, 1874-10-03
THE IDEAL MASCULINE DRESS.
Clothes -7,n1 Rrc Ccol ana Uanbrcl,n!
that Arc EtHEfst{.

Clothes +7,11 Rrc Ccol and 'UMbrcl,a!
! tl:Sat Arc uacinI.
| To tsc i:GitoT ef he -Nc,u lork Granhi:: -
Il III sometimes Thought strange that Tho Jew
jsl1 intclleet, RI cllto SUBTLE 10 fur raaehin.
snnh ,ns,in haSy itsot With tho eaat~os araosita
Thero io noiAng stranso about 1t. We have
learned lately fsnm aualo ald fcma:o reforu,prs
TINT clothes; arc til. ono Important thing in lifc
| thse cosscts n:o t'4o outward sim Of corruption,
| anu trousers tho typo 0f nobility. Tho Jews
| perceived thin fGct long before it dawyol uppr
onr dullor intallctsts. TlleY caro- not WHO nakcg
the history Of tho "ord 60 long us they ca,. fur
! nlrlt It's clothes.
havo been gr:nt1y Interested in tho ncws tint
m association lor tlo reform Of ,naAculino rosg
has boon formed, { huyo lang folt that If wo
iloc'lly surrendered orr troluorH to Mrs. IIot-
bon aud othor do:nonstratiyo roformers with o.
rcprisa1s and appropriating discarded fo,,inino
clothing for ours slYos VIC ehoud bo doiiciout iu
thy spirit Of 1llo,a-
Lot Mrs Tilsot son tear our trousers from ,,s.
We will be .revc ugcd. Her hoopcl skirts aud
ahort-alooycd tlrc sscs shall bo ours, mud clothed
in tiosc We will mock ut hor whon the hot
wcnthcr rotl.rng ind sho maltp in tho clone eul-
brnce of hroadciosk. .
Look ut tho absu1lity Of tho dress Which men
wear in tho hoat Of summer. Onr collars. waist
cnnta, anu coat. nppfoBB otlr lungs aud shut ont
all coolness from our throbbinG neck. Around
tho waiHt arc iunxorabo folds Of ,lnpelyious
cloth, while no zophyr Gun penetrate our boot
lcgo or cool our hot and weary legs.
ltIt wiliio Wo aro thus sWoltnring without hmm
OF mir, Tho fairer COX arc fonoed of from tho con-
tact Of hba1oa clc :hing by wire cages, and invite
tho wandering breezo with baso ar.ng aud neck
and vast ,prairica Of undulating and unolad
Hhoul1er-binlcH.
The fan III for ihom aomstlng moro than ria
bfttor mockcry' tAat 1t is to man. Thoy tau
themselves. Wo licak onr blood by yainiy fpu.
ming our impregnnble clothes.
! mover Hntlcr from tho midsummer sun With
out siglsinE for Mrs. Tillotsou to coma nntl ro
mo forever of tho garments Of my Bcx. Give
me M IN exchange ou!y tho simple hoop-Bkirt and
tho dlapllanous 'wnist Of tulo, and [ shall Lo
moro than satis{lt,d.
For my substantial reform in masculine tlresu
must consist In the adoption OF tho idea. il not
the precise form, OF feminine dress, There In
no rest!l's-placo botwcon trousers md skirts.
II 'so ahandoa tha former wo must assume tho
'luttor. e'N 'A'o
Not, Of course, IN ftu prooeot ororrror, ,t,,o
nor. on Tho other hand, in tho attonuatcd form
OF tho Highland lt1lt,-whicl, Inter garn.ont. by
tho way, ought Attvcr to have boon ntoptcd by n
raGe 'lil'abiting billy region. Hinco it is suited
ohly ior tsto Inhabitants OF IL perfectly ioyol
couutry.
;, ny ~ ,doa Of ierfcct style Of tlrcha for mon in
Tho City Of Now York during warm weather VIVA
o'aDosated Years ago, md atll reyays. ic Us
pe,Hg incapable St improvements. j
"nat VIC necd IL q Bteol-spring lloop-skirt
re2cl4.tS nearly to tho knce, aid neatly ooycrc
Tllh Tho thinhchs Of non-trauspnrent muslin.
just rencliinS to tho upp6r part of tho skirt
aoau po morl thin laco jackot with short
aleeyca and low nceli. It should bo Hs looae M 4
tho :" co'nbi,g-sarls worn by .laaos md nl,num
10 fastened with ,bucklos autl ttrnpe. ,1 ~
IN a,rotormca tato Of society thorc will 10 NO |
more more BUTTONS to wreck our moral nature by |
thor troachorry. mud make uB nurdorons Il
Ao""se"'
This costume woull OF oourse 10 comnlotoa
by opos,-work att,ckngs. low BlIoos, q straw hnt
anu I'LL improved umbrella. You will notico that
hare ma1o no provision for pockets, The i'm.
proved 'i1nbrc!ln will render pockets UNNECESSARY
slhce, III nud1lon to protecting ns from rnin unJ
sunshine, It Viii bo tittod with suros of nocr.
0ta 20 hold clgars, tracts, iandkorchiofs. md
ltnef hcGesRarios OF lsfo. III addition. tarro
ocGet Will no auHp ended from tho ucclE, in rl,;n
nol!ey-nnu not tho miscellaneous hnir n,,I
shotogrnpha . Affected BY womon-wll bo securely.
ilattor n,yself t!at thiA costume will mt on1v
W Gnol, Nho!cho1nc, aud rational, but 1t vii,
20 ciaHalcAlly beautiful, It a,,bgtltutoa a,,rvoI
snu flowing lilies for tho nngujaritios or ronta
'ud trousers. IN short, 1t ia the poolry Of drnss
the ron'anco Of clothing.
, Anu, now, Why should no lougor look unon
lta. Illlothon md Dr., Alnry Walkor ~ ff,rs
Nhy allould Wo not sWolcon,o tlIpm NJ nifics
.et uB give them Our trousers. and thantf,1i,v
conpt their aklrtB. They will take from nv INK
fhloh Wo ought to regard US trash wIlilo w
l'all islca from thon4 coolIoas, comfurt., and
'lauty. + = '. InuNnrn u
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