| Show the follies of fashion correspondence of the some one has said better be out of the world than out 0 the fashion I 1 am led to think through observation that the above remark applies to the wives and daughters of is it they cannot be permitted to imitate mother babylon they would rather be out of the bodd it seems tome that the days of yore preferable to follow than the vain and frivolous fashions of today how much better would it be if the daughters of zion would follow out and respect ancient and modern apostolic instruction st paul ex l horfed timothy to teach to adorn themselves in modest apparel not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly array buti which be cometh women possessing godliness and good ft arks cefer also in his first epistle in speaking to the women says choso whoso adorning let it net be that outward adorning ol 01 plaiting the hair and wearing of gold or putting on apparel but lot it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in of god of great p rice for this manner in old bitne tho holy women also who trusted in god adorned themselves this is from ancient apostolic instruction st we now turn to that of modern times in 1831 the word of the lord camo to ho latter day saints thou not be proud in thy heart let all thy garments be plain and their beauty the beauty of ake work of thine own hands now inasmuch as tho saints have been commanded to gather out of babylon and not partake of her sins that they receive not of her plagues your correspondent thinks that we should not condescend to imitate tho pride and folly of modern babylon lest we partake severely of her plagues and are not found to be the light that is sot on a hill as an example for the world to follow do we transgress the commandments of god in our fashions of today I 1 for one hold that wo do many of the fashions and follies of dross today to day are a burlesque on the natural beauty of the female form and are disgustingly to human nature to say nothing of the sin in the sight of god would not Mother eve look with disgust and dissatisfaction upon her daughters of today to day if she were permitted to mingle in their society methinks I 1 hear her echo answer yes the styles of today to day foster pride and shuts out the spirit of god from our hearts would not the following resolution adopted in 1870 by the ladies association of salt lake city be appropriate to read again whether it does any good or not resolved that we the daughters of zion realizing the evils resulting from our compliance with the vain and foolish fashions of tho gentiles and also feeling sensible of the sacred high and important duties devolving upon us as saints wives and mothers in the kingdom of god will from this day retrench in our dress and make our apparel plain neat and becoming to us as daughters of zion MT july 11 |
