, 1874-09-05

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to natno tho apparel TINT ia to clothe our glori-
ona, honvonly logs yen, logH--for We may ~
vol commence to call thugs ny their hight
Mra. Campbell, Of Cleveland, told OF women
sho haA been .auayseled with 10000 ttmea Ter
wearing moderately nhort drenu, but n,lo sfltl
auro.
, Afr. A. r. bradford, Of Pennsylvan!a, tf1onght
TINT women should hhYo sonnlb!o treeD. II wo
wo wore Ms accustomed to aoe tho "nHkoa fotma
Of women" as their faces, wo would. by thotr
perfect foras DO moro ready to aid thom In FREQ
dressing, aud rollavo thom from tortl,tiug cos
tunaea, Falao roligton aud stupid fashion had
sPood ta yne form o. %3n' Lat 10 ms ms
froolona OF action aud symmetry Of body.
Some QUO thou proposed that Wootth, tho
hman~ni1ljnor," bc asked to deviso n uniscraal
iashlon.-ono that oil may wear nlko.
9 p G4ae Of toa !" low sre
and Ind boon forced to leave ono Of tho GoTern-
rnent departments. whore eho hold clerhHhlp.
because aho asaorted hor right to wear What sho
ploascd.
allea witt hisSSly.sospoctablo ] audience, dEavit
ththor largely by curiosity, to llear a1ra. Alary
4. Tnlotson, Of Now Jcraoy, discuss "dsoss-ro-
FORM" sho spoke substantially es follows'
in my miad S's 80 ' ala ' thot Il acc aeens hato discus
sion OF tho 1lrat should laYo boon long ago
enlatl and tho establishment Of Tho latter boon
uuirorsnl but. n1aa! they arc hiti tue moBt I'm.
portaut topica that human conaidoratton most
ncods to apply Itself. Tho evils Of fashion are
90 many, and the advansageo OF reform
In dresn nro 30 manifold. that ol1o
can hardly chooso rhat points 70 irss
present. Fashion ia n burden to a1Y calling.
and on tho other hand there la no iiea o. aG!,u
ing helper. Tie laws Of hoalth arc hullGleus
reason to urge thin chanSes and tho eslas OF
droas pertain moro especially to wonlon VINO a!s
living nnor tho faleo 1dea inat 70 W qe1ao ~
hottor than to ha good. 1,hiB arlDoa from i9!ae
teaching, aud We must nnto the miscniot ana m
troduce dross that shall relax THIS soll-oensos-
ing care. s.,u;.,,.,
"a fashion tor all to fmltato ia SO 1esl.,.sn'at Y
to indIvidual taato and comfort that bcleYo u
should be wholly ignored; and yot tnis 'allll.
fashion idea will not detor those who "a, DO not noi
mvent from BtudYing the stylos OF othets all0
adopting that which they prefer. but aot9s. .,t
'Tronchlaed fashions, aud an encouragement
given to those " no depart from them.
"To nttempt to better tho iash'on, ana
gradually draw clear from thom, WIN WIN ony yn. H.
doeper into tho thraldom in which they arc now
bound. It must 30 a radical, sWcep'hE reform,
an entire outing loose from tic fettors iof al!
that 10 valuable in lfo, happfying II health, and
blessing to the sonl points TO tis enango @ ooa o.
who trenbls before ridioule., OF, ike Graco
Greenwood, stand appalled, at tho pointed 1lnsor
in, tho atreet ! atate that whiea exnaisaeace ia
proves that rouGhB afo too nay 10 noot !ons-
T6ra TRss hs 5 M m.qsa a s5pS Rss ea aed s a
family soon tiro OF starting 8chndai grat'5 'no
wiao aud aonsiblo will approve, aud thls ~ ~ o.
mora value thhn tho pfalao Of @ "a .uoso
whose poor lives MAKO the ssoooleo "oi4o n'oso
&r111
If tho signs Of theno times hTo 1ogtoie, nTofk
greater than has over beforo falien to tho lot or
woman is hers to perform for this generation !;
hors to rniso her own ZOE, he's to ia1laenes 1or
aon instead Of war, .peaco 1nBtead of dlacofu,
political equality, asking Tor each tho Possession
Of their own poison a, voice that ahaii hoi p
| decide what stall he law anu "hae eha!l not !
tho Issues Of sho day,-iesuen that bold eTery
claas in check, until nn equahzlng o4on'oab eha'l
bo built up in each,
Ills not woman that olcmcnti u 30. Why
docs s1o not move form anu taAo 5ne V!a.oa
1ightfully hers? Aro tho wayn guarded by stro2ng
oiticials' Yes, but how long would thoy 90 II q
grent majority lnstoad Of worry Small minority
| should demand the greasaet of human privileges,
| trendom7
! professions may 30. now taken mp, by women
| Why do thoy not possesa them &nd make foE
thomRelyes independent liVe'ihoods5 q raw arc
| trying to got beyond the aowlng-1nnehiue. but
many fail even them. Why thia7 The answer
| Is, subseryionoy to fashion. Fashiona6io dress
tito money 1t costs tho caro- IT o2aots tao woaf'
| Ing oxertion under tho inc1ulbraneo Of weight
tho porplesitioa Of having Easments III tho way
their obstruction at every atcp. tho wasting Vi
| talty at every motion, tho forms Of nervous
diseases; md tho complaints that aro directly
tracoablo to fashion, carry their own argument
for y sweeping reform. The extreme tightaos*
Of tscss In one placo and its distonded loosouGss
in another. over tho palpltatinE i!eart, Rna tht
struggling Hubs, arc constant diaina upon wa
forces, and tho persistent use ct heavy, uunat
urally- formed clothing must tend to ronder mof'
feeble moro helpless, tho women OF each nae
coeaing genoration, and THIS dee!ine i'll hea9th u
nov SO marko4, tho gfaVoat auest'on OF she a1
n;;enat;a, ~ ,f+on cinraoI viii, honr n,nu
| tIS .tS.,. - +l,a;- Iv,rt, ,r,u ,,udci aton]
Ia.Se; sor.s ron,d 10 anhst;tutcd. for that por
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