The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-28

some man an excellent wife; but they are
strictly careful to not be the lucky man.
In their unselishncss and generosity, they
leave her for some one more worthy such a
treasure, and content themselves with some
pretty girl who sagely concludes that
beauty is not loveliest when unad0rned.
Now this is not exaggeration, because in
my own limited observation have seen it
tried. Why | know at least half a dozen
sweet girls in this very little city Of Cairo,
who would make model wives--just the
right kind Of ones for those prudent young
men who can't afford to marry, yet year
after year they are deserted for frivolous,
fashionable girls, who have scarcely a
thought beyond their clothes, their bcaux
and their next party. Even the elderly
man. old bachelors and widowcrs especially
who ought to know better usually yield
their hearts to the prettiest faces and finest
clothes. Clearly then, unless girl has no
fear Of life Of single blcssedness, it won't
do for her to indulge in being sensibly I'M
fashionable.
Let the married women work the
rcformationl Why bless your heart, they
don't dare do it-they are afraid of each
other and their husbands. Can they risk
losing their places in society-dare they try
their husbands affection to the extent of
making themselves conspicuous Let the
fate of those courageous females who dress
as they please, and who are consequently
the Legitimate targets Of newspaper wits
and sarcastic masculine tongues, be the
beacon TO warn them from such schools and
quicksands. Don't you suppose woman
generally would be glad for instance if the
long, heavy dress skirts would give place
to others that cleared the tops of the
shoesi OF course they would, yet until
the goddess Of fashion sends forth her de-
cree that short dresses must be worn, they
will not be, for as said before, our moral
courage is 50 deficient, we fear to make
ourselves peculiar. 1t might do perhaps,
for some light, graceful little woman who
wears number one or two, such one as
Scott meant when he wrote:
zen the slight harebell, raised its head,
Elastic from her airy tread
but for me to 90 down town with my low
heeled, thick -solcd numbcr-no,I shant tell
women, CAN keep a sccret-wcll with my
shoes plainly visible, is more than the most
exacting dress reformer could ask, unless
everyone else did the same thing
Surprising should try the experiment Of
leaving off all unnecessary articles of ap-
parel; everything except what conduced to
to health and comfort; take off my false
hair, and arrange my own in a simple coil
as large as biscuit, att the back Of my
head, and thus attired,p plain but neat
should venture on promenade. Half my
lady friends would cut my acquaintance
then and there, or stare at me in undis.
guised amazement and horror; the girls
would giggle; the gentlemen be very seri
Gus and excessively polite to hide their
amazemcnt and my own husband, if he
had no fears for my sanity, would probably
remember an engagement with a man on
the lcvee," and dart around the first cor
ner.
Yes, the men are as much or more to
blame for this blind devotion to fashion
this extravaganza and living beyond ones
means-than the women. Who is it fits out
ships and sends them to all parts of the
world for elegant silks, velvets and laces
with which women adorn themselves Who
arrangcs all the lovely and expensive arti-
Giles in the most tempting manner in our
dry goods stores, that they may make wo-
mon forget prudence and common sense
in their purchasel Who manufactures all
the luxurious and magnificent furniture
the costly silver ware, the dainty china, the
dazzling cut glass, the fine table linen, in
fact almost all the high priced luxuries'
The men, of course They place these
things before our beauty. loving eyes, and
then cry out at our extravaganza when we
buy them.
! now give you grand summing up of
the principal causes of wrecks, known as
backs, which are rapidly drifting a major
ity OF American women to their graves.
Tight clothing, sewing machines, improper,
food, too little outdoor exercise. overwork
Of all kinds, late hours, fashion and-men
We all know the remedies for some of
these evils will we make use of our
knowledge 1t seems that we have volun-
tarily placed ourselves upon a magnetic
tread-mill from which there is no,release,
while pride and fashion stand by, whip in
hand, and spur us on our weary way. Can
anyone tell me how to satisfy our too relent-
less drivers-"keep up appearances" and
yet abide by the laws of health and COM
fort1 frankly confess I don't know how
if | ever make the discovery, I'll prepare
another paper, entitled Il have found it."