Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-04-24
AN ACE OF SLAMS.

thoughtful woman, Isn't itu dread
full state Of affairs when you can't
tell the shop girl or serving girl from
the LADY,"
You sec n stunning looking girl
ON the street nowadays dressed
faultlessly. with IN air of genuine
style, and you IRE never sure wheth-
er she will bring you your dinner Mt
the hotel or he presented at some
swell function rs Il dcbutantc of the
season.
Every fine weave OF cloth IL fol-
lowed so soon by a cheap imitation
that you see your high-priced dress
reproduced 10y MI classes before you
have worn it twice.
"rhc brIIlIant.passcs for the dia-
mond nine times out OF ten. In short
the art OF imitation has been 80 high
~ developed that the genuine nrti-
Gle is losing Its value. What IL the
Use OF paying Il big price for some
thing when you can got n cheap iml-
tation that will pass for the real
thing with nlnety-nlne ont OF II hun
dred? tell you 1t IL the day and
age OF shnns and what the end will
he is hard to tell" The thoughtful
woman smiled. 1.-The end" she said
"will he that your fine lady will have
to cultivate some other mark OF SUI
periOrity than clothes, and 1t Is to he
hoped she will ncverattuin anything
so high and good that VIII he out Of
reach OF any who aspire to follow
her. God created the shop girl and
the Indy In the same likeness and
why one should be arrnycd In gold.
lace and sllk and the other IN coarse
cloth, just to distinguish them. takes
one back to centuries when II person
must be worth n fixed amount be-
fore ne could wear lace"
1--WE are supposed to have advanc-
ed since that age. We have free
schools and compulsory education.
the ballot IL given to every citizen.
no moneycd requirements are made
for either institution, yet some are
thoughtlcss enough tn object because
the girl who works for her living
presents as good an appearance as
the one surrounded by wealth and
luxury. when In truth this IL the
greatest argument In favor OF the
grand leveling OF all people. II fine
clothes are priced just because they
are out OF reach OF the majority OF
people, who must form an audience
to admire and envy them, 1t were
better that all the finery of the earth
were destroyed. Far be II from me
to object to finely arrayed woman.
she Is In herself II work OF art that IL
to he admired and praised. but no
class should have II monopoly on
fine clothes and good looks. 1t is II
happy day indeed when the dress
does not indicate the station In life
When this distinction has entirely
disappeared people will turn their
attention to higher and better
things.
America has advanced far beyond
all other nations In this respect. as
she has In Others. Her citizens are
supposed to have equal rights and
privileges. 30 why should they not
present the same appearance? Would
not it be n delight to the eye to pass
down n city street where every man
and woman was we'll and becoming
~ dressed? That day may never
dawn Its perfection, but we should
not lament the approach that Is
being made to 1t. Speed the day OF
goods that Is both pretty and cheap.
and when ones appearance depends
solely upon personal taste, and not
purse"
The airy woman was not prepared
for that kind Of argument, but she
still had the conviction which she
could neither defend nor define, that
her rights We're being cncroached
upon IN the matter of dress. She be-
longed to the old school, but the
time Will come when even such AZ
she will he turned from that way OF
thinking.
-smsmsmo msmSm.
The W. G.. T. T.. will meet every LIST