The sun., 1893-04-02
WOMAN'S REASONS FOR 1T.
WHY SHE WEARS BIG Mrs WHEY SHE
GOES TO THE THEATRE.

the Millinery In the Dressing Room, sh
Can't Hold the Sacred Object In Her Lar
No ukase issued By managers nor anathe
mas pronounced by men prevail against tn,
tyranny OF the theatre hat Opposition bu
precipitates disaster and strengthens deter
mination when there In a woman In tho case
Miserable. deformed creatures In the babili
ments OF men. with distorted n eek s. miss h per
shoulders. and strained aud staring eyes stand
disconsolatcly about in the lobbies and talk o
how not to see the play over the cloves and
coffee. and still the juggernaut Of plumes and
flowers rolls on its triumphant way. crushing
the hope and Joy from the souls Of men.
The best fellow in the world. with heart as
big as coal scuttle. and fairly bubbling over
with chivalrous tendencies and affection foi
women. gets to be a cynical. pessimistic. mis-.
oRynist after half an hours encounter with the
Machinvellian maliciousness OF the theatre
hat and the peryersity OF the girl who wears it
II 10 confusing to a mans preconce ceived ideas
OF woman's gentleness. self-sacrifce and de-
votion to see how utterly unprincipled and
heartless tho sweetest Of her sex can be.
She will go down into the slums at tho risk
Of typhus and small pox to save the depraved.
and then deliberately rouse up more depravity
In the heart Of the man who sits behind her at
the theatre than a pair OF Clydesdales could
draw. She will work hers elf into Mysteries
getting up bazars and fairs for the support OF
drunkards. and drive every man in her wake
at tho play into tho af6 to drown his despair
in the cup that cheers becanse 1t inebriates.
She will carry roses to the condemned in the
prisons. and save on the family marke citing to
send the Westminster Catechism to convert
the heathen. and then set half the men in the
theatre to saving the Lords Prayer backward
But you don't know how much II all COSTS"
explained q girl to some young men that were
sMisins Mainc, their pet grievances against the hat
,.I,, "Thank heaven' No. But we know all We
And don't you see.", she continued. they
mo, they are not. You are right there" VERY
And. you can't roll EN- np in your
!macsintosh ma, with your eoloshes and have
the rame or have % them mo stned nnSr inte aPe
storm I eloaks; Whet would you have US do =
II you had ever been girl you would know
shared a mirror with any other girl you would
Know lust how perfectly selfish and unprin-
Il had m whtsS sn w9ra h
breakfast se station twenty minutes away. while
and 2 half before she let them in at all. YOU
eger could provide as many dressing rooms as
MIS- theatre would seat ladies' and sell mirror
wh to herS no bs
Il the men are really SO annoyed as they
the slot plan. and allow a lady to satisfy her
cartaIn goes up There isn't MT sro strong % enough
minded woman in all Gotham to sit through a
Play @ ana know word Of the play when she is
girls bang is like the foam on a glass Of beer
!. a touch fiattens It. the weight oia hat ruins
have to furnish curling irons and an alcohol
amp with every mirror to have the thing
a And , even then tho problem still
Ter lap and havo one more thing Ito to dron 1 when n IN
he play, promenaded out over her feet. wiplng
Dis wet hoots on her smart gown. For oyery
whether she is escorted by her own or some
,tner T r. Woman,s mans husband or brother. whether
o wear her newest freshest gown aud per-
ectly immaculate gloves. She has no pocket.
t is located SO her programme her handker-
= mel; & her opera glass. and bonbonniere are all
ravty HSt a9 u Ta5 snd the de,
he floor every time she rises. which IS Twice
Ietween each act and any number. of times
could Keep track ali p these sni thinsa
nd forty dollars worth OF millinery. besides
mad as Hs@ bstare the sst act hs
hould be permitted to try It. " ' "e'' 80
Now. women are not going to establish any
ustom which would necessitate q carriage
adies know this would furnish one more @ sS ex-
usband to doze over his paper instead OF GO
ng to the theatre as much as he does at pres
onsder Every real fVa NICE web1ed e gr Knows
hat her particular Jack had better he saving
Is salary to liqnidate his laundress's bill in;
uying tickets for the shaperon. m ron which Which con-. ON
entionality demands when young people go
ave not the slightest use in the World. @ cling.
,G co 20 straps ,da In ths democratic street car
ruin a9es soSes when eYss sst tbs
,fs and no chaneron is Ssihn Sothsrns sas abeut saE
l1nirins what has become OF all the little
utterly evening bonnets OF former times. In
I'd Where are are the M tisst tfaasers rSfas %fs
i.hin thin the decade !? Where are .the sensible
go, before they began to affect the the
,.ds ,ildren's sizes they perch uPSn ,thoir
erchieis the girls pricked their fingers t to
,e bone to embroder two years ngo?. Where
..emselyes smart this season.
Al the evening performance" this girl
ems heads through which vistas Of the stage
ay be seen even by the women themselves.
the afternoon the hats loom up in solid
lalanx. ever rhifting ana shimmering. with
umes waving and flowers nodding. She
'ars the sound OF distant voices the applause
those In the front rows. the soft. slow music. I
hen he Is telling the leading lady In the 8
ird act that he has loved her all his life. She
at his shut hand Is trembling. but She sees ,
~ plateau OF felt or velvet fenced In with J
|; where lone. tardy poplars stand stifT and
7 a. the front and yoets bloom in tropical
ames., and to reflect on the variety Of
rrestrlal joys and the transit oriness I
all earthly pleasures. She understands :
le, familiar. and emphatic fashion they are are Ii
,lined to use on occasions when they
theatre hnt to get glimpse Of a. skirt |
ncer's frills. She almost wishes abe dared /
tho same. as she plays Mt hide and-see t
tn the feathers and wonders why woman q
YER can keep her head still nm instant. One t
ernoon OF this sort OF discipline gives more b
Petus to reform than all tho caustic ot the c
ricaturtst all the irony OF tho paragrapheE"