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. 354 OPEN COUNCIL.
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A Madam Letter In , The " Englishwoman's...
he clearly understood how far women aict upon principles of self-respect or selfreliance Instead in of " dressing dress being to please selected . " to please alone , should it not rather be
to adopted niake upon it subservient principles to of taste the useful ? Grood , to taste the ever requirement chooses that of the which wearer is suited , and , men is thus be trul disregarded y becoming in . the You choice _justl of y our remark dress , " " Let but the fine add speeche " dressing s of shop to ?'
; you , useful Now does please not the husband and shopman sacrifice becoming , father may his than , have or good brother any , and jud husband gment , no and doubt so , to father on has , " lease is , , or more by brother cu no stomers knowled means , and to ge is be provided of so neg what far lected the he is .
superior guide . I would therefore suggest p that every woman , should dress her to please character herself ; and , and I am we shall greatl then y mistaken at any rate if the see dress her dress which consistent , bespeaks with the husband
working father , brother or artistic , and mind so on , . will " If not not be , then approved we must and adm hope ired they by will " learn to , health admire as and they approve have learnt what conduces to admire to fashions woman ' s in usefulness dress totall , propriety inconsistent , and
, y It with seems rational to me beings a mistake and entirel to y at that variance women with are propriety called of deportment to do their . duty by thus endeavoring to suppose please : rather will they best p upon lease when fulstationBut
the filling fashions the dutie most s which admired in , you some will way I think or other agree belong with to me their , are precisely . those which From is her duty the incapacitate Chinese " to dress woman woman to please with from , " ) fulfilling her while foot they any inched endanger duty to at all deformity he , alth ( setting and the aside destroy Turkish that life it .
p , with woman her with preposterous her bundle hooped of rags -petticoat to veil her and face her , face to the left European exposed woman to the weather b that the it object may also aimed be exposed at is the to same the — observation " dressing to and lease admiration husband of
passers y , p , leg father itimate , brother desire , and to please so on follows . " Fri in ghtful its natural in every course way in are the the path results of esteem . A
us and . affection Grood jud , but gment will is never required produce for such suitable results dress as we ; but at present the judgment see aroun of d woman is destroyed in the constant call which is made upon her to gratify
- vitiated upon woman tastes ' s . dress With , it regard is inimical to the alone oj ) inion to the of useful the small , never boys to in the the extrava streets - with gant or distorted other nuisance . The p for olice wh are insult surely to called women upon on to this deal subject with sh them ould be as
singled any out for immunity , I know y not , except it be from the established law that boy who woman will ' s be duty the b man eing " and to dress who to is please generall , " why but should the she bolder not p and lease more the
, y have audacious no mouth inions - of piece their of own the . man The ' s decree insults , since which boys women , as receive it is well from known these , small men op are in fact but an assertion of authority and of sex , and a " daring "
of woman to adopt even a covering for her head—however necessary it may form be to of conduce a hat , to the her great usefulness established , comfort prerogative , and health of — man which , while approaches she is allowe to the d
to onl . pass y corrupt free from but corrupting insult when , impeding shewing her herself powers subservient of usefulness to fashions , destroying not the self- frivolity respect , and of the individuality coquettestriving of character to meet , merging not so much all her the best requirements gifts in
of I bad think taste , Madam as of , disguised every woman , sensuousness will be able . to answer the practical part of the ' Clergyman ' s Wife ' s' letter for herself : given the factthat the primary
object of dress is to be useful , consistent , and healthy , which , conditions will , we believe , be found to include good taste . Tery truly ,
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. 354 Open Council.
. 354 OPEN COUNCIL .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1859, page 354, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011859/page/66/
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