The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-27
I P[TT|C0AT MUST co.
Decline Not an Evidence Of De-
pravity but Of Good
Sense. =.
ts Prime It Was q Greater In
stitution Than the
4 Bustle.
titute Flexible Silk Skirt-StunninE
! Revelations Made by Small
i Brother In Dursnce.

Revelations Made by . Small
Il Brother In Durance.
ture generations when looking back
will perceive among the notable signs
ais end of the century the fall of the
coat. Now this phrase has truly
4 ting sound, says the New York Sun
to many conservative minds an even
Significance. They fancy that women
3 are in way like the people in the
!, who were ''fairy to the waist, but
4 9 legs were MORTAL" and to them any
revealing even family the outlines Of
uman form is inexpressibly shocking.
9 to their prejudiced minds the petit
is a, dear and precious thing, and
sf,nhood lacking its starched and crack
environment seems sadly fallen from
4 ugh estate. But the decline of the
,oat rea.,x denotes the rise of common
NOT common sense of the square
needless variety. however, but rather
Use of that sense" which ought to be
mon' to all enlightened human beings,
.ening and refining their perceptions
.atever is healthful, suitable, and beau
Aud there is little room for
ion which conforms more entirely to
three requisites, the woman robed in
dance with the really comfortable
t'ons of this time. or the figure she
arly cut in the days when wide hoped,
3-petticoated females, moved about by
'terious yelled locomotive power, and
pbled nothing SO much as peripatetic
,i1cushions.
tts curious to note the wane of the petit
\ Ever since the tive-yard hoop skirts
~ to dwindle it has fallen off steadily
5erceptibly. During the evolution of
lstle 1T was great institution. That
w development was at one time long,
w cage-like appendage attached at the
and reaching nearly to the ground.
4lsed about in pillows of petticoats very
E like a log rolling III rough sea.
little by little, this nuisance was
I'd. Steels or reeds in the foundation
Il of frocks appeared, and, one by one.
auous petticoats We're dispensed with
at last Dame Fashion has decreed
y he fewer clothes woman has on the
3i., only provided she is sufficiently
U, and SO the old-time petticoat has
Il le little more than a memory, since it
Y survives only in name.
Slere is no reason on earth why a wo-
ihould be dragged to the ground by
Il ng enough undergarments at one time
ok ladies' furnishing shop. A man
y It, and his sisters and his cousins and
NJ
X and being pressed for particulars che
wing inventory was finally submitted:
Nh tights from knee to waist, web of
lifting like sword sheath. Over it a
and then what is known to modern
n as a petticoat, but is SO delightfully."-
n int from the ancient Significance of
n ERIN that it seems pity not to call it
n ne other name. Here is it's descrip-
s It may be whatever color you choose,
OK or white. 1t is likely to be of
/ ng silk, surah or some soft Indian or
Sc weave, absolutely devoid of stiffen-
4 1t is gored in front and at the sides
I tied smoothly onto round yoke with
/ wing string at the back. and a shir of
{ 10 with bow and ends drawing the
/ together half way down from the
(. dainty garment is warm and light.
7 moreover, limp, and it clings. and it
\ sver be conspicuous by it's absence,
( 9 excellent reason that only the wear
%nld ever know of its presence. This
inning bit of raiment is susceptible of
4 delicate ornamentation, or it may be
.dorned by the exquisite hand work
\ fashions it. Feather stitching, light
4 'ldery wrought on the silk or inser-
Il of hlmy lace, either black or white.
q In nI&h To hill
| tire absence of weight is one Of the
4 ast recommendations of this desirable
/ b of wear.
itit to the people who have scruples
the morality of starched petticoats
the DIRECTORS with whom nature has
/ salt kindly, who. therefore, dread the
ness of the clinging silken skirt.
4 art is kind. Feathers are soft
4 sufficient substitutes for missing
and cushioning sharp angles, and it
that she India-rubber industry has
\ sen employed as rectifier in such
There was IA girl at summer re-
/ lis season who had beautiful hips and
instantly wore soft clinging raiment
\ pc or muslin that flowed in long
4 III folds about her exquisite form.
I ihe was an artistic success was unde-
s. How that success was achieved
Il to have remained a secret, but the
a ng revelation in this instance was
'onnet pin, operated by q wicked small
,:r. who had been looked up in his
for some misdemeanor. Long win
/, opened on veranda, where the beau
irl promenaded slowly with a train Of
Y ers lowering round. The small bov
.ed gazing through the shutters of his
and when his sister paused just in
\ of the window an expression of
sE,h glee shone in his eyes. A very
~ little paw was thrust through
lats. clutching a long hat pin,
the urchin jabbed into the
n lady. She did not finch,
r lovely form begins to fall away,
her superb inflated hips were fat as
.ditional pancake. Amazement on
I ,es of her friends, chuckle from the
brother, and presently hysterical
VI from the apartment into which the
h tn the beautiful form had fed fol
i III rapid succession.
Fl fall of the petticoat has brought
marked change In the making of
|, and gowns. They are now lined,
/ ed and generally SO REINFORCED BY
\ inishing that they are complete in
4 elves. and as we'll able to hold their
ithout reference to what is worn be-
Z az mans suit. In short, the tailor
rove her appearance. and in fact
i rely gone into history, and that it
I .main there forever ia The feryent
! + every woman who has experienced
mfort of a light flexible, healthful.
7 Tx underskirt.