Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
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Ills Obnoxious Bill Raises the
Price of Corsets.


A Talk Over the Teacups--woman Law
yers--Men But Babies of Mature Years.
Things Which Go INTO Oblivion.
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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
NEW York, Nov. Bit would interest
me very much to know what the Republic
can party have to do with corsets Why
should the Mckinley bill raise the price on
corsets and pearl buttons? Does it wish
the women of the country to become
ehapeless creatures and to fasten their
belongings with safety-pins?
WHY SHOULD coRsETs BE DUTIABLE?
You can't put entire confidence in
safety-pin. It's the sort of a thing that has
will of its own, and it's safe or unsafe, as
4 desires. But to return to the corsets
what has lovely woman done to the Re
publicans that the price should be raised
on the pink satin affairs, that are yerit-
able stay to her? What has lovely woman,
VINO can make or unmake politics at her
will. done that the beautiful brocaded
French stays should be raised in price, and
be beyond the reach of responsibility ex-
cept when represented by millionaires?
Then. too, buttons. Every Republican
official should be forced to have colored
China ones on the shirt which is his pro.
lection by day or by night, for why should
he decide the price Of pearl buttons. II
would y good idea to make him eat q
few of them just to see how they agreed
with him at an advanced price.
on, NO, WE DON'T WANT THAT
The American man wants the American
woman TO look the best in the world; but
II he continues TO raise the price on cor
sets, she will be as shapeless as a meal
bag, and the women of every other coun-
TRY can jeer at her. Another thing Just
as men have seen the demoralizing effects
.uha ka
cause of its high price, we can't have any
more corsets, the women of the nation
Will become disgrace to it, all owing to
the freshness of few politicians usually
avoid slang. but that word fresh comes
In very well when men take to fiddling
with women's belongings), and women
will all go straight to the demnition bow
vows and sit around looking like geese
being fatted for the prodigals.
THE WOMAN WITHOUT CORSET.
The moral of it is this: A woman who
hasn't her stays on, no matter how loose
they may be, IS given very much To throw
ing herself in free and easy positions, that
are very apt to suggest free and easy con-
versation, ! know | am bringing down
on my head the wrath of the people who
believe that the devil and the corset are in
combination. But, really, my friend,
when do women tell each other great
many things they had much better keen
ito themselYe? At night, when the corset is
thrown aside, the easy wrapper assumed,
and conversation is very confidential. Ii a
woman were braced up with well-ftiing
pair of stays, she would have too much
pride to tell her intimate friend of her
husbands weakness; but, take off the
stays, let her sit in an easy attitude, her
emotions are varied she gets little down,
and she says what she oughtn't to say,
and gives confidence that ought to be kent
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a great deal more than the Republican
party dreams of depends on the cheapness
OF the well-htting corset.
WILL DRIVE HER TO sMuGGLERY.
By-the-by, did you ever meet one of
these ladylike gentlemen who wore long
hair, gave one a large view of that piece Of
the apple that stuck in Adams throat and
which he has inherited, and who seems to
n spend his life in directing how beauteous
woman should be dressed He is accom-
panied always by the gentlemanly lady,
who cuts her hair short, wears d high,
stiff, white collar, that, if she ever had
any feminine white curves in her throat
hides them, and who is perfectly willing
70 endorse his views and give you few
liberal ones of her own. Nine times out
OF ten she has written a book on some
nasty topic, and she is never so perfectly
happy as when she can talk about the
purity of the mind and the body inveigh-
ing against the vice of the corset, and not
knowing that its influence Is one of the
greatest factors toward decency and good
behavior. It's just possible that some editor
may think this is a tout for a corset house
which it isn't, for | get mine from the
other side, and consequently feel bitter
toward anybody who wishes to raise tht
duty on them, and now announce that ]
will never pay it; | will smuggle, first
Well, there is some pleasure in that.
WOMEN OVER THE TEAcuPs.
When two or three women meet togethc
over cup of tea, good tea then the sor
of club that like has met. You can sneal
your mind without offending the presi
dent say what you think without maxim,
the treasurer feel that it's personal ant
wear what you please without undergoin,
the silent criticism Of about thirty pairs q
eyes. This sort Of an affair was going OF
the other day the tea was good, and tn
spoonful of sherry added to il did no
detract from its flavor and the question tt
the fore was: "What has Knowledge dom
for women% The speech-maker of til
party told how it had made her a grea
painter, great writer, a great scientist
how she had become a doctor, lawyer,
dentist; here, one small voice added, It wa
not necessary to teach her to be a thief
and how the great Libraries were bette
filled. the great newspapers made NOR
valuable. and the world ut large altogethe
better because woman could write a pre-
scriptlon, could give an opinion as to til
law Of things. pull TOOTH and coul
stand in the pulpit and preach and unit
people in marriage.
WHAT II SIZE WE'RE UYwoMANLY.
A young woman, who had lately We
Charley, said that if woman had mar
ried her, she should not feel us il She wer
properly bound to him, either IN the sigh
Of the law or in heaven. She also bril-