Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-01

caused much more comment Fashion
has always been the ridicule of the press. )
:" And do you think it is fashion that
will be universally adopted for all occa-
sions, said he.
ga o sakes alive, not said l, not in our
day and perhaps never. Women are too
sensible for that. There isn't woman
living who would prefer to wear Il
bloomer costume TO party in preference
60 the low cut corsage and train No
fashion will ever supplant that in beauty
or grace, but the bloomer would look no
more ridiculous at party than does the
skirt on bicycle. 1t is plain, comfort
able every day working dress, that women
are calling for and, as the boomer
answers that call, it is probable that 1t
will be unanimously adopted for that
purpose especially by the young but just
then the conductor called cut my street
and | left the car very hurriedly, feeling
that perhaps | had said too much | con
fess l felt q little tired and excited but it
was a subject which had long wished to
express my opinion on and / guess l set
those men to thinking anyway.
AT the next meeting of the circle, Mrs
Peppersqueezer told the members all
about it, of course, and you ought to have
heard them, 'laudy me- there was just
shower of hurrahs,a and clapping of
hands, and shoutings of good for you,
bravo bravor
Weaker sex-indeed;' said Mrs
Wasp. The man who dares say one
word against the bloomer, deserves moth
ing better than to be put into skirts and
made to do Homework the rest of his life
time.
Little Mrs. Amiabella quietly remark
cd that she did not quite approve of the
boomer but was glad to see women adopt
any fashion that would make them
stronger
Nancy Hotella said that she agreed
with me, that the bloomcr had come to
stay and that it was all nonsense for the
men to make such fuss about it. 4
believe they are jealous, she said.
Mrs. Carfern said she didn't like the
big sleeves very well, for they were too ex-
pensve, it took so much cloth to make
them but still she was glad the fashion
had changed from the tight ones, Of q
few years ago, for then she was obliged
every Sunday, to put her bonnet on before
she did her dress, for the sleeves were so
tight that she couldn bend her arms.
MRS. Worklate said she was glad
women did not wear bustlcs now, for they
always made her back ache and Bctsey
Blinkcrbce said she never liked hoopskirts
for she always felt cold tho they supported
heavy skirts great deal and made walk
ing easier.
But that Tabathy Tibbals, who is al
ways on the off side said that she thought
boomers were disgrace TO women and
for her part she didn t wish to wear any
thing quite SO manish, and az far as sho
was concerned. she managed 10 enjoy
pretty good health in skirts She said
that she had never worn hoop skirt or a
hustle or big sleeve but that she had
always been able to get her bonnet on
after she was dressed
"Then that impertinent Della Simpsilly
giggled and that made Tabathy Tibbals
think she had been very bright
When we got quieted down again Mrs.
Wasp said that she guessed the world
would find out, sooner or later, that to
give women the same rights as men,
under the same circumstances and in
fluenccs, that they would come out just
as smart, If not a little smarter.
Mrs. Worklate said that she was glad
it was getting to be the fashion for women
to know something about business for 1t
sometimes happened that they married
men, who for some reason or other. were
unable to provide well for their family,
and then it came in very handy. l guess
she spoke from experience but then of
course wouldn't say word about it to
anyone else.
:" Be sey Blinkerbee said she had Just
been reading one mans ideas on the
new woman, and he called them
weak and narrow for he stated that
women were lowering the prices of wages
and forcing men out of work and all tina {
sort of rubbish, whereupon Mrs Pepper
squeezer broke in very impolitely and ex-
claimed, The weaker sex forcing men
oIt Of work-stuff and nonsense !'-Betsey