The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-12
Correspondence Of the EAGLE.
SENSIBLE DRESS.
CowskIN. June Z. 1873.

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Mr.. EDITOR: The question is Offer
asked, aud by the gentlemen, sd,
ladirs think of anything but dress? p
; They hase been reading no doubt tn,
article In your last issue, top Knots
Come Down" have word to sa,
in that regard. You ask the youn:
lady why she loves to dress CAV, hcl
reply will be, 'fo get a husband" Yo,
ask the married woman why she love,
to dress in such style, she will invaria
bly, answer, ito keep NV husband :
that shows to me that the gentlemen
love to see the ladies' dress well. But
to the ladies would say, ! pray you
use some common sense, or the gents
will think your brains are in your
| chigncns Instead of under the little
knots they woull sec on your head in
its natural shape. The ladies Of the
| city have but little else TO think of, but
come out in The country you will see
ladies working in their gardens and
taking care of their chickens and
calves. and if a little spare time is
allotted them, some good reading is
sought for the elevation Of the mind
Walking ono day through Main
street. my attention was arrested by
two ladies. One remarked hers had
four ruffles and a fold the other said
hers were f'ounccd 10 the top. went
TO church one Sabbath, and felt to ap-
preciate the privilege, and that all
worldlincss should be put away. Just
as services were about to commence.
to my establishment and dismav, two
hats went together, and '.Pompadour
style" was heard from the bps Of two
finely dressed ladies. | pray you, la
dies of Wichita, do not let the love of
dress take away or crowd out the best
interests OF your souls welfare. Do
have more worthy occupation than to
study the fashion.
No sooner has one STYLE come into
vogue than it is whispered that certain
things are worn little longer, or
shorter, or fuller, or higher, or lower,
or lighter color, or darker, for worn
square instead of round, or round in
stead Of square, or braided, or fiounced,
or with tucks, or plain, or gored, or
with train. or without one. high
heels or no heels, or feathers Instead of
flowers, or with enormous paniers on
which any one could sit while the
wearcr is walking the street, in short,
there is no end to the absurdities
which are daily perpctratcd under the
name of fashion. Some have the cour-
age TO resist this tyranny. and on the
other side of the Atlantic the crown
princess of Prussia Ghe eldest daugh-
ter of Queen Victoria), following the
excellent example of her mother, who |
has never Welded to fashion, has inau-
guratcd a league of ladies, whose pur-
pose is to cultivate plainness of dress !
and BETTING materials, but no cXtrav- |
agancc or display. The idea was also /
taken up by Il band of ladies at the
social science meeting in England, who |
to revolutionize the STYLES
and extravaganza of dress. II is fer
1ently hoped that all good and true
women will respond, and set an exam
pie which the vain and frivolous will
eel themselves constrained to follow.
But enough on dress for the present.
Going down town the other day, we
net our old friend with his new bride,
who looked as contented and happy as
| man on the town. lie found it not
food to be alone, got tired of patching
t, and married. Good for Rob 90
hou and do likewise, young Eaglct.
dorc annon, 5. X.