New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-25
URGING REFORM IN DRESS
THE woNEN,s CLUB AT CHAUTAUoUA TAKES
Up THE MOVEMENT.
CERTAIN ARTICLES TO BE TABooED-Thsii"'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAYS FRO
GRAMME At THE LAhE'
,nY rrLronApu TO THE TkIBUSE.l

80, ,,,,.,nAPn TO THE TKIBUSE.l
Guantanamo, July 24.-The Women's Ci"p' pres'"'u
over by Mrs. Emily Huntington NHile'' i'an a -
, IN the serene and scholastic circles OF ChauIaiu'
49,, r1,a ciuh discussed dress reform, ana MIS-
-, STUART Parker. OF Chicago, champoned the ~
-, movement I'm a way that would have maze uiose
t heaoon lights OF reiorm-Dr. Mary "aihsr aiu
mr. Mary Lee of Oswego-rejoioe hrs. ra'Ao' Wv
nct mince matters In the least but toio ti'c p"ns
ndence Of 900 women In the Temple thai 'hcS ~o'.
foolish TO continue in the OLD style u 80 nnd
cod had intended them to be beautiful In inquire iu
, che donounced stays the old fashioned garter
the b,rh heel and the shoe. ana oes9ou "''
hearers IN he no longer the creatures OF u'e MAJ"
riIl,ner Worth The address was so strong ena' "'
club decided 10 90 crusade against lhese ,,,
articles The women not a unit OH Oe ~
,drt Mrs Bishop. the Dolsarte teacher' 10" O-e
nd,ence the other day that she got more sod ooiio
ort Of t, o-style SKIRT and nasmuch as both women
.r disagree ON the subject OF the divided skirt
a., ,wnC women ut the gymnasium hive aaop'eo ue
z,sva STYLE of dress or Turkish trousers He'c VA"
,hree great systems are fl0urfshlng mere
rrhs following were the interesting features OF W
dov,s programme After the chapel eAeTciseS' ~
a M the Womens Club discussed Dress heiotni "a +.
the Temple: at IL II. III. lecture rceitsl OIL -,
III Y Flagler assisted by Robert Bruce aue foro''
Chonov I'm the Amphtheatre; at 80 y. H. iectuie
"TLe supreme Law of the Land" by Professor r. A.
Tborpe of Philadelphia, In tbs Hall oil fhhosop"o ;
at A D. H. lecture, "ghe Divine ana Huma'' hIe
I'm Philosophy" Professor w. r. Harper OF inc "h0'eo
university In the Hall of Philosophy at y w.
q copfercnce on Correspondence Instruction anu
ot = n a. an entertainment by the Apollo Uuaru.e
and readings by Miss Jessie DaIFympie' VI nm" y,
delpbis I'm the Amphitheatre. The unique Imns Vi
ha season AT Chautauqua thus far was tie piIZe
pronunciation match in the Amphitlea're ie' Ia'
Ia which the school teachers from nearly
state I'm the Union competed for the DohoI Vi oe
nf
the best speller as well as for prize Oh @io' ~.
6essors students in fact everybody here the" o"'
-, GO The f,n and applaud. Professor r. 5. Cumnock,
~ tho Northwestern University, conducted the MATCH
and announced that the authorities woud oo "0o
s@ey,s International and "Norcesters uhapiius"
d,ctionaries a. the words chosen were 'hoSo "bV"
which both are agreed. Forty-two contestants Gil
ted the lists For one hour and half word aiter
word I'm common and commonly mispIohou"o
was written by Professor Cumnock Oh "o p'"n
trd and one by one the contestants succulOeh ui-
an only four remained. TWO went no"n U" NV
mum exilen and deep silence and suppreeseu eA
element reigned a. the remaining two proioun'o'
these four words: Collect ia noun), gneis5'
arr,Iltv Miss Ellen F. Mason, Of Binghamoh'
missed the last two words and thus receiver VIC
"aoond n,dze C. W. steed Of Macon, Ga. pro
nonnced the four words correctly, ana was """'e
the first prize Following is list OF all the "ofus
mispronouuced: Gladlous gTimace, griny' yVe.
halibut. haunt, homage. laundry, leisure haiVeS'
swarthy, slough, sough spinach conference
eognomen prediction, slough, senile rapihe' cOn
,ure construe c0ntumey, clique, maritime feceSs'
rosume sacrifice vizor, swatls. brooch, eSlle' IRE
fragabe and garruty. A.
The ff,h In the course of musical lectures by ME-
rlaoLr was given this morning before large and
.nthuslastlc audience. Mr. Flaglers lectures are
not biographical they are word pictures Oh tne kea'
composers lie described the appearance, the uaiiS
life and the eccenicites Of beethoven so yvdy tha'
one could almost see him In his room IN VIENNA WIN
musicb0ok letters clothes and remains OF las IaS'
meal scattered everywhere in confusion. WHOM ell
| gagged I'm the composition OF symphony, Saia the
lecturer there was around him on the table pie
90 U,tle dirty bethumbed note books containing the
musical tboughts which he had jotted down from ule
,o time I'm the street. in the woods or at night In BED
| lie vould take a thought from one OF these HUG
hooks start up wildly from his seat go to the piano
strike "a few chords, sing and howl like mailman
The musical illustrations were selections nOm us
symphonies on the organ by Mr.. Flagler the hTeuHei
,optata by Forest Cheney on tire violin, ana inc song
Adelaide" by Robert Bruce. OF tne APVlIo Sual
| Professor Thorpe, continued MS leeIues VI 1h'
Civil Development Of the United StiteS' ie -
| nj this lecture was 10 show how tile NatOhaI Oon
Stltution was made comforting all necessary Ponof
ON the National Government Inc lecturer eA1nltSS
| closely the personnel Of the Convention Oi 100
| professor Thorpe is making reputation here as
lecturer. -, -.. os,,,,
The business Educators of America passed rsolu
tions before adjoupning last night, cohphiueH""k LIN
| Tribnne for faithful reports Of the convention.
| DIR W r. Harper dined by the Chautauqi'
Assembly and the college faculty In the Hotel Athe
| naeum to night sllgth testlhi0nlaI VI ue my
reSnect I'm which he is held here. lie leaves here 10
Europe in few days.