Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-23
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WAR OF pELOpONESUS.
Campaign lst--.S7th 0lympiad
HOOPS

hnm t!- and ever ready defender OF
Wnman's Rights.
Led on not unlv bv an instructive i'm,
pulse TO defend the i-fencee>s, but in
cited tn this contest by the unanimous
and universal cry To arm, u a',n :
from ten thousand retir girls marching
in nv ranks. with banner uniuriei to the
breeze, on which is anhfaz ned in gold
en- letters "Liler'v or War Intellect or
no husband = Free Though. - Free
. Speech - Hoops and an untrammelIel
conscience Dawn with tyrauts, gfog-
4 shops. and whisky saakers down with
\ fTs. fools Al fortune hunters, pals
! from every fe,ue|a voice Onwa arl We
mov~ from TIE stale and antique FASH
! ion " The sixteenth century - the mod
.rn Blooming <t,la AMI Partisan howerz
and Broadway Hops
Excluded! from many sources Of pleas
ur" anui ~c"nce, arts and poIltjca! rights
woman IS irnnellr,l to sit in ~iiarce and
attract hy artifca and decoration what
! an eloquent tongue might accomplish, If
unfrtiarei hv >uperciitous restraints and
slsoInte manners and customs. As an
honest client maker, an honest lawyer
81 the a9preciation bv men. of better
qualities in woman. wnnlI induce her no
longer to appeal to her fckie f'neias, hut
instead of approaching linn lika giidad
.insei ;0v. she would walk with him side
hr siia and hand in hand to the con
temptation If those higher ard more lofty
themes thar great minds grasp; but as
the Soci4 circle is row constructed the !
mcut. rrchun3 Of man is hiial anil his /
in~ipil taste Glazed mil rratii~l by the !
dispi 1T a sunnrahuu ancp Of ribbons, +
lace. fathers and whaA-hona hoops
This, hnw4var, Is hnt All imn.rf-ct sketch .
from the many dacIanlations le'ire ai .
impromptu bv my fair constituency. vet
It shows they are determined to tiprlv'
the fall benefit firm the po@1c maxim.
HAT distance lends enciIaatnent to the
visw,' by making th"iF hoop, serve IS
An eternal barrier tp lh~ insr-rtI neat pro-
tfusion Of an elnnnate'l pr,5osci. IN their
waikiu. d-milnhn which
has gupel within the la>t twenty. four
hours brandy aud wine enough 20 float
himself safely down the river Styx to
the obfuscsted depo! If = drunksr,.s 'atr
Hoops are worn not only to tickle the
sensitive hair Drained ex4uisites and silly T
soft-pated young men, ont as an obso!ule
buwark against The Sybarite horJes Of
gautrv who swarm like bum BE bees in
f ,wer garden. around every lady who's
rustiing silks Indicate Il heavy purse and
lengthy pocket.
NV Mr.. Planter. ss | am Minister
Pt-nlpot~ntiary Extraordinary. elected TO
his Imperial Court to represent rs far
symphs Is ever deck-d creation, will |
introduce III, sci w stating that AN AS |
perfect specimen of Il no! ern Petfo-
nus rs ever para !eI Laurel street, ex- :
.ept Young prodigy and yerltabIe de- i
scaudant Of N rcssu> who paws 'erriagr
,t,ener than business requires and t" I
urher suov III that am the unvar-
.shed prototype Of young America aud :
hat can bang out the Universe by The .
lazzIin display Of pomp and fashion )
vii read you a short extract from my
oi!et day book - /
arrive at II a. NJ, ION a bast last c
ight-lost every red a, small game
md fad myself all dsshabelle Nv pants
rang as usual. half way between the
uic. and floor by my suspenders, | rub
nv eyes, throw back nv hair-slip my (,
artbest xtemi,ies into right angle +,
triangular Ia dollar curved toed pair Of II
,oots that look like he inverted bill OF =
IN eagle, to the bottom 'rontice piece OF i
LapIand sleigh; look in the glass and ;
hen walk % tho opposite end Of the =