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But fashion subsists by the artifice of constant change; and when hoops had enjoyed their day, those ladies who had found them so convenient, actually devised the scheme of giving vogue to a padding in front _to make the wearers appear in the family way_! This is no fiction; and young, unmarried girls, as well as married ladies, actually submitted to this disgraceful and immoral fashion through servile obedience to the example of the Princesses. BUT FASHION SUBSISTS BY THE ARTIFICE OF CONSTANT CHANGE AND WHEN HOOPS HAD ENJOYED THEIR DAY THOSE LADIES WHO HAD FOUND THEM SO CONVENIENT ACTUALLY DEVISED THE SCHEME OF GIVING VOGUE TO A PADDING IN FRONT TO MAKE THE WEAVERS APPEAR IN THE FAMILY WAY THIS IS NO FICTION AND YOUNG UNMARRIED GIRLS AS WELL AS MARRIED LADIES ACTUALLY SUBMITTED TO THIS DISGRACEFUL AND IMMORAL FASHION THROUGH SERVILE OBEDIENCE TO THE EXAMPLE OF THE PRINCESSES
f dissipation—balls, routs, _soirées_, and card-parties—inflame the imagination. The voluptuous dances which prevail in those fashionable assemblies—the indecent manner in which the ladies of the "upper class" display so much of the bosom that but little scope is left for the exercise of fancy—the positive encouragement that is given in high life to men whose reputation as vile seducers is notorious,—all these circumstances foster licentiousness, and provide a constant aliment to sustain immorality. Again, the morals of the fashionable world have not recovered from the effects of that dangerous poison which was instilled into them by the evil examples of the family of George the Third, and the flagrant conduct of the beastly voluptuary, George the Fourth. The licentiousness of the Princesses of that family became the public scandal of the day; and from the ladies of the Court emanated the fashion of wearing hoops to their dresses, for a purpose which need not be particularly described.  BLOOD AND NIGHTS OF DISSIPATION BALLS ROUTS SOIREES AND CARD PARTIES INFLAME THE IMAGINATION THE VOLUPTUOUS DANCES WHICH PREVAIL IN THOSE FASHIONABLE ASSEMBLIES THE INDECENT MANNER IN WHICH THE LADIES OF THE UPPER CLASS DISPLAY SO MUCH OF THE BOSOM THAT BUT LITTLE SCOPE IS LEFT FOR THE EXERCISE OF FANCY THE POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IS GIVEN IN HIGH LIFE TO MEN WHOSE REPUTATION AS VILE SEDUCES IS NOTORIOUS ALL THESE CIRCUMSTANCES FOSTER LICENTIOUSNESS AND PROVIDE A CONSTANT ELEMENT TO SUSTAIN IMMORALITY AGAIN THE MORALS OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF THAT DANGEROUS POISON WHICH WAS INSTILLED INTO THEM BY THE EVIL EXAMPLES OF THE FAMILY OF GEORGE THE THIRD AND THE FLAGRANT CONDUCT OF THE BEASTLY VOLUPTUARY GEORGE THE FOURTH THE LICENTIOUSNESS OF THE PRINCESSES OF THAT FAMILY BECAME THE PUBLIC SCANDAL OF THE DAY AND FROM THE LADIES OF THE COURT EMANATED THE FASHION OF WEARING HOOPS TO THEIR DRESSES FOR A PURPOSE WHICH NEED NOT BE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED
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