The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-02
By Frances E. Willard, President Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union

l. The coming woman will, think, have
no hgature or cramping garme lt, shoe.
glove or hairpinl There will be in her the
solid selt-respect founded on a lowledpe
of the laws of physical well-being and a
reverent understanding of the happiness
that she may be laying up in store for the
little lives of future years and the curses
that may blight their world should she lie
ignorant or untrue to Gods ritual of natural
law written in the body-"the temple of
the Holy Ghost The reform in womar,s
dress has already gone long way as to
underwear-corsets having been largely
discarded by really well-educated
women, flannel garments being verv
generally worn and the weight and warmth
of clothing quite evenly distributed. HIGH
heels are at Il discount, and the shane of the
foot has some slight consideration in shoe
making. Naturally enough ] favor the
..Willard DRESS" devised by Mrs. Annie
Jenness Miller, for women of quiet tastes.
and thus named without my knowledge IT
has full silk front west or blouse-likel
zouave jacket, high collar. skirt simply
but prettily draped in plaits, with panel in
front breadth and trimmed horizontally
with braid, but no extraneous furbelows.
sleeves pulled at the forearm and gathered
into neat band at the wrist,
edged with braid white cord
at wrists and ruching or nice collar at
throat. | prefer a rolling collar on the
dress and silk tie. The skirt clears the
floor by little over two inches This dress
has one roomy pocket, but tbs coming wo-
man will have at least dozen, and her
dress will be somewhat shorter, with dainty
CATERS.
2. On the whole it is gaining, but fashion
plates in general are still an affront to
every woman with brain in her head and
a heart in her breast.
3. IL is, am sure: corsets must CO.
4. The dress of women will eventually be-
much the same, think. outdoors and il.
for sensible gown" is always pleasing and
suitable for all occasions.
5. The ideal dress has not yet dawned
upon our eyes; it must be an evolution, a d
we have just begun to evolute. But one
thing is already clear, it must be a. modest,
q hygienic, 81 pleasing to the eye and
satisfactory to the mind.
May these things be-"
The bonnet is, next to corset and high
heels, woman's worst, for it is neuralgia's
best ally. When l visited his studio. in
Rome, w. w. Story, the sculptor, told me
his theory Of CONDENSED expression as
applied to head-gear. He believed
tne visor as shown in the helmet
OF Minerva to be great beautifier. and for
the open air the helmet-shaped head cover
ing Is certainly the most artistic. Good
health, a protection from storm and
shine, go along harmoniouslv with this
estneuc idea, and will doubtless determine
womans artificial "head-piece" when
women everywhere develop their natural
head pieces for all the possibilities that are
an tnem. surely that agglomeration Of
nihsihesS ana FOLLY, the fashionable bonnet
Is OF all things unft;est to survive and
must go down under the rapidly prevailing
laws OIL evolution in the attire OF woman
meanwhile, let tlat mother know who
Tricks out her little girl in all the colors of
The rainbow; pus rings on her fingers
hot bells on her toe5:" binds
sets her TO wallowing in a LONG stirt
aud TITS the vital organs at the invalid
angle by high heeled shOss; that she la, d.
H9erntely defor ed a body that came fresh
hua iair from Gods hand and manacled a
Soui That was made in has image I.know q