Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-06-27

| Oh ]! that is not much No, not much, per-
haps it isn't, but you might do some good
with ust that lille. | warrant you would
think il considerable were you TO give it To
some unfortunate being who asked aims of ,
you; but it is nothing TO spend on your
moustaches Well for my part. think
there is.no economy in spending money for Il
such inconvenient appendages.
Now, since they are nconvenent and
| expensive, are they useful? Oh no, they
are not worn for use, but "give such afor.
| eign air." That is true. for all monkeys ATE
foreign; and do you think they contribute
TO the beauty of gentleman's feature .
| If you call mcukey handsome then they
certainly do, for those that wear them in
connection with goatee and imperial, bear
a strong resemblance TO that animal
Perhaps they are worn TO attract the at
tention of the ladies. If so, they have at
tanned their purpose, for lady's eye never
fails to rest upon the bushy crop encircling
a grntleman's mouth aud their little heart
beats with pity to think that those who
should be the noblest Of our earth. are try
! ing their best TO resemble the hairy faced
animals have mentioned before.
When farmer, in looking over his pos
sessions of growing wheat finds any more
beardy than the rest he regrets it exceed
ingly, for he is sure ii will turn out poor, for
| be knows that the head contains but little
substance, or it would not all run to tho
beard; and our sex reason from the same
F! principle knowing that when the crop
around tile mouth and chin are so flourish
| ing, there can be but little in the upper
story, and find my conclusion is gener-
ally right, for now a days. the most of our
gentlemen seem to think but Rltle Of any
Thing but kissing us ladies'; and their con-
versation consists of but little else than try
ing to tlauer us, by telling us of our beauty,
grace, &e., let us be as ugly and awkward
as we may. They can certainly have little.
sense, or they would not even suppose We
took tAeir word for ii when we have seen in
mirrors of our own, and | know the ladies
are quite as good judges of beauty MS the
gentlemen. So othey may laugh at us if they
please, zoe can laugh too. am sorry in
deed that there is such scarcity of gentle
men Of good solid sense, and such proru-
sion of moustaches.
| So you are tired of talking about tho
moustaches. Wen, it is the truth, they are
disagrrcable things to talk about, let alone
olook at, and if you really wish it we will
chahBe the Suh)cct 10 hcopS.
We have said that moustaches were nei-
ther convenient TO person or useful nor
do they pertain to PERSONS comfort but,
dear sir, hoops are just exactly what nous
| taches are not.
In the first place, hoops are healthy
You need not laugh, for let il appear as it
may, it is nevertheless true. Had The gen
tlemen of the present age cultivated their
brain. instead Of their moustaches, they
would not fail to remember, what every
physician asserts, that the number of heavy
skirts which the ladies have been in the
habit of wearing that they may not present
a dowdy appearance, which would exceed
ingly mortify their fathers, besides brothers
and uncles. are decidedly injurious, and Of
ten result IN serious consequences.
We have long been aware of the fact,
but the ladies in general would rather have
sacrificed their health, ease and comfort than
hurt the feelings of their male friends, until
they found the gentlemen had consideration,
which was proved when we donned the
Bloomer costume, so we determined 10 dress
as best Stated our feelings we doffed the
Oriental fashion and once more donned the
long skirts, and though dressed warm
enough, we use the light hoops in place of
a superRuty of heavy quilts. There is
abundant evidence that the hoops are heal
thy.
Hoops are economical, for the cost of
them is bat triAe, in comparison to that
Of the superauous garment heretofore worn.
They are convenient. too, for they do not
hinder the warmth of our dress in the win.
ter, and iu summer we do not have 10 sac
rlhce our own comfort for The the sake of
appearances
Now we have proved that hoops are use
ful by showing that they arc healthy, con-
venient and economical but they are useful
in another way. TOO. You know the gen
tlemen, are very fond of kissing us la.
dies. Now il is always bad enough to be
kissed by agenllcmpn, minus moustache,
but it is worse to be kissed by them now
that 9reir mouth is entirely surrounded by
brislle$. When il is hecessaty to use flesh
brush on our faces we. prefer to boy one Of
the right kind, and not take the greasy hair
appendages OF latter day genllemhn's up
per lip and chin. But.we are the weaker
SEX Mr.. Editor, and the gentlemen are SO
head strong, that ull our resistance would
he like chaf scattered to The wind, and we
must needs submitto have our faces well
CREASED, could we not:invent something to
keep the gentlemen at a proper distance.
80 here comes the hoops TO our assistance
and they have proved themselves really
useful So, say what y6a will, we intend
10 .u..ax A. th., a NJ. ~