New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-18
rIoored skirts Are They HenlthfaIf

There arc few subjects about which more
stupidity lnhgT,d remarks hnvo been made b. thought
less people than iha, siple device sor worsns com.
lort-ths hoopsi shirt. We alweys thoug,t fevoraoy
Of hoops from early association with Tat eorious rtce
Of women. our revolutionary grsndnothers when We
listened TO tie description - Of hoso stately iue's
given in honor Of the Inauguration % General Wssh
gton a. ~ esicnt Of the United States Hoops were
invariably worn al occasions Of ccremory ~, true
We then had no omnibus or ra.rOcc cars IN "Eot NO
men Of bad breeding ard oea wofss teDpcr could Dc
piry th.ce aocomushr6rs ~ tnirtakirg tie vehicle
Tor their own private csrriAgs should any hurried or
wesried pedestrian seek seat beside them Dol sss
then customary 20 % mnkc, or shoppink r ID eTeh
ing or ball dfsss even on e. and occAFons, TIE train
Was iooped up both stes because Che wsaref
had tho good 70 see Ma, an apartment oi nm
tied space and man could not snnihilato hnseh Tor
hcr conyenience tut the hoops we're erglc nad grand
~ did they become tho weses ser they 100 were grand
and Ar ple women have sosn the oosty hTocados
vent into the oven or erea, Franklin Ten Plate that
warmed ito paor or cooked the dinner IN those print
1ys sna hesoy and We have oen trapped rabbit
on tie yerv spot where some OF them grew
TIE ladies were usually content with three circles 90
aspo,ed thai they gsrs the most elegant and stIstc
disposition Of the ricl and heavy fabrics which, unlike
Of the modern material would almost s'aad alone
without either tho weaYer or the loops
In those days when most Of tho venreIs were nc
strangers 20 horses bGci. AM tie broom or bread.
tray those cunnngy devised iile sprirgy cIce,, that
Cow give such an exquisite and Ncnuskc carve 70 tie
tournure MS II sweeps downward and falls into the
grand ard loop like folds OF the ssr' we're entirely 10.
known You may completely cloihe . b.iTel WIN ,he
sou,est hickory without 1paring rs e1eencncei bat
we should be 10th 10 waltz With partner thus arrsyed
even our ordor In the canoe would pc NIL us 70 in,se
tie contact OF the lower circles with our tbia and fbna
ruth TO speak however, dear ladies' tho smaller cir
cles quite shryi for women IN those pInl'
tive DAYS had farer chance for life and beauty. MUS
clio and superb outline, were not considered vulgar
nor did ste Of tic accumulated elbows ana anato'hieo
bust and hips have cOodiui0r 10 The eros bet neede
and tie vinegar.b bottle, in Ter malicious rdicge OF
,onnp woman whom nature had formed rs woman
ought 10 DO formed with Ito yal organs breasts and
pelvic adapted to the grand end and object of her crra
tophc croyning SoTy Of her se1-a iAinil Oh leatny
We consider Tire modern hooped sbirs Of the mos.
admirably artistic and heath giFiD OF our time
and sensible person can fan 20 appreciate us benc
10 the Young girl woInGn; we viii give our reatoaa
for this opinion; OF conrte they VIII be entirely probes
sional. for We are no man-mlliner.
IL is conceded by ali correct Observer end fully re-
cogn,zcd by onGtomists aud gymnastic teachers,
n the muscles AZ the bornz and ia appendagos tie
arms and abdomen are not used more than ono fourth
mach by our modern women ns they gro compelled 10
those OF the egs nearly ll the movements which
unfortunate young people are permitted to perform
BIZ the nesorable fat Of JepOncadom what may 30
called passive; her hands must be reyeren.y ana lOy
ngiy folded chest IN order that their white
may not suffer by permitting the least motion; tie
lungs o. course, must DE kept quiet. not only because
she Is not allowed TO walk fast enough to require much
air. but because the position of tho and tho weight
Of the forearm aud hand resting upon the lower RIBS
viii not allow iL-ir elevation 90 that the cir can outer
the lower part Of the lungs at all at best, but sIth
part Of those life giving orgens are used and only their
apper part fully in1atedi now If tie booped ssr. be
hooked TO the jacket IA four places OF least and not LEFT
~ rest upon tho hips tho reader viii perceive that the
backbone and All the usces which ilcl0se and steady
both the great cavities Of the body and keep them ee
9ant.y upon the hpe must carry both the hoops
and the skirt; then these may be made both light and
elegant. heavy and grand as tire seasons may ro-
qure while drawers OF material adapted TO our severe
winters may be nItistically adjusted and supported
by suspcnders completely 10 protect ard clohe the
limbs without the necessity Of the skirts girding the
body by drawn cords 10 keep them and tho drawers In
place not only seriously 10 cripple all TIC vsoera but
TO interrupt the healthtn action OF tie muscles OF the
abdomen and than this to compress all tho veins
that carry back the blood from the lower limbs to the
heart for publication. and Often az We have seen to
render the intcgument below this grde Of many cords
very psrceptbly dropsica. Every lady, II she viii uso
ior eyes, can this for herseii the horrid marks
that they cause she often anens Now, reader II the
lun ~ only used sixth part the muscles vi the
body scarcely at ALL aud tho venous blood rom the
lower limbs pres ened from returning at the n rate oil
hye-sItls Of the speed intended BY Nature when Jon
are walking at the Sna.Fs pace you are allowed TO-
what must be the result on the nutrition OF the muscles
OF these limbs for yol know theyact and grow by blood
alone, depend upon it, though you may mako them
oropsical and deceptive In sze they will not help you "
| dance as well, or 10 20 up ana down stairs. 49,
And this brings US to another great evil We wiii
necessity Of fashionable streets; II wo must live In
houses furnacewained and eighteen feet by five stories
hgh for PHYS sake let distribute the load Of dress
our climate requires Dis 10 allow every part Of the body
10 be used carry it up stairs let the jacket or tbs
give tho chest its share Of the work. IN
word, let our wives and daughters shoulder their
loads II they would have their days prolonged IN the
II tho ladies will pardon u.s. we viii venture hint on
.Ths negroes sold them In Washington. orss Il was then
called Bear Market lady might ofen be seen carrying
boms ON hsY arm with the famy dinner following her