The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-04-02
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Another Meeting ofthe Indignant
Husbands and Fathers.
The Masculine Crusade Against
Millinery and Dry Goods
Spreading.
Eloquent and Earnest Remark
From Numerous Victims.
Sons Of Mars Attack tho Front
and Rear Of Fashion.

account Of the 0Tganlxafloo OIL . male cuso0e
against "Fuss, Faahion and Feathers." cea-
ted more than ripple Of excitement bere;
it created, in fact, . perfect wave. All day
long divers and sundry groups of much-abos-
ed and pocket-deplesed husbands and fathers
might have been seen in retired places, aax-
iously discussing the situation, with copies Of
TIE TIMES in their hands, and rapidly
growing indignation in their hearts. Al the
day wore on the excitement deepened; hus-
bands produced and exhibited milliners'
bills, whose only merit was their length;
fathers of grown-up daughters explained on
the incredible amount of dry goods it took
to place said daughters on par, in dry
goods sense, with other mems daughten !;
one indignant individual exposed to view .
tremendous bill for ''bustles," ''breast-pro-
tectors,n and other internal machines Of
which the spectators could but dimly gues
the uses. At this juncture it was proposed
that meeting be held in the evening and an
organisation effected. which proposition Wa
received with cheers. A place and hour Of
meeting v.s designated. and il vas ecjoined
on all present not to fail in attendance and
also to bring a many Of their friends - poe
able.
Att Q. NJ, the appointed hour Of meet
ing, tbs hall was densely packed. Colonel
Sabretache vas installed - Temporary Chair
man and Lieutenant Tompion - Temporary
Secretary. The gallant Chairman made
few opening remarks: He was glad, he
said, to perceive that man, too long held
down and buried under clouds of millinery,
had At last determined to arise In his might
and throw of the incumbus of mingled
broom stick and bonnet under which be had
20 long labored. [AppIause.] Too long
had We allowed ourselves to be made the
slaves and dupes OF those modern jueeer-
nauts, the dry goods merchant and the mil
had juetiy called "the n0blest work Of God"
had come to be regarded, from the feminine
At least, - . mere providef
of petlicoais! (Cheers. When be thought
OF it his blood boiled within him and his
heart almost ceased beating. He trusted
that the effects of this meeting would b felt
far and vide, and would carry CONSERVATION
into the camps OF the juggernauts before re-
ierred to. Tremendous applause. Before
resuming his seat be would caution them
against even dropping . hint of to-nights
proceedings in the bosoms of their respective
families, as such indisuetion would inevita-
bly, result in-not to put too fine point on
things lively" for them in
said bcsoms. They could not be too eau
tious in this respect. He deplored the
state of things which made such c.uti0n nee
essary; he thought it was . disgrace to them
as members of the stronger and nobler sex;
but, alas! they were all only too we'll aware,
BY sorrowful experience, Tell 1t not in
Gath, publish it not in the streets of Aska-
lon, but it is whispered aloud that, great -
the reputation Of Colonel Sabretache in the
''tented field" Mrs. Colonel IL the ''Execu.
tive Officer" in the Sabretachian mansioo.
how omnipotsnt was the "weaker vesreP'
within the home precincts, and what poai-
bilities for acoentuating her remarks lay dor
mant in her slender wrists. (Groans. How.
ever, he had the fullest confidence in their
and 60 would resume his seat.
As soon as the Chairman was seated, loud
calls were made for DR.. Bluemass, and that
gentleman took the stand accordingly.
He began BY expressing . hope that
finished effort from him q they had just lis
.ened to from his gallant friend. Colonel
Sabretache. Speaking was not in his line;
but, nevertheless, he felt 70 strongly on this
,utject that it seemed - If he could talk for
.ver on it. He WA. - they knew. the hap
,y ferries of oh! oh progenitor Of numer.
Jus progeny; indeed it had come to his ears
hat he was looked upon ~ sort Of second
ate Brigham Young. He could assure those
,arties that if they had the paying of the
Try goods, millinery, and shoe making bills
,ecessitated BY ouch q plurality Of progeny,
hey would cease to envy him, and would
ome to regard the Biblical precept: blessed
9 the man who has his CULVER full of them"
q being very nice in theory, but ccnfound- |
dly ugly in fact. When he thought of those |
,ille-he did not mean the little bills of his |
ffspring, bat the dry goods bills-s cold
hiver ran down the whole length of his |
pinsl column. Laughter His lastthought |
n retiring to his couch, and bis 6rst on |
rising thereirom was bills! bills! always |
ills! II he had been born poet, the bur-
len Of his song would, he felt cure, be bills!
/ he was an engraver, he would engrave
othing but fac SMILES of receipted bills! II
70 Was . painter, be was confident he could
volve nothing from his inner consciousness
Their than artistic designs for ornamental
ill-heads! renewed laughter.) He had
ONE to regard himself q mere peripatetic
aging teller, - it seemed that, With the ex-
option of the small moiety Of his time re-
uired for the discharge Of his official duties,
e was always going about paying bills.
They who knew the comfortable stipend he
rev from the government, would, he felt
ure, be sstonished to hear that be never bad
dollar which he could call his own. They
ould count on him in this movement. He
'ould conclude BY suggesting thatthe watch
vord of this movement be Resumpiion-ofI
.ome.spun dresses and coal-scuttle bonnets.
Tremendous applause.
Captain Trigger mot. believe, any rela-
i've 70 the renowned Sir Lucius Orig
erl, was the next speaker. He said that
nder the circumstances he would have been
outent 10 sit ut the feet Of his older and
more married comrades, but the remarks of
be previous speaker had been . revelation
o him, and his soul refused to Be confined.
Ie had heed married little more than .
ear, which was equivalent to saying he bad
cen in debt for that period. Until tonight
e had never been able to comprehend Why,
uring that time, the debit aide Of hie month
, balance sheet absolutely and utterly refus-
d to square with the credit side. BE under
ood il all now: it Was dry goods. (Senn-
on]. He confessed with shame, thas when
uring the period Of unalloyed sweetness.