The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-02

stiff, heavy hair cloth. 1t was hard enough to
take this model, w. so that it would not drag
somewhere. and before we. really learned how
nine yards in width, ana my next picture shows
You a woman struggling with Il scvcn.yarder,
e GtIf S in Il, She less w ,nnn need .Gn as OF m mair
hands as n contipede has feet to get it all
up 50 that not a single voluminous. stiff fold
both hands TO hold this skirt up, and that was
directly against the rules of tho last ten years.
this poor creatures face. She had troubles of
her own. However, woman saw the possibilities
in holding up the skirt with both hands. and to-
day she docs it u~rtfully and gracefully.
1T would he absurd for me to say that all
women follow the fashion in lifting the skirt.
Here is q picture OF q stout woman who clutches
hers with her right hand directly in front. She
must aim to hide her rotundity., but like the
her curves. The next is a picture of the woman
who gathers her skirt up with one hand he.
hind and rests her hand on the small of her
back. She furnishes some very strange rear
views. Around tho holidays, when shoppers are
urged to act rs their own parcel carriers. we sec
before you. carrying their skirts up over their
risht arms. and all slrong'minded women; who
styles sake and go in Tor solid comfort.
Now, before closing my REMARKS concluded
the speaker; 'Iwant to show you ladies one nic-
turc that | hone you'll carry home in your
minds and ponder on. You see before you pic
lures OF five women. all holding up their skirts
in u different way and ull wearing white petit
coats. Look long and well. Could anything be
worse form! I'll grant you that the limbs look
pretty through the lace insertions and frills and
the openwork embroidery: but look 1.-THE skirts
themselves. All of my pictures are taken from
animated life, and all of my women are swells;
but even they cannot walk through the streets
in white pctticOats and keep them spotless and
snowy. which is the beauty of n white petticoat.
| beg of you. ii you must wear white skirts in
the street. resist holding UP your skirts in any
way. shape or form.
And now just one more apology before |
close. You We're doubtless led by the bills nm
nouncing this lecture to suppose that | would
touch On the sanitary side OF holding up the
skirt in the fashionable way. ! did on my tour
through the sunny South and windy West land
let IN" add that in the latter section nature
greatly assists the ladies in this important mat
ter. especially in Chiragol, but YOU have the
Rainy Day Club. and that organization has lore
enough Oh the sanitary effects OF keeping the
skirts clean off the fGcc OF the earth to en-
tighten the universe. ] only touched on the
social side. | might say, of lifting the skirts in
the recognized and polite way of the season of
ls97-9s. Will tho ladies in the audience do me
the favor of dispensing two by two holding up
their skirts according to the most approved
form. while the gentlemen line up on either side
OF he hal! to sec for themselves that this is no
trivial mattcri Thanking. you Tor your close
attention, | viii now close by asking the band
10 play, Just Tell Them That You Saw Me-"