If she goes into her garden to walk or to work among her flowers, to share the early, refreshing, morning air, unless she holds them up with both hands, her skirts are dragging and drabbling in dirt and dew, until they are wet and muddy. Fashion attaches to her cloth that is, in this case, used as a sort of mop. This is exceedingly inconvenient. But for the sake of fashion it must be endured.

Hvis hun går ud i haven og går forbi eller arbejder imellem hendes blomster, for at få den tidlige, friske morgenluft vil hendes skørter opsnappe og opsuge støv og dug, hvis hun ikke holder dem oppe, og de vil blive våde og mudrede. Moden tiltrækker hende til nogle klæder, der bruges som en slags moppe her. Dette er umådelig ubehageligt. Men der må holdes ud for modens skyld.