Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-04
Annie Trevor's Thoughts.


Men are continually talking about womens
dr. IS, rdiculing women's fashions and having
good time Of it to themselves You don't
hear women making such u noise about men s
styles; they manage to mind there own business
generally, on such matters as those anyhow.
break through the forms, and give you an
idea or two that are in my head Just now.
Men talked about hoops, unblushingly and
rdiculousy when they first became the rage. "
Ministers in the pulpit, orators on the rostum,
editors through the papers, tops in the parlor,
and boys in the street, seemed to think It ne
cessary duty to cry down hoops they do it vet,
and I'll wager, if crinoline were entirly discard
ed, not man lives who wouldn't laugh at the
long shrouded figures women would appear in
the streets. To be sure, have met some few
sensible men who are willing to acknowledge
that hoops are wonderful improvement. that
they wouldn't like to see ladies without them.
but the number is very small compared with
the other side. Even while the men do make
such fuss, want to know ifany one of the sex
wears pair ofpantaloons without some kind
of stiffening around the hem of said articles
At any rate, see some men who would look n
deal better if they wore hoops in their pnnta-
looms.
When ladies wore coats, tight to the form.
and buttoned to the throat a Ia mlitaire. men
Indignantly declared that their styles were be-
ing appropriated be the other SEX and, at that
very same time, every second man you met was
wrapped in a monstrous shawl / wonder if
that wasn't appropriating with vengeance.
Then they talk about padding, and there isn't
vest worn that the bosom isn't stuffed with
cotton until it weighs more than any dress body
that was ever made. Padding, indeed wonder
liyOn thlnk We women are ignoamuses, because
we have the good sense to say nothing. won
der if you think we keep our eyes shut MS well
as our mouths. Not bit of it. Don't know
that it the old style of knee-breechcs and silk
stockings should be revived the demand for
do.
And don't know that there arc pleutv Of
men who lace themselves in stays lust as tight
as any women ever did, and for the very same
reason that women do that thing. don't know
anything about it, do II Oh, no, of course,
don't.
don't know that men dye their hair and
whiskers when the natural color doesn't exact
ly suit them, do Z
never see men with tow-heads and jetty
moustaches, do |?
don't know that old gray-haircd men are
daily making efforts to rejuyenate themselves
in appearance by turning their gray hairs into
Maybe don't
Ladeswear tight shoes to make their feet look
small, do they? Gentlemen never do such things.
suppose. They are never seen lmping along
the street in bran new patent-leathers. Of
course not They never resort to artificial
means to improve their beauty. They never
wear woollcn mttens all nigh. to make their
hands white. Of course not. | don't know
anything about it, do +?
What quantity of stuff it takes to cut la
dies sleeves now-a-dayln said u masculine in
my hearing Ten minutes afterwards | saw
him with coat on, the sleeves ofwhich looked
like enormous balloons, legs of mutton, or some
other monstrosity. There is consistency for
you.
Now, advise you, men, to keep silence ON
matters you know nothing about We will have
our own way; we mean to wear hoops until we
choose to take them off; we mean to wear coats
Ia miiitaire just when we please-aye and nan
falcons, too, il it suits us. (They are worn by
some married women now, are they not ~ And
you, men, had as well hold your tongues and
not be wasting your time and talents, talking
about what you can't prevent
IIurrah for our sidel ANNIE TRyvop