The Moral Influence of Dress.
There is a moral influence exerted upon us, quite insensibly, by the mere fact of our dressing well and appropriately. If we are arrayed as we should be for an occasion of any description, we Bhall be freed from self-consciousness, and be able to enjoy moro, and, therefore, we shall appear better than if our dress is inappropriate. In the home it is worth while always to make some change in our dress when the work of the day is over. The husband likes to seethe wife daintily attired ; the children enjoy it, and behave better because " mamma has on a pretty gown," and the woman herself feels toned up, and is encouraged to undertake her tusks with greater alacrity. Bathing and brushing, and possibly a nap, precede the careful alUmoon toilet, and the whole atmosphere ib enlivened by the effort which has been made to present an attractive appearance in our little world. Why, I have seen a baby stop crying and laugh with pleasure when somebody held out her arms to him and he Baw a pretty ribbon at her neck !
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Golden Bay Argus, Volume VI, Issue 61, 29 July 1897, Page 3
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