The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-22

!" NV no hh'A HH'IDSt"h WeFN "v,"
compelled to ossese the auecA and rid
culc with which The hoop question has been
treated BY certain ungsiian, aud ill-msn.
nered cotemporssies. No other late day
fashion has attracted more attention than
boops. Il has been carcatured in the
Punches OF literature solemnly rcbuked by
the vehgions periodicals, iampooned by the
journals, secuted at and sneered ri and poked
iut at by newspaperdom generally. Yet
backed by the ladies, or backing the iadies,
hoops are triumphant. The are Haunted
ia our 'aeea on the streets, hey sdorn our
perlors and drawing rooms. 81 they expand
society generally. They have indeed become
"au institui,an," ard those miossbers OF
civilization who have been aiientiy watt
ing for something 10 turn vi to put down
tbs xpansve innovation, fnI themselves
entirely behind the sse 20 ,aeir laier. day
1fate-trtops sgains, hoops We rejoice
that hoops haze tfiumphed. We hail with
al dness the arrival OF that era 40 fashion
when sweetness Of more kinds than one
when something saccsrine more than sugar
anl molasses--may be confined BY hoops
without attracting to itself the T,dicule Of
The ignoraht, the sneetz Of the vicious, or
the lofty contempt VI the Pccksnffs of so.
eisy We. the JuaoF.sip, are an advocate
OF hoops We hail their advent as the
Il mph VI humanity aud health, eyea
III Ugh attained by that genetai enemy vi
bo,hfa shioH We don't care il the Em-
press Eugene lid originate the fashion
thf ugh motives OF personal deAesoy, nor
o. we care anything for the insinusiion
conveyed IN that sosns iady's Temafl, who
assured her brother Just. arrived ssom Cali.
lorna, and innocently inquIring II this and
thai juvenile female of his acquai ntance
WHOM. he had met on the streets were not
,nhIr,ed, that il was nothing but hoops. >
NJ matter what its origination--no matter
ehat the siurs cast upon the fashion BY the
esi minded. we are fof hoops
Bless your heart, look Al that lady sweep
iDr b, You GA the street, With low ing
-kuls light ~ the wind when II but lifts
tie blossoms and rustles the lea es. Think
uaai ~ took last SprIng 10 secure the SAINT
tullness al form OF uolupiuos,fy Q; hgure
How many skirts do YOU imagine weighed
d,~n that tender form, all to accomplish
the same ohjec, az her hoops u, present
Estimate II an even dozen, aud we yentnr,
10 sY you viii not miss the figure nor th,
| figure Of the miss three skirts Now VIVA
have hoops accomplished Why instese
VI nearly = dozen skirir, pressing dowi
upon the hips, producing disorder and dis
ease, there are several hight hoops woven il
. single skirt, and this, with only unde
garments enough Tor actual warmth AM
comfort, form, with. the dress above, ths
outward lady. Now, my dear miss, ",
don, care copper i the ainf proper news
paper talk. We are defending your csus,
like a mau--we are looping aloud iur TIN
fashion, and don't care . 6g for eonse
qIenees.
There Is no use saying ladle. should no
wear e,tar skirts or hoops They know
m,te than "men folks" about such thing.
or rather they know the tastes OF male bi
pcds better than wc do ourselves. The,
know we have a contempt Tor the dippe,
candle figure--for that lankness long drawf
out by close clinging skirt-, revealing the
figure in every breeze, and utterly opposed
tells that flowing lullness, or arm. fuiiness o
dress, 10 more grateful TO the eye than an
gulsr shrlmpness, and that II 10 almost i'm
possible tor lady TO look well dresse,
un ess she b. largely dressed But n,
matier how they reason on the subIec; a.
o.f they will and We are a devoted adyo
cate al supplantng skirts with hoors :
Bran asd bu-tles have had their day loo
especially rs at the present state OF tn,
market. bran aud hay and such other bustl,
suffers, NJ. only within the reach Of tn,
wealthy We hope our iau women viii
srsyely throw aside their piles OF back.
breaking and hlp.crushing skirts, and take
to hoops The strong will Le made glad,
and the invalid to rejoice with renew ed
hope. Then spread your hoop banners &c
The breeze aud stand by them TO the lest
splinter. Let your ~sr-hoops strike terrol
into the psle-isee opposition Trundlt
| Jour hoops nght through sesles and lie,
/ every iel!oM take gar II his own toes, a,
the iarsey said whea he danced Among tbs
4 l4lllt chickens Hsid the enemy, hslf o.
.inch u the male seA are uolhing better
han Mlre ~ beet barrels and tasy cant
- well headed YOU know unless they are
| sell .oepsd We need moi say, show them
~ quarters because II properly hosped OF
curse you can't 10 that. Now erpsnd
yourselves Take our ground II once, and
The ground you aud the hoops can occu
W Man may be entitled 10 only elk fee
Of earth, hut with woman il . different
" Man needs bai ..ile here below, nor needs
that little tong. Ol course then he wants
,l ttoad Therefore pile on the hoops, and
I ,e wants but lutte let h,m have IL we'll
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