Telegram-herald., 1890-05-07
PETTICOATS-- TIGHTS
How Charming Woman Robes Her.
SELF For Comfort.
HEiLIH AND FREE MOVEMENT.
when aw oman Will, she VIII Voc May
DsPSad On It-b1S when she wOa't
shs W0st. ~sd There's al End On IL
her Em2sei p4uOa Complete

The world is certainly aWry and the
leopard has changed his spots when
lovely woman can lay aside her petit
cOata and corsets and II their pace
wear steelless waist and tights Tights,
Yes. tights. Tghts made Of soft wool
IN black or red Tor winter, reaching
from the delicately turned ankle 10 the
rounded hip; and for summer wear
tights OF six or isle thread IN white or
tints Of color. The frou fr0u OF the
lace trimmed petteOat Is heard DO
more and should the wind prove 50
harsh and immodest betrayer as TO
lift the dress too high, there would be
displayed 10 outward view pair Of
shapely limbs encased N glove fitting
garments.
About one year ago Jenness-Mlller
delivered lecture 70 women only, IN
the Ladies Literary club house on
SheldOn-St. The rooms were hlled
with women eager To learn how the
burden Of dress might be Ightened and
their msnacied limbs, (legs, Jenness-
Miller called them set free. Mrs. Nil
Ter displayed elaborate gowns for
house, street and party wear but the
gowns were very like the princess dresses
20 long III vogue. The audience grew
impatient. Finally the lady began TO
disrobe. She unfastened the intricate
arrangements which she called "smple
methods" drew her dress OF over her
head as a man draws OFT his SHIRT and
appeared before five hundred pairs OF
feminine eyes IN a novel garment. She
called the thing "leglets," and the
name was full of beauty as the gar
ment. IL was made of silk and fash
iOned much like a pair of full, very
full, pantaloons. She displayed her
self fore and aft, and the desire TO wear
leglets did not increase with those
ladies who saw her. They came TO the
conclusion that leglets, being hung
upon the hips, were not an improve
ment over the petticoat and were i'm
mensely uglier.
But the soul, body and legs of woman,
so long hampered by stays and skirts,
had experienced a sense of freedom
from the mere possibility of such a
thing. The edict went forth, corsets
and petticOats must 60. JenneSs
Miller exhibited a strong but soft waist
which she called the cOrset-waist in
order to curry favor with women whose
charms had not increased with their
bulk. The corsetwalst was adopted
and now holds full sway where the 500
bOned corset clinched before.
"Jenness Miller says we have legs"
said the women, "and of course We
have; now what shall we do with
them?'
Several ventursome spirits purchased
light natterns and, after having the
garment made, went Tapping about the
streets like feather-legged chick ems.
Then they decided that the leglet must
60. 4 mere song would purchase many
pairs Of legletS which now treSco the
attic walls.
Several prominent society ladies put
their heads together. 1--WE can not
wear leglets." said they, "and we Will
not wear petticoats." For a time II
looked as though all femininity was be-
tween the deyll and the deep sea. FL
nallv one lady r, t rned from Chicago,
where she had gone TO have some
dresses made. WITH alKing eyes ana
eager lips she told of her discovery. In
Chicago all the stylish women wore
tights in place of the cumbersome pet
ticoat. She, herself, had returned wear
ing a pair and they were so warm, COM
Portable. and withal - convenient that
she should never, neveragaiu permit her
self % be 0urdeued with a skirt except
during the re IN Of thin dresses and
hot summer weather. The news
spread Ike magic, and in a short time
skirts had gone to keep company with
the cast of cOrscts, and in their place
i- substituted garment which carries
with 10 tue aroma of the stage, but
which il far superior for health and
comfort 10 any thing ever des gned for
similar needs.
You may stand, if YOU Ike. upon the
street corner and Oh-crve tine women
VINO pass. Notcc tine free. swinging
stride and the graceful careless gait.
Compare ,t with t8e feeble, insecure
wahGla w1.ch ctaraCteuzcs the pedal
efforts of tle same woman year ago.
What mas effected this change. can o .
nota...' Is not woman emauC patton
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