Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-21
The Mans Shirt-w.ist

On the heels Of the Man With the
Hoe comes the Man in the Shirtwais,
much to the discontinue of Mrs.
Grundy. A war in earnest betwee,
the man with this new-fangled appli.
ance and the sentimental woman of
fashion, is now fairly on, and the con-
test promises rich harvest of humor
in the social world.
1t is altogether wrong and unchari-
table to call the mans shirt-waist a
fad. On the contrary, it is but Just
and etiectual protest against the swell
tering coat and vest with the mercury
climbing up out OF the nineties in the
shade. Sailor Jack is the real inven-
tor of the male shirt-waist, and he ex-
cites no curiosity when appearing on
shore in such comfortable costume
but when this piece OF starched linen
was gotten into, for pure, solid com.
forts sake, by the overworked business
man. why, then came the howl from
feminine Threats? A lady member oil
New York's four hundred, while pur.
suing her journey over Southern
railroad route, the other day, was ire.
mendously shocked to see man oil
courteous mien enter the car clad in
an up-to-date shirt-waist, of immacu-
late sheen, fresh from the laundry.
Upon reaching her home she made
bitter complaint OF the outrage TO the
Superintendent of the road, who in
turn referred the case TO the COM
pany's Judge Advocate. That officer
rendered IL decision which should 60
down the ages of posterity side by side
with the three inalienable rights OF all
men. The Judges words were simply,
"When a man of good manners is de-
Gently clad, his presence cannot offend
any sensible woman" At last &C.
counts the Inundated lady of quality
had not appealed to any higher au-
thority.
While the man has appropriated to
his convenience and comfort only an
alleged article of female apparel, it
may not be impertinent to the case at
hand for us to 60 into details as to
what the women have stolen from us
during the last decade. Without
lease or license, she has taken our best
pants, creases and all, and covered up
the theft by clubbing them the "bifur.
Gated garment" she has filched our
shiniest suspenders, and now boldly
displays them to the light of day; she
has appropriated to her own use our
Derby hat, our Byron collar, and sailor
necktie, all OF which she now sports
with a nonchalence that pales the
most exquisite dude.
All this she has done, and now
works herself into state of unrelent.
ing wrath because we would appear at
the table in a garb philosophically in
keeping with the season OF the year.
A hungry, farmer-looking old man
recently went into metropolitan res
taurant for dinner. The portly lady
proprietor, who stood at the dining
room door coolly waved him back be.
cause he appeared in his shirt-sleeves,
with his neatly folded coat on his arm.
In vain he pointed to the lady guests
who were sitting at the tables in dec
ollete dresses and bare arms. Expos.
tulation was not tolerated and q
darkey servant showed him to the
door OF exit. An hour later, Madame
Delmonico had half a dozen boys
searching for old Hayseed who, as it
turned out, was many times q million.
aire and owner of the property which
madame rented from an agent to carry
on her business.
Well, SO goes the world, but the
mans shirt waist has come to stay.
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