Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-12
NEW DRESS REFORM MOVEMENT.

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NEW DRESS REFORM WOVEN ENT.
THE ladies Of the ChautauqIa As
sembly have declared IN favor Of dreas
reform. That Is 70 say, they have de.
clded that more suitable dress IL
necessary to the growing army Of feml.
nine worker. And they declare that
the prevailing method Of female dress
renders the proper development,
health aud comfort Of women impoa-
sible.
The chief fault. found aro with the
corset, the long skirt, the heavy under.
clothing and the various afti6cialities
which are the creations u "isshion.n
The forms portrayed by ancient aud
modern art In the nude figures u
sculpture and painting, are pointed out
as molels Of true beauty, aud the chief
effort 10 he made IA TO induce women to
discard nj. articles Of dress which i'm
properly compress the body, hinder the
free play Of the muscles aud change
the lines Of nature.
These prominent and intellectual
womon intend 10 work through every
moral, religious, sanitary aud literary
means In the country, to bring the
matter before the attention u their
sex and Il Is to he hoped that they Will
be successful In the good work.
But one obstacle In their way il the
fact that while they are able TO point
out tho defects and evils Of the present
mode Of dress, they cannot agree upon
style for the future. Until they adopt
some general costume which will DO
free from the objections 10 the prevail.
Ing fashion, and viii not offend good
taste or expose the wearer TO derision,
they viii not advance much further
than simple theory.
They will have to make friends, also,
with the fashion makers In both hemi.
spheres. Ridiculo IN very powerful
weapon against any kind Of reform,
and has been used with great cifec,
against radical changes In woma ms
dress. II would be wise perhaps to
make the changes desired gradual In.
stead Of revolutionary.
II women could be- made to perceive
the beauty of the natural form. aud the
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anu u tho iashloh coulh Dc sci 10 wear
no b0nod and lacei-up compress Of the
female waist. that would be N sten Iu
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huNhho" 'he cause oi ucanty, but pam
lab much pain aud tend 10 benefit the
coming generation.
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heaFy hAirts couii be brought into use
aud other reforms would follow, the
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tne NhpIe opN"rihs OF tue human form,
and No n complete change could bs
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auornm,ht woihan's necsslly,was falr'
ly INDUCED In. The New York Sun
makes tho following HuRg,stion. half
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1--WE suggest 10 the reiormers
that they study the effect of
tho present bathing dress for wo.
mon before deciding on the COS.
tune they Will adopt. This dress II
~ re ~Sv hs. ~ 10y many csses u
foct frcedom OF moyem.pt II oonsIsis
Of only two pieces, with the exception
OF me s,ockings, anu II Il entlrely mod.
noi ha wo mv'V o NV, ,'s 'V ,ha wouiu
women al the seaside, ottontlmes with
out the stockings. No better costume
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made warm enough for any weather OF
IA. III