The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-12

cooling than their mothers btiore them? |
find several speculative persons are Of opin-
ion that our sex has oflate years, been very
saucy, and that the hoop petticoat is made
use Of 10 keep US at u proper distance.
A female who is thus invested in whale
bone is sufficiently secure against the mp
proaches OF an illbred fellow, who might Us
well think Of Sir George EtheridgeIs way
Of making love in tub (see his play 50
called, act 4, scene 6, Duioy, FrenOhman,
is thrust into tub without bottom, which
he carries about the stage upon his should.
ers, his head coming through hole in the
top,) as in midst Of 80 many hoops.
Among these various conjectures there are
men Of superstitious tempcrs who look upon
the hoop petticoat as kind Of prodigy
Some will have it that it portends the down
fall the French King, perhaps the appear
ance Of the hoOppetticOat at this day por-
tends the downfall Of the English Queen
and observe that II farthingale appeared in
England little before the ruin OF the Span
ish monarchy, viz: 1855. Others are OF
opinion that it foretells battle and bloodshed,
and believe it OF the same prognostcation as
the tail of q blazing star.
Should this fashion get among the ordi-
nary people, our public ways would be so
crowded that We should want street room.
Several congregations Of the best fashion
find themselves already much Strengthened,
and il the mode increase wish it may not
drive many ordinary women into meetings
and cOnventcles.
You know, sir, it is recorded Of Alexander
the Great that in his Indian expedition he
buried several salts or arIaOr, which by his
directions were made much too big for any
Of his soldiers, in order to give posterity al
extraordinary idea Of him, and make them
believe he had commanded AN army of giants
| am persuaded tha, if one Of the presen,
pctticoats happens TO be hung up in any re-
pository Of curiosities, il would lead into the
same error the generations that lie some re-
moves from US unless we can believe our
posterity will think so disrespectfully OF
their great grandmothers that they made
themselves mOnstrous TO appear amiable.
When survey this new fashioned rotunda
in all its parts, cannot but think Of the
old philosopher, who, after having entered
into al Egyptian temple, and looked about
for the idol OF the place at length discovered
little black monkey enshrined in the midst
of il, upon which he could not iOrhear CRYING
ont, to the great scandal Of the wor-hippers
What magnificent place is here for such
ridiculous inhabitant F.
Though you have taken resolution in one
Of your paper to avoid descending to par
ticulari,ie- Of dress, believe sou will no,
think it below you on 20 extraordinary an oc
ca-ion 10 unhoop the fair sex, and cure this
Questionable tyInpany that has got among
them. ! am apt 10 think that the petticoat
will -hrnk, Of IL own accord, at your frsi
coming 70 town at least a touch Of your
pen will make il contract Itself. like the sen
.itive plant and by that means oblige sey-
eral who are either terrified or astOn.hed al
thi. portentiou- novelty, and amongst tie
rest. J our humble servant.