The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-18
Dame Fashion and the sNew Girl.'

All this is good and well enough, Her graces, laces ruff and pun Let her devise anew each year, (Tho' to a man they oft look queer) Let her enjoy all kinds of pleasures, And glory in her varied treasures, But care take not to oyerdo When adding ''mannish" sports thereto; Take heed that ''smartness' not eHace Her sweetness and her time grace; Not fly from this to that extreme Till all her tastes distorted seem. 'Tis bad enough if she exhaust Her strength on 'fads' Ut vital cost On "fads" that are in woman's sphere If but her notions ended here. To copy man in all his ways Now is ''the New Girls latest craze; Out of this maids manly resolve The New Girl' thus we, see evolve:
 There's the Girl of the turf
 And the Girl of the surf
 The Girl of the wheel And the automobile,
 The Girl of the chase And the Girl of the race. The Golf Girl, Lawn Tennis Girl, The Girl of the crew, But of the sweet Home Girl One can find but few. The New Girl'' is found in ev'ry place Where the footprints of man in the sand you can trace, And where there's no land she will take to She's 'ie a versatile gst Girl, is Eyes able daugh ter. From her old-time dress she has strayed And adopted the "Tailor Made, To walk about in crowded street, | Where one with dust and filth must meet; | Twas certainly step toward good, And all men praised her womanhood; Shared with her tailor and his wares, And were delighted with affairs. Soon came change upon the scene When Spring appeared and trees were green;
 Thn n1oidnn now thn coat did dOff While man was none the better off Because 'she" wore his style of suit Oh, no. ''she" took his shirt to boot, And into shirt waist it did make Of Iatty form, attractive shape; She took his collar and his tie Will she his trousers by and bye? q heard it whispered long ago "She" wears them, but he doesn't knoW.) While man just swelters in the heat She goes about coolness complete; She looks so common-sense and trim, Can join in all mans sports with him. What is there in the sex that makes Them easily advantage take, And to the winds decorum throw. As if it were their birthright to? Whate'er Dame Fashions whim may be, The New Girl'' follows her decree. Sans collar now, and sans tie, With sleeves cut short or rolled up high; of man looks so 'tis in the field Where clubs and rackets he doth wield) This New Grl'' ev'rywhere Is seen With tattcred look and don't-care mien- This girl whose Days Work is Brown
 ing In sun, With games on the links indiffrently done. Qndeed, methinks her time is spent 'Twixt tournament and tournament), Seen in country and city hotels, And mingles with the so-called "swells,' While man, whom she has far outstaked, Gives her the blush-oh what mistake! To her 'undress' at eventime, bn' ssful1 DiO1) A man doth no objections raise Why not admire thing of grace2 Beauty adorned and well arrayed, With just hint of charms displayed, Such i call full dress on the mend And should be every woman's trend. To show pretty arm and neck What prude would this ger harmful reck? But that mans undress she did choose As costume for her daily use Is really beyond the ken Of many women and of men, And then the. question doth us vex About the New Glrl's'' next annex, And with It go our prayrs and fear, Lest we forget her to revere In her new mannish tendency, Which spreadeth now from sea to sea, That. after all but Just a few Can give their honest sanction to. Just for example let me ask: Why in disorder thou dost back? Why do you initiate the scrub, Who can't look neat while at the tub? We love you fair, we love you gay, We're glad to have you join our play, But to be with us your array Need not look careless or distrait. We love you in evry possible mood That harmonious is with sweet wonanhood. Turn on, Dame Fashion, make her change, But let her not your tastes estrange From all that once was dear and sweet; Let her not you meet with defeat. Cant you combine the old ways and the
 new, And be the "Girl of old" and New Girp'
 too? Come join in the sports of today Who innocent frolic would stay? Join in the freedom of our games as best
 you can, But take pleasure in your way as in his
 (does) the man. To what else thou mnyest aspire and what
 thou fain wouldst be- Let it all go for that sweet gift
 Thy feminlnty. P. s. Should these suggestions plead too l
 late
 For entrance at Dame Fashions |
 gate,
 Reserve them, please, for a Spring |
 number new,
 And give Dame Fashion something |
 to do
 Revising her modes and 'fads' for |
 you. ELISE TRAUT.