Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

injunctions as too old-fashioned to be worthy of
notice; but He who gave them to His disciples
understood the dangers from the love of dress in
our time, and sent to us the note of warning. Will
we heed the warning and be wise? Extravagance in
dress is continually increasing. The end is not yet.
Fashion is constantly changing, and our sisters
follow in its wake, regardless of time or expense.
There is a great amount of means expended upon
dress, when it should be returned to God the giver.
Fashionable Dress a Stumbling Block
The plain, neat dress of the poorer class often
appears in marked contrast with the attire of their
more wealthy sisters, and this difference frequently
causes a feeling of embarrassment on the part of
the poor. Some try to imitate their more wealthy
sisters, and frill and ruffle and trim goods of an
inferior quality, so as to approach as nearly as
possible to them in dress. Poor girls, receiving but
two dollars a week for their work, [Written in
1875, when money values were much greater than
in later years.] will expend every cent to dress like
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