The Dickinson press., 1889-02-16

Civilian would would not mention it. Con-
tinuing, she remarked that ladies travelling
in sleeping cars could not dress quickly on an
emergency. Here the Marchioness Landraic
asked for five minutes of Lady Harberton's
time. This was refused. The marchioness
then stated that she had had the advantage
OF a strict bringing up among circles to
which the resolution of social questions was
perhaps familiar, and desired to say that, ac.
cording to the best sense of these circles,
ladies did not travel in sleeping cars. Lady
Harberton begged to ask how the marchioness
had como on from Edinburgh last week.
Lady Laudraie replied that the Journey
referred to had been taken under exceptional
circumstances. a report had reached her
that her son, Lord Glen lines. was about to
marry an actress. She might observe that
she had not gone to bed. but had sat up in a
chair all night.
Tho matter then dropped.
A resolution that women ought not to dress
quickly on any emergency was offered by
Mrs. Carnaby Brown, and ruled out of order
by the chair.
Continuing, Lady Harbcrton said tina, fash.
ion had ordered that woman must wear but
one or two garbs-that Of Venus la voice.
"Oh, OH or that of u Noah's Ark figure.
Mis-. 1Nl llltIl wv liall aSdll OlSIIuyCi
some agitation. She would beg to be in
she was to consider herself compared.
Lady Harberton begged to say Venus.
Mrs. Civilian Civilian resumed her seat.
Dress reform, said Lady llarberton, should
be not a half but Il whole measure. Ia voice:
as not the divided skirt n half mcaSure."l
Lady Herberton would not notice verbal
plcasantrics. They might be meant as pleas
%antries, but their effect, especially upon the
representatives of newspapers present, was
not clevating i'll tone. She would say that
for obvious reasons tho Noah's Ark figure
had been selected as the model on which to
clothe the female form.
Several ladies rose and would be glad to be
informed what were tho obvious reasons.
Lady Harberton replied, tho drcssmakcrs.
Hon. Miss Revcrs begged permission to say
that the most sensible woman she had ever
known had been q dressmaker.
Lady Ha~berton-That does not prove that
your judgment is sound.
Here there was some disorder and the chair
was appealed to. After discussion Lady
Harbcrton consented to withdraw tho ex-
preston. Hon. Miss Eevcrs' request that
Lady Harberton should order u basque of tho
dressmaker referred to, was considered by
the chair to be unnecessary.
Lady uarberton must insist that slo for
ono had no desire to be mistaken for the vito
Of either Shem, Ham on Japheth. La voice
from tho platform: you are not so old US
ali that, my dear."1
Lady Harbcrton would be glad to know
who was the speaker. Unless the speaker uc-
k1.owl9lscd herself the chair would order tho
platform cleared.
Tie speaker not acknowledging herself, tho
chair dbl order the platform cleared. The
officers, howcve,, we:s unable to carry out
the chairs orders, and Lady ILai'ocrton Gu
deavored to continue. Fashion, she said,
demanded Il small waist OF women. Mrs.
Civilian: Mine is natural."l and she &C.
corlin.ly contrivcd it. No woman ever lad
asma!l waist naturally. in 10 aspect of M
tire did two t.il.; limbs ever spring out of a
circumference s:aal!or than themselves.
Many Ladies hero demanded to have the
speakers words taken dawn.
Lady I!arberion was cnaeavorilg to repeat
them Wien the ~rlee:in., broke UP in some
disorder. i hiladeip llia Times.