New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-04
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| The close reader Of The Tribune cannot have
forgotten the downfall Of the Rev. r. T.. Howell.
OF llliUpolis ILL.,. which brought on about two
years ago by excessive indulgence in the game Of
crclnct. He will remember that the unfortunate
Clergyman became interested in a game at Dca-
con rurdy's one Wednesday evening that he con-
tinucd IL by lantern light - the neglect Of prayer
meeting. and forced Ia resign by his congre-
CATION in consequence. Our only reason for re-
icrrng 10 this incident is that again
obliged TO speak OF illopolis and wish 10 remind
the reader that the place il no stranger.
The most indignant lot Of ladies oil the Amcr-
can continent to-day may be found NJ Illiopolis.
H. And we believe that when tie women Of the rest
Of the American continent learn the Infamous fncts
in the case they will agree that the llliopolis
ladies have a right 10 their anger. OF course n
base man was responsible for IL. Ten days ago
the little town OF Iiopolis flooded with cir
culars and posters announcing that " VI. Staggers
the celebrated man-miilncr of Paris. London and
Ncw.Aofk.7 would deliver his famous lecture on
How & Drcss with Elegance together with
hints concerning toilet preparations and skin and
hair bcnutihcrsT and "f full descriptions Of the
latest spring styles" ~ IIowlock's Opera House.
Illopolis We Incslny afternoon. On the large
bills the reader was warned u 4" see small bills
and on The Small hlllh ne Tor rathfr tne was al
mon.hrd t. observe our large posters and on
both there were promises OF beautiful stcrcopticon
views Of the spring and summer fashions they
WEIR appearing in Paris. London and Ncwiork.
The admission price WAS fifty cents.
Two o'clock last Wednesday afternoon found
IIowlockr Orm House packed with the ladies
Of lopolis Good Judges estimate that over 90
per cent of the women living in tho ylag'
BronptiN "a y
the celebrated VI. Saggcr- appeared upon the
.tasc The ladies were slightly surprised TO see
that he wore his hair rather long, and that he
WAS somewhat wild eyed as 10 beard and iattcred
rs TO dress. but the explanation occurred to them
that hs time doubtless 50 taken mp with
bcaurifyng their ,eX that h. had none left for
himself. He advanced TO the edge of the stage
and called out 10 the ushcrs - lock the doors,
which they did This alarmed the ladier, a little,
but numbers gave them couragc-numbers and
their desire to the stcrcoptcon views. But
in three minutes their joyful Inticipations were
turned 10 hot indignation. The celebrated VI.
Staggcr began reading the most villanous and
absolutely inhunan attack upon female cNtrava-
Cancc in dress that was ever pcnncd by the scoun-
drcly hand Of man. The women OF llliopolis sat
in their seats unable 10 move, which WAS per
haps we'll, since the doors were securely locked.
For an hour the celebrated NJ. Staggcrs rolled
on, dcnounciGg all kinds Of dress except the
simplest and tracing thrce-iourths Of the trouble
in the world 10 woman's extravaganza. Then he
h gan II flash his stcreopticon views. The first
was Of poorhonsr with number OF men about
it, and more coming in the distance. lie en-
planned that they had all been driven there by
the extravaganza OF their wives and daughters.
The next view was of a man dressed in striped
clothes sitting in a prison cell. OF course lac had
been driven 10 crime by the fondness for dress
Of the female members Of his family. The next
wns Of the model woman according TO the cclr
braied VI. Siaggrrs. She dressed il \ costume
~ plain that Salvation Army laesic would have
turned from it with oathing. With u parting
hope that his hearers had proftcd by his just
and truthful remarks, the celebrated gentleman
vanished. The doors were unlocked, and, after
some difficulty. the ladies found their way to the
outer air.
But when the men Of Illiopos were told Of |
the lccturc and appealed - to apprehend the |
monster Stnggrrs and bring him to justice. what !
did they do? Simply laughed hollow, sckenng |
laugh When they were told that the base
impostor proposed to travel all over the country |
and give thousands of lectures, the men of Hi
opolis again only laughed a hideous laugh and
winked at one another in disgusting way Ac-
cordingly the beast of a Staegers went on and |
ccturcd the next day at Tayloryille, and the
next at Decatur.
That this is OF the greatest outragcs ever
rerpetratcd seems clear 70 MS The publicity We
have hereby given it will, we feel confident,
'Gcctually stop the proceedings of this man
'taggcrs. lie must bc nipped in the bud now
before it is too late, and tho women Of the
country will that il Is done by not attending
MS so-callcd lectures, now that he has been un-
masked by The Tribune. But shame upon the
men Of IIliopos