Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-01
THH H%oMHMAGHRs' COLUMN.

Some monihs ago the Helping Hand
Department q the Philadelphia Weekly
Pres. oasr,d prizes for the best essay on
dress. with = limited number Of words.
Thinking the Homsm.keis may be To-
,sr,s'ed In IL. one Of the prize essay. i.
givsn here in full
uRsr rRikE ESSAY vfOS DREss.
How shoald women dress 10 best CON.
tine heAlthfalne-s. economy and b.suiyf
"AAd Hor, sarsled, hs toilet silais dc.
pldyef"
Il has been said that most people dress
- they llks when they dress like their TEL.
lows, howevsr foolish u may be and
that "grrgafiOus folly gives q greater
sense OF satisfaction % them than does the
souutsst individual common sense II
l. undculable that noticeable deviation
from The custom Of The TeriOi brings disa-
gfcsable prominsbcc "a the unfortunsts
advsninrcr From The chaos OF costume
~ The present.. however, , g~cntlvwomsn T,
whste,ef her style of prison. msy select
almost any style OF dress she ~iancies, aud
DE- not out Of the fashion. Bat Tor her 90
be- clothed in 4 manner al once hcalthiul,
economical and beautiful. she will cJnsiisr
herself. hrr purse aud her rO-itioa In NE
She will begin with cleanliness. No soul
can be- AZ is bsst In = n0t-tO-bc.fc-p,ctcd
body.
Tue economy Of one IL unwarrAntei
ciussusss In smother We vii, therefore,
consider What has been apily termed TIE
middle sxtr,me.
Nature asks us 10 be clean % support
The weight Of our garments. - far a. l.
possible, from the iouy fnamesofk OF The
shoulders, % allow no manifold cloth 10
press upon and beat the small Of The back,
whence rAiiAts nerves and where cluster
ugatufss and muscles, Who's irjnriCs are
seeds % suncfing and death 10 refuse al
| compression % our vital Organs AID %
have ouf clothing A. vel iuei % our
snaps a. u consistent with perfect fo,c.
dom Of motion. Onc l. more AZ ease "a
thc CHEAPEST gown perfectly ntei than tn
The Costicsi material hungied.
Practical Illustration d. sometimes htt.
Ter than AM amount OF theoretical sdslce,
snd | wul dsscflDc. mefsfofe, The mapnsf
OF dress adopted by = woman Who l. nov
A. 90 years 90 agc. The wonder and aimi.
ration % al who meet With her She i,
tte wife % a. aged, retire Clergyman, aud
\ hss lived on both large aud snail ncumrs
She wts not bora la What l. called TIE IT,
/ bofing lass, but dos more Nofk Ia ih'
tseuty four hoafs. ! vcniufc % say. thtn
| dos oue woman IN any, uf those ioanEcf
/ than asrsc.f She L. tho best courefsh'
| loualsi 10 hcr tosu OF t0pp iuhahiiauts.
/ reads all TIE papers and magsflnss sho car
az hands apoa. D. straight a. TART aui
/ stsps uke a healthy girl. Win an iuvAlii
/ husband she has onsn bccu ohiigci d o.
/ more or less t,usc To- matters bc'ougiug
/ o. a mans Sork. an has irlt ne nsccsslii
I I'd entire frCciom aui ease of motion. Ihs
/ dtiici co.iumc never entered hrf ~ no
meAus "struus mludgi uuions Saf
wear. BaltfiggAn gudeucsts, Slth drAN'
-. o. match. in sammsf thesc give ~,
o. mefuo % mitei cotton ani spu it
siutsf. over then gWsap pair OF hnss sup.
porsfs, ettsudlug ifom Toe shualirf a.
fvrty 90 The stockings. with a. bslt hei
stnrklugs are long sud Evy good, Aui snt
ssafs Bahfiggsn siyics al ne var. a.
| hsf sensitive skiu fybrls ~ SOL, bat %
wears fsuusl uu,i shoss. sin heels uu'
| inch hlsh. from November Il MAY M
To- uudsrClothiug follows q gafmyut sblci
j.. In my opinion, the dssiivfsism oi :
somAn. df,..-ihsi which carrie. ths
shols .ups ~r.iruCfurc IL. Win an sdtl.
tiun. y. ~hai cummrfcc names The Comni
uatlou skifi aui corset cover. She wears
90 cofsst-. bai This garment !. nttci u
her. a. a basque Souli be- IT, uppcf 'front.'
AZ cat sut thsir places being tlivi -
gathsfui pufs Shr stltChss thfsy CORDS
in ths button sits u ne frOut, ~ aitschs'
thIu. sliu shas nur. euCa.-i ani sasily
detached fof TIE lalndy Ga ~ to-
scans ou either side th- middle VI the hsck
shlch ar fuar of I've iuChes spArt sh'
ssss swaps an loeb slis. from ne arm
hole. % wlthln Three Inches of tavif n
trmItIes. shlch Arc neatly shspvi, vndlus
on q Toe with the waist on ne Grnd.n'
sud. ar tr,ss reform nattou-. o. which
he prtticoAt l. ATTACHED BY short straps
sswvf p-fp. udlcuisfiy 10 H. n,it snd fafn'
lshoi Win hliton. hu.ss IL Akss ouy 9
.hoft I'm 10 provide the articles Nil
their straps AMI The ease u ihs unoufisuct
back thus secured IL beyond price. Df,s'
shirts Arc furnished With similar loops fo'
using the nuttous. sIcepi when q ihlt
skeleton waist l. permanently attached "a
the sklft. This being IN Advantage Ia Nin
tsr for heavy goods
M laiy l. Inclined 70 think that womet
drcss The body Too heavily And TIE limbs
not enough 80. and she puts 90 msfine
drawers earlier 10 The fAii than shs change'
The vests frOm thin 10 thictei. The cot
OF her dresses d. not uufs-hionAoie' 40
she even sometimes wears the slightest Of
spring hastlcs. dlslitlug the mAs.ci TAI.
ness u The skirts 81 Ac warmly against Del
back
The beauty OF dress Is its tasteful choos'
lng % suliAD'c material. 10 hAfmonios'
| coIoriug ant 10 graceful outlines. These
must be- matters % Individual decision.
/ Thsrc j. one rule alsays tfuc-iAl women
should avoid pc~rpcuiiculars, aud short
women should avoid ~horiEontais, A. "a
lines.
sImake ne limits % my poser
TIE bounis unto tn3 vms
.ali Southweil 10 The days % Qaesn Bees.
Aud 10 l. good political economy b speed
A. Al 1900