The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

form that is of hardened Joy to US until the
dictum goes forth that Curved IS the line OF beauty
Then drink cod liver oil and other nauseOus COM
pounds to laborousy put back what we so painfully
took away
But with all the suffering and expense and discom
fort that is in the pursuit of fugitive fashion, let
pity We are far happier than If forced to
remain in that state wherein nature placed
The question for consideration is Do we do all
these stunts to please with results? think not.
If that motive it woetuly fails OF attain
ment This present year we have rejoiced in will
female beauty. Perhaps it would be well to say that
those the adectives we use in designating sub
ject for silhouette gown. Men do not make use OF
those euphonisms. When we have achieved weight
of 10 pounds in place of the 140 we owned up to
last year, husbands call skinny and would like
to know what ails US that we look like rack OF
bones. And that, mind you, after labor that would
give pause to Hercules. Do these men think it IS
fun to train down to empire hgureS
Whether or not this tendency on the part OF the
feminine half of creation is Indicative of Inconsistency
in larger matters is not for to say. Psychologi
cally considered it would appear reasonable that the
which pursues the tenor of its way, varying
its raiment only in nfnitesimal degree year after
year. that objects srenuousy (even if fritlessly) to
the moving of its furniture its abode; that expects
papers and slippers and other litter" to stay where
it dropped, and complains voeiferousy when it is
"tidied up that remains republican because 1t has
always been one, regardless of where the party IS
careerng; that looks upon its old clothes with at
lection and ones with suspicion-such
would seem be staple, better proposition
bank on, il were, than which is its exact anti
thesis.
Not much in the way of stability could reasonably
be looked for from whose very size, shape COM
plexion and manner alters with each season; whose
hair changes in color, quantity and quality at will
and that usually the will of one else; who de-
lights in making today a bedroom of what was but
yesterday the dining room; whose family NAV find
tonight the Bathroom where but yestermorn the
conservatory budded and bloomed; who halls the
advent of the moving with glee and whose chief
reading IS the house to let columns of the dailv
paper; who revels in clearing up project that puts
all the books you want inaccessible shelf vour
unanswered letters in the waste basket and vour
slippers in the garbage BARREL who is socialist TO-
day. sufragette tomorrow, and likely prohibition
st the day after; who can weep revival meeting
this evening and become theosophist before break
fast; who has nothing fit before the bills for
its latest gowns paid. and whom the necessitv
to wear year old frock would be cruel and unusual
punishment"
There is a reason for everything if we but look
Tor IT All that one has to do is observe the facts
and MT his theory to them Thus there are no dis
appointments, and confusion is avoided
Aside from that, however, the major premise Of
this article has been clearly established Evidentlv
men dress to please themselves. since thew do not
consult us and we pleased Women dress Il,
please themselves, even though we are seldom
pleased. Men may not approve OF our gowns but
they seem to like u.s. and while we never expect TO
admire the masculine garb of the early twentieth CEN
tury still the men themselves are quite attractive
to most of US.