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Friday, August 27, 2021

If We Want Tourists Return Next Summer, We Shouldn't Criticize Their Clothes, Says Editor, Aug. 26, 1921

Evil To Him Who Evil Thinketh

We read and have heard a great deal about modern fashions—the short dresses, the rolled down socks, the “Pek-a-bou" waists, striped hose, high heels, jersey sweaters, V-shaped waists, etc., to say nothing of the extravagance of silk stockings.

Since time immorial this has bene a great topic among the men. They have discussed the beautiful birds that were killed for millinery purposes, the hoop skirt, tight lacing of the waists, pointed toed shoes, the famous bustle, oh, that bustle, etc.

Very little has ever been said however about the fashions of men. For instance in modern times the great baggy trousers, the long tailed coats, the pegged hips, the padded shoulders, the cuffs of the trousers; then the other extreme of tight suits, when a fellow couldn’t ben dover without fear of something ripping, the suits that disclosed the extremely ugly, awkward shape of men. Is anything more ridiculous than the derby hat, or the stove pipe head gear?

Very few men have any real objection to the display of the most wonderful creature of God, the beautiful forms of our women. And yet they will continue through their hypocrisy, right down thru the ages to continue to criticize and condemn the “weaker sex” for their slavery to fashion. Most of the severest critics are “those who live in glass houses” and really should not throw stones. Theya re the ones that make it imperative that the civilized races have to wear clothes at all. Any doctor will agree that the less clothes that are worn, the healthier physically for anyone. This subject could be extended into a thousand columns, but even then would not be sufficient to convince the narrow minded egotist, the modern knight errant, or the hen-pecked hypocrite.

Western North Carolina is the most wonderful country in the world and is truly the modern garden of Eden. Hundreds of dollars are spent each year for advertising purposes in order to induce tourists to come here and give us their almighty dollar. (Plain words, but too true. As a summer resort and because it is absolutely essential that Brevard has her share of the tourist trade, wouldn’t it be better, wouldn’t it show a little better etiquette, since they are invited guests; to at least have the courtesy to let them dress to suit themselves? Of course it is a great privilege to spend a few weeks in Brevard during the hot season but it is also a great benefit to us to have the vacationist here. Now that the great number of camps are about to break up for another year and because we want them all back again each and every year, in the future the News wishes to express regret to the girls’ camp over the sad lack of etiquette shown in requesting or insinuating to these children that they “just not wear bloomers while in Brevard.” Naturally they were will be a few peacocks, those who jump up on every occasion to pass the plate to donate heavily in order to be noticed and who would talk about the poor house if asked to give a dime if it was to be a secret, who will want to take this question up? But it is a fact that nearby summer resort towns do all they can to keep tourists away from Brevard and nothing pleases them more than for us to be discourteous to tourists in any way what-so-ever. Verily, “Evil to Him Who Evil Thinketh.”

From the editorial page of The Brevard News, Friday, August 26, 1921, W.E. Breese, owner, and Wm. A. Band, publisher.

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