The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-15

about shoulder blades knocking together were
entirely uncalled for and not at all ladyhke.
Don't you ow that society demands that we
poor creatures wear decollete dresses at balls
and sll evening parties, whether we desire 10 or
not? Most of our sex like them. too am
sure do; and for the reason that have a very
pretty neck and shoulders and II you were not
scrawny to degree you would not invelgh so
heavily against what / consider a very pretty
custom. Suppose there are few Q,
not permit Of their wearing decollette
dresses. Should we who can do so be deprived
OF that privilege: Should we hide our charms
under what you are pleased to term htdeous
Mother Hubbard because other women have
scrawnY necks? You must be real mean old
thing, If you think So"
To all Of which have but one reply. My
neck is not scrawny, and l have it upon
good authority that my shoulder blades do
not present the appearance of embryo
wings; but, nevertheless, fail to see why
should be justified in exposing half my
body to the gaze of the public merely be-
cause 1t may be good to look upon. Why
should any OF US seek to justify indecency
because "sassiety' is said to demand itl A
woman who would utter such sentiments
as are expressed in the above note would
not hesitate at things worse even than en-
tering ball room half-undressed. Now,
would she!
eyes, / like decollete dresses on any
other woman save my wife, or daughters,
or female relations or friends" said gem
tleman friend the other evening, and l be-
lievs there are others who hold similar
views.
AS I said before, there is happy medium
in all things. In dress, this is particularly
the case. There is vast difference be-
tween bodice that allows merely glimpse
of a beautiful neck and one that, to use
Rosina Vokes' expression in My Mil
liners Bill" Is composed almost exclu-
sively Of "a pair of shoulder straps and q
waist band" That's all.
1 have been at it again. interviewing, 1
mean. A couple of weeks ago l gave
the views of prominent photog-
rapher with reference to the prevailing
fad of our sex in sitting for photographs in
semt-undress. Since then 1 have had a
chat with well-known stage manager,
and 1t was brought about by the fact that
three Salt Lake girls recently appeared
among the coryphees in "Sinbad," and in
tights, of course. Heretofore the COM
plants of travelling companies were that il
was impossible to fill up the depleted ranks
OF ballet in this city. But it seems we
have made start. "Once let woman OF
| b XIII, bdlu tue maudRer 10 me, appear
in tights before the public and be told tina,
she makes pleasing appearance, and from
that moment she has mania for that kind
Of dress only eQuslled by the cigarette
habit of the male sex"
And yet they cali US the modest sex. Are
we really entitled to the appeIlationa
The big hats at the theater are once
| aiprr Cd
sat behind several of them at late per
Torrance, and l never before realized JUS
what tormeuts they are to those who are
| really desirious of seeing the stage and the
people thereon. If the lords of creation
were ever justified in attacking the female
costume, certain ii is that they have mos
righteous cause in the high and f1arine
head gear now affected by the gentler sex
Salt Lakes pretty girls are famous the
world over. This is right. There are some
OF them who are inclined to be very giddy
however. This is wrong. Eddie Foy, Of
'Sinbad" fame, is capital fellow in hi:
way, and he has weakness for pretty
girls. But this doesn' justify the actions
of q young lady friend of mine
on Friday afternoon. Suppose Eddie
did happen to cast side
long glance at her. Did that justify her il
returning the compliment and working VI
a street Irritation that more than mysel
noticedl
If girls will be girls, then boys will b.
boys. The other evening 1 took
young brother to the theatre with me
He had been good boy and 1 thought tt
reward him by q 81. so seat in the dress cir
Gle. But he didn't seem to enjoy it bit
He shifted uneasily and glanced at the gal
lery several times. / asked him whether M
enjoyed the performance. He said: "Oh
yes; but I'd rather been with the boys il
the gallery"
There was compliment for me!
NELLIE NAUGHTY,