I The Woes of Women.

Otago Witness, Issue 2862, 20 January 1909, Page 94

I The Woes of Women.

I "You women," exclaimed the disgusted brother, "simply have a glorious, tim© doing nothing ! My word, I envy you your idleness!" I "Idleness?" shrieked his pretty eieter. ! "Yes, idleness! Oh. why— why-'-why wasn't I born a woman?" "Oh, yes; you'd like to be a woman!" retorted the pretty sister. "Just try it for a day ! Pasten a blanket and a counterpane round' your legs ; buckle- a strap rounfl your waist co tight you can't draw a. full bre&th, or eat a hearty meal ; have your hair all loose and fluffy, so that it keeps tickling your ears and getting into your eyes ; wear high-heeled chocs and gloves a size too small for you ; cover your face with a veil full of spots that make you* squint; fix a huge hat on with pins, so that every time the wind blows it pulls your hair out by the roots ; and then, without any pockets, and with a 3in square of lace to blow your no?e with, and short sleeves and open-work stockings, go for a walk on a winter's day, and enjoy yourself. Oh, ye«, my word, you would like it!"