Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-15
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL IS, 1855.
HOW WOMEN HAVE THE BhSl OF
=. EVERYTHING

r.-.s. EVERYTHING.
A bachelor gentleman, Of New York, ir-
censed at the talk concerning the rights"
that women have not, and the persecution
tina: thew endure, pours out his yexaton at
great length in the Home journal. Hear
him.
"Don't talk to me about the best of every
rythiugl The ladies have all the pick and
the choice. Thep, again, at all public places
of amusement, witness the fatigue the gentle
men often encounter. Just observe party
of ladies and gentlemen going into box at
q theatre-the ladies all jump into the best
seats, without being invited; the gentlemen
timidly stand back, and are pushedlnto COT
per. where they can sec nothing, except oy
standing up, and leaning over, at the expense
of a crooked neck the next morning, OF a
WEAKNESS of limbs which nights res. Is
not sufficient to remove, whilst the iao'es
sleep in the lap Of forgettulness, ana az
hreakfast are az fresh "a a pack OF hounds on
a summer morning. No, sir! Many ~ea-
w NIGHT of it | have had, in standing and
waitipe for the oppressed sex, as you call IT.
have also wished / were woman myself,
except that | would disdain to accept such
services from the other sex as they do. AUD
vet they would tax Us for the support OF their
impracteables. would they2
"Womap's work never done! say your
but what sort of work? They are chatting
all the time Of it. Don't they sit at the WIN
dow all the day, observing everything thatls
done in the street, Of course | mean those
who do not ride out. Don't they know every
body that rings for admittance? And did
not our servant discover how many clean
shirts the gentleman opposite used 10 a
week, and how often be changed his STOCK
inps. and whether he wore drawers 10 sum-
mer or not, and all that by merely watching
the lauudress' bundle at the door?
"Makiug and mending clothes for chill
dren! Nonsense They are amusing them.
selves with the children all the while, and
they like it, and long for drive IN car
rage DOW and then, for a change, but not
for other and ID ore agreeable work, not they;
for thew not only like the work, but they have
even the dress-makers to come and SIT beside
them, that they may be always az mana 10
superintend and direct Toll! The most OF
them are weary just sitting dong nothing
What would they do if they had their Will!
Even those who have carriages at their com
msnd, at last think it trouble to take an
hours drive and shopping; and so toilsome
las YOU call it) does it become, at last, tha'
they cannot even stand in a dry goods store
but must have the silks, satins and laces al
brought to them, as they seat themselves be-
fore the counter.
FOOD and clothing! believe women IN
general are all better clad than men. Ito"
often will you see tidy, even lady-lookine
wife, walking with an operative husband
poorly clad and handsome, well-dressec
girl, with brother out at at the elbows; anc
how often does wife say to Der husband
"you're shame to be seen" Aud bow ex
pensive lady's dresses are, and their bonnets
Why a girls duck of q bonnet costs two
mems hate; and then the rings and the brace
lets, the gold chains that they wear! Every
woman carries more value upon her than any
man of her rank. A watch is mans only
luxury, and that is often expensive; bu
then he carries that for use; woman'
watch is only for show, as are earrings
bracelets and neck laces. No, sir! the wealth
of society is spent upon women; they nave
more than their share. And what have men
instead? A piece of broadclotb so sparipgly
used, that while it takes twenty yards t
make dress for woman, about three and
half are more than enough for respectable
sized man. 1t is always economy in dressing
aman, but extravaganza in dressing q VIC
man. And as for food, they get as much a;
they can take, but they lace themselves SC
tightly that they dare not eat much. They
would if they burst. And then they have
all the choice things. while We are expected
to be coutented with their leavings. Blu,
don't tell me, sir, about women being treated
worse than men,"