The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-20

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dsVills stage. nothing has been ,orno
to take lis place; for wha, Farmsn, e.
so gracefull Even bloomers A.. -.
popular. the short sklr, reeslv,,. a..
verdict OF approval. woman's ss,,,s
have been celebrated IN sopK go
story. Night Is described by Ionr,.,
low az having sable skirts" An a..
dignity OF vomankind IL epl,om,,sd
In the skirt and half the faseins,,on
A woman In boomers cannot "sv..n..
through Foom-she must Filde M.
man. The graceful and oorrec, hand
ling OF the skirts IL second in import
anee only 10 the skirts thsmselyes
Woman betrays her breeding when
she crosses the street. That hersdny
vii here show Itself IL a fact borne on,
BY history. for n a WomAns ancestor.
we're OF noble birth they we're aeeu,-
toned 70 the intriesoies Of long trains
While peasant women working in the
hslds with skirts above their ankles
rave no thought TO skirt mAnARsment
The Russian peasant woman wears
boots, ahd but for her headrear Il not
distinGulshAble from the men. while
the Dutch peasant Eirl vean psttlooa,s
coming only a few inches below the
knee The handling Of the skirt has
zone through many changes from de-
eade 10 decade and century 10 century.
II has been carried over the arm.
drawn through the belt or caught no
BY buttons. Even the 0recian mAidens
Whoss garments seem In the pictures
20 Be always floating about we're ae.
eus,omed 10 tuck them between their
knees when about their house Keeping
work The 0rssk maiden Erasped her
garment tightly al the side and lifted
Il ~. this method usuld Be Impossible
With lattsr-dhy dress goods and hair
cloth. but With the light. hoaiinE dra-
peries Of the Greeks and Romans u
Nai Vsry artistic The LONG folds Of .
train increased the height and softsned
the movements Of the nCure. and usrs
always in high favor In the court, u
BnGlAad and Frt.nes. 20 that an
nanaEemsnt became an art. For q lac !
10 trip on her skirt vas a. dlsgraesfu
a. for = gentleman 10 get miIsd W
With biz sword
In the thiriesn,h aad fourtssnth cen.
turiss ladies Of rank tucked several
folas Of tie ovsrshirt under the len
arm or drew Il up directly IN frOul
under the crossed hands. diselosing .
oolored undsrtklrt A. thee ladies
never crossed muddy streets. hardly
ever vsnturinG Tar from home. thsy
had no occasion 10 clear the skirt from
the ground altogether. and their rails.
ina them vAs more a matter Of anee.
tAtiOn or to keep from being impSos.
In walking
The stifer and more voluninous IN,
skir the more diacuh ~ handling
aud IN Queen EllEabsihs time the,
were simply Graiped Al one aide. Thss,
garments must have been Of sDormoui
vslEhi. and Il IL probable that thej
we're often held up simply to ease N,
vAis, and hips skirts became NOR,
and mere volumlnout: the Anclen
simplicity and the long graceful fold
OF the early centuries were replaced b
hoops and "panniert" These cleares
the ground and often displayed q anal
portion Of the ankle In dancing the,
we're Erasped by both hands. and muel
skill vas displayed In their manage
meat Hoops subsidized and we're anal
" replaced BY az imitation Gresk coz
tune. which displayed every curve o
the aEurs. The reutonic nations new
er took 20 kindly 10 the long sklr, an,
train. The Dutch wives. particularly
aid rot care 10 b impsded By uanec
sssAry dry goods. while the psasan
girl Of the sixteenth century wor,
skirts reaching only 10 her hnees I
vas In the eighteenth century that 10
men began 20 pick up their shirts from
D Neuluu Nv AAtAAA ~ ~ NlNAuNNh. IuN
when they got into the habit o. cros,
lag the street on their heels 10 no
known. but any street-cornor lounrs
ear verify the statement that Will
men step on their toes. the women. /
Il be very muddy, tot,er across on thel
heels In the middle OF this een,ur
hoops broke out with renewed vim
isnes They were. perhaps. the mos
awkward things 20 handle that ver
ever worn. II pulled up on TIE Ala
the other side went down correspond
ingly. causing a one-sidsd. wahbinI
appearance extremely Ridiculous The
came the long, tight. tiled back" Ar
rAngement. which was. withcl, duuh,
the uglicst garment ever donned b
woman. These skirts were very ain
eul, 10 hold up and. fortunately. Al
not last a great while.