Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-03


''NOw, We amt bit discouraged" conf
IDENTIFY remarked Mrs. Stow yesterday morning,
while waiting for an audience for the Social
Science SisterhOod Reform-dress exhibition In
lxora Hail. 1.-THE women are tired out with
the cOncaye reception or have other engage
ments, or else they would be here, for the era of
short skirts Is upon Us, and the movement for
reform in women's dress is a popular one" The
speaker gave her own trousers a familiar hitch,
and strobe of to encourage lonely visitor in
another part of the hall.
In the morning session, which was attended
by only about ten persons, Mrs. Stow wore
what she calls the Triple s." suit, consisting of
eutaway coat, pair Of silk trousers, and q
silk skirt falling to just below the knees. In
the afternoon. when 1t was announced that
there was to be an exhibition Of reform dresses,
there was much larger attendance. Before
the exhibition proper Mrs. Stow read q paper
In which she asserted. that whereas, as wo-
mems legs are useful members of her body
and capable Of much attractive dressing they
should, and In the near future, be displayed
without any Of the silly prudishness which now
insists upon their never being mentioned, and
always hidden by clumsy bags. 1.-THE legs may
be encased," said Mrs. Stow, "either in
trousers, leggings, or stockings, according to
time, place and occupation. The stockings
and leggings may be made very beautiful in
with the sleeves OF the costume. Women will
very soon as fearlessly display their legs-prop-
erly dressed-aS they now do their arms and IT
will be a satisfaction to women who pay 800 or
Sl 200 for pair of stOckings as some of them own
do. to be able to display them as they now do
their glOves-while worm"
The speaker then held up for inspection. ex-
planning their points the while, number of re-
form costumes which had been sent there for
that purpose. The Sacramento contribution to
nfxnxl,
tended reform in human anatomy before it
would tit. Mrs. Stow pointed out that the legs
of the trousers were cut full and with a swell In
front below the knee. Now, my legs" said
the speaker, ''swell behind below the knees as
j suppose every wOmans do; so. you see this is
wrong" The speaker held the peculiar gar
ment up to the astOnished gaze Of the re-
formers and suddenly made another astonishing
discovery. There were several male reformers
among the audience who must have made the
same discovery that the Gail reporter did,
namely, that the speaker had unaccOuntably
got the Sacramento garment reversed from the
position its inventor intended it should occupy,
but none Of the males were bold enough to
point out the confusing error.
Living models, in the shape of two pretty
young women, were next exhibited on the
stage, wearing the costume invented AMI used
by Lady HubbertOn, the English dress refOrmer
andby New Jersey women, the latter being q
model of dress which took one Of the prizes in
were much alike in design, each consisting Of
short cutaway coats, trousers baggy at the
knees and tightening at the ankles. and skirts
falling to tho knees. A doll was used as lay
figure, on which several designs al Burlington
refOrmer were exhibited. One Of the latter de-
signs did not include a skirt and was called a
'Dicycle-dress;" bicyclist would experience nc
inconvenience In wearing one OF that design.
MIS- Stow announced that next year there
VIII De a new exhibition In the same hall, wheT
seserai London and Paris designs will be ex
a party Of bicyclists are to whirl through thu
Yosemite.
A preventive oftyphoid fever is to boil thu
drinklng water.
Vandals have defaced the monument In Danie
Webster, at Marshfield. Mass
Mt, Jefferson Davis is the highest neak Z,
Nevada, Its altitude being 1905 feet.
The will of the late Junius Bruins Roo,h ho
been presented for probate in Salem. Mas an,
bequeathes all his property to his widow. Mr.
Agnes Marian Booth.
A story comes from Panama that an ignoran
hborer in blowing near BOgOta turned up
mummy, covered with gold ornaments and cla
IN gold mail A crown was on the head and
eceptre by the side. The relics, however, wer
stolen.
The Hon. Josiah T. Walls, the negro ex-Con
gresham from Florida, has published q lette
MVoring the nomination Of Gov. Ben. F. Butte
10r the Presidency