Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-05

dainty In her street attire but we can
not therefore DO certain about the boudolr
and the kitchen beyond. For II my lady ia
not particular about the trines OF her own
particular den and trusts to privacy TO con-
oeal them. she Is far indeed from the goal.
As 70 the Kitchen. even less license should
be allowed there. and II my lady should by
any means be tempted TO do any OF the
things noted here, such as removing any sub
stance from her finger with her lips, cook
ing In vessel not scrupulously clean or
cleansing the different utensils careleHsly
tall OF which have caught the delinquent
at, my lady must be set down at the
foot Of the class and taught the A d C's
Of cleanliness. Then. again. there is tho
inner economy TO be kept scrupulou4ly clean
aud my lady's complexion Is witness for or
against II. But here the crown and test Of
cleanliness is set-the moral and mental
bath must be taken regularly and the mind
kept as pure and clean and healthful as
child's The same rules hold good In the
case OF the man The physicians say that
such absolute cleanliness would keep tho
race from half the Ills they now endure
It Is seriously believed that the world will
not be reformed by novels
Chicago is undoubtedly progressive city
since two OF Its prominent women have
gone out riding in male attire and have
also dispensed with the aide-saddle--so I'M
ride astride always, and so. I suppose, the
Chicago eegantes felt they had proce-
dent. Indeed. l believe that several years
ago some New York bellies tried TO intro
duce the fad In Central Park. but II was
failure. There is really no objection to the
Chicago elegantes doing as they please. and
certainly our New York women cannot
complain Of being behind them. have
met lately many women dressed precisely
as men with the exception OF the skirt
which doubtless with the warmer weather
or the alteration In the Constitution viii be
dropped and something more suitable TO the
remainder Of the toilet substituted. As
these interesting females also tipped their
hats and bowed man fashion, | had little
doubt about their belonging 10 the ranks Of
the ''Detticoated philosophers" But when
they declined the seats prolfered them
politely in the car with naughty, equal
rights glares, my doubts both as 10 the
young women's missions in life and their
common sense wera completely set at rest.
The habit OF Offering a woman scat In
car Is no more founded on q chivalrc than
on scientific basis. The fact Is that men
realize that women are more finely and deli
catoly constituted than themselves and less
able to bear the strain Of standing and
being jostled IN car. and II Is on that
ground that men have formed the habit OF
Offering their Keats 70 women. confident
that other men will do as much for their
wives and daughters. II is on the protec-
tive system, and should DO treated with
gratitude and respect.
Th0re are three laws evefy young man aud
woman should be taught TO realize-the beauty
Of He, the Justice OF lifo and tho duty OF life
Playing ball used to he considered an
innocent and healthtl recreation for chill
dren. But by tho city's laws It seems II
is crime and any child OF any parent may
at any time be arrested for perpelratlng It,
Surely, the protest Of parents against 40
Infamous a law should be Bunic!ently atropr
as to have It Immediately struck out Of the
olty's laws. To make children. Innocent OF
crime, criminals, rs Rueh a blot on cvlliza-
ton as time Itself shall not have power to
wash out,
It Is amusing 10 he told ga something
wonderful shat telephones contain bacteria
ana Will carry all kinds Of disgusting dis
eases. So does everything else public In
great metropolis, The money chat men
and women handle and occasionally put in
thoir mouths. .he iheGtor drinking giapsor
tho pin the frugal housewife picka up IN
the street. the city ,nai.. the boarding
houses. Tho llundry, thB utreol rari Tho
open tewors, the food sold .acond hand
me garbage. even the very ayr ~ pregnan.
win bacteria. microbes aud almoyt every
l9rm u Msea7c. fancy that 'he tlle-
phone VIII ind Z. lard 10 compete with rs
common and unnohcod brethren
=, dnd IN the meantime, HE diHRruntie; r,t-
leoaW arc waiting for 'Elgner-ha 90 she only
immortal ihat van console hem,
10 Oulda "a well % the fore tgain m
genius and lcally she aud The world al
large have tome fault 10 find NTH ihe
scientiats. " iuf l1nr since we wore
Taught mat some dreadful moral deformitv
must trudgo IN The company Of goniug. hut
y teeins mat genius hiss suddenly become
moral ana that now = is afflicted only
physically. J wonder what Poo would have
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