New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-31
1rnpn AS TO TROESERS.

vo trust that we shall not he regarded as Oh
o.;.,s 4, ,yo r.n,nI the members Of the National
Wom,n's Council that the first of June come'h'
WI. GRO the ladies of the National Council dong
ohout ,hoir rew trousers? Surely we do not nccu
90 remind them that the Executive Board OF tic
Council formally resolved at Indianapolis last SUM
NOR that all members Of the Council shouid pun
IN trousers on the first day OF June, lS9z, an"
called upon all other intelligent women 10 loliow
their example All Of this is matter oil recoi'
and nav be found in the minutes OF the mee.ihs
of the Executive Board, and we cannon DeHc'e
that the ladies of the Council are going 10 l'i
10 carry out their resolutions
On the other hand, can hear OF no speclai
oo,i,+,, in the trousers trade, there certainly
would be if any large number Of women were
,.o;r, IN take M with them in about two weeks
Wo din NOT observe in the windows of the dress
making shops iany large placards reading: ANY
~ tboen Trouscrings Sc 30, or Genuine Imported
Trousarnps S9n But this, Of course is no POSI-
two nroof that thousands Of pairs OF trousers
for feminine use are not being made up IN private
ANY snocuation on this subject is seriously handi-
canned hv the fact that no one KNOWS no" MANY
members the National Council las. Inc Chautau-
ma ladies. later in the season, reviewed the oe-
cision Of the Council, and after giving poci
actresses tights and the divided skirt full near
ing decided that trousers were the loglcal ana
.at;ono1 compromise and inds.ed the idea Of the
Council We are under the impression, however,
,bo. rho Chautauaua ladies did not promise to
rush into trousers on June but rather decided 70
wait and see how the Council got along WIN
them. II no casualties were reported by Septem-
Der 1. we believe the Chautauqua ladies' aSreeu 70
come to the support of their sisters.
or course in a movement Of this magnitude the
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centuries which are behind them, cannot be put
off in a moment But nothing. we presume. can
stop the steady forward march Of trousers in
feminine esteem For this, of course. the sex Is
70 IN, congratulated All dress reforners hold that
il is skirts. and skirts alone which are responsible
for any undesirable qualities that woman has.
We sbould he inclined to say that woman has no
undceirn bic qualities hut since dress reformers
ar, al,yovs women we cannot dispute them.
Skirts say these rcformers. ruin n womans health
and make her narrow reevish. jealous, faulthnding
and prone TO attach undue importance TO uIies'
Since the women themselves say this there may DE
something in IT, When come TO think OF 1t, man
has none Of these failings. 1t must be the sKlr's
Take one moment and consider the noble creature
Man In all his grandeur. Originally, we suppose.
there was no difference In the quality OF MIND
possessed by man and woman But skirts have
dragged down woman and made her. as she says
narrow and bigoted. On the other hand. observe
man with trousers; how noble has he become
What broadness Of mind What depth OF reason
ing power What sublimity Of aim! In fact. what
a monument TO trousers
We sincerely hope that we have not said TOO
much. We did not intend to say anything OF
this kind and should not have done 30 If the dress
rcformers lwho are women) had not started 10. III
we have said more than we should have said we
hereby give notice that willing to reuact