The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-08-08
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Il vors tho den-What Some Ladies' Have
to say o. the Subject Disconraxing Ex-
\ n periences with Women Guests. @
/ II "A bachelor said in my presence q year
Or two ago Women are not by nature
or habit SO clean or orderly % men or
so,delicate in their ideas Of small mat
ters. " 3 "A s. s85
III combated the assertion, with indig-
nant protests, and assured the speaker
that only adisapp pointed bach lor, whom
some woman's perfidy had soured, could
make such a statement.
Nevertheless / set about studying the
habits Of the sexes in these respects, and
began to question people who had wide
opportunities Of Judging such matters,
and the result has not been wholly COM
pimentary to my sisters. \ III. II
n First, I noticed the dress Of men and
women in public conveyances. 1t is
rarely indeed one sees a man, with any
claims to respectable attire, who dis
plays soiled collar, cuffs or shirt front.
But have observed soiled laces about
the neck Of many an otherwise richly
and fashionably attired woman, and
'Soiled white gloves are woefully in evil
dence and ruin scores Of handsome tot
lets. s 7%&, .zs
Il do not think have ever seen fringes
or. tatters about the ankles Of q man.
I: It seems to be an understood law
among the most ordinary: types of re-
spectacle men that the first rayeled seam
or ripped lining shall be attended to by
the tailor before the garment is worn
again. But women who carry fortunes
upon their backs display torn dounces
and ragged laces frequently on the street
crossings or in aighting from vehicles
Only a few weeks ago walked be-
hind young lady in a prominent New
York avenue and admired the perfect
fit Of her brand new promenade costume
and the exquisite details, which exhib-
tied excellent taste and Judgment Of the
Wearer or her modiste. Hat, gloves,
gown and wrap and veil were in har-
mony: But suddenly there came mud
" G. >3sing. :. The lady lifted her dress
sad showed a charming foot elegantly
Dooted; but, alas,S above it a silk petit
coat, with three rags hanging from it.
The harmony was ruined by discord.
Just as I was about to emerge from a
Turkish bath establishment one day a
young woman who speaks three Ian
guages fuently and who belongs to a
rich and influential family entered and
tossed off an expensive cloak, display
ing faded silk waist which was out at
the elbows and badly soiled about the
neck. Her skirt was trim and modish,
her cloak and bonnet irreproachable,
but the waist she wore was inexcusably
shabby. Icould not help but wonder if
she had appeared in this garment at the
breakfast table. $780, i v H. X, H.. NJ
\. Perhaps in similar intimacy men may
see similar untidiness among members
s.of their own sex, hut I doubt it.
z On the other hand, where is the wo-
man who could endure for ten minutes
the filth Of smoking carr in which
refined men pass hours? ?. The recollection
Of passing through one by accident to
reach parlor car is sufficient to IN
nerve the average woman. @..s: ,.
Talking with a lady who has q large
country home, where she entertains ex-
tensively, I asked her opinion on this
subject. She gave it as follws: %s b,
IT will tell you our experience she
said, (which, I fear; is not a solitary
one. It SO happened that two young la
dies and two young gentlemen; had been
passing q week under my roof, and the
morning Of their departure my house
keeper was i'll, and went in person to
superintend the cleaning Of the rooms
which they had occupied. y % -,
tt..The, young ladies, mind you, had
been reared in homes Of culture and
learning and were to all appearance
dainty and refined specimens Of their
sex. Yet this was the condition Of the
rooms which they had occupied for q
week: .slG. ss.ssss 5ys S,s1 t:ss,:5I M
'"'The handsome dresser cloth was
stained and spattered by toilet creams
and washes. "A box Of face powder had
been overturned on the velvet carpet,
and the print Of q small slipper toe had
tracked it about the room. "a large, un-
slightly roll Of mixed blond and brunette
'combings' protruded from a pasteboard
receptacle like last years bird nest.
Three toilet bottles were minus their
shoppers -Four cambria handkerchiefs
and one glove were found under the
bed, and in the sweepings Of the room
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