The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-20
WHAT WOMEN SHOULD WEAR
Mrs. Jenness- Miller On Dress In
provefnenf.
ArsIsfIs and Comfortable Costumes
bad Effects Of Tight LAeznx
What sksuIa BE Discarded.

I the tazk q Nsx Annse gennes Miller d
Frees 0serxiseHze last night Is Eny ertEers
On q the iafe-esE fes1 IN the subsees d
/ dress improvement then seattle nns< In
deed t4 On the ere Of d radical reform Il
feminine apparel The Large xEzssoriar
segaa 20 I'll very shortly after tie doa<s
we're vYenest. and by SIS there were ne'
nSnY vacant sszss left The aadseaee wss
/ ssou Posed alrn0ss entirely Of women, mod
sssE ssr lack Of interest IN the subject app
/ fearzng 60 keep the s-roEger sex aNxy.
Il as0ut 10 oscioek Mrs. Miller. sccczn
PAINTED By hrs. Smith, her frz-easng con
panatsn ana m.a.gsr. appszssd On tss
whn ~ gan her lecture ky xysologizlug fas
the dry1eks which wonid ehxrxcfersxe the
tectHrss. fBaSxzneh rs IL would be "a the
style Of discourse On physiology, bat & 4
cpuoEsal Il azsy one present. tired of her
taking. although Il did somewhat rssern-
bic the lecture Of & professor il G medical
college.
TIE dress Mrs. Miller wore on her frs,
appearance on the stage wss cAillng eos
tEzase. the sxiEt made Ia gown form. OF
baaek velvet, and the coat Of the direct0ire
style, OF richly troeaded velvet Mrs NIL
i@r described the articles OF apparel which
she wore. saying that the l2nde<garment
ss0E<la De ct the pGEesz woo1, al5 IN enc
piece, and smoothly fitting 20 the body all
the was fEOra the chest 70 below tie knee,
So that u 10 case are there any tigkf: bands
corxet OF sone kind, hSf IN all cases Q waist
with bones vii answer the parpose.
fhese poor people" said Mrs Miller.
referring 10 the women. nave 50 gfSard q
natafe That unless they have some little
support Il ey viii drop 10 pieces
Mrs. Miller provoked great laughter at
this point by placing herself in the several
different positions which women assume
when they are tightly laced. She spoke OF
the depsoTa6le effects OF tight Iaciug, and
attributed the deterioration Of the present
race 70 It's effects, concluding By saying
shas II The race keeps on declining As Il
has In the past few years, IL viii only be q
question OF few years more when we will
be On al fours- and il Il 10 saye the people
from this fate that she advocates the intro.
cuetiou OF her style Of dressing
Mrs Giller's second dress was 6 robe ia
tended for yeung ladies'. between the ages
Of IA and % years. and called II a
Of pale blue faiile with the bottom
trimmed with gold passemenferie. Tae
drapery Is Old rose cashmere with q short
waist OF the empire period. The drapery
OF Old rose hangs in long fal folds and IL
esaght up on the Left side over the blue
form gown The sleeve Is formed with
blue pIffs from the shoulder TO the
elbow, with ruffie OF old rose lined with
blue, displaying the arm.
How Is the skirt fastened asked q
Lady in the audience.
'sThere Is no SKIRT answered Mrs. Miller.
II - all enc garment, and open down the
front /"
Mrs. Miller then appeared IN q lovely
plush tea gown, and while astired liz this
robe, illustrated the different awkward sit
ting positions which many women as
sumo.
usrra e,,,p,, xwas h.s-.,;,.,i .~.a,-t~.
dress The costume mas coat made after
the style o. the directoire period. The coat
Is Of o cafe au lait cclored cloth. The gown
form foundation is of absynth green
armHre silk with the bottom trimmed with
passementerie in the shades OF the cafe
an laft, asasynth and cream. The coat lis
trimmed with the cream and crepe de
chene, with the passeTaenterie around the
waist and down the tass of tho long coat.
Her last costume. previous to The polite
Invitation TO the gentlemen present 10
Leave for a short time, awhile she and the
ladies' present held secret session, was
charming court dress, with short train.
do not believe in long trains. said
Mrs. Miller. 81 believe IN men having
rights as well IS women, and for that rea-
sou | fsyor short trairs.H which remark
brought forth considerable laughter from
the male portion OF the audience.
She told the audience that she usually
changed her dress in about 2 or three
minutes.
.sweli, would defy her to dress in three
minutes IL q seattle Dress was the re-
mark Of o Seattle lady, in subdned voice.
These dresses were made in New York
oh, she has on petticoat," said
smother lady, who was sitting In the bal
c0ny. But she said il too loud, for the fair
lecturer turned Immediately around and
retnftsd with the remark that she had on
nothing bit Whist she had told them about
II weigh $50. sFa five feet, six inches
tai, aliS measure twenty eight inches
around the waist, continued Mrs. Miller.
Ny foot IS just the sizs it should De. aud
wear shoe lust as large ss my foot
strange, aonis You THINK" she concluded
The style OF apparel which Mrs. Miller
adYoeafes Is as follows, given In her own
language:
Instead Of pettieoats / wear what call
q 'chemilelte- II Is made all of one piece.
Next 10 the 'chemilette wear a garment
which caused me great deal OF froahle 70
fud Al appropriate name for. | hunted
the dictionary over aud over, but could
not find anything at ali suitable, 30 / call
il iegleise.. IL is divided skirt aud
makes nae feel Just as comfortable as q
nam In his trousers. / can walk the streets
on windy day with perfect security. Tie
legietse fitting nay legs closely. the wind
does not blow up them any more than up
mems legs. Ny Under garments are never
blown over my head have not single
band aboat the waist. and there is eouse-
qaenfly no weight hanging about the hips.
the weight OF the clothing being equally
distributed about the body Ny main idea
il 70 get rid Of this weight on the hips To
give freedom oi movement to the legs. and
freedom for the movement of the entire
body, freedom at the waist line for breath
ing. so that the whole body has 8
chance TO develop freely and harmoniouSiy.
Her dresses do not look very differently
from the average well-dressed woman's
attire, except In the matter of ease, com
fort, grace and adjustment
TIE talk closed 81 about haispass 9. and
everyone present was delighted. II was
highly edfiying, not only to the ladies, bat
equally SO 10 the gentlemen. Mrs. Miller
Is the possesssr Of fine stage presence,
aud greatly resembles Mrs. Cleveland Her
voice is pleasing, and her manner most
charming.