The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-11-23

A pretty house dress is of silk and
cloth in two shades of mauve. The
outside coat, with its long, hanging,
square-cornered sleeves, with their
touch of oriental mysticism, is of
cloth, the drapery of surah merveilleux.
The Innings and facings are of twig
green. The rich hand embroidery is
in shades of pink and green. There is
soft sash of twig-green surah, and
the deep fringe which edges the
sleeves is of sewing silks in all the
shades of the gown. Cut as it is in
strict conformity with all the princi-
pies of rational dress, it is in no way
grotesque or unusual, and in outward
appearance differs but little, save in
| the exquisiteness of the coloring, in
which Mrs. Miller is an artist, from
the best of the fashionable models of
the day.
How do you get your dresses made,
Mrs. Miller?"
Il put them into the hands OF a
| French modiste, who is not a dress re-
| former, by any means. Most OF her
other work is for people of fashion,
but she is of sufficiently liberal mind
to be willing to carry out my ideas. !"
'.Do you believe in the success of
| your dress reform movement.
| Believe in it? can see it succeed.
| There are dress clubs composed OF
women pledged to clothe themselves ra-
tionally springing up all over the coun-
try. Chicago has one and SO has st.
Louis and Battle Creek and Oxford,
Ind, and more places than l could
stop to name. More than 100, 600 peo-
pie are wearing the leglettes, and
among them are women of wealth and
society leaders in New York, Boston
and Chicago. There is Mrs. Rookie
Teller, the wife of the standard oil
millionaire, and-but / ought not to
mention names, am afraid the ladies
might object to the publicity. | have
a special dress which designed for
the woman's christian temperance
union workers. and Mrs. Mary A. Liv-
ermore is arranging campaign for me
in Boston in the fall.
"All your dresses are of fine materi-
ais which drape easily. Would the
gowns be successful in the coarser
stuffs which a majority of people must
wear?"
IF the majority of people would
drop cheap trimmings there would.be
more fine materials used. 1t is one o.
the artistic principles OF dress to ge
little if need be, but let what you have
be good and genuine. Many poor
women spend more mony on tawdry
goods than would keep them in nice
clothes because the cheap things mus
be so much oftener renewed. Yes, al
artistic gown is more beautiful in dain
ty stuffs, but it must be more satisfac-
tory in any material than one which is
| inartistic."
sIn what material could the average
woman have the underwear
THE woman who can't afford wash
silk and pongee underclothes and cam
run up bill of $105 for them as a lady
whom know did the other day car
make the combination suits of just the
same materials she is wearing now
merino next the person, or isle thread
or in winter pure wool. For the sec
/ ond garment she can use cotton, cam
brio, linen or chambray. The leglettes
can be made of cotton or of any ligh
weight flannel or camels hair or cash
mere or lady's cloth. There is no rea
son why any woman, however limited
her means, should not make hersel
healthy and comfortable, .