Show MODERN MORALITY the exposures of fashionable new york fork vice made by dr dix which have already been alluded to in these col euins bye ave not only brought upon him the anathemas ana themas of the prudes brudes and the hypocrites hipo crites but have provoked apologies from the optimists who wish to yo put the best beat side of society out and aad conceal the rottenness within awong the replies publicly made to the itric turpa of dr dix was a speech elbridge T gerry at association hall in new york the speaker defended the ladies of the upper circles against the reproaches of the clergyman declared that the style of dressing complained of at theatress theatres the atres and society gatherings was not adopted with any intent to influence men in the manner intimated and held up these de collette dames as conserva tors of virtue and protectors pr electors of purity of course this was loudly applan applauded ed both in and out of association hall all and aad the speaker was sweetly smile smiled upon for forma his championship of of upper ten dom but unfortunately for his side of ef the question the gallant commodore protested too much for in his eagerness to hold up the bare shouldered butty batter illes kiei of fashion as models of and maidenhood he made tile the astounding toun ding dlug admission that if it were not for the mothers and daughters of society who keep the line of purity strongly marked society would be a perfect brothel a sodom and gomorrah could dr dix himself have made a stronger comment on the imor mor aloof alft of the age and this unintentional of his own cause while endeavoring by contrast to exalt the higher class clasa at the expense of the lower declared that in new york alone there are known unfortunates who live by the caces of sin as victims to amans lust think of it chatan what an army of agents in the service of satan what arguments afford on the purity of new york society how indignant the people of that christian city ought to be over the alleged misdeeds of the matrimonial mormons cormons Mor mons it is pleasing to note that at the ahmen a international council Ce uncil the custom defended by mr gerry was denounced by the ladies who spoke on the platform and their utterances were vehemently applauded by the audience mrs stanton used some vigorous orous language in pointing out vig t the evil of that undress uniform which fashion allows nay demands on certain occasions and is absurdly called full dress she related that at a bell ball she abe attended once some ladies were expressing to her their shocked surprise that she and other advocates of womans comans rights exposed themselves on the public platform gazing at their loscut cut costumes mrs stanton asked if in such dresses they did ledl feel somewhat exposed themselves fi we consider that mr dix and other assailants of the evils of the ape age are deserving of commendation M I 1 their endeavors to expose and make odious the customs which help to increase and perpetuate the great sin of the century lasciviousness is the root of a giai giant tree whose branches spread in every direction shutting out the pure light of the sun of righteousness and bearing f fruits of sorrow and shame and disease and corruption that there are thousands upon thousands of good and pure men and women in all grades of society no rational belpon will attempt to deny gut ut that evils too great to describe and corruptions corrupt ions too vile to men mention tion extend throughout the great body of christendom is also irrefutable and those who desire the welfare of humanity should aid by every means in their power to promote a better condi tion of public morals mor alsand and to reform these social customs which are in line with the agencies of evil the nude in art may be chaste enough to the skilled artist and the cultivated observer but the obtrusion a I 1 0 n of the numerous epo exposures of the female f e male form f arm divine tat at illustrate cheap magazines abud advertisements ti glaring signs fancy cigar boxes toilet cases photographs and articles of common sale too numerous to mention is an indication of the taste and tendencies of modern society pure womanhood should certainly shrink from such re veal ments of their perso persons n s mon ize with this vulgar man if oft 0 of vi grossness and set itself to rite t e the moral tone and lead to the 1 e and the spiritual that animalism may be conquered licentiousness be sub dued d u ed and the world led to the plane of righteousness wherein is the gani genius jus of the kingdom of heaven 0 00 60 |