Evening journal., 1891-08-08
Warted-A Garment.
Newark Advertiser.

Few men, and not many more women.
are aware OF the momentous things that
are being discussed ard done at Chau.
tauqua this summer BY female dress re-
formers These ladies' have about
reached tbs nurrl llEion that the present
style must e., and that pretty quick.
too OF course, 5 matter OF so much inn
Dortanoe a. undressing all the women la
the United States and dressing them all
over again in a new aud striking cos
tune, Is not subject to be talked out In
one day, nor la one summer. A great
deal has been gained. however BY the
acquisition Of leader who has the cour-
age Of her convictions, in the person of
Mrs. Frank Stuart Parker OF
Chicago, lady possessing
the combined merits Of youth,
beauty and oratory Associated with
her Ia the grand work Of emancipation
are such women as Mrs Frances e.
Russell Of 1T. Paul; Annie Jenness
Miller Of New York Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps Ward, Anna Q. BrAckett. Dr.
Mary Putnam jacob, Miss Grace Dodge.
and Margaret SaDgster The National
Council OF Women, which assembled al
indianapolis last May, also gave the
weight Of its sanction and approval to
the proposed revolution, and Miss
Frances Willard, the energetic head Of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, is credited with winning over
many of her followers in the ranks
OF the anti rum workers Miss Willard
has rechrisiened the wasp waist.
and hereafter it will be known among
the Chautauqua reformers as ''the death
line. No prudent young man az Chau-
tauqua will have anything to do with it /;
for, according to Miss Willard-and this
is big concession-'thi line has filed
more graves than whiskey" All this we
quote TO show what mighty commotion
there must be within the gates and on
the other side Of the tall board fence that
make Chautauqua in, but not OF.
the world. And remember, ladies' and
gentlemen, the performance Is not half
completed. OF course, there are alwavs
matters Of detail In movements Of this
character, and 1t often happens that
these little questions are more difficult of
determination tnan the greater issues.
Thus, the dress reformers, all of whom
agree that the prevailing styles are
to be worn only with fear and trembling.
have not been able to unite on any
suitable substitute. Ask any one Of
them and she will declare to YOU that the
world will soon see the last Of skirts
garterA corsets, high neels high collars
and other articles which, while they adorn
also persecute the gent,er sex; but what
to adopt ia the place Of them is poser"
which doth give them pause and almost
make them rather bear the ills they have
than fly to others that they
know not Of The various shades
OF opinion seem to have crystallized
into four distinct schools, known
as the mo skirt" the "old skirt" the
divided skirt and the apology for 4
skirt, the latter being also known as
the 'trouserette, aud enjoying princi-
pally the favor Of the girls who attend
the gymnasium. Some Of the more radi-
cal women are actually advocating a gar
ment which, IL it should be worn in the
ordinary walks of life, would, to borrow
the language Of Lew Dockstader, rchase
the ballet girl of the earth. She would
not be 'in il" with these Chautauquans.
who are anxious to appear in something
which plain English would be apt
to designate as tights This school also
advocates the study Of such figures as
the Venus of Milo, Venus Genetrix.
Juno, and other celebrated expositions OF
the possibilities of nature as exemplified
by art. Another school composed prin,
cipally Of rather slender ladies', is very
pronounced In it's demand for something
loose and flowing, Meanwhile, the op.
portunity for a designer possessed OF
genius is growing daily. II the right
man or woman steps up in time for the
fan and winter season, wealth and fame
will be at his OF her command.