The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-20

| This feminine experiment with RalluScS
Is not passing within. Evidently 1t has
been taken up in dead earnest, and will be
carried out to the very end OF the season.
Then 1t will be abandoned. at least for q
time. Man does not face tho blasts OF win
ter In his shirt sleeves: neither will woman
| in hers. But until thon 1t will be useless
| to endeavor to dssuade her from her
| fixed purpose OF sporting galluses in
| the way that gives thom tho utmost
| publicity. Even ridicule will have no effect
except to strengthen her in her purpose;
for when the feminine mind thinks 1T has
been made up for keeps 1t Is rs thoroughly
proof against this sharpest OF weapons as q
sitting hen Is against moral suasion. And
we are glad OF 1t, because woman without
her dash OF wilfulness would not be herself;
and mono but herself could be 80 charming
as she Is.
Since woman Is going to woar galluses on
the outside until the close OF the season at
least, it is the duty Of man to impart to her
the few valuable hints regarding tho use OF
suspenders. or galluscs. that he has gath
cred in the centuries during which. in his
civilized condition. he has been condemned
by the accident of birth and build to wear
laughed to scorn does not relieve him Of
this brotherly obligation.
The most trying situation known to the
masculine wearer of suspenders is that
which ensucs when he bursts 4 button. This
expression is technical. and should not be
taken literally. The button does not ex-
plode. 1t does not go of: it merely comes
Off. In this emergency the expedient most
frequently resorted to when there is no
tailor at hand. is the ordinary single nail
OF commerce. By means Of Il penknife two
punctures are made close together in the
waistband. Tho point Of the nail goes in
at one and out at tho other. and upon this
substitute tho suspendcr can be fastened
with the assurance that it will stay until
the button is replaced. 1t is customary in
many regions to carry few single nails
in the waistcoat pocket for use in such IN
emergency. This hint is offered merely for
what it is worth. Maybe the feminine GUS
tom OF wearing the ga.luscs on the outside
renders it of no value whatever.
In order to lessen the frequency Of this
button accident. and also to permit greater
freedom Of action on the part Of the wearer
India rubber threads are woven either
In the web which constitutes the main part
OF the suspenders. or in the small braces
that button around toward the front and
at the small Of the back. The elasticity
thus impaired is especially advantageous to
persons engaged in digging and picking up
potatoes. laying paving stones. and in sim
liar employments. Women do not orCi-
narily engage in these tasks but elastic
suspenders are much preferred by men who
have prominent shoulder blades behind.
and it is difficult to see why they should
not be as much preferred by women.
There Is one situation in which the mas
culine wearer Of suspenders generally finds
the assistance OF second person absolutely
necessary. 1t Is when the after ends be-
come detached from the waistband and
climb up on the back Of his neck. There
are few sights more ptiful than man try
ing to extricate himself from this situation.
The man who is wise, and who economics
his profanity. always seeks at once the as
sistance which he knows he will have to
summon earlier or later.
In some communities there are young
men who hold that tho effect Of negiige
gct-up is enhanced by letting one suspender
fall carelessly over the hip. The sustaining
ability Of the pair Is Of course weakened as
is tho evenness OF tension; but with strong
buttons for tho suspender remaining in
place. there is little danger OF accident AS
this variation is purely a matter OF Dsthet-
les. the ladies' may be depended upon to do
eide for themselves whether they will
adoDt or reject it,