The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-04
Winter Underwear for women.

lhls Is ohe OF tile mos! important dlvi5-
ions oil the dress question for the winter
season. 1t is SO essential to health aud
comfort TINT il deserves 10 be treated with
n consideration such ~ it rarely receives.
A very large number Of women, and cs.
pecially OF young girls. seem to think they
have done I'LL that is necessary in securing
q dress that,will cover up other dcficicn.
ciCs But this is u fatnl mistake 50 iar AZ
health is concerned. Tho body needs n
covering that will at least cqualize its &C.
ton and prevent sudden dampncss, chills
and changes from striking in and
arresting tic working Of It's machinery.
Men recognized this necessity and demand.
cd Il sufficient provision for it long
ago. Their strong, robust limbs were en-.
cased in warm WOODEN shifts and drawers
many years before such garments were
made for women. The latter had subsli.
tutes in homemade garments OF cotton and
iltnnel and Canton flannel, but they were
clumsy and OF material III adapted To
the purpose; often, too, they were and are,
even now, among comparatively well.to.do
people, worn long after they have ceased 10
nc adequate for warmth or'protection, the
reason being simply that their importance
is not sufficiently considered, and the I'M.
seen in the way Of clothing is that which
it is considered easiest to sacrifice. OF
course these facts do not touch n small nil
ncrily TO whom money is no object; who
wear under garments OF spun silk or silk
Grape in winter, and would consider the
sotest wool rs loo harsh TO touch the skin.
The majority ofwomen are not OF this order.
They find certain amount OF difficulty
in making their resources cover their re-
quirements, and, being obliged to sacrifice
something, make it that which thew con-
slider OF least importance. An experience
OF the modern, warm, soft, well.madc,
whole-woven undergarments will, how
ever, prove revelation OF comfort in our
cold climate, and, in the lighter makes, not
nnwecome even in the Southern sections
The separate vest and drawers have-to.a.
certain extent given place 10 the combiua-
tion, or union Of both in one, which not
only saves the unequal thickness over part
OF the body but preserves its proportions
and renders it possible 10 fit n dress or
jacket with much greater accuracy.
These, in good qualities, nre iuther ex.
pensive to begin with, but they last long
time, and are very satisfactory in wear and
finish. particularly il they are properly
relieved, and thinner ones, or vests alone,
supplied for the warm weather. Cheap,
light mixtures are hardly worth buying nj
all, as they are good neither for warmth
nor wear. sn.-..r
a great improvement has taken place in
the shape since they were first introduced,
and constant advance is being made in
The methods OF manufacture, SO thu. we
may expect wool'in time to rival silk in
beauty, as it is superior 10 it in heallhiul
influence. There is nothing more vital.
izing than the warmth OF natural wool next
the skin; and the first department Of The
wardrobe 10 be looked ont for in the
autumn should be, woven wooden under
wear for every member. Of the family, and,
secondari'y, warm hosiery. ~, w'