Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-06

cency and sense Of its cunning; for il is lost 10
all sense Of shame. Ii hides money like mao.
ME: s,ints you al every turn, even 10 little ,e.
and sugar; and will lei its companions drown
rather Than wet foot. This species ought ~
be sepera,ed from all the rest, being in FAC,
more below the whole tribe, than the Others are
below the best oil the human race. 1t shoun
also have dress Of its own 10 distinguish it to
dull ewes: great disorders arising from takn,
these and other creatures for men and women
Human beings have been known TO be enlrab
ned into a connection with them, and 10 have
led The mos, horrid lives.
| AS to the dress Of Nimmen in general, the
;mnudence.of some of them, and The folly Of
others in assuming che apparel of men and wo.
men. ought TO be guarded against, | think in
,he following manner. The pretended female
should retain, as mark of disgrace, the fema'e
habit all over the upper part OF the body, bu.
should be forced 10 put on that OF male for
the rest. wear the breeches ii particular. The
pretended male, upon the like principle, should
retain the upper part Of the habit ma,culns.
and adopt for the remainder, the peiicoal and
the little shoe,
| fancythe former strutting away with . ben.
ne, full of ribbons, and small clothes like
afammer's; the pettcoat mincing iendcrly BY
its side, surmountsd by the bust ola yoln,
gentleman!
Were the heart of al. Fleetstreet Oppressed with carr
The mist were dispelpd should Ncoman appear.
There would he many advantages in This A.
raneement. The fierce species, nr pretended
female, could no longer De taken Tor womaG
and il could also sIay its knee, ride asride push
lis way through crowd, or kick sauoy fellow
on occasion, as it oughtlo do. The pretended
male, on the other hand, would NO longer b.
= mistaken for man. lis pettieoa; would lua.
, " protec, it from insult. People would ofd
!, il seats q; The theatre; and perform hundet
;, other humane Offices, due 10 the weaker ,essa
4 Al all eveuts, pray lei US observe ihe mora
. distinction. The name will be oil great use Tor
!, this purpose. IL can hardly cal her wohar,
! says A. spc 4king Of some supposed female
. He is right. The appellation is Noomaa. "a
pretty woman" says b "but somehow rcPu.
sive." Now pretty iroman cannot be rCpsb
,iye. Nooman-nooman- is The word. 4 DrS.
ty nooman, just as we say pretty cat. So.
fine nooman, fine horse. oeau,tu! noomai
q "a beautiful Tiger. Though how ereatGl,
. that has some external resemblance 10 wo@a,
;, can be said to look beautiful, while destitute
v conceive. Bat this point HIS been noticed a
- ready.
u fell in company with nooman last wimt
i in Paris She was looked upon as very pre-
~ woman, though with doubtful expression
, The company were talking Of The trighitaI Dir
& resses Of Ireland; SO "lo divert very distress
. ing subJrcl," the supposed lady (who was ~
s. absentee) took out jewel box, and Showed u
, a super8aous collection OF toys that must ns'
i, = a pnor tenant headache 10 furnish Hen
!. was nooman for you! She went awaN ar
\ we found another amongst US, IN the shape d
!, the most sensitive OF the party. This "lady'
. did nothing bu, abuse the other in the mosst
. trcting terms. She went so far as TO with:
/. under some Of The most hystericaI attitudes
= Observing that our sympathy cooled in proper
!! lion as hers grew vehement, she suddenly Dire!
y up l.er tears; and after Swapping her husband!
4 head Off" as the phrase is, proceeded to bite VI
fallrou in series OF spileful remarks. Tx
, poor man had married q nooman'