Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-15
GOWNS AND SKIRTS.
40 JsNNsss MILLER DESCRIBES
w s,ow WOMEN SHOULD DRESS.
,.,,rv Done by the Corset-Burden-
,smc weights on IN" Back Aheo' the
,und-Tho Divided Garment
Baltimore Sun.

&C.; & diseased and the faculties crippled.
..,,o Is ripe for us 20 CRY. Halt, Presto
~, 81, said Mrs. Jenncss Miller, the
- "a dress reformor and physical cul-
-, ~ the large audience Of women.
'1',, and old. that filled the concert hall
,u',,;s's Academy Of Music in Baltimore
80, afternoon. The lecture was given
80 honefit Of the Chlldren's Country
- Noticeable in the audience we're
Ho1." s,raol-cirls, who crowded TO
E1N' ,.el,my with their books under
u. Inns anxious 10 near what the
i',.' .lf.-r,pr would recommend for the
o'ts-. s.,IrDts 10 relieve their discomfort
-, .he long study hours The fashion
CO. ''.- ,.-,v r!Ils were tEere. too IN force,
h.' .,-ssod tho merits OF different styles
o. .-,. and cotsets and basQues with as
90 '.-ts-cSt as "A few weeks before they
- sb7.tei over last nights german or
t'ii.v's round If teas aud visits. The lee
- as IL new form of 1enten diversion.
,',s tio popular fad for the hour, but 1T
We. ,,..,,v q good seed and opened many
-, g.. enc existing evils of modern dress
- 81 forth bv the graceful and pretty ex-
s.@.,.D, a.! lIealthfdl and Artistic Dress"
ACQUISITION or MoDESrY.
v-l.r Ms Miller first appeared on the
- ,, hr- elegant toilet, a flowing tea
Sc, ~ olive silk and white and olive bro
tSev,.b soft white lace about the open
,'. s.5 with her wayy black hair done
III -b On her beaut,fully-po poised head.
~ v,sa general murmur OF surprise
-, ,rs audience and such smothered eX-
'..--...5g Is. shea dress-Tc.ormer-noa-
-" ~. "WLy, she looks like any
s.ls- fashionable woman" and What
'-....r,-sL gown" Mrs. Miller il. in
s-r,f a remarkably handsome woman,
oh figure that any woman might envy,
w.. III q Int conform 70 the hour-glass
',.,,i.,eS noticeable i many of the audi
80 lone difficulty IL my subject lies
49, ,5o fact that the prevailing idea of
go crnst tUtcs nOiCsty makes Ii hard TO
,--., when one IS safe in making use of
80. .,o.,5 old mother tongue IN which TO
.--.,ss Tho meaning. Il is like the woman
-, ,r7s too modest 20 leave a legacy to
-. -e.s.i5.IS. so she made II a hmbacy in
,.asf surely If the Creator had intended
r.9 10 De the only one 10 have legs be
I'D have provided woman with some
a.ber means Of locomonon.
ArsEScE oY PgEssUBv.
-, suaying the best methods of dress
..s---. we must first ask ourselves the
.-.>-,7n. What are the principal objec-
f,-,t TOW mans present Understandable
.-4ss. Many q YOU could probably tell
re- thrso objections from personal eXpe-
90. tett,r than j could tell you, for |
-sye tre- comfortable. Tor five long years,
az have almost forgotten how it
i..s o. ta uncomfortable. The first
'.......l should be the considera-
r. p II the weight Of clothing, and second
Re utility. Ii should be made abso-
l-.s'c vte.u; ligatures or bands. This Is
lucrative ua account Of woman's pecu-
l.r organism and her uses IN nature. Alb
ss--a ID. pressure on the part of her body
vt,-t ..-Al u8hle attire most congresses
ia .u- .-t.ut u we.l-developed woman
l..t s.5 responsible motherhood. Some
ltv.u VII say BAT / couldn't live with
or ..r-..s. thinking that 10 strong ar
.-.-..,t when &c IS merely a confession Of
:.ara-...l paralysis that has come upon
re body.
s1- ID ADOPT NEN's ATTIRE.
