The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

For certain things In tho dress Of civil
re- man there are no fNcLfes anu 10
CON pti sations says the BrOkolyn taele.
They pain the -ycarer and they pain the
behOlder. Look at the pot hat and the
stove pipe nat Could anything uEiicr pe
devised If one err TO sit up all ulght
10 DO IL? Verify. mo-. Look at that siu
piece OF paste board, eimulOus DO its shine
Of polished iron. II docs not adapt
itself 70 the shape of the head, IT. has
no lines of grace. n mas no interest OF
color, il does not tighten the, face MS
brown or black doepens the dark lines
and makes the face look older; IT is the
very type and symbol Of pnilstulsm.
Our clothes. too. have 10 flowing Nues,
no color. no freedom, no grace. ne
hcb-tailed coat no doubt originated by
come tailor who had not cloth enough
10 flush g. frock coat that tad bon Or
dercd. is eXcusalle only on the British
AIRY.
And what return i'm either appearance
or comfort does q woman get out OF q
cOrsety IT She is Gagged in this INVENTION
when she is young the muscles i"a,
should hold her up are smriYeied ana
partly paralyZed and she has 10 Keep
on wearing them or collapse In hcaP.
But why put them On in the INST place
No woman looks well with a. little waist.
No woman feels as ven Win = ",lle
waist AZ she would with one fhdt De
lOaged 10 her figure. The headaches ana
the indigcstions and the other things OF
which she is q constant Victim result
largely from lel lltill4lN To- Ii'Nt -t'''f
and to brea the deeply. one could excuse
the meal baS sleeves and the peck "ta-
sure tied un behind and the collection
Of dead birds on her tOnnet ana otheI
atrocities, because they have thc.f Hdl
and pass; but the corset is a. permanent
evil and 10 lis an Injury to the succr~u-
ing geEetation no less than 10 ITS wear
er.
But Of an nonseuslcal things that hu-
man beings addict themselves 10 hr'its'
they have been ordered by some one-io-
body has over traced the rascal 10 nus
hiding pace, but he is supposed 10 i've
in PaTis-is that of oar shoes. W. are
becoming a hmpiug race because lol
several generations Sc have been or-
voting ourselves GesiduOu~lN 10 me 't-
struction Of our toes. We biut our igtt
no in shoes hat are moi shtFcd 81 Hi
Ike the foot and sQuerZe me Silalle
toes out Of share ami Out ol use. hr
anricnts. who wore sandals. hti room
FOR their feet. and We can believe I'D lii,
reports of their easy, staten M'4h. -
stately walk IN tOOthpiCk SHOES, WIN
high heels. l. not 10 be Thought OF W.
adapt our feet 20 the cObbler SHOES
instead Of compelling the cYpO'e' q"
shape bis SHOES 10 our leei.
The Indians are wiser IMAM We. li..i
are no defOrmed feet among them. ana
people who live near the indians readIy
ADOPT their foot wear. The W't'd3iil ~
he most sensible foot wear known. II I7
sOft. 10 fits any kind OF FOOT IL to"S
not bind i'm any place and make corh7
and bunOns. 10 does not cause s"fd,it-
For our cool winters it would require
10 be of extra thickness, and for our
raeeedly paved streets il would be &c
better for "a sole of thick but not sun
leather. II does not require caro- ol
buttons il does not need repeated wing
it would save good deal In backing
and Furnishing, it would not cause one
quarter Of the wear on Our no'rs anu
tear Of our carpets that our ron IKE
shoes make. but more than all other
advantage. it is easy and comfof tanle.
Why should not "a man be comiortabie
when il Is healthier TO be 80 ihah IL u
10 be uncomfortable In other words,
why should one allow some dude ~ fatlT
or some other benighted place 10 ten hiu.
what clothes nc must wear and VIA
refrain from wearing The moccdsih -
an American institution. Let's wear IL.