The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-04

prayers Tor grace were getting the better
OF iiie. One side buttoned all right, but
it seemed as if the thing was possessed.
l pinched my neck hundred times and
at last out of breath sat down to rest.
returned TO the charge again and again,
and at last got it buttoned. Then came
the tug of war to get the collar buttoned
on over that will, as the novelists say,
throw veil over the sufferings of that
hour, for was about that long doing it.
/ would shut my eyes and try by feeling.
/ would stand before glass on one foot,
on both, and then would sit down. Once
wanted to cry from pure madness.
My husband asked If / was going to
wait for another train. "sassed" him.
My dog came and looked quizzically at
me, and boxed his ears The cat hid.
Finally, by dint of wetting the buttonholes
and punching lead pencil through them,
and using hairpin for u button hook,
got the collar fast 70 the band, and got a
tie on after fashion. Then / went to the
train for long days sightseeing among
the lovely new fall and winter things.
But couldn't see anything The collar
was so high and sitter than armor plate,
and, rs I said half an inch too tight.
couldn't breathe unless held my nose In
the air, and the collar cut my chin and did
everything to me that one could think of,
couldn't get rid Of it, and had to wear
1t all day long. 1t didn't take as long to
get off as ii did to get 1t on. 1t isn't near
as high as those men wear and Is no worse
than theirs to get on, no sitter, nor are
the buttons more perverse.
So as l now look at 1t men who wear
stiff collars and don't commit murder are
angels of light. Who could blame them
| for the occasional swear wordi They don Z
miss their trains, don't get red and don't
punch holes with knives. They get the
awful things on and come to breakfast
smiling sail away 10 their trains and come
home at night alive and in good health
and sane Of mind All that, coupled with
my experience this day, shows that men
have really more endurance and better
tempers than women, and more patience
too.
am even willing TO say that I think
| they deserve the crown of martyrdom. II
l ever said anything against man individ
ually OF collectively, take 1t all back.
am sorry did say it, and from now on
I'll never say another word. If men feel
half as murderous when searching for thu
lost and only collar button as did and
still keep from wholesale massacre, ] am
willing TO attribute every virtue under
| the sun 90 them.
To return a little 10 the shirt waist,
think that one with the stiff separate col
lar Is an invention Of the evil one. HC
must get his innings every day, and that
on the very persons he wants and would
have no other ;hance Of getting. One
| thing is sure, he'll never catch me on ac
| count or tight collars, for j have hal
enough Of them. How much nicer AM
more comfortable 1t is 10 be soft anyhow
Soft, loose bands around the neck ar
quite as stylish and think much NOR
comfortable and far prettier, Stocks O
bias folded null ara universally becoming
and with little frill OF lace half va
round are dressy too.
saw some midsummer dresses yesteI
day which filed my idea Of dainty sun
mer wear The dresses were all white
only they were worn over slips OF Ugh
silk Of different oolors One Inadc m
think OF a sweet pea blossom. II was {
sheer white linen lawn flne enough I
serve for fairy gossamer. The waist wa
IN loose French shape, with many rows 6
fine white lace insertion sot ding0nally al
on II, each having 4 row Of half inch min