The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-01
"a BACHELOR" ANSWERED, AND
WELL ANSWERED, TOO.
Cor. Chicago Evening Post

ter or bachelor, toBetHer Win your
editorial comments thereupon, IN Satur-
days Ecening Post. Will you allow me
briefly to answer one of Mr.. Bachelors
demands, which you did not fully meet
in your reply!
Mr.. Bachelor, together with thousands
Of other men who maurn, daily, through
the columns of the press, over female de-
generacy, wonders why women will not
leave off 1.-THE monstrous and filthy heaps
of false hair with which they disfgure
themselves" the hounces, the furbelows
the panniers p" dress decently at parties, v
Z" cease to follow slavishly and wastefully
the multitudinous changes in the fashion
of their Dress" &c, &c. will tell him
why. Simply because men admire and
like us better, and pay US more attention,
the more fashionably and extensively we
are dressed. This may seem like a
startling proposition, but it. is the solemn
truth. Take two women, each equally
Youthful, refined and attractive; clothe
one in a silk, deliberately trimmed and
made UP in the latest fashion, and add
thereunto pannier, chignon, and all the
etcetera Of fashionable woman let the
other wear simple calico, neatly and
plainly but BEAUTIFULLY made, with her
own hair either cut short, or in plain,
old-fashioned twist, and ninety nine men
would PROSTATE themselves at the shrine
of the former, where one would scarcely
be found to pay common courtesy to
the latter.
I venture to say Mr.. Bachelor himself
would not be seen on the street with the
woman who would followout his sngges-
tions in the matter of dress. Not that
she would not be dressed in far better
taste, and certainly much more sensibly
and economically than her more fashion
able sister; but she would look aodd,"
" dowdy,'' +" old fashioned" perhaps
strong-minded = men would bite their
lips and turn up their noses and our
Bachelor though he would not know
where to find fault, would nave an un-
comfortable feeling that somehow she
looked wrong. ~
For myself should be thankfulto re-
turn to the habits of cur grandmothers !;
buy bonnet which would do to wear
ten years; haye three dresses, two for ev-
ery day and one for "nice," and wear
them year after year till they were out,
without Alteration also twist up my hair
in plain Wad al the back of my head
I should then have more time for reading
and study, and more money to spend in
books, pictures, and travelling; to say
nothing of the unlimited time and money
for doing good. And I know of very
many women who would be only too hap
py to throw aside the wearisome shackle |
IF fashion. But what would be TIE re-
suItf With the maid more beaux
with the wife-a cessation of devotion on
the part of her husband. Results too
dire to be contemplated for moment
speak what know, and testify what
have seen. I have myself been to par
ties sensibly and economically clad, and
I was despised and rejected of men !;
again, have been more fashionably and
extensively attired, and | had more beaux
than knew what to dolwith.
Is this question of beaulor no beau
frivolous one? Perhaps SO; but how
many weeks ago was it, o grave and rev
erend Euen5eg Post since you were ex-
horting all women to be married Do
you not all tell US that home is wonan's
sphere And how are we to get into it
but by means of beaux? a4
But suppose weiare "strong- minded,
and are willing to sacrifice our beaux on
the altar Of common sense. Having given
up our prospects of matrimony, we must
:ast about us for means of support What
Board of Education composed of rnen)
would regard favorably our applications
for positions as teachers What editor
would look at our manuscripts? What
men would come to hear us read or lee
cure IN economical and oldfashioned
clothes 2? None. Every avenue of pro-
itable employment would be practically
closed to US. 1t is not true that men
would Judge us by our abilities. They
would judge us by our personal appear
ance, which, say what they will, is very
greatly modified by our style of dress.
We should be forced to become domes-
5ics, or working girls, at five or SIX dol
lars week. go
BY the way, why don't some of these
wise and sensible bachelors court and
marry among the vast army of working
giIls? They are dressed very simply,
and are accustomed to habits of economy
They would be glad enough of good
homes and wou, d make excellent wives
They are personally attractive, and,
doubt not, are quite as refined and intel
ligent as.the average of fashionable wo
men. Why is there notas great a de- |
mand for them as wives, and why are not |
the Flora McFlimseys drug in the mar
kelG Let the facts speak for themselves
Be not deceived, 0 my brethren
With you lies the fault from you must
come the remedy. Refue to pay court
to silks. panniers, frills and chignons, and
we shall go over to calico in batallions.
A WOMAN.
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