The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-05


i've woman may wear and still be the
cynosure of all eyes, especially at the
opera Woman should have every facility
for health and longevity, not alone that
she may be the mother of statesmen who
meet each year to repeal the laws they
passed the year before, but for her own
sake.
There have been many more startling
changes made in woman's costume than
those of the present, and they were
far less sensible too. There was time
when additions had to be built to the
thrones of Europe to admit the royal
hoops and headdresses.
While the bloomer is hardly to be
adopted for indoor wear, it might be
permitted as we get more accustomed to
it, and then the wholesome fear of a
mouse would gradually disappear. For
one / frankly admit that if l had to
wear long skirts all the time would
tie them to my ankles and howl from
the top of a sideboard If mouse came
in my direction.
1t has been proved that man in his
nightdress cannot whip so large bur-
glar as he can in his trousers. Statistics
prove this. Does it not show that skirts
are inimical to courage and heroic en-
deavor?
We should also be consistent and judge
of this matter without prejudice. We
must not attack the bloomer because we
are bowlesged We must have other and
better motives.
Men are often inconsistent in their
dress, according to the best standards.
For instance, the highlander, it seems
to me, would look better even in bloom
ers, and the mosquitoes would have to
then turn their attention to other and
nobler objects.
There seems to be a vague fear, too,
that woman will finally usurp many of
mans rights and at last infest the
smoking room, thus taking the spice out
of the prevailing smoking room anec
dote. This, of course, would be sad, but
we must be prepared for anything
Some think that if woman should once
get control of the smoking room she
would hang up cages full of canaries
and introduce little teacups, with SOU
venir spoons in them, of the kind which
will convey drop Of tea into the mouth
and take out everything there is in the
mouth, including the tea. would be
sorry, Of course, 10 have this happen or
to have tea dealt out 10 me by troy
weight without enough in cup TO even
convey a wholesome warmth when l up
set it in my lap, but do not think it
will ever come TO that. think there
Will always be a room III every well
regulated home where man may go TO
escape from too much refinement, a
place where he may 60 and express him
self fully when things go wrong and the
parlor is occupied by refined people, who
can sit in chair without resting their
weight on it.
Though / an thoroughly refined and
have sweet nature, so sunny at times
that / have to be careful not to sit too
near the ferns in the conservatory, and
often when am feeling well one smile
Will prematurely ripen lemon tree, yet
/ can see that the same wisdom which
put whiskers On the man and made him
strong, so that he would enjoy getting
up at dead of night 70 chase COW ont
Of the Phiox drummmdi, also gave him
a desire to escape from fete champetre
and seek for catfish where the worm
Cieth not.
Woman invades today, ii is true, al
most every walk Of life, and man who
wishes 10 break the first commandment
II think il Is the first-naSs De all the
time apolosizing or swear of. l must
sdmit that times are not the same IS
they used TO be, but we have learned
che gccd lssson-yiz, that profanity can
be dispensed with for weeks at q una
without making man effemipats
Some men believe that 10 abstain en-
tlrely from profanity Will unsex them,
but statistics show that this is an e1-
ploded theory. Since the churches have
been thrown open 10 women many have
been surprised 20 see what good has been
done, and thousands Of church debts con-
trscted by men have been paid BIZ won
IN In circuitous way b. cooking up the
husoand's groceries and selling them 20
him At tremendous advance. One oys-
Ter ID pan Of milk under willing
hands Will do xrn.1se--