The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-04-24
SATURDAY, APRIL 24,ls75.
FASHION.

papers of the day, Far from it.
Our purpose is rather to expose
and ridicule the silly and absurd
practices of the blind votaries of
the foolish and crack Drained
goddess, from the soft and spooney
feminine who fortunes herself in
to the Greecian Bend" the
Kangaroo Hop" or the" Boston
Dip" down, yes. away down to
that brainless fop, that libel upon
masculine humanity who parts
his hair in the middle. That is
our purpose now, so let all spoonies
and popinjoys stand from under,
for we're a-going to talk. And,
by the way, before we forget it,
we wish to tell a short and mourn.
full story about a chap who we had
the misfortune to know, who from
his earliest start out in life con-
ceived the, idea that he could
make himself very attractive TO
the dear creatures of the other
sex by parting his hair in the
middle. So one fine morning,
when making his toilet, he care
lessly got three hairs too many
on one side, which upset the
equilibrium ofhis mental pabulum
and he fell prone to the earth,
striking bis head on squash, and
then and there went dead! Mourn
full example Terrible warning !
Now we allow that a clean decent
attire, made up according to the
well understood social laws of
civilization, is necessary and pro-
per, and cannot be dispensed
with but at the same time we
claim, that following the arbitrary
behests of fashion has been and
is the cause of much of the misery
of the present day. 1t has ruined
the most splendid prospects, it has
brought the prosperous merchant,
the broker, the banker, the manu-
facturer, the mechanic and the
agriculturist, to ruin and dis
grace It has filled eur grave
yards with suicides, our peni.
tentiaries with felons and its VIC
TINS have swung from the gal
lows |! Is the picture too strong {?
No, you know it is not. But the
reflection thatlcomes up here is a
painful one, and let us not be &C.
cused of ungallantry for what we
are about to say, for we love the
dear creatures. But standing as
sentinel On the watch towers of
civilization, it becomes our duty
to speak the truth in all boldness.
Dear ladies who read this, let us
tell you that the main fault in this
matter lies with you. However
silly men may be in wasting their
time and money and neglecting
their business in personal adorn-
ment, even those weak ones who
part their hair in the middle, it
is all done for you. 1t is all done
to attract your smiles, your ap-
probation and your favor. 1t has
been ever thus since creations
dawn. We read it in the history
of mans first fall !; and whether
we accept the account as true or
not, it is a most beautiful and in.
structive allegOry.
OF mans first disobedience.
And the fruit of that forbidden tree
Whose mortal taste brought death into the
world
And all our woe
Milton.
And the man said, the woman whom
thou Rxyest TO be with ne, she gave me
of the tree, and did cat I Moses
Oh dear ladies reflect. II is the
same to- day. Your influence con.
trolls the world for veal or woe.
What example are you setting to.
day? Your greecian bends. pau
niers, your kangaroo gait, with
that horrible hump upon your fair
proportions, are altogether sin
and a shame before God. If the
Almighty had intended that you
should be of that shape He would