Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-05
DRESS or ruE sExras.
Men and Women ne They PROTEST Them.
seives Agalsst tho l.lement..

mcn and Women They PROTEST Them
selves Against tho Element.-
Prom the st. LOUIS Glob. Democrat
why. para how warm you must be- Heavy
shoes and pants and coat and ns~ a bic
heavy overeoat-l haven't got near that much
on"
This remark was made BY q little eirl lee.
than ten years old. aud was ADDRESSED 20 hor
father. who was just drawing on a bag flannel
lined overcoat preparatory 20 going out with
her. She was what would be said by mother.
70 be warmly clad. The incident sas. a yer,
clear illussraiion 81 child's idea az the dif.
ference in dress between man aud woman.
The former is generally regarded as the
harder OF the sexes, but In the matter OF
dress and protection from the weather IN.
woman must be given first place. She eres.es
Gay after day and exposes berssf 20 ali
sorts OF weather IN q manner which would
be deemed reckless on the part Of MAJ. m he
followed 10 he would almost certainly suffer for
~ There 10 only one place where tie woman
mas an advantage. and that n at fnneral at
The services at the grave he the day bleAk and
colo with the wind whist'ing along al the rate
OF twenty miles an hour, and the serviees a half
AZ noer long. The man 10 expected O. rsmovs
ms nat from his head. To not do 80 would be
an act Of irreyerenee as well AS . show ~ d.
,esPect Tor the dead. The woman. she other
hhnd- would be thought very singular n che re-
moved the least bat Of her headwcar. II would
oe unusual for her 20 even uulooss.r a veil
This, however. 10 her onlv .dy,ntase snd from
iuelcauons ~ u one which will not long con-
tinue ~ a bowed head NAV chow inst as much
reverence and respect ~ Rn, uncovered one.
ny .eeA OF man running such risk - follow
.ns We oeaa ps exposing he head 90 such
weather certainly had senseless oricia
TIE ooNFaRIsoS orurRvlsE.
Ihere IL not much excuse for the eoman's
not being as warmly clad as the man, however.
The trouble is generally with hes VASTLY ana
the customs aud styles dictated by vanity m.
man dress ID consistent from the ground m
lie has good. heavy, substantial shoes and rrb-
bers In seasonable weather. Underneath IA.
feet are clad IN sensible aud warm socks Tbev
are never seen, and he does not care N tbev
are. ms they are Tor comfort rather than besutt
Folded under their tops are the boiioms 81
heavy undercloihing which reaches 10 IN.
neck. Then there Is the heavy. closely woven
outer SUIT, the heavy overcoat. reacbing to the
ankles II desired, the seGlskln or wool n can
pulled down over the ears and any wFap oiit.
side OF this that comfort demands. ID the
weather Is severe enough 10 warrant A. the
most fashionable and best-drcssed MAJ need
not hesitate to cover himself 50 that be will
simply have the use Of hik limbs ana eyes
How different the wsman. She 10 10
be seen, especially her feet, II they ere dainty
ana neat IN costumes Ms incOnsistenf ~ can
be. Her feet are clothed in iashional,ly cut
and thin shoes. not much heavier tinn the
gloves she wears on her pretty hands OF q.
best not much more than pasteboard. orten
they are only quarter cuts, shoes which
might appropriately be worn in such warm
weather that bare feet would be q luxury did
not civilized rules prohibit. Under these are
pretty hose. thin and Of fine texture reaching
TO the knee Her underclothing. her skirts,
her wraps may all lie warm. but hOs her
tender feet aud limbs must suffer from the
cold pavements and whistling winds Of winter.
Then when n comes TO the head, there 10 ofseu
but little bit OF a hat or bonnet, the forehead
and the ears entirely uncovered, except u NAV
be for veil 30 delicate that it will not hide her
features. In this attire she goes out shopping
when sturdy man is inside at his stove, ii pos
sibie. or If necessarily out is heavily clad IN
warm materials.
especially referred 20 by reformcrs. Here IL a
picture OF one of them, pointed ont on Olive
street one OF the very cold days last week:
She was pushing through number OF other
ladies at fashionable dry goods house she
wore magnificent sealskin cloak. almost ~eep-
ing the ground, garment that must have COS,
something near 81 600, or considerably over
bali that amount at least On her bead ras a
very small bonnet, which could not be said 90
be any protection at all Her face was coz
cred by very thin veil, while her hair was
dressed in the latest style. There was nothing
hashy about her TO give suggestion of Vulgar
taste; she was simply fashionably, and, her
sisters generally would say, comfortably. at
her cloak 10 go up the STEPS. There
was display OF very pretty
foot, but IL was dressed in very
thin shoe, and that a quarter cut She had
better have Ind il wrapped in paper. A. the
same point was seen q lady comfortably clad,
as the rules 60, and carrying beautiful nuf.
But when abe pulled her pretty hand out - 10
IL was only TO expose tight-fttiug white Kid
glove. A nice warm mitten or knit glove would
have been in bad taste. Another case was sosnat
the theater the second cold evening Of the t,res-
ent wave. The audience a strictly fashion,
able one. and the young lady instanced was one
OF the prettiest in it-in form, in features and
In dress. But for out of doors her only wrap
was q cloth jacket. costly material and sery
pretty 70 look at, but reaching only to the top
OF the skirt Her escort, in contrast, had a
heavy oyercoat, reaching TO the knees. and pro-
vided with q collar which would cover his cara
THE BEAUTY OF THE FIT.
The great fault. however, 10 found in tbe
dressing Of the feet A woman's foot, IL a IA
small and neatly formed, is one Of the greatest
objects Of masculine admiration. and man /. 90
blame for having caused his sister TO be 90 vain
Of such possession. But the dCmage has been
done, and II will take the wearing Of time 70
undo it. Woman cannot thus be a,togethes
blamed for standing by thin and tightly fitting
shoes and declaring war on rubbers unless che
weather is so very sloppy that she is compelled
TO wear them gentleman, speaking Of this
the other evening said that was the oaIv
would insist on wearing fashionably cut spd
thin shoes. and he hs persistently insisted on
her wearing rubbers in any kind OF severe
weather. She objected that 81 made her feet
look clumsy alongside OF those Of other ladies,
and she did not like the contrast when Ont
shopping any more than she would 20 wear
heavy shoes in the drawing room. He argued
that looks did not matter. health Was the bSst
consideration, and he argued IL every time shs
was going out before leaving the house hisa-
SELL But, be concluded, Il could never act
her 70 wear them unless was at home wbsn
she went out. Then. IL shedid not put them
on, insisted on her remaining indoors anc
generally won" The experience Of this gen
teman IL that of many other husbands ard
fathers. and by continuation Of their warfare
u 10 to be hoped that they Will be able 20 90
away with the death-inyitIng shoe now fash
ionable. III IL could only be made fad sucos~s
would certainly be quick.
RAT OF HOPE.
There lie . ray OF hope that this win be 90.
complished 1t takes time 10 accomplish al
things, and az IL progresses the number u
women wearing broad-heeled and substantial
leather shoes is increasing. The time n nos
long gone when the fashionable shoe or boa
for men had high and narrow heel that threw
the weight OF the body upon the toes almost
and endangered their equilibrium sideways -
well. young man was not well dressed m.
less be was being tortured by being placed On
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