"Ia advocating dress reform am not
ssE.r- women 10 adopt anything like
nan. attire as many Of YOU perhaps
.-.l-.t / would Some az you may not
g. familiar with mans style Of clothing,
o.. g. a- v.G >ca il 90 the street or IN the
l.--.u H-, 1 have husband and
lr.v -. about 70. / assure YOU it IS not
-
'..v.t v.. VIII think il must be tho
.--.v sensible, O. II looks so desperately
u-.v Dl. man camc into the gallery just
e. mi, I..-t. causing "a general litter
I'D .- tt.s --is, oil which he was supreme
1 UNCONSCIOUS.
80 sCgGZNDEEs MI DID.
TONY own mind" continued Mrs. Mil
.sr. rotating Is comfortable that does not
on. -. On the lines o. the figure without
t.v.- ar -up--iUOus material that has
O. %. .- -e4 down 10 be gotten nd Of,
-s..-, t. lunch Of thick, buuglesome ma
t.ral about tho waist or the ankles or any
~, o: che body. Never imagine, rs some
... that y1u must wear suspenders 10
E-.q ylI. clothes On. You see men
i.g-l, tbs way and that way"
sd .ta re.ormer. giving jerk IN
v4rl q i.r pretty skirt, :" or screwlng
i1rr l-tls from side 10 side, 50 -
VII. a-O.-ar eloquent gesture" almost
f.8l-- tLa.r heads of with their tight
c...---. no, !. IS plain that We must not
g. O. men fashions Tor reform. Just at
IGeS-Lt zoos. trousers are the style, but
suppose L.It week fashion were 70 decree
tat -llI-slght ones were alone permls-
E5ie, Men follow fashion Just as bllndly
O. women, and the skin-Ight trousers
would be Just as Unhealthful Us skin-tlght
f.-sy-s' The one man in the gallery
slipped out.
THE UNDEBGARHTETs.
Women are such patient creatures that
they VII endure all sorts of hardships IN
tie vay Of headaches and backaches
'-.y Only look well. But woe be
ult9 rs Z We don't look well. The
gue ton i5 DO we look well III modern
fashionable attire! think not. Do you
coLsi1e. TINS pretty :" asked Mrs. Miller,
as She went through a series of contor-
mons descriptive Of the way some women
4o5k Who wear corsets, squeezing IN her
Vast, rounding her shoulders, and pro-
III -.CE her stomach. " OF course IN DONG
away With corsets We must change our mode
. dress IA other respects, particularly as
regards TIE undeTgarments. The best gar
.-rli- 10 wear are these: A union SUIT OF
tt-is. extending from neck to ankles; II
e.7ft1 al additional garment or cheml-
4t.ie ~ which shirt corset, and drawers
az merged; u linen waist, with few
-tNb.e Tim WhGle-bOncs, and lastly tne
I---rL-cisclssed, horTor-inspiring divided
siI; AZ last the petticoat is done away
NJ. ] know rs drawbacks and dlscom-
i7ft- al1 rejoice al my emancipation frOm
US tJL1. ], Ike you, have stood on the
bd'et-cOrneIs on a windy day ana en-
4eiYoftc yaiuly % unwind myself. i, IKE
", have made futile efforts 10 clutch IT
out q the reach of mud and slush
On fairy day. !. like you, have stumbled
W the steps over Il. shau never
Wear peiucOat again as long as l live.
with The divided skirt each limb, or bet
-. les. has It's own clothing, and II there
L - DO any winding about each gets
wound about separately instead OF TO-
! '1er. Why do women try TO imagine
We, 60 about on one leg and therefore
I'd out one garment for ltI The divided
htht does away with the necessity OF
Fubcfdening one part Of the body with
y Nay'lth and pressure in order 70 get
i-N.e warmth IN another part, as the pettl-
cat does. ! believe that one half the wo-
len who suffer to-day from backsches
would be relieved Of their suffering II they
sought refuge IN divided skirts and d.
ninlshed drAperies.
MIS-. NIiLKR's GOWNS.
viii now try and give you an idea OF
as ie1orm II outer garments by showing
yOa some Of my costumes" and the lee,
'ofef left the stage, soon returning attued
70 charming costume of light India SIX
eNh iu!i waist and ekirt joined by wide
VOWS d snlTing at the waist, all ia one
pee. How long dad take TO change
w gown" inquired the fair lecturer.
!, liee minutes exactly" was the reply.
uliy one minutd Of that tifae was taken
w ~ gong from the stage down night