The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28


30 I ventursd again; Wear your crimsOa
brocads":
Cseoond turn up of nose,-"rhats too darh
y q shade"
Your blue sik."-Thats too heavy
Your pink'-That's too light"
Wear tulie over AtiE"-"T can't endure
| white"
Your rosa cOiored. then. the best of tn.
batch
Y haven't a thread of point lace to match
Your brown MORE antique"-"Yes. and
look like a Quaker"
The pearl colored'-"I would. but that
plaguy dressmaker
Has had IL a week" Their that exquisita
lilac,
In which you would melt the heart OF a
Shylock":
Here the rose took again the same eleva-
tionH
Il wouldn't wear that for the whole Of crea-
ton"
why not2 It's my fancy, there's nothing
could strike II
As more CONNIE II faut"-"Yes. but. dear
me. that lean =
sophronia Stuckup has got one Just Ike II.
And l won't appear dressed like a chit Of
sixteen"
Then that splendid purple. that sweet Ma.-
arine.
That superb point d'aiguille. that imperial
q zephyrlike ~tarietan. that rtch Rrena-s
dine
Not one Of ali which in At to be SEEN
said the lady, becoming excited and flushed.
Then wear" ] exclaimed, In a tone vhsch
quite crushed
Opposition. that gorgeous toilette which
In Paris last spring. At the grand presen-
tation.
When you quite turned the head Of tn
head Of the nation,
And by an the grand court were % very
much courted."
The end Of the nose was portentously tipo>a
And both the bright eyes shot forth indis-
nation.
A she burst upon me with fierce exclama-
ton:
7 have worn II three times, at the lease
calculation.
And that and most Of my dresses are ripped
up"
Here I ripped out something. perhaps rath-
Quite Innocent. though: u to use an -
More striking than classic. IT SETTLED NO
hash"
And proved very soon the last act Of ous
sezton-
Since that night. taking pains that It should
not be bruited
Abroad In society. I've instituted
A course Of inquiry. extensive and thor
ough.
On this vital subject. and IND. to my hor.
TIA, The fair Flora's aeass Is by no means
surprising.
But that there exists the greatest distress
In our female community, solely arising
From this unsupplied restitution Of dress.
Whose unfortunate victims are filing ths
air
with the pi,ful wan Of Nothing to wear
o ladies. dear ladies. on some sunny day
Please trundle your hoops Just out OF Broad
way,
From ifs vhiri and Its hustle. It's fashion
and pride,
And the temples of trade which tower on
To the alleys and lanes. where misfortune
and guilt
Thsir children have gathered. their city
have built:
Where hunger and vice. Ike twin beasts Of
Have hunted their victims TO gloom ana De-
SPAR:
Raise the rich. dainty dress. ana the ans
broidered skirt.
Pick your delicate way through the darD-
Grope through the dark dens climb the
rickety stair
To the garnet. where wretches. the young
and the old.
Half starved and half naked. Ne croucaeo
from the cold:
See those skeleton limbs, those frost bitten
feet.
All bleeding and bruised b the stones oe
the street.
Hear the sharp cry Of childhood. the deep
groans that swell
From the poor dying creature who vrithes
On the floor:
Hear the curses that sound like the echoD
Of he'll.
As you sscken and shudder ard ny from
the door:
Then home 10 your wardrobes. and say, II
you dare
spoiled children Of fa~shion-you've nothing
to wear,
o. If perchance there should be
sphere
Where all Is made right which so puzzies
US here.
the glare and the glitter and tinseio az
Fade and die in the Ugh of that region
sublime.
Where the SOIL d:senchanted of nesh and OF
sense.
by its trappings and shows and
presense.
Must be clothed for the life and the services
above.
purity. truth. faith. meekness and
love.
} daughters of earth. foolish virgins. be-
ware.
Lest IN that upper realm you have nothing
to weari