The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-27
WOMEN IN PANTS.

THERE is class of women who,
i barely escaped being men. Maect
Unity is apparent in cranilogical struc
ture, face, form, voice and Manners.
Aspiring to the rights of men, these
feminine iconoclasts of all things wish
to wear the pantaloons and all the die
tinguishable articles of mans apparel,
The perniciousness of this unnatural
idea belongs to Germany
In Berlin, lately, lot Of fraus got
together aud organized themselves Into
a meeting. A chairwoman was elected
and violent war upon the petticoat i'm
mediately commenced. A few maidens
were induced to join the strong minded
matrons and add their soprano voices
to the tenor howls of their elders. Tbo
petticoat was denounced as typical df
the tyranny of man, proposition rattle
er out or place, seeing that woman 10.
vented the garment herself. Its incon-
veniences and its sanitary disadvan-
tages were especially dwelt upon by the
speakers A real womanly woman.
Frau Peters protested against the subsli-
tuition of breeches for petticoats She
regarded the abused petticoat and out.
ward, round, full garment as best adapt
ed to the female form, and in every way
becomingly graceful. But Frau Peters
was Indignantly voted down and si-
fenced.
The chairwoman was the presiding
genius of the revolt, and at her sugges-
tion the association was dubbed thsf
Clothing League for the Abolition of
Petticoats.''
Members pledged themselves to innme-
diately discard the raiment and subsH-
tute a dualistic form of covering for
the legs as we'll as for the arms
That means pants and coats, or jack
cts resembling the latter. Berlin viii
be amazed at the sight of q number
of human ducks waddling along
Unter den Linten, for waddle, women
must, who undertake to wear Me
straight-liue garments of men instea tot
the curve-line garments of women.
The adoption Of male costume will, OF
course, necessitate the cutting of the
hair, unless the women adopt the pig
tail fashion of the wash-tub Chinese.
But when yonng women adopt the ap1
parrel of men there will be an end to ro-|
nance and marriage. The flowing dra-
perry that conceals and reveals, and its
graceful undulations and circular sweep
which make besuty more beautiful.
charm and solicit the homage of ma
for the wearer. But pants What me
could fall in love with q woman in pants
and what husband would like to see his
own hanging on one chair, and those of
his spouse on another 7 Fancy sweet
faced girl mending the seat of her pant
aloons
oh gentle spirit Of romance Bat
there is another trouble which the cour-
ageous, strong minded have nots IN
vassed. Women sit on the ii66f s. u
off and put on their stockings The
reason of such q nightly and morning
proceeding is its anatomical conven-
ience. A man, built on the straight
line, can throw his foot easily over the
knee to pull off or put on socks a
woman, built on the curved line, which
necessitates fuller, rounder limbs, can
not follow man in his pedal gymnastics.
Therefore, the adoption of pants by
women would make spectacle every
night and morning which would move
Phideas to tears and Venus to indigna-
ton.
Picture it, think of it; women sitting
on floors when " stars are in the quiet
Skies" pulling off their pants, and in
the same sitting posture pulling on their
pants and buttoning their suspenders
when " "jocund day stands tiptoe on tue
misty mountain top,n