The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-05-02
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o., Hlt Wm WeUltr lrIH uH.H.aE
better 20 90 ihan fumfnUas lIsr1I
among aomsn by telling th,m .hai idr
hat 10 mor,is badge Of Fcr,iia4o Aua
10 make biz proof ha cltes Paui's d.
Epistlo 90 The Corinth an, ~. $40, 10
which b. is iusgirvd 20 sgy that every
woman that pTayoth or prophesstl
with her head uncovered dishonor,th
bier head. aud ". 100 FOR thls cause
ought The woman 10 have power on her
head because Of the angels" The
moanlnr Of these words according %
BiblIca, annexation is. "a covering In
sign that she Is under the power Of
her husband"
Or. Webber believes, therefore, thai
the hat is now worn By women In the
churches and theatres as an open aud
most public proclamation Of their just
abasement before man.
on the other hand profound thinkers
see a close parallel in the history Of
the queue worn by the Chinese and
the hat worn by women.
II is said that the queue was adopted
by the Chinese at the command OF their
Tartar conquerors who directed them
TO wear Il as a badge Of seryitude. But
that which was an act OF humiliation
some centuries ago become finally q
conspicuous and proud ornament. II
Is well known that the Chinese prefer
death to the loss Of this appendage. In
precisely the same way, by an evolution
Of the same thought, which shows the
similarity OF the female and the
Chinese minds. IN article which Pau
was INSPIRED" 20 declare was a badge
.Of the scryltude OF women, has become.
after centuries OF painful evolution, the
pride and ornament Of the sex. II there
had not been this reyulsion OF senti-
ment Il IL doubtful II the Apostle, II he
returned TO the earth would be cordially
Invited 10 social gatherings. 50 long
as his words remain they are a stanu-
ing menace TO the advanced females
and serve 10 puncture the soaring bal
loon of the higher education" Of
women.
], however, the hat Is stiIl "A badge
of servitude 10 man. the Paris mil
liners who designed the use OF stuffed
birds or bird feathers as ornaments
lions OF the hat, deserve high hOnors
) rs missionaries Of the Apostles doc
trinc. When one glances. In a church
on Sunday morning, over the lands
cape of heads adorned with ranf
vegetation Of hats. upon which are
e fastened innumerable birds feathers
or stuffed birds with CLASSY eyes am
infexible legs. the success Of this mil
% liner believer in the Apostle appears 4
be marvellous.
Cannot stuffed birds be used 70
higher purposes than that Of mcr
iornamentatlon? Cannot delicate musl
cal cOntriyanCCs be concealed With
> their bodies. so that in the church ser
vices, at the proper moment, upon III
request OF the pastor for a choral som
from the birds. they will pour fOrtl
y, thrilling songs and solemn mathis, pre-
o. viously designated by the committee
on music?
Nor, should the suggestions o
I earnest patriots be dlsregarded that up
y on suitable occasions the only winge'
d creatures which may he lawfully worI
g in the nat. shall be the American eagle
g duly prepared by an oincial taxidermis
h who will not permit any to be use
;. when the distance from tip to tip q
y the wings exceeds five feet An ARA
u OF hats. In a secular or religious as
. sembly. mounted with birds OF free
J. dom" however inconycnient In siz'
b would reklndle the fires OF patriotism
e in the breasts Of liberty low 'nG pee
y pie
The higher criticism holds at preser
u that the Apostle Paul's reasons for n
= commandment are insufficient. It wi
follow as matter of course that !
q due time these "ungentlemanly' r.
9 marks OF the Apostle will be regarde
II as Interpolation of a rival who was II
stlgated to the act by that irrepressib'
y character, the Evil One. The Apostl
Z will then, after twenty centuries
=, Misunderstanding. be vlndicated befor
women.