Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-07
RELIEF Fon sUSFhR1,a mANDx,ND.

RELIEF FOk SUFFARIAG MANDKIND.
The momentons question which has rece ntly
-itated the Louisville city council is whether
it's august members in business sessions shall
wear their coats or not. An animated debate
on Mr.. Jake Bickels motion brought out a
| number of suggestions, mostly ironical, yet
ind eating some prominent discomfort after
just as much of right to take off ones boots,
and finally NJ Feely put in as an amendment
that he be allowed to take of his shirt if so de-
string. The report says that the original mo-
ton was carried; Mr.. Bickel took off bis coat
and doomed up az the man in white for the rest
of the evening. This disaffecti, IN with the coat
is not confined to Louisville for
we read in the Dallas Times
its displeesure at the Texas legislators taking
the floor in their shirt sleeves. While men
have great deal to say about women's clothes,
and have sharpened their wits for ages on the
absurdities of fashion, it seems strange
that they submit uncomplainingly to the mis-
cries of some of their own garments, worn
for oonventionality's sake, and make no at
tempt to free themselves from the Calling
thraldom of the present style of shirt and vest.
good deal of their resignation may arise from
the knowledge that they can dof some IF the
irksome raiment without losing caste among
their fellows; whereas an uncorseted woman
would be set down as SLOUGH by critical call
ers, no matter how extenuating the intense
heat might be. Hence that merciless inven-
tion is worn with an endurance and bravery
- oE hn%kn rNl
spirit of the present construction is the ne
plus ultra of discomfort in summer. 1t is
tight where it should be free, stiff and imper-
vious to the air where It's greatly needed, and
so fashioned that it opens in the back, where
there is no redress without looking ridiculous.
A collar rs stiff a. buckram, with starch
enough to ward off bullet, is worn over a
band as thick and stiff wristbands ditto, and
shiring cenOtaph to starch in the shirt bos-
ON, which is only vulnerable in three small
eyelets for studs. The shirt of Nessus
was . bsgatelle to the modern af-
fair of so many thicknesses of cloth
ana strata of starch. Then the COLLAR, and the
exquisite torture of cravat-and is it any
wonder that some men have become memora-
Die, by casting them aside forever, like Gov
ernor Briggs, Of Massachusetts, Who never
wore collar, even at his receptions. Fancy
Byron's shapely throat enclosed in the recu-
lation shirt collar and necktie of the time
and his muse in such durance vile would need
more gin and water Than usual to revive in.
spiration. Then the vest or waistcoat is
gratuitious burden in any season, but eome-
what intolerable 80 in hot weather, even in its
rnato al
responsibility worn, tbs about q cool a.
duplicate in leather.
But it is useless to complain. while
the standard for dress among men is the
compact and snug style. The fretted bolv
snatches furtive relief by removing collars and
coats in Offices and homes-but it isn't con-
sidered nice nor respectable. At the approach
OF outsiders the offender snsaks off for = re
appearance in the distssteful things. In the
desire to be emancipated from tie manifest
misery of SO much that's obnoxious and nse.
less in our present garb, there il no excu.e for
going to the extreme OF Prince Jerome Bopa-
parte. who alienated the church party bv re-
ceiving great ecclesiastic in his official omar.
tiers entirely naked and reclining on q sofa. Of
course this ls the fanatioism of the case n
perhaps the gentleman was emulou. n
Pauline Bonaparte's nude courage in f.c;n.
the sculptor Canova for the famous reclin;ne
Venus. =
At any rate it is time some appropriate Coz.
tune was devised for mems summer we.r-.
which viii be loose, cool and even picturesque.
At first there might be some laughing over tine
innovation. and the ridiculous side of the
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