Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-08-01
EDITOR White COLD.
THEY ARR CALLING FOR OVER.
COATS AID BLANKETS ON
LONG ISLAND.
A WORD ABOUT The VaEEE.
he Falls Out with Then for the Way
They Wear Thar Clothes-Ths
sAmpson-sehley Hot Air
Contest


Editorial C-orreSpoadehee o. ne Ledger-
SOUTHAMPTON. Ii, N.Y.July a.
The weather here IS unusually cool
for even Long Island. We had %
have extra blankets last night, and
to-day light overcoats are in demand.
We have a southeast wind OF the
ocean, and l got close to the ERE this
morning.
was yery much amused to receive
a letter from a particular friend Of
mine in Missouri to-day, who said
that he would not 1stzy with the
Democrats in 1904 unless Bryan wrote
the platform At the same time my
friend has been particularly hard on
boilers Surely be is not going to
bolt himself. OF course not In 1901
all true Democrats viii stand solidly
for the principles Of the party as en-
bodied in the platform, no matter who
writesit
The ladies in New York are joking
about a court decision regarding
their rights"
The dietum Of Justice Crane in the
YOrkville court yesterday that mo
woman has a right to go through her
husbands pockets any more than a
husband has to go through his wife's
pockets Gems at first sight 10 strike
at one Of the immoral rights OF women.
Government by Injunction would
reach about the top notch if it under
took 10 forbid a wife TO go through"
her husbands pockets. But there is
a saving virture in the qualifying
clause. Justice Crane perhaps knows
that no husband can ever find his
wife's pocket II is as much as any
woman can do herself.
Some Of the most beautiful women
who are all grace and ease in ali other
things prove very awkward In long
dresses At least that Is the way it
looks to n who knows nothing about
such things. A close observer along
this line says:
There are two things in this world
that are hard 10 eriticise:
A bandylegged baby trying 10 walk.
A woman trying to be attractive in.
a foolish way.
To-day we must criticise women,
and we must implOre her wiser sisters
to do what they can 10 correct her.
Woman, In spite Of all preaching
and ~beseeching, ia spite Of microbes.
and different diseases, will wear long
skirts We have given up all hope Of
causing her TO abandon this practice.
But we think that kind persuasion
and rebuke will, perhaps. induce her
to ind some graceful, respectable,
wOmanly way Of holding up the long
skirts which she now drags around
everywhere.
At present a great many women
with long dresses have a way Of hold
ing them up that combines about as
many unpleasant features IS could
well be thought Of.
She reaches her right arm as far
around as she possibly can-generally
about as far around as the outside Of
her left knee.
She grabs her dress in a firm grasp,
and pulls 1t as far around to the right
as she possibly can.
Having thus fastened her dress
around her as tight as possible, she
starts walking of quite calmly, ap-
parently unconscious OF the fact that
she had rendered herself ungraceful,
ugly, and, II We must say IL, immodest
in appearance.
Women have been holding up their
foolish long dresses for a great many
years, and they have only recently dis
covered this obnoxious fashion Of
tightening the dresses around their
legs like the wrapping Of a mummy,
and transforming themselves into
very d~isplcasing limitations Of an ar
lists model
The most attractive thing about a
woman Is reserve, modesty, and a de-
sire 10 avoid attention.
The woman who wraps her dresses
around her in the fashion described
attracts attention unpleasantly and
sets an extremely bad example.
We observe with displeasure some
Of the latest and least shapely Of
women are the most obstinate often
deB- Schopenhauer described women
as the understood, narrow-shouldeTed,
broad-hipped shoFt-legged ser.
Ordinary We have denounced
Schopenhauer vehemeltly for his
foolish generalization.
But we Z bound 10 say that his de-
scriptiOn ats fairly well the numer-
Gus short, narrow : shouldered and
broadly built women who 90 around
trying 10 transform flowing skirts
into tights.
We hope that American mothers
will correct their daughters who
adopt this custom, and that sensible
husbands and brothers will do their
duty In the premises,
The attention Of the society editor
Of the LKDGKR Is called 10 this mat
ter.
/ note that the Sampson-Schley''hot
contest Is On again. Both Of
these men are brave patriots, and are
50 esteemed by the people. Unless
they are careful the feeling Of respect
we all have for them viii be turned 70
disgust and scon. These great war
riOn should be too big 10 indulge in
small talk. Are an ot our heroes 70.
lose their ~pFestiges After all heroes
are but men. W. all know what men
often do when they are put in high
places, especially II they talk too
much. Silence is golden. This APP
plies 10 heroes andAdminls as well as
70 Others.
WHITE on PENSION LIST.
SOUTHAMPTON, L.L,E.Y., July a.
] was delighted 10 see that you had q
rain In Missouri. / trust that there
be continued showers which win
insure fall pasture.
] note there Is some sneering at
Governor Dockeryis day for prayer. OF
course there will be sneering and scoff-
.ng as long as the world lasts. The
wonder Is that God allows IL 10 rain AZ