, 1876-11-11
HYG1ENIC UNDERWEAR.
A h'tt'e Explanation for aomo Cu,,or,
Tlmld Lntilcs, and

Mao tnrf ror;d
), !" III t''s centennial year, few, IL anv =, A..
.hfong OF ncoplc who ai]y uo,,r Inln ~. T.. mo
nave neglected visit to the Faics,oom n ,ay sy
nlifscs', and ch'ldren's hycicuic unS,s1u' ,sa'
Is'ruuel' sheer wcarincss they mar hnvo oru.,s
echlral Park, passed By Stewards, md .s' fa,ns,
ten ItHany, but tho "el,clnlloon u ia thIns sUe ~
oo 5emcmbefctl even when the feet are bli.,s,s. ~
mug ttie oatk aches With prcmonitors ,,agned
nlalnrlAl fever. There exists 'lcrp1aaao ra,na q
f 3S!s re{Gan;!ng the nature and fa.Iae
bnaton " Eaaent*e eas3aennt M3n ,o1 o. r,ter
wh!spcF. atd - nut yot tltscsscd in "r.,'aa N
tones. "W!nt Is It W Ia still tic oltes,ton
n1asscs. with tho yfcw to ndt3inr mr., y, n tne
more to tho tst of tho Initiated, tic Will" "so an
ilG n1@ enc e'nse'y g, the reform epots alluded H.
GELS Just from The grrat Exhibition to .;n. ,,Sl
from generous equipment al utstrrs 'nI.se 'I!se,e,
wells, ami sl,Hwlstraps. The crr {,iIj rona mao
ahd very far), who Wns allowed tlc nrc1o,sen.s
e.es ae r sRRFoess veo cns fn p Il ths aS
ptes.c', cn noting tho stare Of " th xa'a u yoa
In attendance, she allc, the yoico takinfy y'naa nn
moto persuasive cadence, hut still BIZ bnstlenc; IN
VT sp 81. gn.affs r. w .s lavo s'c long staee
"WllRt do you meant l don't un1erstsna ,
replied tl,e astonishcd shopkecpcr.
"Iho eilclnlloon, madame, tho chem1]oopn
eagerly repeated tho Younger grl, whp wn, n,t
go!ng to lose the object sought throurb i' tns tss
elder o1.o's ttnlilty. '" VIII
"Oh!'' cxclaimgl tho amazed sa1c.wono,
"co'nc this 'say. I will al,nw ytu not ouiv . n.
garment YOU nak for,-whleh, y the way' i. rnre .,e
called chcmtlcttc,-bu ynu shall sec nur temsn.
cpatlnn sutt.' emancipation waist tia .,,nfnn
n'ltaefihnnc',' thu 'drcss.roforln corset Whit
rlat slloner-btacc,' the peerless sRlftsunnnrt.
cr., and tho safety gnrtef.'" 0N'p'''@
Wi,flc these rtira 1natitcns were unfolding mil
tnrn!fg nvcr pllcs Of a1nwy.wlIte ltyRicnc I'm.
der dresses, md listening incantitnc IL the run.
'nlng lecture oi tho Woman Ia charge on tl,o
not to Interfere with freedom Of mutton. tho
desralllity Ut maintaining uniform ten,ncrs. sss
tt1ro 1T tho whole systc1n, aud tho evil, 0f rnm.
pscasion antt restriction cluscd BY tho ordinary
n.ctllml u making and wearing tho clothing,
eeurrod when tho chclnIEotto was as yet in en-.
lryn, without 30 mhch as name
Tho time was four winters aco tha
place hail Uptown tho occaeton," Health tnks
to woman by wotllan." First cana lecture
80 plain artl sensible witlal Tint cycn tho roans
ladlcs PRESENT heretofore given ovcr principal;
t" tho va'ittics Of life locked tho1ightrul ar
huff promised to ndUpt rows IT buttons, s,,p1ry
straps, and boMclcss wrists which hal been urged
upon them. But ,tn IN ,lnguar,le,l moment,
tempted by tl.u "altaost-coRycrtetl "look shc
saw on THO npturlc1 faeos, tho speaker pro-
ducctl n set OF garments minus all the dainty
trimmings and pleasing aeeessuries 50 dear tn
wulnaukind. Holding them noft atul geatly
wn.3ng them, sto salsl: This elothiuc, yaung
httlcs, a fac-simile of that w!lir., now have
the platform alc turned herself slowly about,
that Ill shou1tl sec tho human form liylnc "Iust
as naturc lnn4leit."
Unfortunately for tho reform ca,1te, the tout
Gnsculhls was not satisfactory. Tlcrn HeEe
lines upsn lines, but not ono tint appeared
thing Ut beauty to the csthetfc brllo'tlcrs.
Visions Of unadorncd loyelncss, In robes loose
aud free, that had lifted ucross tie .ncntal
yiatur Ut more thnn one listener, fuicd quickly
away, mid 30 It came about that all those EoNs
ri buttons, thu straps, and the lcaltll.wassta,
nlovc-!Ittllig corhages and 'back.brcaldAg tour.
lllFea ctJntInucd to flourish u OF uld.
The remark Ut one Ut tho rustic latntcls as
they brushed by on their Tay out, Tint "atscf
oil thu tuss there IL nothing remarkable about
sight Of tho union garrncnt whose cpfcenc
tcrtninology lsas calscd suclt tlatteE ia tho
world Of fashion, Upon inquiry It WIS ascef..
tnined that the rccllrsstening, which furnished
the present na'no cl,cnilfttc." ,sa' BROUGHT
termination "loon nwas superseded by "lctte,'
the last syllable OF tho chi1us garment, known
in o1l.fasf.loncd parlanco rs "pautalcttc."
'sAll tle stir and curiosity hare cn,anated
from the ill-clInscn name, you obscryct and not
from the article itseli, explained TIC ong!ns
snlcawonar, as ahc leld up Tor inspection al en.
larged edition Of the usual chlllh pattern for
underwear, IN which, for comfort and co''ycn' /
lsnco aa1te, aro united two garmc'ss IN one n,
Three rows Of buttons, plaeeli one a',oYo the
other little below the Wuist, arI added Tor tas
accommodation of skirts. Only this and aoln'
Iug more constitutes the clien,i'ettc.
The emancipation suit Is fashioned on llitlch
tho same principle, hut with sufficient TalIar i
tlons to allow q aeparatd NAME. Fur Those WIN
ars not ready to receive the Bnlt IN Jul a rofi'
promise Is offered tn tho reform an s',iahss
untl otiler asti-,,ygIcnc influences, retain e''oEa
of tho eGncl appesnss ot M ts ta',"5sa a9 dmin4,s
T]In lertli,n. idcu running MI through tie
present lrcss:reforal, VIZ; that tho prn'!!pal
garments s.,al b1 suspended frun tlosf'ou!usts
and not IRON tho hlra, with the elaborate oEat n
Incntatton at Inst permitted sn the n1akn$ 2, 2,
the hygtentc ntlrrlress, will doubtless gan an ~
time ea.tt.ful rero1utton IN tho CONSTRUCTION
ani1 wearing Of la11lest a,Nl childsun8 clotAaS'