The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-04
DRESS REFORM CRUSADE.
THE MOVEMENT ALREADY BEGUN BIZ
WOMEN IN CHAUTAUQUA.
Mrs. Parker OF Chicago tho Leader In tho
Crussde-Ths Reformers Say that the
Skirt. the Corset, the Bustle, the Collar
and the High. heeIed shoes Must 60.

Crusade-Ths Reformers Say that the
Skirt. the Corset, the Bustle. the Collar
and the HiEh.heeIed shoes Must 60.
CHAuTAuouA, Aug. "a great dress reform
movement is about to DO inauguratsd In tho
United States. The crusade against the pre-
vailing fashions. which was begun at Chau-
tauuua about week ago. was the first intma-
ton of what was coming. but to-day the secret
leaked out. and 1t shows that tho women
reformers are on the Narpnth and real
" mean business. The Rroat trouble
up to tho present time with the women
has been 10 got leader. . sort Of
Martin Luther who could work great refor-
nation In the fashion world. This leader has
been found In the person OF Mrs. Frank Stuart
Parker OF Chicago. who SO bravely nailed her
dress reform thesis to the gates OF Chautau-
qua about week ago. and has since that time
been receiving delegations OF women from all
over the country In her suite OF rooms here.
and has defended her position In a way that
has attracted tho widest attention.
On May 80. 1891. the general officers OF the
National Council OF Women held an important
meeting in indianapolis and passed q resolu-
ton that crusade should be wagsd as soon as
possible against the prevailing style Of dress
among women. The first thing aimed at was
to secure the adoption Of o more comfortable
and sensible form Of dress for women engaging
in business avocations. This was to DO the
beginning Of the emancipation OF women from
skirts. garters. corsets. high heels, high
collars ia fact from everything that
handicaps Thorn from. competing with
men In the various professions and occupa-
and Skirts must n ee aboIished Fence they have
Just selected as Q central c9mmittee the FOL.
Parker OF Chicago. Mira frances i. Russell Of
EllzaPeth Stusr: Iheips Ward Anpa 3. Byaek-
Dodge. and S Msraaret t sanSss sSo M's' 'A''
,Chap,auqua seems to have been hit upon as
e shse IL sas s1s
get the latest Ga The subject were
then Iniolded by Mrs. Parker. This lady us is
the g. ot q and
81 the Chautaulua teachers retreat and Pres!-
dent OF the Cook county normal school in Chi
Zionist: is very pretty. with classic features
aud expressive eyes. and is most engaging
he Of
The new reform touches almost every article
Of women's apparel: Before giving tho details
SS stiTs., s1e sid :kIf!, ne dIyydsa
sTete int
nasium girls: The radical reformers go In for
slight modification OF actresses tights while
Drovement on the divided .skilt. Which. they
say: is too roomyi while the tights aIe not
is ,hat Miss Frances Willardshas wheeled TIE
rsss .rs on entitled
Life for Two" she made some very striking
When We heard what Mrs. Parker had been
saying to the Chautauqua ladies about dress
ssa We Miss
a!sSss N Ss Ts e.
Of swoman's waist squeezed into the shapS
Of an hour call it the death line
resonant. her cestnres animated, and her eyes
bashing This iide has filed more graysss
Err e seSe In
wife. who. when some Americans expressed
Ne pinch The foot bHt y"% pnsh the
ton in tho human N iirure, Thsy rseommend
sah Fl az sn 81 NIL vf H. ssd
sueecs! the study Of such figures as the Venus
fosT s0 y se o YSpT ne tanss
esad iH sa e afSH shs shs
h order q to 81 thu the
eye accustomed as tho artists eyes are to the
American women understand that barbarlans
in every. age. with their limited IDEAS Of real
ways-the FlatLead indians who endeavor to
change the shape Of the head the tattooing Of
tho savaees who nut rings through their noses
and sticks through the outer rim OF their ears
those who hang heavy pieces OF wood or ivory
nostrils and flo or backen tho teeth: tho Chi.
nose who detorm the foot; or permit the finger
the head or training the hair into grotesQue
forms. and last. but not least, the crowntn g de-
so called civilized nations being The only ma.
lions as yet who have attacked q vital point