Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30
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exercise in hewing out a path down to the
spring to the cow and goat house, the hem
coop and the mountain road that connects
them with civilization. The husky sons of
nearer neighbors sometimes meet them half
way, so that, they can visit with re-
Joicings. But when Marie and Josephe and
Helene feed the chickens, milk the goat and
, go for water. they must regularly wade
through snow up to their knees. So they
wear mems pants
In the springtime, when they plant their
gardens and begin to Craze cattle, pigs and
geese, Marthe and Berthe and Lise live a
diagonal existence. That is to say, their
whole world slants. The truck patch Is at
an angle of forty-five degrees. Cows have
to skneel, as If saying their prayers when
they Craze. Pigs grow humpbacked root
ing. julie Marcelle and Euphemie develop
remarkable calves from climbing ever. The
winds are something fierce Tourist girls,
penang to pluck mountain flowers, have
been lifted up like balloons. So the girls of
-Shampery wear pants.
In summer time and early autumn when
they cut hay and reap grain the women
take their places in the diagonally santing
heIds. The work is heavy. Even the most
practiced ship and slide. Yesterday I saw
girl OF fifteen lose her footing by the
slipping of stone on which she trod and
side and roll and bump-feet first for the
most, part-some fifty yards. Finally she
anchored herself to the root of a tree. Sup
pose she had worn skirts! Hey?
80 they wear mems pants. And once
they return to their jupes and jupons only
out of pride on Sundays.
Sundays Are Exceptions.
They quit mems pants out of pride on
Sundays when they go to church. Note
pride. Not coquetry. They want to show
the world that they have skirts and gimp
embroidered waists. 1t is not for their hus-
bands and sweethearts. Such is the force
of public opinion In the Vale of Champery
that marriageable young men deem a girl
quite as attractive in pants with natty
stripe Get us say as in skirts. The pants
are built full-bosomed, naturally Other
wise they are mems pants that you or 1
could wear. Only these ladies will not wear
suspenders, galluses or braces as the Eng
fish tourists call them. They don't need to-
They just button them above the hips, and
they stay on all right. You must not think
the girls of Champery are not well made
because they wear mems pants.
have the photograph of a nice girl in
an unholy combination, all the same. She
sits, like Cinderella, In the chimney corner
From her feet up to her waist it Is plain
pants. But from the waist up to the neck
it Is mp-embroidered corsage with
sleeves Of the latest style-thIs years, If
you please, pulled at the shoulder and NOT
at the wrist. The explanation is that She
was photographed on Sunday afternoon
She had returned from church and village
promenade in her smart gown. She had
Just time to drop the skirt and put on
pants. So the corsage remained.
So also the pants remain. They came to
stay In the Vale of Champery ninety years
ago, when men quit wearing knee breaches
and themselves took to pants. The girls
began at the same time with them. And
there you are. "Pants?" says old Mother
Pallenberg; pants are libertyr "Pants?"
murmurs pretty Marie Stressa pants are
protectionr' STERLING HELLO.