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involves the choppings of the rich stuff into

e' she ohopplnSs Oh the rich stuff into
pies' Tue "hole work requiring great outlay
OF tlme on thepart of the seamstress. and the
result being the destruction of the material
lot any except present use whereas in the old
Jays gown so expensive and so eleoant
could have been brought out wear after raar
and perhaps handed down to another cener-
alton.
Inc English protestant against the reckless
tyranny OF fasoion and corruption of tbe art of
dress sees no other way of escaping from tbe
thraldom and curing the evil than that Of fol,
lowing the simple principles of the dress az
established by the Greeks, and which even
now govern the costumes of the Oriental peo-
PIES Inc dress of the Indian ayah. in
"hlch scarf eight yards in length is made
10 form, without pin or thread, garment in
comparably graceful and convenient, and
thas OF all ranks in ancient Hellas, offer ex-
IRENE or typical examples of this employ.
ment OF easy means to admirable and varied
ends" She then proceeds to indicate tho
character OF the dress with win ch she wonld
wage war against the modern fashion auto
erats. Inc garments should be adapted to
the INES OF the human Frame the weight
falling where it is least oppressive, and eyery
organ and muscle being allowed its free de.
velopment, SO that the advantage of the wear.
er would be first subserved They should be
put together according to the established rule.
and so as to receive character, and not impose
on the person. They should be easy to wash
where the material admitted of such puritica
tloh, ana should not occupy an undue space
IN wearing, Keeping or carrying about
FINALLY, the dress SHOULD be removed from
vulgar comparison by association with some
great and enduring monument of the past.
associations whose revived presence would
be felt as an impulse or higher life through
out the whole sphere OF culturen
Such system of dress was actually in nse
by the better class of Britons for 100 wears. It
was given them by the Romans, and, with but
slight alteration, was the dress of ancient
Greece. ltconsisted of the tunc, or chyton,
fastened on the shoulders, and with zone at
the waist through whichgthe garment might
be drawn until the convenient length was at
tanned, and SO as to dispose of the folds in
graceful lines. Over this tunic, which could
be made in half an hour, the Grecian women
draped shawls or scarfs as suited their taste or
fancy
She contends that this dress is not only
more graceful and convenient than that at
present worn by women, but that it is also
more modest and becoming and that, with
the help OF shawl, square or long, according
as it is used as cloak or a wrap. II affords
sufficient protection against the rigors of the.
weather. The dress, too can be made as rich
as the purse Of the wearer viii afford, and it's
simplicity and freedom adapt it thoroughly to
he pf
to wash, easier to pack, its length can be reg
ulated at pleasure, and its beauty is beyond
dispute.
1t would not subject the wearer to inyidi
Gus remark, for the general outline and
hang of the shawls or stuffs thus arranged
makes so near an approach to that obtained
by the cutting and goring, the piecing and
l1gatures OF the present mode that an eve UNI
informed OF the facility of the means employ
ed would be slow to discover them for itself.n
When the experiment was lately tried in
London of assembling a number of ladies of
all ages in the garb of ancient Greece" the
effect obtained, though admittedly beautiful
and becoming, differed SO slightly from that
to be seen in many artistic circles of the day,
that the learned rundits, who had thought to
behold animated statues, were disappointed"
Most OF the ladies, declares the writer, could
have appeared in the streets without attract
ing critical notice.
Women are always conservative in social
matters, and they will not be quickly convin-
! ced by even the sound arguments advanced
by this English lady. But the eXactions which
| fashion makes are now SO heavy that they
were never more likely than at the present
day to open their ears to her.