, 1864-07-08

Meeting Of aBlooni. rs'' ''''and We-
men in PantaIoons., J: .:..:

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Meeting Of aBloonl'jii.i:r ''''and Wo.
men in Pantaloong., ;:
Discussion on Bresa-phystoiocfca
Petsfcoats sDemandcd-T The Hygiene
OF Hoops-The Lady Godiva
Costume Proposed.
EFrom the y. T. World. Julr2.]
:, a number Of people, calling themselves
the Worlds Health Association" have
been holding meetfnga for the past tive days
at Metropolitan Hall, IS Sixth avenue. Their
ostensihle object is to endeayor to institute
d general health reform In regard to the
abandonment Of many Of the enerYating
personal habits which are now general; and
last, but decidedly not least, in changing the
style Of dress Tor woman. The attendance
has not been numerous, owing, perhaps, to
the failure to advertise the meeting to the
+ public in any manner; and the faW present
hare been mostly pereous recognized as lay-
Ing peculiar ideas on some subjects that have
attracted more or less Of public attention.
AT the meeting on TharsdaY evening there
were two ladies' present dressed in the bloom
er costume, both Of whom spoke during the
meeting. Mrs Roberts, known as the
Niagara County Farmer" wore a monde.
script costume, Of which but faint idea can
be given b. any other medium than that Of
actual sight. 1t might be supposed to be q
sort Of bathing dress, lacking, however, the
gracefnlneEs with which that garment adApts
ITSELF The coat, if that Is the proper name
OF the upper garment, was made Of brown
stuff, fitting closely to the waist from whence
the lower part hung down, appearing some
thing like gentleman's frock coat With the
.back in front. Mrs. Roberts panta1oons
extended to her substantial shoes, which
bore evidence to the truth Of the statement
that she has travelled over ten acres of
p1oughed land this spring., sowing wheat.
The lady appeared to be about forty years old
and was rather thin and square featured aud
her face somewhat bronzed by out door
labor and exposure to the weather. Her hair,
which did not appear TO have been carefully
combed, WIS cut sqnarely of nboYe her shoui-
dert. She vas preceded In her address By q
teacher Of gymnnsuc exercises. He spoke at
some length on the necessity Of scientific
gy1unaetic education. Mrs: Roberts, in re-
pIying. took different ground She had re-
ceived during her youth only such education
as was thought necessary in those days, when
"A girl as not expected to learn anything but
dish-.7ashing, and she secuted the idea that
every thing. must be done in what is called g.
scientific manner. She knew that people In
the city needed exercise. She was willing
they should use dumb bells and rings, II theY
couldn't do anything that would d. soma
good, but why coaldn't they 60 ont into the
fields and labor? thus gaining exercise and
doing something useful ut the same time. II
she WIS in thelr place, she Wnuid 20 ont and
hoe OF dig. She would 60 out into lot and
dig up 6tumps If she could. find nothing.
else to do, for she did not see the necessity
OF paying somebody to give Lessons to learn
her how to breathe and to develop her
muscles. What would, the people do who
had not the money to pay tor lessons In
gymnastics. She cluimed that outdoor work
Is ensier than the usua1 routine of woman'e
work ia the house. She scattered twenty
bushels of wheat on ten acres Of ground this
spring, and went home refreshed after the
labor. fApplause- She had established an
agricultural and horticultural school In Mag
aTa county, where girls are taught to dress Ii
aproper; healthy manner, and TO lator as be.
comes Them. Their regular studies for each
day comprise four hours ut books, six hours
practical instruction on the farm and four
hours amusement She had pupils from eight
to twenty years Of age. Her daughters work
on the farm with her. Last summer, while
one Of them was nursing her babe, she Was
not seriously interrupted in her regular les
cious Of all this scientific talk. She only had
such education as girls generally have who
are brought up TO wash dishes In the country,
and she got along well enough by common
Eenee
At the close Of the lady's remarks, the
teacher Of gymnastics again arose and ex plain
desired to inform Mrs. r. that there are no
extensive fields In this city where the ladies'
can 70 ont and hoe corn, and dig up stumps,
eTen if they shon1d feel so inclined. ).
:: During the session younger lady, dressed
In the hloomer costume, also spoke. She was
also thin and pale, and her hair was cut much
shorter than Mrs. RS. Her dress was, got
up in little more artistic manner, being Of
richer material, and the coat having lappels;
displaying a white linen - bosom. She
wore one kid glove while on the stand, and
spoke on the radical errors OF tho present
style OF architecture and the superiority Of
the Bloomer style Of dress.
Mis-. Lydia A. StroWbridge, IL D., made
Eome very sensible remarks On the necessity
Of pure air and physical exercise. flr the
want Of which the people of this city are
suffering. In regard to woman's dress, sue
thought an improvement for the better. is
needed In some manner: They are worn too
ladies would wear their dresses Loosely, they
would find their lungs expanding, as they
should. and the ibis widening from the
sttrnum or breastbone, outward. They will
then be obliged to "1et out" their dresses
about every year, 10 suit this natural expan.
sion OF the waist. (Applanse)
LAST EVENINGS SESSION.
The closing session Was held Last evening,
some thirty OF forty ladies and gentlemen be.
who, With few exceptions, were dressed IN
the bloomcr costume, were mostly thin Of
face, with sharp noses and vinegarY expires
eions. More than half;Ecre-past the merl-
dian Of Life. The gentlemen present were
we're aged and gray headed, with long hair
TIE THREE PARTIES.
II appeared from the discussion of the
evening, which was entirely on the merits Of
the short or bloomer dress, that there were
three Iarties present, namely, the radical re.
formers, the conservative refotmers and the
compromise reformers. The radical reform
crs Went for the very. short skirt aud the
promise reformers for the bIoomer dress on
certain occasions IS useful and comforta-
bic, but not t1actly an ornamental dress:
and the conservative reformers for such
changes for the better as can be made with
out making the wearera appear singular aud
in opposition to present public opinion.
There were q few persons present who SEEM
cd to be uubelieyers-
Mrs. MARTYR, OF Aufoya, Ill, presided. She
WIS dressed In CUR co1ore1 suit Of coat aud
panta1oons.
TEE AMOUNT OF PRINCIPLE INVOLVED.
The first gentlemen that spoke was q rcd,
ruby-nhfskered individual. sitting near the
deeK. tic tnouBnt tncre was not enough
principle involved in the difference Of five
or Ei1 inches in lady's skirt, for any one to
brave the present public opinion on this SUBJ
ject: Many are so susceptible On this mat
ter, owing to the constitutional formation OF
their minds, that they metaphoricaIly live In
hell when trying to act against public opin-
ion on this matter. They are very much in
suited on the street by small boys, who hoot
dIsrespecttul)y and stick cigar stumps under
their noses. He mentioned one Instance
where rowdy insulted lady In short skirts
BY throwing them up over her head.
An INCIDENT. -,
The next speaker was t1fn-yfsaged lady
In the bloomEr costume, and with her hair
parted on one side. She said she had worn
The short skirt for years and never been fn~
suited; but one evening after midnight,
when walking in lajght street, her escort
lett her for moment, and ehe was insu1ted
By gentlemanly. looking man-as gentle
nly-looking IS any one In that ronm. On
that occasion Ehe WaR wearing long dress.
perhaps the first time for years.
4 gettlemnn remarked she should have
known that nobody expected to meet re-
spectacle lady walking the streets OF New
York alone after dark. The lady said that
she stood up for principle. Christ suffered
for principle, and his disciples NIL died nm
natural deaths for principle, She believed
the short dress the proper kind to Wear.
TIE BLooMER OK WEDDING TOUR.
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