| Show x hiis adopted by ihen thep de apartment part ment of tuning ac Ladies 1 cooperative retrench nent association S S L city organized 1870 1810 lypa resolved esol ved that realizing ourselves to bo be wives anu and daughters of apostles prophets and elders of israel and as such that high cespon responsibilities liblit ties rest upon us and that we shall be held accountable to god not only for the privileges we inherit from our fathers but also for the blessings we enjoy aa as latter day saints we neel feel to unite and operate cooperate co with and do mutually pledge ourselves that we will uphold and sustain each other in doing good resolved that inasmuch as the saints have been commanded to gather out from babylon and anan t partake of her sins that they receive lotof her plagues we feel that we should not dot condescend to imitate the pride folly and fashions of the tho world and inasmuch as the church of jesus christ is likened unto a city set on a hill to be a beacon of light to all nations it idour duty to set examples for others instead of seeking to pattern after them resolved reso Heso ned hed that we ne will respect ancient and modern apostolic instructions st paul exhorted timothy tima Tita othy to teach the women to adorn themselves in modest hipp iipp apparel arel not nob with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly array but which be cometh women processing pro essing godliness with good works peter also iso in his first epi tle tie in speaking of women says whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and wearing of gold or of putting on apparel but let iet it be the hidden man mail of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of god ol 01 of great price for after this manner in old time the holy women also who trusted in god adorned themselves in a revelation given to the latter day saints in 1831 the lord said thou not be proud in thy heart let lot all thy garments be plain and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands bands all of which we accept as true principle and such as should be fully illustrated in our practice resolved that with a firm and settled determination to honor the foregoing requirement and being deeply sensible of the sinful ambition and vanity in dress among the daughters of zion aich which are calculated to foster the pride of the world and shut out the spirit of god from the heart we mutually agree to exert our influence both by precept and by example to suppress and to eventually eradicate these evils resolved Ie solved that admitting variety has its charms we know that real beauty appears to greater advantage in a plain dress than when bedizened bedizen ed with finery and while we disappio bate extravagance ce and waste we would fould not like the quakers recommend a unil uniform orm but would have each one to choose the style best beat adapted to her own taste and person at the same time we shall avoid and ignore as obsolete with us all extremes which are opposed to good sense or repulsive to modesty resolved that inasmuch as clean liness is a characteristic of a saint and an imperative duty we shall discard the drag dragging gling skirts and for sake those diegus disgustingly tingly short ones extending no lower than the boot tops we also regard pan banters pa I 1 and whatever approximates in appearance towards the grecian bend a burlesque on the natural beauty and dignity of the human female form and will not disgrace our persons by wearing them and also as fast as it shall be expedient we shall adopt the wearing of homemade home made articles and exercise our united influence in rendering them fashionable MRS ELLA Y EMPY pres pros MRS EMILY Y CLAWSON MRS mas ZINA Y WILLIAMS MRS MARIA Y mcdougal I 1 MRS CAROLINE Y CROXALL miss L DORA YOUNG miss PHEBE YOUNG I 1 counselors P resolutions E S 0 L U T 10 N S adopted by the and 2nd young ladies department part ment of the ladies cooperative operative co dative 1 retrenchment association ST L city organized may 1870 resolved Ee Be solved that we the daughters of zion realizing the evils resulting from our compliance with the vain and foolish fashions of the gentiles and also feeling sensible of the sacred high agh and important duties devolving upon us as saints wives and mothers in the king dom god will hlll from honi thaid chis this day aFrati retrench in ch in our dress and ms make e our apparel P plain iain lain reat neat rest and becoming to us A as daughters of zion revved ved that we being endowed with natural sense and abilities and with intelligence from on high appreciating prec precia lating ting these blessings are determined to use them to the honor and glory of god and shall endeavor hore hereafter to refrain from speaking evil of any one friend or foe and improve every opportunity for doing good to those around ua us ever striving to build each other up in truth and righteous righteousness nes and by so doing ennoble ourselves and also gain the approbation and blessing of our heavenly father resolved reboh ed th that we being very de sirous of storing sur minds with useful knowledge will ili devote sueh such opportunities as we derive durive through gb this association i to fork ford 06 if 1 ID a prove ment and instead MAW of wasting pre precious clous cious moments will use them thema for the purpose of becoming thoroughly acquainted with the principles of df the gospel and the various useful branches of education also study and practice the laws of human physiology and health that we may have health strength and long iong life to do good in the kingdom of god bliss mis SLONA lona PRATT president MRS LIBBIE PRATT miss VIA PRATT MRs MES LOIS MISS ELLEN WILCOX miss LUCY ARNOLD miss MARY counselors miss ANNIE SMITH secretary |
