The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-05-18
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s7 JANE OSBORN
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(Copyrishl. 1918. 5y the Mcclure NeEspa-
Per Syndicate)
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Marina bn~iratgd before her pier
-i.,.S j,D.c ,runga 10 srp that She had
hcon proprrIy hooked M and ihat she
| bad rnr,ntt.n no necessary accessory,
f,,t u.h..u ..nn was dressed in her riding
f,uS 4nn stood LONG 9ui a,lniring be
! r,., .hn mirror, studied with infinite"
| Satisfaction t1,n .,r.,irbt line nf her
;..,+h.r rarrfuu the neat fuucture Of
| tha1 Iuroiu., with her tan boot. the i'm
maculatp trimnrss of her white pique
stock. the severity of her plain sailor
hat that hid almost all of her pretty
cr,,s and tbe welI-t;ilored severity of
the coat that extended from her slight
shoulders to her knees. She did not
admire the image because it was the
reflection Of Il charming and graceful
| young girl, but because it looked to her
| for all the world like young boy. For
Mariana was at the age where the
greatest compliment anyone might
| have paid her was to tell her that she
was not feminine, that she thought
like boy and that she was free from
any Of the foibleS of sex.
The very first day she met Dixon
James he had been fortunate enough
to pay her a compliment of this kind.
He had ridden across the country with
her brother and reached the Burden
house just as she was mounting her
own horse for country rSle. 80 DIXON
and the brother remounted their
horses and started out again Will
Mariana.
|
riding with a girl before SO much as
I have with you he told her. IN
fact, you don't seem like girl. gu re
more like some awfuliy nice kld
brother"
Mariana had treasured that cOmpli-
mpnt. 1t was worth more than dozen
of the usual sort, and ever since that
day Mariana had grown more and
more addicted to the bOyiSh COSt<:me
and more and more rebellious against
skirts. She had never been convinced
one way or the other on the suffrage
question. but when she learned that
some OF the eaFI| Suilra@l>IS i'au re,
beiled against skirts she llld utci'Ieo
herself decided SuEraGist ana roat
with her fair hair streaming III ii eoH'
of steel mail, to represent Joan Oh ARC
at the next suffrage procession.
Then she bought pair of hOusewOrE
overalIs and went about her own bee
room and little sitting room morning!
busting and putting things to rights il
that costume. Her mother positivel!
| IOTDduc her SCIIiS ouL VI II1A No1ii''-i
in the costume. Of course all he
negligeeS We're cut on paJama line
and, inconsistent as was it with he
suffrage conventions, she fancied tina
she would IKE 10 De L urhish "oiiia'
because Oh TIE Dlooihers'
Il can do almost anything" she toi'
her chum one day, II am not nam
pered with petticoats. I'm sure IL
ever make name Tor mySe1 II WI
be in breeches-rldlng breeches 0
Homework overalls, or something Q
that sort"
Then came the war and illustrate
newspaper supplements were f1oode
with pictures of dairy girls In breeche;
factory girls in Overalls and street ca
conductors in salts like the soldier
uniform. Mariana felt devoutly thanF
full that she had lived IN an age Whe
she might wear trousers ana not o
hOoted like poor Amelia BloOmer an
those other worthy pioneers in petit
coat emancipation. Inc queStlOn wa
just which line Of emancipated Occl
patton should she pursue. Flrst 81
;. | decided to be an ambulance Or1Ver, DC