The Washington herald., 1909-06-19
FROM WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW

Why ara men taking such q keen inter
est IN feminine wearing apparel Are
! there not enough matters IN the political
and business world 10 claim their atten-
ton, or are they unconscioUsly failing
back before the determined advance Of
the suffrage movement? Never before in
my day have hats and gowns been worth
the consideration OF lawmakers. and the
excuse that the former are monstroUs
and the latter ugly does not hold. because
the g-est majority OF men find them at
Il uactive- A few honest ones have con-
fessed their pride IN the smart appear
ancs OF the women belonging 70 them
Women dress 10 please men; that fact
must never be lost sight Of When mas
culine attention is turned 10 frumps you
viii see women discarding every trace Of
smartness IN their appearance. Pumps
viii be general Sut As long as the dowdy
wives are forced 10 bear the indifference
OF husbands who are. attracted BY stylish
women you win ind the sex devOting its
best Efforts 20 please masculi7e eyes. Not
more than a week ago the Eife OF a man
who has q reputation FOR failing 20 note
tho fine poi-ts O. the feminine wardrobe
surprised his wife by compllmenting a
young woman who vas easily the best
dressed at q small gathering.
More than that. he knew that her sue
cess was due TO a new frock. cleverly
constructed and with unique accessories.
II was one OF the so-called freak gowns
which have been recently condemned by
the men who are framing laws 10 govern
feminine apparel The same man Incl
6eutally remarked that his wife locked
best in extreme fashions: and although
shSt rernarkss surprised Der. she took II
as e1 excuse 20 Bromptly discard the eau
ton by which she had chosen her clothes
etncs ker cOurting days. OF course. she
leas,s many times better.
II used 70 be said that only the occa-
sional man was meddlesome. The habit
has spread. reckon. for We find deal
OF interference In matters which ought
TO be strictly feminine. save in rare
cases. the interference IS superficial Al
occasional man goes as far as 10 believe
tsst he can teach his wife something in
Der ovn department One OF them has
Just been pulled out OF difficulty by the
law- EFe contracted 10 change work with
rs wife and when he was thoroughly
tired aud disgusJed with Housekeeping
and q ni6gardly allowance, perhaps-he
rebelled. ard she was beaten IN ner ef-
forts TO hold him 70 bis contract.
I wish that all disgruntled men could
have their eyes opened BY experience. |
Too many tasks and too little money are
not pleasant episodes IN the life OF any
woman. and when TO them are added un-
kind criticism and fault-fnding the pa
tience OF Job IS required 70 md life bear
able. heard young woman declare (
that she would not play cards with any
body who found fault with her. because |
she always played with the best judg- /
nent and skill OF which she was capable. |
That Is trus Of many Of Us IN other pas
times and duties. and fault-hndiug = /
hard 20 bear when one Is conscious % I
doing ones best. When men want 70 re- 1
form Us the5 have but @ neglect Us and 4
show a preference for somebody who 4
meets with their approval We viii !
change 10 the tTinkling OF an eye under 1
those circumstances
3ETyI BRADEES. /