The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-06-24
MRS. LANGTRY ON DRESS.
The Jersey Lily Expresses Her
Adherence for the BuStle.

clothing [ wear Is of pink batiste, a
much lighter material than fannel.
1t il very foolish for women who pass
the greater part of their the in houses,
theaters, churches, stores and cars
heated 10 summtr hea, to 60 swsthed
like mummies in red or white flannel.
Of wha. berefit when they have occa-
sion to 90 out in The cold is this heavy
undertaking TO which they hav- ac-
customed thrms, Ives in their ra"D
homes keep myself warm WHEN
out of doors in cold weather by wesr-
ing heavy outer wraps, and | change
from heavy to ZIG liter ones, vice versa
ss the temp nature charges.
Next to the und, rel thing comes
etays. They sh auld be as simple ss
possible. Most people cling mere "r
less clos lv to the fashions and Gus.
toms of their youth, and the stays L
we-r sre Exactly e same in every
respect as the first pair ever donned
all in one piece and laced up the
back, with stocking supporters 1T the
side. II is but natural since L have
never worn auy other, that L should
think this style the bss'. 1t g es
without saying that they should never
be worn tight.
Thank heaven. the butte has de-
parted. b pc it is gone 70 ev"',
but [ believe there Is an attempt
now being made to revive
it, an effort that l hope wi |
prove futile. ] ever wore one in my
life, and never int nd to do SD. The
hustle is Objectionable upon every
grouLd. 1t is injurious 10 health toy
reason of b tn the weight aud The
heat viii h it imposes upon the hips,
and it is an ugly excresceuce. There
are several much more graceful,
healthfal, and comfortable ways in
which the ''buslIe effect may lie Sc
cured, when nature has not supplied
it sufficiently, than by means OF the
hay bag. the swinging cas-, The rubber
cushion, and the daily newspaper,
which comprise the hustle methods
M ST generally employed
One wsyis to wesr stiffiy starch d
white skirts foui ced up the back.
Another way and q better, b. cause
it avoids the noise Of starched skirt,
whic to me is offensive lis to inert
two or three reeds to make The gown
stand out aud keep it from resting on
the heels.
We hear a great deal about the
evil of women carrying all the weight
-, ,nsrn' Ias. ra-ceuru ar0uuu IL.
W8 doubt n4ny women have suffered
severely firm this practice, which is
not wnoly Unnecessary, even with the
presentstyle Of dress, but it is posi-
tivelv disfg"ring, as the thickness
of tie skirts about The waist tends to
increase its size, thus to produce the
very effect which so many women try
TO avoid by tight lacing. My skirts
do no, come to my waist at all. They
button on to the lower edge of my
corset, thus bringing their weight
upoo my shoulders.
L am glad to see that of late years
there has b, en- marked revolution in
the popular idess with regard 20 the |
proper combinations of colors and /
shades which are and which are
not Dec pm'ng 70 persons of
various complexions. Thus, for years
it was thought that yellow # any
shade was peculiarly the l3r for
brunettes and that blondes should
never wear it. This bas now been
shown to be great mistake.
A woman of the deAdest white skin,
with light blue eyes and pale blonde
hair, becomes poem when she dons
a yellow gown. A yellow frock and
yellow fan have been known to
transform rather plain blonde into
q vision of almost perfect loneliness.
How could it fail to be so.
All the tints of blonde beauty are
fair and sunny. Why, then, should
It not follow that they are set off to ,
the best advantage and brought in'o
most admirable prominence by SINH.
lsr tints? To my mind like has as
much attraction for like in the Law of
beauty as in that of love, for am not
one OF those who believe in the doc.
trine that people are attracted to
their opposites. But it must not be !
supposed that precisely The same
shade Of yellow will suitevery blonde. /:
1t used to be thought that light blue !;
was the color par excellent for blondes.
Now it is the brunette, with her own !
rich warmth of color, who may be-
comingly wear even that shade of
blue go long considered sacred to
Y. Herald. b
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