Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-04-04
AprH 4. 1894.
The Greatest Lack Is Pockets.

Edh T. Netcay IN the Co"gegato" 'is!
"A man without country Is to be
pilied aud perhaps scorned, for it is prob.
ably his own fault. But al uhject worthy
IL teniold deeper sympathy is wonan
without pocket. In our present state
of civilization man without a p"cket L.
AN uninaginable being. When in some
future age you attend a Worlds Fair that
boasts mans building, where man as II
class exhibils-lhough strorg minded
few may force their way into the other
buildings controlled by women-perhars
there you may see a pocketless man.
He start out of the front door in the
morning pinning his handkerchief under
his waistcoat. clutchiug his small change,
bank bills and letters to mail in one hand,
his umbrella in the other, and trying 10
invent some button or hook whereon To
hang his latch key, and aiterward, III The
street car, some safe place to lay the whole
couplomeralion while he reads his news
paper? He bury his watch in some IL
neImust recess of his being, somewhere III
the Midway Plaisance OF his person, and
twist its chain through buitonhoIe, whtn
to extract it means an agonized wrlgge
nf from three To five minutes, so that e
generally prefers to forego knowing II
time of day TO undertaking The exploit, or
takes refuge in asking some woman wl o
sits beside him ? lie reduced in despela a.
ZION to carrying black silk bsg dangir 2
by string from his arm? Prtposlerous
How his whole career would be crippled
What vain and useless creature lie
would become. Query; Could he be a
man at all with out Il pocket?
Suppuse the mandate Of International
iailorism itself should decree that the i'll
coming styles of manly apparel excluded
pockets, would that make any difference
to man Even The very pink of per
lection" fashions pet, who cares more ioi
the cut of bis coat than the salvation Of
his soul, would only say, Bother The TAI
lor, when it comes 10 that, its my pocke'
or his life Ny sister women, reflect
How much would the life of any man ?
tailor be worth who advocated The aboli'
lion of pockets?
And the piIiiul thing about it all, sis'
ter, is that we never had but one pocl ei
TO hold everything. A man always hi
pocket for each separate article, if he
wants it-handy vest p' ckets, whence
bills can be pulled out neatly with thumb
and fore finger, oddly.shaped little ol es
in various places, known only 10 the taiicr
aud himself, for car fares; big II, user
rn,s Tor odds and uds, and, luxury OF
luxuries, a handkerchief pocket in the
tail Of bis coat. IN just the twinkle oi
an eye lie can reach hilber and lbiihei
all over himself and COLLECT all his ros
sions, or let highwayman do it for hin
in halt The time. Surely from her thai
hath not shall be taken away even Hat
which she balh-our one and only little
eve lamb of q pocket.
OF cuurse ii re is The mans side to lhi'
erumble. Brother Jack speaks up -
What's all this hue and cry about pock
els }? We men get the worst of it, aftel
all. I'd most rather have no pocket thar
be converted into u walking storage build
ing for you women, as we're compelled Il
be in these recent times. | leave it Il
you, which is most aggravaiing, TO b
without a pocket, or 10 have several am
the use of none, because they re all reniet
/ free of charge to the lady you're escort