New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-29
HAIR AND HUSBANDS.
A WOMAN HAS HER SAY.
.ftor Of The Trtbuns

To me Edttor or The Trtbunte
SIR In a recent issue Of your psper, wo
poor women have been, again. most severely
handled lin fact. without any goyes whatever the
score Of fashionable adornments This time the
Me indictment Island. by the way, lis
lsiys head-gear. II seems that ono Mr.. DemctriH
zezems London merchant Of Greek extraction, smart
ing under heavy losses In the cotton ne brought on
doubtless. Wy his stupidity, and, frantic lest his
cigars and brsndysmashes might thereby DO curts ed
declines TO pay his wfe's tlo bal with her hairdresser
The redoubtabe nan Who the article just alluded to-
pitches into feNnine folly In the master Of dress
reyes With evident deght among the items " the afofe
said bill. He positively Gins paper "a he recouns.
with their prices appended, such articles Bosors
tive balm paits rouge crls bouns or combs washes.
hru shes, pompadOurs, nets salts powders and
oraIne AZ Tor that gibe about the garters. We shall
not notice that The low wretch! Women are proyerbl
ally longsufcring at least they have beenI shouldn't
wonder, though, II this OngsufIering among the
things that passing aYayDut IN any event. we nave
borne IN silence quite long enough the flashing O nascu-
line tongues and masculine pens on the subject OF dress.
and 1t Is time should have our say
Fair play Is jewel" and, good Sir, we want far
MAY Railing IA not argument. and Hdcue h pOntles
when either practice In themseYes or aDet IN
others tile very usage which they dede In al nations
and all ages men. well women, have followed tho
fashions. and for aught we can see are keD 10 W oo
frequently happens fashion burlesques humanity, pity
the yotary victim yourself most hkeyl put dont
fancy you will anybody from his OF ber aegahce
by your witticisms. Women forsootnl Pray Mr Para
gaph-writer, did you ever know man who dd NOT 10
low the fashion Ia his dress And II you aro acquainted
with such man, would you Ike 10 walk arn1Darin
with him up Broadway, at the hour when people most
do conge gate" even 70 stop and shake hands win
HIM. unless he b. wel-kn0wn IA a millionaire aud ah
oddity Again. since we are on personal r"u xo
make your profoundest bow, you 'pass her on ths
street. whom yon turn 70 LOOK stef or cs'e an Con
know very well II Is the lady who looks " so stynsn.
Yet her style Il made up OF those or sueh Ike aces
sors as were furnished by the Boston dressmaker and
the London halrdreSser ana she knO"h-sO 20 yoV-
that IT, like the good wise woman, you are a~aJs ply
ing al,o ~
hummeries, her Draids and p0mpaoours auu culs Ino
we'll YOU would not hurry after her so her motto is
Rail on but follow" OF course it very naughty
IN Mrs z a5 Sa Ee' hefse qe IL
ia tine eyes OF Others, tnat Is without rselehoo
women of stamp have wish to please their nus
bands Most men lGe TO see their wives sly s tnaI 10
they like their wives and II men are 50 %
such bind admirers OF style AZ " marry women Az VI
whose may be summed up IN tnat one T s
Chains laid aside on retiring o.s.
E,giewOod. N. j., Nov. -. 1874
ANOTHER wOMAN's VIEWS.
To the EdIEOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: Did it ever occur to you at any time,
but especially did it to you while writing your
editorial upon Husbands Hair-DreSsers Gour most
Delphian utterance against ieminne why dressers Of
hair or otherwise are able sell their warcs Why We
poor weaker vessels nay Susan b. forgive me invest
in golden hair washes restorative balms rouge ct banc
dead or other womaD's curls, &c, &C. DO you NOT
know that 1t Is because you eIehuis Vi CTea'on h9'.
dream OF noticing US else Unless girl decks herseu
la Lazina, she may give up even the laintest cOheeP
ton OF pleasing the man OF her heart" IL any woman
longs 10 DE attractive and what woman does nOt-ts
the end and ann OF our lyesD To win and wear the
crown OF love- least some hopeful years OF TINS aus
appointing life. she must needs call IN the ana OF aIt:
| 'Beauty unadOrned" the "sweet charms OF uhAdeo
nature" are traditions belonging 10 the eocene period
DC you not know II any woman were 20 appear az ea
evening ENTERTAINMENT with only her own brown nair
| made up" beside a blonde or bruno OF the proper
eet-up that not in the room would look at her
second time; that they would soon think ~ paying
attention to the flowers the wallpaper wal nO"eIp
that she might 10 the suppefrODn ana lhO tho
eatables or vice versa, best she could while Luelt
Tuais ct al arrayed in the extreme, are suIfounaed
J with attention. -
| Canden, n. j., Nov. %, 1872.