, 1874-10-18

| Ihen Mis-. LIT. Bl1Re &roao {8he whose EhadQy
it il said the suffering soldiers used to kiss. ai
dubbed her tho Cairo angeI), aud said that wha M
such times came it was Naturo6 demand 70
| rest for an overtaxed system. It might be nee
essary to prop falling wall. but safety demand
ed that as speedily as possible the prop
OF repaired, and it Was so with the corsets. The,
seemed TO sustain the failing system, but eacl
time they were applied. even Is remedia
agent, they weakoDed the muscles. and made
more difficult to repair the failing strength
Natures protests must be attended to, or th.
one WHO failed to heed her warnings must 6ufYe
for bis folly or necessity. Therefore one shou1t
mend the wall. not prop it, Do not pile onl
wrong upon another wrong. was her conclusion
Here Mrs. Vibbnrd, OF Massachusetts, spoke
and suffered with the all-gone feeling shout
| make their husbands manipulate their bodies
until they felt strong, and q reaction took place.
| An unanswered question us to what those shoult
do who had no husbands, hero arose.
Next followed
AN RxpnAEAT1os or THE GARMENT
| which caused this discussion, to the waist ol
which the skirta might be attached. q collar tc
the neck, cuffs or rules to the sleeves, and, be.
hold. with single effort 1t could all be dropped
ing at night. where the arrangements for disrob-
ing we're 50 awkward and crampea, wore beauti-
fully illustrated.
The last aud outer garment, the crovning
glory Of the whole. was now shown.
Tll5 could either. be made in one
piece Ase waterproof cloak, or
with ski1t aud saeqno or skirt aud CAPE Its pc
culiarity lay In the faot that in both styles it had
. lining Of inolorous rabbor cloth.-a fnbric Of
Scotch ginsl,am with rubber coating applied.
bottom Of the dress. Que steps into this and
fastens the waterproof lining beneath ill the
skirts, next the drawers. Then the outer cover
ing, which may be OF any fabric, and as elabor-
ate!y trimmed as fashion demands, is fastened
outside, over the dress and skirts, thus thor
oughly projecting them in any weather. It is
more sensibly made Of wate rp1oof cloth, aud
used as acoveriug for the skirts and dress. It
has all the neat appearance OF dress,
and leaves the wearer when che reaches her des-
tination, no matter ho" inclement the weather,
or how muddy the roads; IN 3 perfectly dry,
clean condition.
with heavy soles, cork inner soles, waterproof
lining, and bnttoning above the calf OF the leg,
completed this attire. Que must not forget,
however, the eight pockets in the outer garment
two lsgge ones for heavy impedimenta, q third
for veil, gloves, ond handkerchief, fourth for
purse. fifth for glaeses, sixth for watch,
. seventh for railway tiokets,. and one
ering the entire hat male lit perfect.
and the woman OF the present was attired
in 4 manner that the other sex, vho have always
had surplus OF all tho comforts, might have
eueted HuAo luo !1an VINO 6nouId nave such
woman for q travelling companion would think
the millennium had arrived Indeed.
Here motion was made TO have Mrs, Flynt
REPEAT THE LECTURE
and exhibition Of garments. and admit gentls-
men. It met with soma discussion. 4 lady
suggested that it should be modified. and tina.
no man should be admitted uuless accompanied
by lady. This met with objection, as some
men mi ghs not have wife to bring, and that
thai seemed to be the class which they wished
aud ought to reach-nen personally inter-
ested in the health Of women and children.
Mrs. L1retnore said that need not be nado
difficulty Of. ANY man could pick up eome
woman, aud ho might perhaps have . mother,
sister, NIECE cousin, or friend who would accon1-
pany MIN. It finally almost unanimously
voted that on Monday az 1890 s. m. the lecture
should be repeated, and gentlemen accompanied
by ladies admitted on payment of SO cents, as
Mrs. Liyermoro decided the gentleman must pay
both for himself aud the lady who should accom-
pauy him.
Here protest was entered against 80 doing,
as the parties considered it immodest to display
ladies' clothing to gentlemen. Mrs. Livermore
rose to say that she had received such protest.
and that after voting as unanimously as they had
done. they had ought to be ashamed to enter it.
She thought great deal of so-called modosty
was simply rank immodcsty. Tie original vote
WAS carried.
DR.. Blake WAS elected to preside At N1onday's
meeting, when the lecture will be repea.c ed. aud
joul ned until 2 p. N
a rematk may be made concerning these gar
menta. They meet the requirements of all
women they do not shock my prejudice,
are not in the slightest degree cpicene,
but combine comfort aud elegance, are perfectly
feminine, may be adjusted to tho requirements
Of fashion i'll sufficient degree to please auy
one not ultra in her demands. and arc therefore
worthy the attenion Of ali thinking men and |
women. 1t may also be said that, while Young |
n fR1i it, f1t,fn
make any dippant remark they choose about it,
it is rather hrpercrtlcal to prohibit man who are
really interest in women's welfare from seeing |
Tor themselves how they arc working for it.
MRS. FLrSr's DEEss-Exu1B1T1ox.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: There MAS great disappointment among
he ladies who attended the Woman's Congress
Ills morning. on hearing that the garments e1-
1ib,ted By Airs. Flynt patented, and very e1-
3cusire. Let me say to them that there are i'm
'royements in dress which nre not open to this
objection, and that, by request Of . number OF
ny friends, propose to show tho ladies Of Chi
ago how they can dress themselves aud children |
lea!thful1y, at less than the present outlay. Tho
:nrment have been wearing for years, and call
.'Gotin, is. think, far superior to the under
rear invented and patented By Mrs Flynt and
he invention is free to all. II any of my af-
icted sisters will do tho favor to make an eff
ort toward heaithful costume. and 30 give me-
right faces to look upon, shall be largely re-
aid for good deal Of labor in aiding them. I |
hank Mrs. Flynt, and the Congress, for develop
ng the latent discomfort Of women with their
resent miserable, death-dealing asyle of dress;
nd admire her business-tact in making her in
cntion conduce to her own wealth. There aro
houaands OF women who will follow the lead Of
fashionable dressmaker, acting as an agent for
!. T. Stewart. who would not take one step By
Erection of physician. not even to save their
,vn lives. These will find employment, for 3
easou. in trying Mrs Flynt's garments, which
1ust be superseded by something better; but
t1st now they are step in the right direction.
nd. for them I am deyoutly thankful. Tho
round Of her potent. O., "appl;ing inelastic
, elastic material "-appcarB 10 me absurd, since
very one who runs tape on theheel of d stock
1g, or bastes q muslin stay across tho shoulder
a Knit shirt, applies an inelastic to an elastic
laterial, for the sane purpose that Mrs. Flynt
avs common tape on to knit undcrgarmcuts as
le basis For button holes. Moreover shc has been
iggardjy OF her iDeIastic material ;for, as thoro
noue across the shoulders. and the weight Of |
utBije drapcry is to be thrown upon tapes
inning up and down over the point Of the
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