East Saginaw courier., 1866-08-09
Hoops and Carriers. 4


The new hoops are quite prevalent
in this city, but we observe no buck
les. Most of the garters are of red
tape and tied above the knee.
And then the Paducah Journal
comes to the rescue, and says: e
We have seen but few Of them.-,-
Those we have seen are Of different
styles. Some of them look like strips
of calico fastened with belt buckles.
Some of the stockings are striped, and
ornamented at the top with a fringe
of lace about two inches deep, which
falls gracefully over the knees, We
shall further report as our investiga-
ton proceeds. g
But just listen to a Denver chap,
who says:
Only one lady, we believe, has ven
tured to appear upon the streets of
Denver with fitting hoops, We saw
her but a moment, as, she passed
around a corner and from that mere
ly casual glance are unable to describe
what we saw, We are married man,
"and it is well we are married
man."
Then the Grand Rapids Eagle says: !:
"What a wicked world !" Lord
deliver as from temptation, and always
keep us in the Valley City until the
fashion change, for though we are not
weak at the flesh, yet, we might be
led astray-
This thing is getting interesting
When men are enabled to descant
upon lady's under wardrobe, and to
minutely describe every trivial peculi-
arity of her garters, etc, from person
al observation on a public street, We
think it is about time the matter was
investigated, to the end that the pub
lie might know the reason of this
gratuitous display of animated ma
ture. @
We think the editor OF the East
Saginaw Courier could make some
valuable suggestions on this subject,
and would like to hear from him
KdcomJ Monitor.
Nothing IN the way of ladies' appar-
rel, since the primitive fg-leaf ward
robe, adopted in very early days, by
all the women in the world-and the
only costume to which their unani-
nous sanction was ever given--is, or
has been entirely democratic as the
new "tilters," they put all wearers
on level, as far as disposition to ig-
more the old fogyish idea of female
modesty--are made manifest, and
give to all the s.erner sex, from states
man to boot-black, the same advan-
tages for intelligent observation, in re.
gard to the physical peculiarities Of
womankind. What ridiculous un-
fashionable little mink would Sir John
Stockings heroine of "the wedding
be in these regenerated days.
"-.ITer feet beneath hor petticoat.
Like little mice stole In ana out,
As though they feared tho light"
Parodied to represent a modern he.
roine, the above would read:
''--ITor feet beneath her toad-stool grab,
Pendant TO limbs fragile or stout,
Draped to bring all the fine points out,
Persistent sought tho light"
"Ah swete husbandys," say the
female souls in Purgatory, old fash
ioned souls Of the 10Th century, in
the supplication made for them by
Sir Thomas More, "whyle we lyved
"there in that wretehed world wyth
"you, whyle ye were glad to please us,
eye bestowed mych upon us, and put
"yourselfe to create coste, and dyd us
"greate harme therewyth ; wyth gay
gowns, and gay kyrtles, and mych
"waste in apparel, ringysand owchys,
"wyth partelettys and pastys garnesh.
"ed wyth perle, wyth whych proude
"pykynge up, both we toke hurte and
and we to, many mo ways than one,
though we tole you not SO then. But
two thyngs were there specyall, Of
which yourselfe felt then the tone,
sand we fele now the tvther. For ye
chad us the higher hartel and the
"more stubborn to and, God had us in
lesse favour, and this ajax we fele
"For now that gay gere burneth uppor
"our bakkes and those prowd perled
"pastis hang hote about our chekys
those partelettes and those owchis
hang hevy about our nekkes, and
clevr fast fyrehote that wo be we
"there, and wyshe that whyle we lyved
Eye never had followed our fantasyes,
"nor never had so kokered us, no1
"made us so wanton, nor had geven us
"other ouchys, than ynyons, or gret
"garlyk heddes, nor other perlesfor'
tour partelettys and our pastys ther
fayre oryent peason. But now for as
mych as that ye passed and cannot
abe called agayn, we besech you syth
"ye gave them us, let us have then
"styll T; let them hurt none other
"woman, but help to do us good sci