The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-15
THE CARRIERS MUST GO.
Normal School Girls Must Support
Their Stockings with Side Elastics.
Erou, the Ne1p York SIM

Normal School Girls Must Support
Their Stockings with Side Elastics.
From the Nelo York Stcn.
OswEGo, Oct. s.-The edict has been
issued and by it the young lady students Of
the Oswego State Normal School are for
hidden to wear garters, OF at least the
historic style of garter made famous by
Edward III. of England, who in 1850
created the "Order of the Garter" recog-
nized to this day as the first knightly order
OF England. Kings and queens and the
titled women of royalty may, if they wish,
continue to wear the old style, but DR..
Mary V. Lee will see TO 1t that the young
ladies who attend her classes in physical
culture in our normal school, wear their
hosiery suspended by siie elastcs attached
to an undergarment at the waist, or by
none at all. The Palladium says that the
explana ion made by DR., Lee to ner classes
for this reform seems to be based entirely
upon common sense. The old style, she
says, whether worn above or below the
knee, binders n free circulation, prevsnts
development. and is injurioue to the ladies.
If there is one thing more than another
in the curriculum of our state school that
Dr. Lee takes a pardonable pride in it is
her classes in physical culture A healthy,
active mind, she believes, should be sup
ported by a healthy bodily Development.
and she proposes doing her full share in
bestowing both on the pupils under her
charge she first made war upon the cor
set and tight lacing, then she gave
her attention to the high-hesl shoes
worn by the young lady students.
The aforementioned garments were sup
planted by snug fitting waists, and now
pupil of the normal can be told by the style
of her shoes. The Frenchy high heels have
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with heels not more than half inch high, and
they look better and the girls certainly
look better in them. These reforms have
all bee made quietly and without fuss. At
first they were opposed by some of the
Young women, who wished to follow the
dictates Of dame fashion, but all opposition
has gradually died away. and the pupils are
frank enough to admit tie wisdom of DIR.
Lees rules
1t may not be generally known, but it is
nevertheless a fact, that one of the finest
gymnasiumS in this part of the state is to
be found in the normal school. There are
Indian clubs of assorted sizes, dumb bells,
PARALLEL bars, horizontal bars, trapezes.
swinging rings, chest pulleys, and other
apparatus, found only in first class gymna-
Sums. The girls take kindly to the ap-
para us, though most of them are at first
inclined to be shy of the trapeZes In the
gymnasium room they wear loose suits of
dark material, consisting of a blouse and
skirt. They are gradually initiated into the
uses of the muscle developers TO be found
there, and it is not an uncommon thing to
see one of the girls take a short run, give a
light spring, aud, catching hold OF a hori-
zontal bar or trapeze, swing herself back
ward and forward for few moments, and
then gradually. and with the agility of an
acrobat, pull herself up and over the bars or
into the rings.
If DIR. Lees training is accountable for the
bright eyes, clear complexion, and graceful
carriage of the average Normalite, then she
is indeed to be congratulated upon the good
work in which she is engaged.
THE cars silver wedding will be celebrated
Nov O.