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282 OPEN COUNCIL.
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The Madam Advertisement , Of Madame Iiau...
that nothing in the world so fully exemplifies the truth of the old saying believe what " One It is . fool always that Dress make more must difficult s many than depend to , one " find as half in the and a following of great maintain us simp measure of ly a fashion wear proper upon things b medium y taste women we , , still should no . matter I firml other in y -
wise not have looked at , because we are told that they are all the fashion maker lend and it ourselves would or milliner never to some do for to inconvenient be their different own advantage to absurdity other peop . , le solel The , and y weakness invented thus -we are b disp y induced the layed dress b to y -
the women esteem in this of men respect and , has even done to mak more e them than obj anything ects of ridicule else to lower : a great them deal in before of this we weakness can build , this , vanity anything , and better love of the the world ground must be thus cleared at present away ,
encumbered with rubbish up concealing the upon solid and rich treasures , beneath . of Then the again inconvenience , when ladie of s have the , dresses entered we any women profession are . they doomed have to ( on wear account ) frethem nient
for quentl examp y made le , t endeavors hey have worn to alter their them hair and short mak to e avoid the more waste conv of e time : taken worn thick up by boots the parap and dresses hernalia somewhat of hairpins short and . They frisette are , instantl etc . j or they put down have
as masculine and unwomanly , when all they have aimed at was y comfort be to themselves combined with . There elegance is no , none reason whatever that I — can but see at , wh present y comfort , I think should we not are
a long way off from " either . I read the other day in an article taken from the " Quarterl Certain y it Review is there , — is no greater mistake or more serious loss to Art , than in and the costume done in
in habiting all classes one same as now Eng adapted land . to How the rich is it and possible delicate that materials the same and form the ' of sli garment ght form which of the is
woman who lives at ease , should suit the rough textures and clumsy make ] _STow of this the is woman speaking who in live an s artistic by labor point ?" of view , but let us come to plain
of common garment sense which , we will is adapted put it thus to : the —How rich is and it possible delicate that materials the same and form the slig comfort ht figure of the of active the woman and working who lives portion at ease of , can the community be adapted for ? the use and
in We our certainl . Will y have no much kind friend to contend rid us with of , and those our wide present skirts dress which is swe much the streets way and the stairs of our houses ? "Will not some one take ity upon ep
p us asked , and for enable " the us address to wear of a our sensible hatter . head " Yet -dress on , no without account being let us insulted take from , or which constitute of her chief
dep charms a woman endence ; any simp , more of ly that let moral us modesty have courage more and elegance downrig exercised ht amongst plain comm us on ; some let sense us , more learn in to
disregard own sex ); the let fine us choose speeches a of dress shopmen or a ribbon ( who occupy not because posts more we are suited told to it our is ourselve new , or s the and fashion then , but we because shall see it fewer is good head , becoming -dresses , prett resembling y , suitable badl to y
, their duty arranged It , is husbands keep our nower ing duty wi -pots daughters to thin endeavor , and proper fewer their to limits women please fathers ; , married fit and to and b be y so women used no on means as as must guys far let or us as dress scare lies neg to lect in -crows p their lease this .
power ; but I am , quite sure , that very few , men like , to see a woman overhad dressed a form , they of prefer dress the for simp the le active , good working , and becoming English : ladies yet I would which that wou we ld
satisfy the demand of husbands , br 6 thers , and fathers , , by combining
thing wh modesty o ar e mo and this re elegance sort able very tha , n with frequentl myse comfort lf to wr and ite economy up I hop on th e e that . subj I feel some ect , the will of want your give reader us some their s - ,
282 Open Council.
282 OPEN COUNCIL .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1858, page 282, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121858/page/66/
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