Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-07-20
A Dress Reform.

~ want to call your attention to our
system of dress reform" commenced an
ancient dame with u very wide mouth,
as she entered the managing editors
sanctum and threw her hat on the table
Looks very pretty murmurcd the
managing editor. surveying the Bloomcr
costume with critical eye.
See how free and easy everything
is continued the woman, brandshing
her arms and skipping around. did
you ever see anything to equal that
Don't think | ever did" replied the
managing editor, calmly. II am pre-
pared to say that never saw anything
anywhere that bore resemblance to it !"
comfortable, pretty, accommodating
all the limbs and giving free play to all
the muscles Notice that 7"
Don't see anything else, y remarked
the admirng editor ''rhat element
seems to be the mainstay of the whole
business"
"Now | want this paper to pick this
scheme up and make it popular among
the ladies Of the nation. Are you pre-
pared to go into that branch of philan-
thropy p
"lt's little out of the line of my
duties" responded the managing editor.
"Pll call in the religious editor. He
knows about such things"
IL see, | sce," muttered the religious
editor, as he took the show in at a glance.
You keep these pantaloons up with sus-
penders, | reckon"
''Thats just it," replied the delighted
reformer, "That is where this costume
approaches that of man, and therefore
is comfortable"
Suppose you bust suspender, what
do you propose to do about that " asked
the religious editor dclicately.
Sow it up" replied the woman
promptly.
But suppose you're on a picnic and
there is no needle handy
IL don't know muttered the woman,
meditatively
"Tcll inc frankly" demanded the re-
ligious editor sternly. Do you know
how TO fasten suspender with a stick p
"'No, | don't, retorted the woman.
Have you ever seen woman who
does 2"
II don't believe | ever have" re-
turned the former
81 supposed so, commented the reli-
gious editor. III thought so. Now an
other thing Do you know how to tie
u button on with string Y
~ have never tried it," stammered
the woman.
IL wouldn't have believed you il you
said you had" continued the religious
editor. you begin see where your dress
reform will come out in case of an acct
dent But there is something else. You
have suspenders for your pants aud an
other pair for your socks Now sup
pose you were dressing in hurry aud
those suspendcrs got mixed, and you put
the pair for the socks on your pants aud
the pants pair on the socks. And suppose
you hoistod the socks up to your collar
bone and you found your pants were be-
ginning to slip"
you're a brute !" howled the woman.
as she made break for the door.
THAT was rather tough, wasn't it?"
asked the managing editor, regarding the
disappearing figure with an emotion Of
relief.
81 don't know" replied the religious
editor, looking longingly at the bottom
drawer of the managing editors desk.
Underneath all her dress reform she
was strapped up like mule in II black
smiths shop, and | knew it, If she
hadn't scattered on that last question she
would on the next, so it was only mat
ter of time. How do you like that APP
plejack ! saw you testing an hour or
so ago?'