Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-16
wOMEN'S RlrND TABLE.
Edited by Andrea Hofer.
. NEGATIVE ARGUMENT.

One is tempted To say a l1e hi"oe'h
belle trips b. in her Redtern street
costume, which fits so tightly across
the knees and hips that 1t w"utd I've
indeed painful to offer your seal III
the car for fear of embarrassing the
occupant of the gown. II w"'''n ne
safe to venture that the gown was
sold with The warning that nuch
sitting would make ii bag AT the
knees.
wish you might have seen some
figures exhibited ut Dels;ilte Zee
ture the other day. The teacher
stood before us in her simple gar
ment, rich in flowing lines, that fall
over graceful figure, aud before her
were charts of hideously contorted
French fashion plates, contrast
one noted with the eyes was the
BODY of her address. She had sketched
and enlarged from the regular
dressmaker's models these charts,
and it was heirtrending streatch Of
the Imagination II realize thar the
same had once been human beings
that there could be an intelligent
human being with such misconcep-
ton of beauty OF form. One scarce
ly comprehends the absurdity of ii
all until the outlines are applied to
the naked fignre.
AT the close of the lecture prom
inent member OF The society of phys
ical culture arose and remarked that
the form might be moulded into
perfect proportion and stylish out
line without injury, if done scientif-
ically. She had personally over
seen the lacing Of her own daughters
since their thirteenth year, and they
had rounded into perfect and stylish
figures without any trouble. She
thought that the trouble was in the
neglect of mothers, allowing their
daughters to become ton mtiured
before applying the proper process.
She was not at all in favor of allow
ing a girl to appear in public with
out the aided nodesty OF corset
after the age of ten. That all these
ridiculouo id a. OF a large waist be-
ing beau, ful and the long lines and
natural Gu YES being artistic she had
no use for. 1t was well enough in
godesses and art, but as Il practice
for every day, and especially for the
street, it wa, vulgar. She sat down
turning her back upon the con-ter-
nation of the whole audience.
Her cold-blooded, unnaturalne,'
perhaps convert d more to the idea
of correct dress than did the earnest
arguments of the teacher and disci-
pie of dress reform.
GIVE THE CHILDREN SOMETHING
TO DO.
uc GuIiu NtIN Shi ~ i'h-1 w W
ercise his powers, but as q rule no
one seems to think ii necessary Ia
provide for this. The little one Is
most often misunderstood, lis
urgency to be AT something, 10 oc-
cupy and use his faculties. oriugs
many a mother tn despair because
she does not know how to satisfy II.
What mother has not been
tempted To think that there must
he some rooted evil in the chi.d's
nature because it delighted in de-
stroying it, toys, in upsetting things,
and disturbing everyone. once
knew of little girl and her brother
who, unknown to their mother
of course, deliberately took the
hatchet and split up much priAet
doll carriage, ''to see If they could
put il together again al another
time the head of a doll was broken
to discover how the eyes were made
20 open and close. 1t was not the
savage instinct of the children
which led them To scalp their dolly,
1t was only the natural desire u
understand the construction OF
objects with which they had come
in cOntact-not toiai depravify, but
AN earnest desire to know.
If we could only remember that
the ehild's mind H. ever active, and
unless employed for useful purposes,
the restless little hands are very
apt to find some mischief to do. In
every home there should he more
thought expended on procuring
useful and helpful occupation for
these little men and women Ready
made toys and playthiEgs nre as q
rule only harmful; the child being
apt to feel that there are plenty
more where those came from In
case he cares to smash them Give
the chi dren something 10 Husy
themselves with and help them
think they are dong it to be- u.tfui.
There will be less exploring ol
parlOr tables, window-silIs, and wall
paper with lead pencils, lawful
jack-knives," aud dear hut dread
fully dirty fingers.
The child does not wish 1 Lf