
American family are spending on
their exterior decoration are entirely
ont of proportion to those which are
given for wholesome food, for care OF
body. for books and culture. for ser.
vice and art. for a wise saving. or for
the public good. No other civilized
nation INDUCES. in such waste as this
In Naay Ia. A.