Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-07
CIRCULATION UNRIVALLED
IN ELIZABETH.


The BREEoHEs. According to Mrs.
STANTON, the panacea for " all the ills
which flesh is heir to" is the befurcat-
ed garments which adorn masculine,
humanity, and forgetful that the ar
ticles in question have never proved
very efficacious in promoting the wei
fare of the male sex, she advises her
female friends at once to don them.
The protection afforded by the bene
ficient garments, according to the same
authority, and the respect which is
rendered to their wearer is SO notice
able, that the benefits to be derived by
their possession should no longer be
confined to the sterner, and, certainly,
less lovable sex. The privileges which
have been accorded to the monster man
solely on account of the uncomfortable
manner in which he dresses his lower
limbs, are so inestimable that our fair
friends should at one and the same
time Jump into the breeches, and into
the possession of all the benefits at
tending their adoption. Besides all
this, the garments, themselves, are en-
blems of grace and beauty, particular
ly in the style in which they are made
at present, and especially to tall per
sons with but little visible means of
support" With the addition of the
English shoes which are the fashion
for gentlemen at the present time, and
which are usually six inches longer
than the human understanding, the
appearance of the divine sex will be
enchanting,
For many of Mrs. STANToN's friends,
too, the change will in reality be only
an appropriate one. AS many unhap-
by Benedicts" can testify, their bet
ter halves have long been actual wear
ers, so far as the authority which APP
pertains to them is concerned, of these
pleasing articles of apparel, and if they
enjoy he privileges inseparable from
the possession of the breeches, why
should they not display the symbol of
their authority and importance ? Why
indeed
Bonnets, we suppose, will still be re-
tanned, and parasols, too, and with a
slight addition to the waterfalls, the
effect will be charming. Mrs. STANTON
does not inform us whether with the
costume of man, his habits are also to
be adopted but, as we know that this
lady does not believe in doing anything
by halves, of course they will be. One
of the supposed privileges attaching to
the possession of the masculine neither
garments is the liberty to indulge in
pipes and brandy and water-is this
one of the inestimable privileges which
Mrs. STANTON aludes to -? AT all events
we suppose that the advocates of oblit-
Grating these distinctions betw cen tbs
sexes propose that, i'll order to avoid
too much singularity, those ladies who
adopt the male costume shall at once
raise boards. Most certainly they can.
not be content to forego this attribute OF
masculinity. OF course, this is the inten-
ton, but if we might be allowed tt
make suggestion, we would advise
the adoption of this portion of the por-
ton of the programme frst-as being
of course, the easiest of attainment
and having successfully accomplish ed
this, the remainder of the transforma
lion will appear less startling. Let oul
fair friends, who are ambitious of mas
culine attainments, first show in this
manner that no distinction was origin
ally intended, and few will dispute
their claims to the breeches