Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-19
A NEW FASHION.
lrLAA Fos THE OBSERVANCE or NATURE
AS A MODEL.

The statue Of the Venus de Milo, a
rspi essniatiun oi whose figure adorns
The euver of this magazine. staiids IN
the gallery oi The Louvre at Paris, aud
b adasired as perfect model OF the
lsnaa form. The artist world, a. "a
Whole, adniTes understandingly the
fashionable world because III y believe
\ 10 BE- an evidence of their artistic
sense so IA admire.
Decorated and be-bistied society
some 4. wiIh not tie least idea what
Tie natural human figure Is, (usyer
having seen one except ia very young
infants. whom they at ouUe begin to
deiernib stand before the majestic hg-
ufe OF tae Venus aud say. How love
gF' sxeet.y pretty " loo lovely
fur snythiag," aud then snub the tirst
somai they meet who approaches In
say de- rec Ia nasurainess of figure the
marble statue. and exclsim: What
aEsnfel pert, city AWFUL" =" should
ihlnk she would be ashamed to be
s<enia
Even the We us herself would be so
10 lhbsd, should she appear clothed.
These same ladies', v he rave Owe her
ecsaiy IN marble. would IN iiesn ga OK y
AaniAllata u vigh criticism.
They would hnd IL lacking ia bust
reiunaant IN waist ard without hips
ississ wholly inexcusable IN = figure
covered according ~ the demands o'
ciyl sed socieiy.
The Venus dc Milo lacks bat a hair :
bfsadsh ot being half a. large around
ths saast as she il tall. Oh. horror
tasnh VI thsti According 10 that stan
dard, Woman at i've feet four inches
ought 10 measure ~ inches sfuunt
tas waist, aud that could never be ca
dafsd- It's Just as much a. a woman
rpasAsion sworth 10 admit that STA
sr<rs Morc than q twenty-five tSCl
sofSei
An editorial in the Christian Woman
gearing decisivuly II the Venus d'
Ma, nays. " There aFv more maSpsa
sen, iorms In Amefics to-day thai
Sfs~-e syrf dreamed OF. "
fhs Is. II course. " IA the Amer,
caa standpoint The American idea
= ervxiea by The modi t., while thi
uFeek knew no hStter than TO 80 To ns
i1fv tor ais ideal
Nature did yer well ia those day
VA aos, when NJ are getting mtVirFi
Improvements IN every thing else. "
ua'i inpEcse on patare Iu the huuaa
tsaFs.
Nature Is not progressive. she COZ
eAass "a create human beings site
ne ssrae cla pattern tbst she dtsi a
aesss and Joshua aud AiTlzIn al
nay, seemingly oohyioas - the la
esAa tashio must change lhc&ra
s~Ak u that 3" cid. old iashioF
9sash. b0t the fashions 81 dcst
SAzass zs xeil a. che fashions u NJ
We must keep up With tie times. sn
RslGre - peFslssenuy tries 20 a.
hs~ % her cd style patterns, Nc Al
eAfei ~ come ia slth oar SapCfl,
sisse and remodel ber Aork. =
sAs lasn denuGe their ? AS al O.
swell tr0aIs 10 Ee exterior
$50 esares - sDha 60 and aictshoi
aa2s, aud st Up a. manner ~ iDts
esfaaSe0rnis oy thtls habits
iAs. vosaea dare aa ~ remain lupr
Sessise, a. they ADD where men .osiss
AL sSe Vera they wear elc.. az
osas ftst thesf ~&lSts IS coFs~Is. -
"a fsds Sua sire cages aatsssis, al
asssS assa aad dEspsAcc internal %
nas eagN poor nAg&Fe Ass - muC
- sSs SAa % .o preserve the hama
ny al al. tnss,1 3. Ne have succro
- svl ia our Fsmostssiag ~ &
ksss Thai very lea sssG " oar y0s,
S,ss escaie he alctoF's han Ia
se>t~ars s2ys 4 aocsoF : the "a
s1aAsx individual sho Is expect.
nAkiy " psxfosn ths mirScis