The requirements of health, and the style of female attire which custom enjoins, are in direct antagonism to each other.
Abba Louisa Goold WoolsonAnd since all this loveliness can not be Heaven, I know in my heart it is June.
Abba Louisa Goold WoolsonWomen have in their natures something akin to owls and fireflies. While men grow stupid and sleepy towards evening, they become brighter and more open-eyed, and show a propensity to flit and sparkle under the light of chandeliers.
Abba Louisa Goold WoolsonAmerican ladies are known abroad for two distinguishing traits (besides, possibly, their beauty and self-reliance), and these are their ill-health and their extravagant devotion to dress.
Abba Louisa Goold Woolson