Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1881-07-30

The fashion. editor Of the BKnr eiacu
laies lusg negative to The question.
Shall peiticoats be abolished, o. noy
We know that strong minded females,
with cork screw ringiets. and spindle
hanks have written Of It. and spoken
about j. as earnestly As they have abaut
'hc right e vote, and hold Office: but they
have never received any aid or comfort
from ihe woE=en whose hearts we're in
heir homes and the holy duties ihat BE-
song - them. The latter class have al
'vsys been IA The majority and So the
lowing drnpery Of the good old times las
one d0wn 70 Us, lse8grine only few
'as'asioas by the way il spite Of the fem
anne ysndais Who would destroy II We
-emember how The slave girls Of Georgia
i;sea 70 wear dress and pauialoona that
were ike carleton's kitchen. aod parlor
aud bedroom '-''ali in one. but then that
sas necessary. because they used to put
heir Eight plows across the shoulders of
iheir mules and get On The mule 10 keep
ihe plow in place. We remember hoW
the New Hampshire Second Alventists
used io wear brown or black costume
consisting Of shorf pants lied around the
ankla sbori skirt and jacket and de-
mnre lonk. Some people were unehari
table enough 70 say that they dla il
through a feeling Of self-ahasemcnt. be
canse New Hampshire girls feet are
like Oregon hams, aud loakine a. them
mortified ihem bat that was not The rcs-
son.--they wore The pantaloolls through
feeling Of innaie modesiy. You see they
were eaing 10 Heavea IN tie aesh. and
ihey did not know whether the men would
60 frst or net We remember that DR..
Mary Walker we're pantaloons, bat ihcn
she could not help it-slie WIS crazy.
Then the blooners. a good many years
ago, cneased their lower limbs in bifnrca-
ted garments, but they bad 70 give way t,s
the universal condemnation thai followed
their efforts Every true and gentle wo-
man who loves her sphere, and every
manly man who loves her ii her sphere
waald oppose an innovation so repugnant
70 good taste and so destructive to modes-
~ What would life be to the society
girl. come 10 think Of II. If She could nnt
kick her trail up behind and gasp i in
one hand. like an adruit catcher does a
base sAeflt How couiu >su aye.s 4 gls-rals
bend without giving the whole business
aways How could she walk after the ncw
fashion without having one think that
there was q ball joint al The junction Of
each II her limbsi Il needs the dress
with its amplitude u frill, and iiounce,
and tuck aud plaii 70 tone down The ex
irav4esnceS and perfect the Illusions
Wear the breechcs. if yon must, metaphors
icaily ladies. bul do not discard the skirts
How il would shock US to see the women
before whom our very souls haze failen
IN earnest yeneation, going abont in nip
pants with spring bottoms and pistol
pocket behind We know grey haired
mairon; only seventeen years older than
oursclf. but she Gals as son sfe could
not 50 unsex herself We know young
er woman, whose hair as yet las no grey,
whose life IS q poem written By God.
whose every movement S H rhyme set 70
music. and hat music the pulsations OF
her fresh, warm heart. but we could lind
little poetry OF music "a her, snd none Of
the queenliness Of a home ruier, if she hid
le take her hands out Of her 5reecbes
pockets 10 write her manifessoes.
Globe has no pantalOon advocates. Our
women are rbat in cur rough frontier
we call Goods women. butthey
are discussing This ptiticoai question out
side Of Arizona and We must have sour
say from here; because we might some
day want 10 go 20 New York or Boston OF
San Francisco or Snme Of the places Of
which we reIain pleasant memories, and
we would get fcarfglly lonesome il we
did aos hear the rristle 81 skirt.