ally bear a proud, disdainful look.
When redeemed by grace the fashionable dress and proud look give place to
a sweet Christian modesty. A humble heart and a fashionable dress are
incompatible. Shamefacedness is derived from _aidos_ in the Greek, and has
"modesty" and "bashfulness" for its primary meaning.

How beautifully the teachings of the apostles harmonize. Peter tells us
that the Christian's adorning should be the hidden man of the heart
adorned by a meek and quiet spirit. This man in the heart, hidden as he
is, does however reveal himself. "Out of the heart are the issues of
life." When the heart is meek and humble, lowliness, gentleness, and
modesty will be seen in the countenance. A meek, modest, Christ-like
countenance under a fashionably decorated hat is the greatest incongruity.
With shamefacedness the Christian is to be adorned with sobriety.

Fashionable dress is directly the opposite of sobriety. This word is
translated from the Greek word _sophrou_, which is properly defined,
soundness of mind. The weary toil and labor that many undergo to earn
money and then make the unnecessary expenditure in buying costly,
fashionable dress does certainly betray a lack of wisdom, which might in
reality be termed an unsoundness of mind. Gold and pearls and costly array
is intemperance in dress. Instead of dressing in sobriety many are crazed
or drunken on the spirit of worldliness in dress. There is a beautiful
consistency in Christianity, but how inconsistent with divine things is
the expenditure of money for the adornment of the physical being. No one
can spend money for gold rings and chains and charms, for pearls and
beads, for plumed hats, and such like, with the number around that are
destitute, penniless, and starving, without incurring the displeasure of a
merciful God. Man shall have to give an account in the day of awful
judgment how he has expended the money the Lord has entrusted to his care.
In the purchasing of any unnecessary article of dress there will be a
reproving of the Spirit unless the heart is so intoxicated with the love
of self that it is unconscious of the things and voice of God.

Ah, how shamefully inconsistent with the tender-heartedness and
sympathizing spirit of Christianity in this lavishing of charms and
adornments upon self! Our dress should be only such as is necessary for
protection and health. Going about in the world doing good in all humility
of heart, modest and unassuming in o