The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-06
HELD In SLAVERY
ALL MANKIND SUBJECT TO TY.
RANNY OF FASHION.
impossible in This Day and Genera
ten to Dress 7s One Plesses-
The Despairino Cry OF
One Woman.

Ciothes and all their little acccs.
soiics are without doubt the invention
of Inc devil, says John Lane in the
Fort aightly Review. The other day
was at garden party. and there
70 iizcI, as perhaps never before, the
appalling nature Of the top hat. In
tC wns one accepts 1t as one does mo-
tor omllbuses and traction engines,
but when II meanders among trees
and does the polite with sloppy ices
and tea that spills .ts way TO its dcs
tination ones soul cries out against it,
The Achilles heel of man is his
hat lie must guard that as he does
| his reputation, for II is at once his
strength and his weakness. 1t would
hurt an archbishop less in the eyes
of the public TO commit a crime than
to wear his hat on the back of his
sacred head.
1t is the aim of all human creatures
to look alike. II 1t were not so each
would dress as he pleased AS 1t Is we
| spend half our life trying to look like
everybody else. To be conspicuous is
nearly crime, and for this reason we
| so frantically pursue the fashions.
| Eve is probably the only woman on
record who could dress just as she
| pleased, and for that reason she is the
only woman we know of since the
world began who had leisure to cult
vatc her mind.
To think of the amount of time
woman wastes on her clothes. Why,
| II men were to spend as much time at
their tailors or buying their neckties
the worlds work would never be done.
When one looks back on ones life
ones feminine lfe--it is melancholy
to realize how much OF ones troubles
are owing to ones clothes.
/ remember the despairing cry Of
woman looking hopelessly through her
wardrobe: Il should have been bet
| ter woman II | had been born with
feathers!" How well know just
what she meant. She was examining
disconsolately a shabby white satin
dress-the kind of satin that betrays
| its plebiah cotton origin. Il wish |
were a guinea hen with respectable
| speckled feathers." she cried as she
gave a discouraged slam TO the ward.
robe door Then | wouldn't use up
| three-quarters of my intellect get
ting the wrong things cheap"
Sunday clothes are the most tyran-
nical in the world II takes a heroic
woman to go to church in anything
but her best. Subconsciousness is the
precious faculty bestowed on priv.
legged few of hearing the sermon and
at the same time studying hats.
have known a tulle dress-tbe sweet.
est and most innocent looking thing in
the world-to go out on an icy cold
winter night-would go, you know
and kin the girl inside.
assure those feminine pioneers
who clamor for their rights that above
everything else they should demand
equality of pockets. Try to imagine
a man doing his errands with purse.
handkerchief and shopping list in one
hand, and the tail of his skirt In the
other, his umbrella under one arm,
meanwhile making an effort to keep
his head clear for business problems.
and at the same time keeping a wary
eye out for motors. He couldn't do 1t!
| II the worthy ladies who have so much
enthusiasm. and who win interrupt
! our great orators while they are busy
being eloquent would only demand a
law requiring every woman to have
| 16 pockets what a splendid service
they would do their bothered sex.
Once | met man who was iured
from the joys OF Piccadllly, just as he
stood In frock coat and top hat. to
rural retreat. Ave miles from rail
way station. "Goodby," he said, in an
impolite burst OF rapture, II fear my
soul has not been In harmony with ma
ture. Don't blame your soul" | said
as we shook hands; your soul was all
right, but you had on the wrong hat"