The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-28
HEALTH AND DRESS.
A Lecture On An Important Subject BY = Very
Eminent Physician.
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Dir, y, w. Richardson delivered i lecture
On Monday evening Vt the London Instltu-
tiou. Fins6ury Circus. upon tho subject 81
NluhArtlaun fepudiatad any Intention To de-
nrys,ata rpgd fashion or 9uud change Ut
fashion Ia dress. He Thought. with Mrs.
HaWeis, that II WAS the bUunden duty Of
every woman 70 look as handsome az she
gAnlld. and To maintaln hef beauty NJ long
- possible for nothing WAS more beautiful
than beauty III old aye. Fashions, ~ u rule,
Wpre dictated by vain and Ignorant persons
who Jet nature at definatce. IA though they
were nature and she an idiot. What was
wanted III the reform 81 dress wac good fashion
iur roth sexes. aud for everyday life some
uniform costume that should tend to bind
more closely together the various GLASSES 81
che community. With regard 10 the tnechAn-
lcAl adaptation VI dress to the body the most
sure WINS brought 10 bear upon any partiou-
AR pArt such as the neck. feet and limbs.
The corset was opposed To all that WAS
heAlthful and oil that was beautiful, keep
ing NJ II did the heart and the adjoining
organs under suppreseion., No subjec
lions TO which women we're liable could be-
greater than that which they voluntarily in-
dluted on themselves by wearing thosa Arti-
cles. which deadebed their mental capAblity
. we'll AZ their vital energy. Wristbands,
Esrters and tight shoes. or shoes with pointed s
bel(s intersered with respiration, and, more
over n,1,onr workinasnen who wore belts Il
SvaA the rule rather than the exception for
hernia to aupervene. while bad boots were re-
epunsible for mieehHpen feet among nine
drusses should be loose and should be
supported from the shoulders. ~ was
usually the case with male attire. Indeed,
faulty ~ Il was In an artistic point 81
View. mans dress had greatly Improved
Y these latter days, AND was, 70 rsia ass
Of women. He lsuggested that the drees Of
women ought 10 be-AltnOughof lighter ma
teriAls-~the came "a that Of tho opposite sex,
with the exception OF the exterior robe or
gown, which should play the same part az
the gypsy. bonnet was very becoming for
women. while the chimney-pot hat worn BY
men was light and healthy, and far superior
10 some descriptions 0f felt hats, which were
n hysienie point INT q view p.d Hnd n'ds q
was the fine old SWISS cap sometimes called
che Leonardo dA vinci, One Of theee, 9 limp
black velvet cap with flaps, was exhibited BY
DR.. Richardson, who stated that ne himself
wore one ~ y graduate Of . Scotch university.
where the original one was supposed to
have been made from John knox's breeches.
re Was especially necessary 70 adapt ones
clothing 10 the season Ok the year. ~ II
had been proved by the late Mr.. Miner that
the body underEoes two pounds wastein the
spring. Waterproof clothing was injurious
d. the system, az were also III another way
the Aniline and other dyes now prevalent.
The best color for dress Ii warm or cold
weather was white, which might be modified
b li9ht gray AZ less liable to get dirty. while
black was the worst It WAS satisfactory to
think that mourning was slowly falling Into
dieuse, for, after ''suttpe," Il WAS almost the
sAddest Ok miseries inflicted by society on the
already miserable. DR.. Richardson CON-
Guided by pointing out the necessity for
cleanliness In all wearing apparel. and by
on the utter ineffieiency Of the
laundry system In London and other large
towns.