The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-30
From the Shreveport Times.


cisms upon the devoted heads of US poor
feminines about our so.called extremes in
dress, fashion, etcl Ishould like to know.
Ha ha it excites my risibles to think Of
il. AS il we didn't fern ourselves upon
the opinions of the men, after all and
then, too, as if handsome "Charley Fan
Fly" or Mr.. "Fitz Wiggle," or any of
those exquisitely cotton up 'swells" whom,
Of course, we desire to victimize as beaux,
would even so much asreeOgnize us on the
street, or honor US with tip of the beay-
er if we were one whit less fashionable.
Talk about our Dolly Warden hats, our
Dolley Warden suits, our Dolly Warden
parasols, and Dolly Warden this and Dolly
Warden that For my part, I'm tired of
it, so am. Costly at home, (our proper
sphere, you know we can't actually take
up newspaper or magazine, but what We
find ourselves quite bOmbarded with our
own faults. Even the dailies, which are
crowded with important matter, patent
medicine pufs, etc, find spa ce for Semi-
occasional back-handed lick; for instance,
your own inimitable sheet, Mr.. Editor,
daily of recent date) Al, we'll So it
goes. Dear me its easy enough to
ascrbe the virtues Caesars wife should
possess, but never a word about Cesar's
1t is poor rule that won't work both
ways. We've been leCtured long enough,
| think. Ought to be our turn next.
Wouldn't a series of hints to these same
redOubtable lords be apropos, wonder !
Think how nice it would sound "Say,
gentlemen, do be little more sensible in
your fashions. Why not wear that stove
pipe hat of yours so that it will protect
your Uranium and earsl What's the use
of it, tipped right upon the top of your
head? Why have your BARRIERS dress your
hair la Dolly Warden, with that msera-
bly, unbecomirg part in the centre and
the horrid, unmanly little soaped lock
cOmbed down on your forehead ? The old
style is far more becoming and quite as
sensible. Besides, such locks On the er-
isrior don't always signify that there's
much of value uiihin.)
Are the hybrids in pants any more ad :
mirable than the opposite extremes, the
hybrids in petticoats! Not in my eyes
at least. And, then, too, why those scanty
little suits so extremely cut, looking to
the cursOry observer, as if tie tailor had
Q decided penchant for one Vegetable in
the calender at least, viz Cab.b.a.g-e
But, QuOi Fare? Fashions must pas,
their equinox like the weather. trust
the short coats and short nights will grow
longer together. Goodness who ever
saw any think like the rage as the Eng.
llSh cut Of the heard now? Why every
fashionable man who one meets looks a,
as if he had saddle bags to his
face. In fl " instances when accompanied
by the Napoleonic chin, this is ad
mrable, but otherwise, horrors! Some
naturally antagOnistic men are choosing
to differ from this custom by letting thOil
"cow.catchers" grow long again; so mucl
so aS to make shutting the doors behinC
them dangerous. Besides this, there's an
other evillL Long luxurinnt boards to
casual observer, seem little like thu
apparent cOrrespondingness to a large for
tune hence the advertisement of an oftel
erroneous inveiglement. Then, too. doesn'
it seem to you that the projecting mus
tache requires equally projecting nose
Does to Inc; somehow | always think
pug nose looks as if it's getting discour
aged and falling behind.
But these are ventersome remarks fo
me to make, you'll say. Well turn an
turn about's fair play. They critcise 9TH
gentlemen, | mean) our Dolly Warden
ETC., etc., and thought it might not b.
amiss to let them see how they look from
our unpartaking point of view. Beside,
we have right to our opinions, and then
ladies are the best artists, anyhow, an
really are better judges of what's becom
ing to men than they are themsevle!
Even if they are only compared tofairiss
! butterflies and such like airy nothing!
Well; butterflies change and 20 do we
the butterfly sex, SO called; we are gettin
) tired being dubbed angels (forsooth, wit
a clipped wings)in one breath, and then
l the next charged with every pecadillo
+ the calendar from A toZ. Bah its a
t fudge Wonder if they ever will lear
4 to be consistent Now isn't it very eV
/ dent that they need lacturing sometim,
D quite as much as we, and don't the ca
fit remarkably we'll turned the other SIC
out! AT any rate, after SO much exp
rience, should think that they'll at lea
o learn that we generally do about as v
please and wear what we please; the
august opinions to the contrary nOtwitl
standing. There l feel better! Did yo
. ever read Fairie Queen You rememb
= there's sick man,
/ "Who soon as he had sought
Tbrough his disease, did by and by find OF
y That he did languish of some inwaI
q thought"
: Having found issue for mine, l am v
It ry well; thank you. "NELL,E NErTLE."
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