New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-16
REFORM IN TEACHERS DRESS
MRS PARKER'S LECTURE AT CHAulAoVoA'
DELEGATE: TO TIE STATE PRESS AssociNiio'
THE DEAD MAN IN ANTuRoPoLoGY.

THE DEAD MAN IN ANTURoPoLoGY.
Br TELEGRAPH TO The THBUFE' No.
Chautauqua, y. T., July l3.-The the"c VI r,.
feSsOr Milmores chapel talk thls morning ""o
nesses Of the Resurrection" lie emphas'~u III.
that the resurrection OF Christ was hindhmeh'"i "
the Christian system. the best evidence Oh h' ,v
being afforded when the Christ lie nad """'i0''
passed over into the lives OF His followers
Mrs F. g Parker, OF the Cook County Nor'n"
School Chicago spoke In Normal Hail tu's n'','''s
Mrs. Hrkers subject was the dress OF TIE 'c"
she called attention 10 the drnft That Is '"ue "p
The teachers strength by her work and the heeees
that the teacher present the best possible mouei "
her pupils in the way Of good taste ana en'aoh''
Of dress. Anything that cabins, cribs or cohhheS 'l'
bsy's action results I'm tired nerves and exhusuoh
4 te1Cher is at n great disadvantage when eae""s
he penalties OF violated law il she gives III hcr own
person the lie 10 that which she daily aihrThs. he'"s
intelligent above the average thinker and reasoner
she Is held accountable, as few OTHERS per
haps, for tho sins committed in the body
Mrs Parker alluded to the many defects III IL
woman's dress. from sanitary point Of view Tgh'
shoes high heels, weghty skirts, confined 1bs' ngh'
collnrs and bands Rightly designated as the more
common forms Of dcfOrmiy in fashion Inc peiu'ei''
question was asked Why the civilized people OF touhy
should permit and practise def0rnlty worse IMAM
that pfactis,d by any barbaians or savagrs on inc
globe for the savage and barbarian have 20 far failed
vention dress from aesthetic standpoint. claiming
TINT no artist OF eminence paints rs an object
OF beauty a tailor made girl OF today ina; whfrh
beautiful Is out Of fashion. II we wond KNOW
lust how fashion which 0utrages the caUOns OF ART
looks TO the cultivated eye. gance through the fashion
plates Of the last twenty years and realize the de9r
dalton OF taste which must necessarily ensle rom
savish adherence 10 fashion and custom. IL is nme
for American women, who are comparatively free from
,r,., ne pusfQ mt
matter Of Clothes and to say thus far and farther
TO the senseless dictates Of uhreasOning fashion
In answer to questions asked by the students MIS-
Parker gave many hints md sngsertDas necessary 10
a complete change Of costume. The easy, unaffected
grace OF Mrs Parker with sense and sIlc'tty
-Pfdcnt In all she says, command respect ard atten-
ZION Mrs Parkcr's dress Is consistent with her
teaching sud Is model ~ simplicity.
MUre than 900 delegates 70 the annual convention Of
the New York State Press Association OOnvn0n in SIS
SION ut Buffalo 10 Chautanqn to-day ana were the
guests Of the Assembly the Hotel Athenaeim After
einner on Informal gathering was held In the pariors
Chancellor Vincent gave hearty welcome 20 the dele
gI,tes and made a speech the Influence and power
n the press which he charal terrified the greatest
educational o,e In the country. Addresses were also
made by r. H. Bntler Of The Buffalo News presi-
dent " the sssoctnD, and by CHARLES r. skinner, Of
tho ONCE Of the state superintendent OF Education
Carroll f. Smith, Of The Syr7icrse Journal on pfaif
OF the women OF the association, made presentation
u n testimonial President Butler. Secretary Bon
nell Judge Tourge. Dr. Harper and Mr.. Herbert made
addresses The meeting year will be held IN the
Adirondack region. The Chautauqua management ex
terlded an invitation 10 hold the annual meeting OF
1904 here aud a motion was carried requesting the
Committee Of Arrangements to make snch recon-
meudnuOn. The delegates left AZ O'Clock to make
"A tour ~ the lake and this evening returned TO Huralo
Professor starr lectured in the Hall Of Philosophy
this afternoon on The Dad Man. lie said Few
savage OR barbarous people look upon death a. q
natural occurrence. When man does not die Vi
violence he must have teen bewItched' Regarding
the disposition Of the dead Professor Starr said that
a man might ", buried. crrmat,d. exposed or eln
talIned aud Illustrations quoted fom wide
does after burial Other disposition Of tie BODY were
then referred Ia. Among these vert mutilauon
offering II food the spirit OF the dead, the lighting
If wa,ch.ircs etc. o tn ideas held by different
people what becomes VI the spiriis Of the dead
were described. The speaker closed his lecture by
showing how ancestor worship arises.
At / O'Clock Professor owen seaman lectured on
" The Temples Of The Greeks and Their Forms of
Worship and 81 ) O'Clock Or. Harper lecturcd On
The speeches " Elihn' Colonel Parker this even
loved sherman ~ the "a, went with sheridan from
Fort Fisher Va, % meet sherman, aud with General
Grant from IA" Wilderness b. Appomaitox AZ The
olre Of Colonel Psrkrr's lectuir Professor seaman
threw upon the nun bsr OF pictures illustrate
Ing hs lectures Oh Greek art ,r