A new system of practical domestic economy.

Date:
1828
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Credit: A new system of practical domestic economy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DRESSING ROOM, which may be considered with reference to both sexes. To the ladies, however, we now more particu- larly address ourselves; and we cannot couch our address in more forcible terms than in the words of a fair writer, a real Englishwoman, who has re- cently offered a sensible and well-written appeal to her countrywomen in general, exhorting them, in these times of general distress, to discourage, by their conduct and influence, the importation, both legal and illegal, of foreign manufactures.— “ I allow,1’ observes the writer, “ there are some temptations to be resisted—the gaily coloured silks and handkerchiefs of French manufacture, the gloves which set off the forms of our hands and arms, are certainly far superior to our own; but if there were no temptation, there would be no merit in the forbearance. And if we look down on our dresses, unadorned by handsome laces, because from principle we abstain from purchasing them, and use our arms clothed in less elegant or be- coming attire than we have been accustomed to, let us reflect with pleasure that we have, by these little sacrifices, contributed, as far as we can, to the employment of our industrious countrymen. What, therefore, can be more desirable, than that Englishwomen of all ranks should combine in de- termining to purchase only the manufactures of their own country, and resist the temptation of adorning their persons, at the expence not only of the comforts, but the morals, of their countrymen r” After this spirited and patriotic address, we shall at once proceed to the most economic mode of or- namenting the apartment itself; and then offer