The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24
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In default NJ having anything bet
fer 10 write about In our present ntitn
her, W. beg lief 10 demonstrate with
certain b0nneia, and other enufinliiesi
with which the ladies put out our eye.
sigtt IN tho thcatrfu. Tho bonnet II
the worst II t0u III Hight behind
II you shall swallow iip the whole
scene. Il makes nothing " Il regiment
VI soldiers, or d mountain, or \ forest,
OF q rising snn much less Of hero,
or 70 Insignificant n Thug ~ a cottage
aud q PEASANTS family. You may ait
At the ihsatar 4 whole evening and
not SEQ tho leading performer. lis.
tons face IL n glory obscnred. The
persons In your nolghborbood ,previd.
ri they have no bonnetod ladies be-
foro them, shall fsvel In Tho jocose
looks OF Fnrrcn or Dowton, and pro-
voklngly reflect the merrimcnt In thelr
own countenanccE, Willis you All and
rage In Tho shade. II you cndcavor 10
strain a point, and peep by the side Of
II, Ten 10 onc--sinco fate VIGOROUSLY
intrrfcrcs In little things. aud delights
IN being "contrary," AZ tho young la
dies say --ten to ono but tho bonnet
selves that very opportunity Of jerk.
Ing sideways, aud cutting on your re-
sources. We have seen an cnthu sias-
tic play -goer settle himself In his scat
and evidently congratulate himself at
the evening he was about TO enjoy,
when a party OF ladies', swimming In
10 the seats before him, have been the
ruin ofall his prospects. Even a head
dress, without the bonnet, shall force
ysu to play at bo-peep with the stage
half tho evening, nov distinguishing
the face Of some favorite actress, and
now abolishing 4 General or a muir
dersr. The other night al The Queens
ThcAler w sometimes found ourselves
obliged 10 peep at the freemasons IN
q very s~ymbollcal manner ihrough the
loops OF a lady's bows. But the bon
net 10 the enormity. And we are sor-
~ 10 say that tho fair occupants who
sit inside them, like tho lady In
tho lobster, too often show a
want Of gallaniry In refusing TO take
them on; for, as wo have said mora
than once, we hold ~gallantry, like all
the other virtues, 10 be a thing mutual,
and OF both sexes; aud that q lad,
shows as much want OF gallantry IN
taking advantage OF the delicacios OBJ
served toward her by the gentlemen,
q Q A ma does who presumes upon tho
geptleness Of a lady. We felt, the
other night, all tho reforming spirit
Of our illusirious predecessors Of the
Taller and Spectator reused within
Us, and In tho same exact proportion
TO our regard for tho sex upon witness.
Ing fhe Following prodigiou. fact: A
lady, who came with a party into one
Of the boxes al Coyent Garden, Joined
very heartily In expressing her disap.
probation OF some person In a seat
below her, who was dilatory In taking
OF his hat. II CHANGED that this lady
got In the very seat that he had occu.
pied, and her bonnet turning out to
be a much greater blind than her hat,
what was the astonishmcnt and merri-
inent Of the occupants upon finding
that shc was still less accommodating
Than the genileman7 Nothing could
induce her TO perform the very same
piece Of justice which she had Joined
In demanding from the other.
We are aware that In modern, as In
ancient ihoalors, ladies' come 10 be
seen "a well rs TO see. But We are
DESTROYS that they should not pay
themselves 30 III a compliment a. TO
oonfound thsir dresses with them
selves. II Is tho bonnets that are
seen In these cases, aud not tho ladies.
When seen themselves, they make a
part Of the spectacle; but who cares
70 look upon theso great Jumps of
Rauze and silk1 Something Ia TO be
allowed TO fashion but the wcarers
might be ccntent with showing that
their heads could be az absurd as
other peoples aud then Law aside the
absurdlty, and show that they under.
stood tho better part of being reason.
able. They urge, when requested TO
take their bonnsts of. that they .can
not do II, meaning, We suppose,
besides the twill noi,. which acan
not 10 often signifies, that their heads
ara not prepared 70 DO sccn--that their
hair IL not dressed In a proper man
nor; but II would be easy 10 come
with II 50 dressed ; tho bonnet l. moi
the only head-dress In fashion; and,
above all, II would be a graceful and
sensible thing 10 remember that In
coming TO a place where tho object il
TO enjoy pleasure, their own cspabiliiy
81 pleasure Is intensified In consider
Ing that Of others. We never feel
angry with a woman except when
she persists In doing something 10
diminish the delight We take In com.
plimeniing the sex.