Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-19
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1865,
px,r.vasance OF Men.


IN the effect that. although IL was uh-
doubtedly intended for the meridian o,
New York, it would answer very wen
for other ATTITUDES and longitudes.
While we acknowledge the truth' IN"
o,,rracIate the force OF the sentiments
exnressed, the thought has forced itseii
more than once upon the mind that there
il another side TO this question: upon
which the ladies, if they were so as
posed, might say truthful word oui
columns shall be at their service anu
meanwhile we will endeavor 10 give
oxnression TO a few ofour own Thoughts
II NAV be that we shall find, after all,
that the "women" are not siuners III inns
regard above all the GaIlleahS' we
think we NAV assume that the prevail
inc taste of men, both young and MD
die aged, in this country ana at inns
time. is in favor of what Is superhciaI'
showing and striking. Men like strong |
and dazzling colors, rather than milu
and peutral tints and, other things DC
ing equal, that lady who displays W INC
bost advantage the colors of purple, req
and orange, and profusion OF goiueh
and elittering ornaments, will soonest
o.+roct the notice of men. What is true
of colors or Jewels, is true OF everything
e,se Men show by their actions, rather
than their words what their preferences
are They sometimes rail at water
falls" "hencoops," and "rimless pans
of straw" but their actions show thaV
tbey don't mean any harm by it, Ihey
have it in their power to Danish out OF
sight and out of mind" any style Oh
dress or ,lndyess they please, and they
sometimes do it. A few years ago an
effort was made to introduce what was
called the Bloomer costume. 1t had, TO
say the least, comfort, convenience, SAFE
tv and economy to recommend 1t, ana
there is good reason to believe that, by
malicious management, it would nave
been brought into vogue, with such
notifications as good taste and expert
ence might suggest. But the men who
from the very constitution OF their oelhs
take n deep interest in whatever con
Germs woman kind felt themselves actu
ated by an irrepressible impulse to IN
ternose at this crisis. For some reason
never satisfactorily expressed, they con
ce;ved an antipathy against the Bloom
era. and devised a method to aoollSI
them. They dressed up negro wenche
in the mosS approved Bloomer style an
roraded them through the streets, an
thus they ridiculet the obnoxious laSi
ion out of existence. a..
When the Prince of Wales was IN IN
country and on certalH Has - :
danced himself tired, he hapteh|0 ,
notice a lady who was dressed, as
thought, in admirable style, ou' VIII
great simplicity, and therefore requeS
ed as a special favor, to dance WIN ne
II the masculine leaders OF the 10"
This country really felt that "oeau
when unadorned is most adorned oil
like Prince Albert, would unequlVocal
indicate their preference for chaS
SIMPLICITY of attire, the ladleS "o'
very soon take the hint. There Is Sr'
amount of mutual admiration exlstl
betwean the sexes and each is possess
with a laudable desire to please
other. 1t is not too much to say tnat
ladies often yield their own more c
t,ntt
rect taste and judgment to what u
discover to be most agreeable TO
gentlemen. Therefore it is appar
that part of the "riot" which
Round Table so eloquently bewalis LEX
the door of the men.
But suppose we pay little atten'
Ia the actual extravaganza OF the
Who are they that sport the golo
silver watches considerably smaller
a town clock-with chains and seal
match Who wear ten dollar hats
boots. smoke cigars all day long
cost 800 a thousand2 Who drink
brandy that costs $l2 a gallon?. who q
the four-in- hand turnouts, and gar
and bet at the watering places and IT
tn the amount of thousands and Ter
thousands g? Ay, who are they
wickedly furnish great many VIC
with the means of "faunting the
tations of French courtesans"?
are MEN. They are not confined to c
or to the rich, but they are found e'
where. and among all those W
bosoms burn with tbe fires OF
"Passion and envy, lust and prld
and who, by borrowing, swindhl
stealing can obtain food for their IL
1t would seem as though men
would be chastened and humbled IN
of the sufferings and losses of the
try-but they are not. Officers anC
who have experienced all the
horrors of sanguinary war, are OFTEN
the very ones to plunge deepes
all manner of excess and extraVai
and those who 60 to the greatest le
are apparently the greatest fa'
among all classes of the communit
Su.L ara a very few of the lite