Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-05-16
For Tie Speclalor.
SrAUNTos. May 18th, 1855.

prAuNToN, May 18th, 1893.
Most Courteous Editor:-I have been request
ed to write yon letter, and .'when its writ, for
my sake read It over and iii please yol, SO if
not, why-so;" pleased or moi. you are bound.
most cbivalrous of the Fraternity. TO publish it.
for tits an appeal in behalf outraged ietnnality
In truth. my fair friends have been driven .spast
| the bounds Of maiden's patience" being
themselves too tmld to enter their protest against
"that which vexes them" they unanimously call
on me, Kate Kareless, to he their doughty cham
pion. Nav, dear Mr. Editor. am not prone to
blushing as our sex commonly yet fanything
could call upon my don't care countenance
''Thc crimson
Like to the dying day on Caucasus,
'twonld be the ''gri evous thing" Of which nv
sisters fair complain Now, be attentive, dear
MIR. Editor, while tell you all about it.
When
"From Frightening fields Of ether fair disclosed
Child Of the Sun, rclulgent Summer comes"
it bphouyes every one, maidpns fair, wives and
widows 10 deck themselves in raifnent fit TO meet
his ..afdent gaze" In attaining this desired end
there is involved much Of that dear delight of Ia
dies. shopping. This includes an immense a.
mount of running hiiher and ihiihel from the ''ba.
2aar of fancy" 10 the house Of her .'who plies the
busy needle"
At certain point in our perambulations ('tis
not a mile from Main Street corner) by which we
have To pass dozen times or mare in our shop
ping expedition. we are tempted to exciain.
tive MS kind keepers, heavens! What are
these 2" Fer there they are, crowdng the side
walk, perched upon boxes, barrels, standing upon
cellar doors, or swaying 10 and fro with endless
and uneasy motion. What are they? Men p
Wat be all you, one, two, tree. four come for ?'
Are you preparing 10 tear our faces, forms, feet
and regulations 10 atoms, that YOU gaze 50 cnr
onsly upon us? Eyes. black, grey. hazel and
blue with delicate burdrr Of PM! like Fannie
Flaunter's new bjanet ribbon, (saii eyes evident
iy mol belonging to The "Templaiion Sociey,'O
are bent lixedy upon us. What do they mean
Lock YOU he in The Shanghai coat and
.'Stif shirt cellar with three rows Of sttche,
Light kaeed b3ois aad square tced breechcs"
seems To be SIR Oracle Let Us '.lay bashlulness,
that rustic virtue, by ;" and pressing through their
'.serrieI ranks" Try Ia discover it we arc still las
we Know we have heen) the objects of their criii-
cs.ns lIark Sir Oracle opes his mouth. The
secret is disclosed! Dear, simple innocence
,hey have wearieJ now OF criicsing yGnr fair
ace and graseiul figure. They wonder no mure
If your waSpiSI waist nav Indicate COED heart
or yDlr Grrcian nose entail good temper. No.
ihPy are the .'S0ns Of Sires that bafiled crow2ed
and miered tyranny (aey are mott rants, land we
puor women manyrs-Oh noD They are Know
Nothngs Iguess '.0h what men daily do, not
;aowing what they d5!" They hold the des-
MES of thousands Of Vrginia's and daughters.
fhey are iaboring to advance Virgin as interests |
and at the same time pocket The profits OF their
patriotic wagprs And there are Wise men too
Enough much fear me, it The security OF brains
were demanded for their fidelity Ia their hsro's
standard, the answer woald be--nu effects!
moan no offence to these critics Of feminine
beauty and dgess--thpse embryo statesmen-Mr.
Editor, bat in all seriousness, cur bashlul sisters
would rather come in contact with the fonniJabie
dydfa's teeth OF iron, than pass this "lar resor.
Ut gentleman" hope then the gentlemen will |,
not be afronted, but 'take suggestion as the cat
laps milk" Some Of our blushIng dainsels, look-
my as demure as volume Of the Pilgrims Prog,
ress, pass by On the other side" For myself.
shall put on my ALLIGATOR boois' and push through
them humming trne.if die Tor it-tra! la IL /
Ia! Good bye Mr. Editor.
Yours with merry exit,
KATE KARELESS.