Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-30
The Dress Reform Convention.

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Tue ss1ond session of the Dress Reform Con-
veEtlcL was held n Uni1n League Hall last
eve Ig when there was qnite a large attend
an.r, - larger portion of the audience BENG
young meI- WHO wished 10 see the sport.
Drs. Mary T.. Walker aad LYDIA Sayrrs Has
oTOucS soOk the stand about o'clock ana H.
nI>t named rspped tue meeting 10 orS-r and
stated TIA tn-y mad De- y d,sapnolnt-d IA sneak,
ers, Dr Harmon being kept away by Business
ana DT Odds not having besB hatrf from
81 q therefor Rrs Dr Ha>b-oreE ana hsr..it
= cu!o IN ard entertain tEe meeting Mrs DR.
Il i-1u extracts from the reports Of me p-p-
eefuinSs OF he EEst session suggesting SOM
corrections, aud read number Of letter fronn
syr Ia'bls.'rs- a. also a humorous poem ar
li4ed y GO r. on Ny Dress." Mr and Mrs.
LOcAN '-od he:e comm need 70 hang NJ plate.
TsprSs- 1'inGF De an. bOdy. rs a. - a eilu
While DT. Walker rLtrTt@lnr1 ths AZ di,-nc. ~
cesean'inG On The fashions OF olden tins but
We parties Engaged IN fixing up tn. skeleton
nOl o-lnS aoi- a. get ~ % stand. there VS. con.
siderable iaUgaing- The skeleton W. hov
ever hnaliy arranged. and Mrs. Walker CON
vi ued 10 speak upon the evil effects OF tue pr..
sent ely lie OF dress.
Mrs. LOckW God spoke in favor of a ra.o-r,
IA dress Men could not afford to marry IN
less thrS had fortunes This extravagauce was
casing more crime thar any her thing III
ne young ladies OF the present day Continued
50 e&travagani they would die old maids snd
ihey De erved To. She Gems ured the di play OF
dress exhibited by the fashions able ladies' w2iI-
thelr SISTERS were starving. and wound mn win
ptciure OF the good time coming when wo.
nan would have all her highs
>hs moved that vote OF thanks BE- rendered
70 the two ladies who had entertained them:
which Was carried.
DIT " alike exhibited some curious arr les
OF o'names;s worn at dife-en, periods. such
as rose rlnss- anklets, foot-lamps, &c.
nj John u Donovan addressed The meeting
sbd Rev Ar- Wolf, from the Rocky Noun
.sins, spoke warmly IN favor OF the reform
movement
some young men here caused a disturbance
vi. Pierce was invited 10 speak, ANA read a
,rSuse 20 the disorderlyportion OF the nesting.
Su ulo not seem 10 have much effect. He
sptIONed a reform, but not the reform pro
Posec, as ne would not know, AZ marrvtn~
n.Saef ne Vas marrying a man or voTnsn
n he close OF his remarks, DR. Hasbroos asrsd
r Ill 20 stand by her on the platform and eaiIsa
VII I'm to his beard rs q dis,IIctiys mar
"aIker tnen SAID che wished 90 D,v "a
In LssPect as she could 70 the Rentlsmsn
a. a1s otner end OF the room, and she roni,
@ axe Der enalr 20 that end,of the roo,,
S.e cofunsiy passed do wn the balI. and
m1.nuns enair proceeded % give a sketch ~
ines IN crrss ana Customs IN days zone nv
a long se9lss % REQ unoos edyocxiins the rs
iorn ana 'nanking the pabic the nrsss- the
hotels az various ndivida. AS vvaSa rr.S
sdopted. and Dr. Walker dseiar-s The e,aa.. u
adjourned fer one year. ieeAns