Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-20
MORNING MARCH 90 1885
DEATH IN FULL DRESS.
DANGER OF WEARING A COSTUME
NOT ADAPTED TO THE CLIMATE,
gxaIioIs-TaiI Goats and Low Vests Lead to
Serious Pulmonary Troubles -
Draught at n Dance-Prc-
cautions to Observe.
Philadelphia letter.

philadelphia Letter
a letter from Philadelphia woman wac
has married abroad conveys the interesting
information that the prince OF Wales re-
Gently appeared at an evening entertain
ment wearing high-buttoned frcck-coat
Only one who has lived abroad and felt the
weight Of the British love for swallow-:ails
and high mats can appreciate the daring OF
Albert Edwards innovation. II is devoutly
to lie hoped. lowever, that all true Britons
will follow tie fashion get by him in this, a,
in other respect. and then, Of course, the
Anglo-maniacs who are supposed to show Us
on this size wba: % wear VIII take up the
mode Expericnc5 has taught some of Us
that syyaliow-taii coats and low-cut vests are
not adapted to this climate.
One OF the l1veiiest women Of Philadel-
phia is AT this iroc.en. mourning the loss OF
her only son. AN intellectual, ielicately-or-
gained boy, who died 0. pneumonia brought
on 10y exposure to a draught AT a dance. tie
is not by any means the only one whose
evening dress has been his shroul fash
ionable ply ician VINO declines every invi-
tation that wou!i Iece-sitatc his getting
into the customary fuli dress, tell, me that
the apeniug OF the 500 al -es-oY always sees
a great Increase IN the ICEibcr of his pa
tie8ts suffering with pulmonary troubles.
The TACT that this I.crea e Is not due to tbs
weat. err simply Is shown by the other fact
that with the beginning OF Lent, when fash
iOnable entertainments are oliiiei or given
up altogether. the numi er OF patients falls
of and continue 10 grow smaller until
Easter, when W it goes again. IN operatic
season is ;tlweys, lie -ays, per.oi Of coughs,
catarrn, AMI incipient con sumption.
Aside from the matter Of climate. the
danger to the American society man, my
physician tells M, i made greater by the
fact that he is seldom Il respectable tramp,
but Is pretty sure - b. an active profess
siUnal or bu ines man. He gees 10 | is Office
or cOuutia room in the morning heavily
clad. . i.e i.sp I re 10 meet the risors OF tie
elem Il : ami remain - all day. At 6,
when the SUI has gJ.e down and the Their
rnumeter las dropped, lie comes home, ex
changes his thick warm clothing for the
Light AMI open ssali1,s-tiil. AMI saIl.e, off TO
a l:in r or a ball IN The iatt-r Gaze he Will
probably be returning jul. before dawn, the
very code time All tie twelty-lour
hour. There never was carriage invented
tint could keep out tie GTau yhts, and if one
is obliged TO .orego tat comfort of closed
yehicl. there j. the aided danger to lie sp
prehcn el from SaOw and rain and slUshy
streets AMI sidewalks
While the fIsLipn OF full dress lasts il Will
Of course always have an army Of followers,
and there are some Precautions that 1t will
be well t. o!Ierve Il i a good thing to
have heavy flannel II perforated Suckskin
chest protector 10 be worn under the linen
only waen q swalioH-.gli is donnei. 1t l.
good, to, - - a. Al. ltler patsiie the linen.
So that II may he removed ana put into an
oyercOat-pDcilet when oEs's destination is
reac.ci, and read juit-l again going out
o: GOuIs. Des.,Its al precautions, however.
ole might just aS well understand that q
certain num;er Of EIen mGst die OF tie
swa.low-tail every season.