Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-18

CASHMERE COSTUMES
that they could not wear all these pretty
things, and | must say that think the
stronger and less beautiful sex has more
need Of those softening influences than the
women have
When pautalC0us were first invented, the
man was so afraid that the woman would
in some way get CO.. best Of him that he
doGai thn elegant iuldeni his robe and cap
tural tlc EtIl1on, lll ever since he has
suffered lac consequences The women
got ne flowing robes and the purple and
tine .ineu-for you can't make trousers out
Of purple and fine liucu-and from time to
time, as civilization advanced, the women
made bold by success have calmly but ca
gerly Appropriated an the pretty things,
and now all over the world the men are
bound slaves TO labor to furnish still other
ornaments for women.
Men weave her silks and woods, men
freeze and starve while hunting for her
furs, and others suffer all kinds Of hard
ships in the pursuit Of birds and other
things TO decorate her hats Men toll by
day and lie awake nights trying to invent
a new or improve upon an old fabric OF
pattern. and in short could fill a book
and then not have finished enumerating
the tolls brought upon mankind through
the fact that they captured and appro-
priated that hilurcated garment.
1t is a question for the political econo-
mists to decide whether humanity Is any
further advanced through the fact above
stated, but ] rather think men have reason
to regret their privilege If they had re
tanned the more voluminous garments, per
hsps the whole order Of things would have
been reversed, and women would have
toiled to Keep their husbands up to the
standard in the matter of new gowns and
seas0nahle hats. Agwomeu are not quite
as strong generally as the ''men folks. I"
there would NOT huve been quite so many
new things produced, and certainly women
could never 60 hunting and murder whole
lot Of mother seals and their poor sobbing
little babies, oven Tor the sake OF seeing the
fur ad0rn their husbands
But I think / had better stop moralizing
before 1 get beyond my depth, if | have
not already, aad tell about the new things
that the dear men have lost through their
undue haste to seize upon the pantaloons
They have lost the loyclicst ribbons that
were ever made. Some Of them are Of gros-
grain with satin borders more or less wide.
in all solid colnrs. They cannot wear the
double faced satin ribbon that is so rich
that one can hardly refrain from spending
the money that should go for the butchers
bill on it. And they cannot delight their
hearts in yards and yards Of lustrous MORE
alike on both sides and Of all the new col
ors. Nor can they have the satisfaction of
putting a tartan plaid ribbon around their
summer hats and making fan to set on
one side They cannot buy a gauze bro
cade to wear with an empire gown, and to
them is forbidden the deep glow of salts
faction that comes with fun set Of black
velvet ribbons to wear with any gown, to
add richness and contrast. Poor menl
pity theml
And the time has passed long ago when
they could have soft, full lace ties and frills
at the wrists and around their knee
breeches. Now their wives and sisters are
rejoicing inthe all silk black bourbon laces,
some of them with an insertion effect, with
which they make those dainty overgowns
which fall with such graceful effect over
the princess beneath. They have no ac-
knowledged use for the new white point
de Paris, nor the new all silk black point
applique. nor the high novelty OF black
point guipure lace for capes and dress trim
mings In general Venetian point in the
new designs and guipure d'ireland are un-
known quantities to them unless indeed
they are dealers, but even so they could
not wear them