Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-06
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Much has been said ill-advissdly In
ridicsls Of the popular switch with
which our modsrn ladies are secss-
toned to aAorn their heads. Mach.
likewise, has BEEN written against ID By
editors who imagine that they = very
witty, whom in fact they are sxossdingly
stupid. Hairpins are pointed st With
the finger Of soorn, and computa-
tons are made a. 10 the number Of
pounds Of metal which each wonan
carries upon her head. Miserable
idiots! Do yoa not know that exsrtion
creates strength. and that every add
tionsi pound piled on that voman's
head. Ia bot evidence Of her physical
sndurancsi And the svitsh. the crown
ing glory Of woman. 10 held up 10 the
vulgar gaze . d object for contempt.
Wrstohsd crssturssl Dc you not know
that In that switch lies her powsri The
strong man samson. when shorn Of his
locks By the psrndious Dslilah. became
helpless a. . child. A woman bad dis
covered the source Of his strength. and
she has transmitted the grand secret to
her ser for all time. 10 IL not proper
for them to take advantage Of their
knowledge. and make themselves stronsf
Would they not be dsrslict in duty. II
they rejected this powsr-givine switeh.
and presented themselves TO our eyes,
some Of them hairless. and ethsrs with
80 little covering 10 their head that their
personal charms wsuld BE- sadly aimin-
ishedf
woman's grand mission- indeed. al
most her only mission In the world Of
Civilizations to please and eaptivats
man. She can do this only BY her per-
sonai beauty. fer moralizs - you will on
the power Of mind. NO woman ever yet
charmed q man by the billiancy OF her
wit, II she had . homsly face or an un-
attractive figure. The switch IL IN orna-
msnt TO the female head. It gives 1t
the proper form to at the delicate little
hats which bswitch our eyes ~ the little
fairy trips along the street. Now a head
must Be made to a. the hat. To expect
= milliner to ht . head ID absurd and in
these days Of progress II never dreamed
Of. Tho switch In the voman's great
friend. She can have ID large or ANAL.
according to the capacity Of the hat.
She can take 10 OF whom shs goes 70
bed. and rsvsl In luxurious ~coslness.
In Winter she derives from II warmth
and comfort. Banish the switch and
you take from woman. not only her
glory. but her greatest comforter.
The switch may be utilized in various
manners. The latest discovered and
perhaps the most important use to
which IL may BE- put. 10 that Of . pocket
book. Mrs. Ella King Of Deadwood
was the first to make this application Of
her switch. She had occasion 10 travel
TO Cheyenne. and she had $40 which
she proposed to take along ~ expenses.
She had heard Of the "road agents"
who infest the Hills. and determined TO
outwit them. Her purse was her switch.
and in IL she secured her scrip. But
when the stage was ovsrhaulsd by the
h~ishwaymsn. one Of them was ungal-
liant enough to lay violent hands on
Mrs. Kings back hair. He di~sentanglsd
II. Hs passed his unholy fingers
through IL. He discovered the coin.
He appropriated u to his own base uses.
and now Mrs. King bsvails her loss.
II Is sad. TO Be sure. but Mrs. King has
more cause for rejoicing than for weep
ing. She has made . grand discovery
for which her sisters will thank her to
the end Of time. Hereafter ladies' will
carry their money In their switches. and
1t will be comparatively safe. for very
few road agents are so unpOlits as to in.
sist on = close inspection Of o ialy's
hair.
The switch. therefore. We repeat. IL q
useful as well as ornamental. append
age to the female head. Hereafter, let
the carpers forever hold their peace.