The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-26

LidSCultIG sex, says the chicago OlliOil-
icle, shows itself principally at the pres
ent time in her desire TO cloth herself In
the raiment of her brother.
There is no denying the fact that the girl
of to-day is determined to be as comfort
able as she possibly can. though a wo-
man. She is still trammeled with skirts.
That is something she cannot be rid of,
although she has tried everything she
could think Of shortening them for rainy
days and even trying to discard them for
boomers when riding the bicycle She even
went SO far at one time as to try knicker-
bockers when wheeling, but she found
that she has finally gone back to skirts,
albeit short ones.
But in every other respect she can use
''brothers' wearing apparel. Ter tailor
made suits are patterned after his so far
as possible, even to sack or cutaWay coats,
with vests and 'fdickies."
1t may be a matter of surprise to find
that those same "dickies' are really fast
ened to the snowy white cuffs she wears
by the body of a really truly" mans
shirt Perhaps this will shock some peo-
pie. But the fact Is that when one de-
sires to wear a close-titting vest and
Jacket it Is not convenient to wear a
shirt waist, and the separate cuffs are al
ways coming loose, because there IS moth
ing to fasten them to except the coat, and
the pins come out and leave them sliding
over the hand Then, too, that "dickie''
skewers around crooked and brothers"
shirt never does. So why should the girl
not have a regular shirt?
And she does. 1t fits her a little more
closely than the mans shirt about the
waist but it opens down the front and is
fastened by little studs, just like broth
er's," and most likely brothers, too. In
fact, l know of a girl who deliberately
went into her brothers room, and in his
absence, delivered the following Mono
logue to still her own conscience:
Dearest brother, may 1 borrow your
studs?"
Eyes, and welcome, sister," Whereupon
she helped herself not only to the studs,
but also necktie and scarfpin, and his
new shoes and socks.
WHAT 1 hear some one exclaim in dis
may, Shoes and socks?''
YES, his shoes and socks. And why not!
In the first place, so far as the shoes are
concerned, they are much more sensible
than her own. They have good thick soies,
and are made of warm, stout leather, and,
so far as one can see by the styles of the
present day there is very little difference
in their appearance Her feet were large
and his were small, so THAI the size was
a perfect fit.
AS Tor the SOCKS she wore manners ana
wooden tights, and that was enough for
her limbs, so that the half hose were quite
as sensible as the rest of her apparel.
OF course, our girl has not yet discard
ed her corset She cannot. She needs it
for comfort as well as appearance, but she
does not lace it tightly. and wears the
latest straight effects of the Partisan
styles, and these give plenty of room to
breathe fully, while they are well shaped.
AS for hat, the soft fedora has long
been worn by our girl.
Her latest steal from "brother," how
ever, is his gloves. The plain tailor-made
street suit is no longer complete without
the thick suede-finish dogskin glove with
one-button clasp at the wrist. Some
gloves are made with two buttons, but
the one-button is the latest for brother"
and, consequently. for Sister,
1t is already rumored that the tailor
made girl has discarded her swishing pet
ticoats, and she has, but not entirely She
does not wear them with her latest tight
ly fitting tailor-made costumes, but she
does wear them with her visiting gowns,
and also all evening gowns. She cannot
give up their pleasant rustic on all occa-
sions.