Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-15

don't take them, but We have applications
enough"
"Ffom resp ctable women?"
80 yes" he answered, carelessly,
"woman's vanity-thsts all. They only
want two or three finished"
myself know Of girls who would
scream and run If caught Unexpectedly in
their skirts and corsets, who think moth
ing of having their photographs taken in
a state of semi-nudity. recall one. 10
stance Of young woman who had her
photograph taken in lace scarf and moth
ing else to speak Of, but she was very
careful that her family should never see
1t. know that beautiful and brilliant
society belle, the daughter of an ex cabi-
net officer, sat for her photograph in q
lace trimmed chemise, and that this pic
ture is shown in certain galleries in
Washington.
In view of these facts and the shocking
Boston expose, IS it not about time for
society to call hslt in its stereotyped
plati.udes about the immortality Of stage
dressing?
A society lady in my presence was
oeratine we'll known actress for wearipg
such exceedingly decollete corsages.
They were indecent and suggestive, and
go on, but when I touched on society
dressing she was silent.
The trouble is that the society pot
wants tn csil the professional kettle
black. People are continually throwing
stones, and there is iesrful smashing Of
glass, but sometimes stones rebound and
cause much confusion, as millions that
were Lot aimed a. find their panes shat
tered. OEe cannot be too careful in the
slone-thro wing business.
Now, as am very old and experienced,
I am going TO tske the girls into my con-
fdence and talk bit to them. l have
nothing to say to the gddy, married
women, who have the consummate nerve
to go to photographer and plead with
him to take their pictures
nude. Such state OF social
affairs seems impossible, and yet
on the best authority We have assurance
that it exists. Still If an honest clergy
man dare to lift his voice against 9 rot
ten social system, he meets a shower OF
Kisses.
But to the girls. Is there anything
sweeter than a sweet, fresh young girl!
And o, the pity of 1t! When that sweet
ness and freshness have oeen brushed
of, as the idle hand brushes the dowr
from the pea b, and certain reckless
ness and brazenness take their pisces.
love to see pretty cir in evening dress
the sweet throst, the white arms emerg
Ing from 8 cloud OF m sty tulle. 1 thint
sny manly young msn loves such sight
too, but tell the girls bluntly, yount
men do rot admire the extreme OF decol-
lette dressing.
How often have | heard them say
"Well, confess that 1t is too much TO
my taste; mus say 1 cannot admir-
such an expose IS thst;" 81 wouldn'
like my sister to dress like that's" and 81
on al infnitum. No uamby-pamby milk
sops, either, girls, but wide awake
, worldly young men, with no suggestion
of the prude soout them.
! Now, then, if they disspprove of sue
gowns 10 the drawing room, do you fame
! they admire them in picture? Do 20
suppose your sweetheart would like I
know that picture Of you in your corse,
, was in an slbum in a Photographic studi
, to be gszed on snd commented on b
o Tom, Dick and Harry?
Years hence do you think your husban
will like to come accidentally upon CON
such evidence Ct girlish folly?
csn tell you of such an Instance
g whereby the Idle, foolish fancy Of gil
t ruined q woman's life. 1 once knew of
= girl who was daring, williul-nothin
|, worse. She had shapely figure and We
n very proud of it. and displayed 1t to j
fullest advantage.
Finally in reckless moment che he
her photograph taken in silken tight
or&ersd few finished and di
tri6uted them among her ma
friends. Years passed and she marie,
1t was love match and she was utter
v wrapped up in her young husbands q
fections. While on business trip to
city several miles from his home, ne fe
b into conversation with pleasant, lol
:. stranger at the hotel where he was stol
q ping. In the course of conversation II
subject Of photographs came up and Il
stranger declared that he had probabl
| the finest collection OF feminine lovel
0 ness in the United States, and Invited n
new Acquaintance to call at his room ar
!, be would show him this gallery OF beaut,
a He accepted the invitation, the p
u lures were produced, and it was viii
9 looking them through that he came G
y one Of his wife clad in tights. His horrt
q may be imagined. On demanding WI
WAS tue OIiSlnal Oh ILLS picture, VI
y stranger told him how he came by 1t ar
!, added that all 1.-THE boys" had them at Il
}. time they were taken.
e The hot-headed young husband was I
u jealous disposition. He was furior
}. and angry. On his return to his home
g had terrible scene with his wife, packe
II his trunk, left her and went abroad, al
e while crossing the ocean his ship WAS lo
q and he was one Of those that were NJ
8 saved. A terrible lesson here, . terrio
lesson to q piece of folly, tragical cl
max to q bit of opera bouffs masqueIai
ing.
Have your pictures taken, girls, by a
means. Icsn't blame some of you Il
being vain and wishing to have your DE-
licious beauty delineated, but for hea'
ems sake wear clothes.
Let the Imagination picture your dsint
underwear, and not another. Don't ar
e cover your pretty, girlish charms to b
hotly discussed and coolly criticised
8 sneered at, commented on with ribal
0 laugh and coarse jest. Don't spproac
8 the level ofnameless women. Don't col