The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-08-19
For the River Falls JOURNAL
Hoops.

done to stop !heir tonguesf do; and
| think it is a great shame--the liberties
they arc taking in criticizing our Dress
just as though we didn't know how we
look better than they do! | wonder If
they suppose one Of us would 60 into the
street unless we were pretty well assured
'we'd do" They had better look at their
own ridiculous style of '.ixings' before
they allow their tongu' SO much license.
Do they expect to frightcn us into throw
ing off hoops, or because our petticoats
don't come up to their idea Of what is nice,
that we are fools enough to give up our
fashionsl No indeed! The circumfer-
ence of our hoops will be greater than
ever next summer, and the way we'll "stick
out" will be terror to all who come near
us; that is, unless there is change in the
fashions, and it is not very likely there
will be, by the appearance OF the stores
large quantities Of brass and steel springs
arc piled up on all tic counters, while at
the doors and suspended from the walls,
the CRITTERS" themselves loom out big.
1t makes no difference what We wear, for
our ''very well approved good masters"
poke fun at us in every rig We put on, so
we don't care what they say about hoops.
1t don't do ono bit Of good, and if they
don't like our style of dress, why, they
can spend less of their time with us, than
they have been in tho habit of doing.
But what can be the objection to hoops
| should like to knowi They are eco
nomical, that's certain, AMI surely that
ought to be a point with the "most po-
tent, grave, and reverend scignors" for if
they have wives and daughters, the afore-
said wives and daughters, will inform
them that their wants in the muslin line
are very few; moreover we don't wear
but one or two Of the modest articles now
when before hoops were fashionable, We
were obliged to wear dozen. want to
know if that is not economya And when
| mention the little arethmetcal problem
We had to solve in the way of wash bills,
that wearc now free from, the economy
of the article ''sticks out" still more prom
lnently. Ought not the grumblers rather
TO congratulate themselves on what they
gain from the use of the odious hoop, in
stead of ridiculing usi Suppose VIC were
to turn the tables on them, and laugh ev-
cry time we feel disposed, ct their clown
lsh appearance III those abominable shl Wis
causing them to look az graceful as
buffalo. I wonder i they suppose We
have forgotten the manner in which their
ears used to be save: h. standing collars,
until those very useful appendages wero
nearly severed from thc;r heads: or those
tremendous chokora, or garrotecs which
they tied around their Threats, making
the knot SO immense that they were OBJ
lged to spring forward like a jack-knife,
whenever it is necessary to eject that gen
tlemanly fluid from their mouths, at which
We look with terrified eyes, thinking the
next puddle will reach lis, if we happen
to be in close proximity to them.
And how about tight pants9 Which
think YOU is the more disgusting' Ger
tainly not hoops. Mercy on me! l re-
member SO many funny things connected
with those wretched ''trowsies" How
the ladies had to hold their fans before
their eyes, or ifthey had no fan, look on
the ground, or up to the sky, anywhere
but at tho sights" and all the while the
wearer remaining in blissful ignorance of
the misfortune just happened to him, oc-
casioned no doubt, by mis-stsp. hear-
ty laugh or sneczc. Then tho ludicrous
efforts to appear at ease in the presence
Of ladies, dropping themselves into chair
and looking around for fear something
had "busted," and we mercifully forbore
censuring them, because it was the fash
ion. Why don't they treat our fashions
with the same forbearancc7
Mr.. Editor: please excuse the manner
in which l have spoken Of your sex.
had almost forgotten | was addressing
man. But | don't mean you. / don't
think | ever saw but two real, live editors,
and they were dressed well, no tight pants
or garretecs about them.
But / have got to run ont and 800
about getting spring put in my hoped
skirt broke one yesterday; 30 good
Dye for the present. AKox.
RIVER FALLS. AUG. 18th. 1857.
REMARKs.-Wc do not object to the
moderate use of hoops, but We do object
to an abject slavery to fashion. If hoops