, 1876-11-11
DRESS ItETORM.

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ssylc Ut punctuation ndoptcd.l
DRESS REFORM.
10 taA Editor ar 1'hs Tribune.
CHICAGO NOV. 3.-ThIs Homo Depart
mcnt posscsscs a great many attractions ccr-
tainly, whether one Ia reader or contributor. I
nnt my breakfast don't taste "iust right" un-
less first take apcep ut these columns. It
must be read II II has TO be held at arms
longth,while "Dald-ifcaded Tyrant No. fccds
us with teaspoon on the remains OF Ills break
fast OF oat-mcai mush and cream, while darlng
little "Ba1d-lIcad No. 3" lies cnfolled iu tho
othcr asn,'s embrace, and exhibits his pro-
lcicncy III shifting from tho sl,onlder,''
or II We aro "soncbody's darling" the llbrct-
to OF last nights opera. with Fftz-ucrbcrt's
unique criticisms Of the performance scrbhlel
On tho margin, must lie f0r while neglected.
find also TINT ns M contributor one meets with
Charles Lambs difficulty tn writing to Cole
rl1gc,-"Thingn. come erowdIng III TO say, and
no room to say thenl.n | want TO ask favor OF
Mrs. E., Of the Big Village lwho, for aught
So "a ta. Tor nnvS
city ", or so1no other kfndly-llsposcd person.
l have no copy Of X. A. NJ. and shcpparl's let
ters on tho drcss-rcfosIn question, having been
obliged 70 resort to ehc ono on flc, in TME
send thcm 70 mo will be Under many obltga-
be supplied.
Nov, Il few words about the queer people who
approve Of and wear tho queer clothes wo arc
told TO !" pass by.n Every respectable physictan
III thu city, from the Presidents Of our medical
colleges " downward anl upWard,a agrees tint
the great object to l'c attained Ii. wo.nnn's at-
tire ts to llayc II loo9e enough to avoid nll pres
sure OF restriction about the waist, md nrrallg-
cd III such q manner that there sllall bc no nrca-
surc Of tho band Of drawers, or skirt, or dress
about as the whist After yonS gt[l ns arrived
yorublc circumstances, to greater or less
iSss'sf lis 'sess Ssscnl 'a{i ea 4sPasy 4NsP'sys
to .languor, distress, and ,pain." This g IN
amount Of cold Is encountered. Tho change
which coL produces In tho general system
should M hs gtassied against as much as posaible
y covered with flannel; girls should not be al
lowed, after tho age of 10 or 12, to sleep
IN colo roo1ns. Flannel should be worn tn thc
carly fall months and late In the spring, In this
American &C edition o. edited ' " Dr.. 'A Lua. a.
in "HttcntSn She ts'I.s must BE- given to the
mate cause y so potent as thc pressure Of cor
set and skirt strings, and tho dragging Weight
q skirts on the abdomen" In regard to tho
1ngti9n 1n s.os. Of maternity o says "at no time
should especially bo avoided .as Injurious to
Inothcr and babe, and adds: palpitatlon VI tic
heart indigestion, aiseaso Of the livur and cost
!yaacss, difficulty Of breathing, splitting Of blood
ings In tho lower limbs, disorders Of the womb
aud defornaity Of children" arc due
to this cause. And to this cause
a o|so e,,rtnyy nay .b,l te !. traced L. goo4 aeal
out the period IT young ladyNood, aIdinr to
this, ~ wumust, improper dict, nn insufficient
quantity of Gra!n food to properly nollriah and
feol,cd vitality is produced, resulting In dis
aching md weartncss through tho back, hps,
nIu abdomen at special tlu'es Is Nature's psutcst
bands, strings, and skirts; by a.l annoying md
sometimes unbeurable aching in the rIgilt stic,
Of surenoss across tho body just below the RIBS,
the stomach a'!d liver testify tllat tho trunk and
for Tic organs contained in their cavities. ind
which ase maintained in their proper pus!tions
only hy keeping tho body erect, wearinE tho
t,,os'4pg 9f9ssy md supporting L entirely from
supposedthat neglect ofpropcrncrycan anl n,uscic-
suatatntng Iiet, neglect Of exercise or physlcal
culture, will not produce dclctcrious ind cll-
iseo'ng n, s,1ess npon " tns syssem which all tho
for as "rclornerh who during Ills earthly iiios
was called nn intidcl, but is now estccucd by our
orthodox ministers Us q large hearted ChrIssEan,
sayss "lI!e laWs God llas written OH our bodies
ore Just as binding as those liz has written On
Our souls, nna tho crime Of trassgresslug in
either raso Will be a. surely punIshed;'' albeit
some "wise head on young shoulders inforns
us that the "shurthuircd women" aud scrurny
old maids, who alone ulyocnte the styc of drcss
We huyo Under consideration, propose to make
Us the hcalthywomeh Nature Intended We should
be, simply by its adoption, regardless Of
any Other slns Of olnlBs'on, q commits.
s1on. Alter all Ia 8aid and done, Bpmo
psople, Wit. Tint spice Of contradetycHess
tfons, do nut like to be "prcacl,ed to-" aI,d can
'Etys NJ better Eeasons for their opluions than
to- t,, Point out way witt. all your care aud
gut i Dut 10 prove they wiii. I Thu cnoniloo2n M 2
~ think .1s, very pretty garment when .uaac, rs
orate" must confess l,atea TO giyo up the
elieIH!Se, wlfct, III also Il very pretty garment,
~ ~ hnye M net even ono nigl, .ot rcgrct, now
aaI saa to- '"s soSssuae i Hetap;sd The dasyh Iasiy
4 all thc "queer" laed,cal fraternity i, this
SPY Will ayafl nothing, an interview with
Or. llelSn Underwood. Who 10 as lovely In pei
so'! 70 q s'o = charming socially, OF Dr. NJ Auus-
Movement curs, whost delightful aoclal auaii-
t!ca aud carncstnesB Of purpose invariably gain
sl,s rsscet , n1a sdmlratlou and affection Of hcr
pa.'sniIs VII aaspato fronl tho minus of
vt present, that lady pl'ystc!ans wlo adyoeats
the ehcmiloon must bo livery queer" il Tits
u 4accrress, then "may ull niy ioYctl ouca, siso
tnc!r wives l,d childrcM,n ae alwaye aud for
e'ef queer" PRACTICAL WoNAN.
SERVANT GINLIanI,
70 tAs Editor of Ths TyteYae.
KALAMAZOO. Oct. 30,-1 had meant 10 subs,de
for tlu,c at least, anl nuke way for older ones