Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-09

1no 'ie"S'e, buiS ueloLC uSteTmludllOu
| daily manifested of undertaking any
kind OF honorable toll in order to be
self-supporting and TO be help to the
dear ones at home
Men are born to be the providers in
the home; they are formed by nature
and Still further fitted by education for
every species of toll Theirs is the bat
tie OF life on sea and land. The home
with It's quiet, its sanctities, is for
woman: she is made to grow up in the
shade. Mans strength of soul and
body, his physical and moral qualities.
| liken him to the mountain oak which
wakes strong in the sunshine, the wind,
and the blast. The sturdy trunk, the
rough bark, the gnarled and wide
branches-hke mighty arms stretched
out to contend with the storm-al be-
speak struggle, strength and victory
over the elements. But woman is like
the lowly vine, which needs support for
itself and the delicious clusters that it
bears, and needs, too, whether in valley
or ON hillside, to be sheltered against
the fierce cold winds that may happen
to sweep over its native soil
wish to assault the darling follies.
pet, velvet-masked vices that society has
adopted; fashion and Irritation engrossed
the homage of the majority of the te-
males, while Il few misguided ones,
weary of the lnanity of the mass of
womanhood, and desiring to effect a
reform, mistook the sources of the evil.
and, rushing to the opposite extreme,
demanded power which as a privilege
they already possessed, but as a right
could not eXtort. believe the time has
come when men and women should
pause and reflect IN their mad career
Now is the time for every sane ma an and
everywhere, to engage in campaign
against woman suffrage and socialism,
which are the two most important issues
of our day A casual glance at the sur
face Of society seem to Justify a sane
man S conclusion that this earth Is the
bedlam of our present system
The girlhood aud boyhood of today
are the twin roots OF the society of the
future. The spirit and practice of sim
plicity in dress, IN food-the practical
ana continual solf-denlal, which WE
must lay down as the very soul of WON
| an!y virtue las they are in very deed the
! soul of Christian liie}-must be made
the groundwork of the education WE
you and 1-give our boys and girls
:, 1t will be for them whom God destnes
them to be the mothers and fathers
the principle OF strength of limb ano
energy of will of clearness of intellect
and purity Of life; and these are the
men and women for which America anC
! the whole of Christendom should be
yearning and praying.
The present fashions are, IN many
{ cases, not only mn,odest and inappro
pirate 10 lady, but they indicate lack
of sound judgment. On the streets of
any city today may be seen hundreds ot
women, and, sadder still, young girls
whose dresses warrant overtures from
designing men They invite insult
Waists are cut so low that they are
disgusting; skirts are slit so high, both
in front and back, that the undergar
ments, when there are any, are exposed
almost to the knee; and garments are
so sheer that the outline of the entire
body is plainly visible.
These garments are worn not only by
young women, but by women long pas
the meridian of life. These fashions
have penetrated even the country towns
and are reproduced in the cheapest anc
commonest of material and are worn by
the most ordinary of individuals, max
ing the attempt at fashion mere trav
esty.
3 They are everywhere menace to the
;, morals of community. To paraphrast
/ the words of an eminent poet, these
fashions are monsters "of such frightfu
f mien, to be hated need but to be seen
Y but, seen too oft, familiar grown thei
S face, we first pity, then endure, ther
embrace"
: The president OF the National Dress
: makers Association of Chicago sale
: in his report of the last meeting ht
Q thanked God that there would be sucf
' change in the ladies wearing appare
Q this fall that be would not be ASHAMED
I to go out with his wife.
y Whittier are they tending? Ever.
: woman who dresses immodestly shoule
come under the ban of the civil law
This is the quickest and most effective
way to bring women to a realization o
the affront many of them are every da.
offering to the proprleties of life Th