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demanded that the decent ones should veil tbe;,
| faces.
Wen did not do that thing. They wore thei1
hars through the storm, and With them Oh m tht
/ heated room Because Paul forbade this i'm
modest class OF women who embraced every op'
portunity of showing themselves uncovered. he
| IL to-day quoted rs ntcader OF fashion. Mts
Swissheln then showed
HER IMPROVEMENTS,
which are very simple, and there VAS neither
patent on them nor on the Greek dress: Airs.
Swisshelm's "Eot in was combination
plat laid from shonlder to waist in
front to admit of the fullness required BY tho
bust. It was faced around the shoulder and un-
der the arm 4 facing % IN the shape of ni. anIt nnt
night-gonn j; tho bottom MAS the Same as any
drawers. Theeo were buttoned at the eide. She
wore cotton because she preferred it, but any
person could wear flannel inside and button the
garments through onto the others, or they could
make the garment OF flannel It was very
largo, but she did not use il to. sup
port weight. No weight should ever bo
hung to knit garment: Mrs. swisaheim uses
| It should bo washed through hot water without
SOAP, and folded smoothly. without ironing
! THIS absorbs the gases about as thoroughly ~
| flannel THIS garment was in place Of what tho
/ Boston ladies' Called u CuetutIOou. clo A1tA
Ike that name, but didn't know that get in "
was much be>ter. The dress she wore was new.
! having been made fifteen years ago, and was
very long On the shoulder. She shouldn't 1
like to set typo ia it all day. Tho
with men was OH account Of their dress. Twenty
years ago she had organized 4 body OF fena1e
| type-sctters in Pittsburg. She had tbem dress
| suitably, aud they had kept their places for
| years after she had left.
~: -, Srro aofo af,M ha6 fpn III
type setting. She (11rs- s. had ienEned all sho
/ know ia two hours from q malo typo, and then
had set up bors printer, and had succeeded.
Sho had carried the business on for seven
| wears. She taught this young girl in
Minnesota. aud in one year she had grown
go perfect in her profession t~.. me ses up tour
sticks of legal advertising wiz: only three mis-"
takes u thing no malo typo IN -. Paul could do.
Then. during the Indian troubles. this young
girl and another, when all the men ran away,
stayed and continued type-setting. The news
came in, friends Cnns4acfed ii this place, Fort
AbercEombie attacked. evaEy ona fying, the H.
dams upon them, and still these two glrls went
on setting type. aud they got out their paper
regularly.
But women caunot compete with men unleaa
thar a1nas arc free. That is one reason why
they never equal them in playing Oh the piano.
Neyt Alr1 Swisshelm showed her
''cANKy-ALL."
This was very much like loose basque. With
broad bands over the shoulders. buttons on tho
waist, mud strap under the azms to be used for
the fastening OF the stocking suppoEtar These
through loops in tho stockings. They
are simply tied through, but all the
weight comes under the arm. apd
if there is my strain It Is on
the shoulder. It WAS not nlnde hish-necked
because AIRS. STisshem preferred ventilation,
and there she thought men made m,atako by
clothing their shoulders too warmly. There
were no bones III the 'casTy-au." but ladies
could put splint up the front II they liked.
They should wear broad strap over the
shoulder, and then divide it, making them so
bring one portion further forward. If they
must wear corSets let them have similar strnps.
She felt in this matter like tho Irish
priest, who having delivered . long lecture On
temperance to his flock, on finishing said: ''But
if ye vi! drink, ye rascals. 70 my rs we'll give
your fps to Barnoy Coyle."
She then showed suspenders which formed a
solid support for the d1css skirt. This was
the shoulder, where they each divided, and
formed four narrower ones. Two OF these
we're crossed in front, while the others
cane straight down. These left the bus: free,
while the broad band passed over the shnuldsr
above the point, leaving tho shoullcr-josnt free.
Tie support mist be there, and the band broad
SO as to distribute the weight She asked tho
audience If they were mechanics enough to un-
derstnnd the value OF distribution Of weight,
and that weight which would be iusupportabte
to oue inch would be easily supported On
three.
sne next showed garment she was suro
would shock tho ladies. but it did away with a
multiplicity Of skirts, or any excep: the dress
skirt. These vtro
WATERPROOF DRAWERS,
with gn1ter bottoms to cover the shces- They
were lined With Canton flannel, and faced ut the
bottom with waterproof nigh enough to make
them lmpervious to vet Similar articles we're
worn by all tho Western farmess' wives when
they went out in winter. THEY might be mado
Of silk and be ornamental as well as useful.
They did nray NTH the necessity Of the WOODEN
Logging that absorbed snow and wet. and
were particularly, desirable for school
replaced in the house by l. single skirt, but
might bo worn in school without danger. as tho
feet wero always cold, and from this cause both
school-chitdren and teachers suffered.
She next showed how the American woman
had for generations been caltivatiag
THE ETHIOPIAN HEEL,
BY curving the heel of tho shoe in order to
preserve tho se,nblance OF b su,nN ankle. She
had had w worked to make tho black man
the fashion, but abe did not admire
the contour OF his heel. We were
successfully copying it, however, aud the leg was
rnpiply 'approaching, the middle OF tho foot
thus was from the shape Of our shoes. which
we're al wrong. They cramped the toes Us well,
and compressed the ankles- The sandal Of the
Greek woman had straight heel, and the
swelling out commenced at the calf of the leg.
We needed to have our shoes broader, and made
rights aud lefts. as mems vera With square,
1oomy toes. II we continue wearing the
present style OF boot, and oultivating
our heels, they Will soon equal those OF any
Guinea niger. As our shoes are fashioned ut
present they iniure the foot. md deteriorato
from the power Of walking. Here bl1s. Vibbart
make few remarks upon the health and dress
Of women, which Was followed ty the organiza-
ton Of = clup to be called tue 6ociety for tho
Physical Culture Of Women. Mrs. S.isshelm
was nominated President, and Committee
formed to take all necessary action in the mat
ter. Its first meeting Will be on Saturday nezt.
THE COURTS.