Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-06
provo SUMNER SCHOOL.


Colonel ialhei INV
s.o,,,.slyo numbcts. This was iol-
,raI hv the drawing Lesson, accom-
rsul,i by modelling In clay The
,nusIe Lesson, also progressive, was next
given, ,
Ntrs. Parker on dress reform, n synop'
NJ O, which il appended.
I'm ubstaucs, Mu. Parker said; l
hays n delightful subject, and one In
,gbich .eei you will be- interested. IL
il comm IN for gentlemen TO point with
-corn to the one thing Of which they
a., women have had nbsolute control;
and what a mess they have gotten II
,nto. Now, I am going 10 tell you
.,r,etbipe new. Women have not
had control Of even those great cssen'
tsi. 10 their happiness-boluty, well.
n,,pg AMI useillnos. Behini every
large pattern aud Designing esiabliHh-
mont there I. man, and our garments
have been mofolel more or less upon
the masculine pattern, with tho
i"py walls, ignoring tho oval
has. Of woman's iUrm ne God made H.
In looking over the fashions oil tue
twelOh century hnd that the dress
of men aud women was essentially tue
samt-ieathyu, Jeweis, ruiis, long
slif,s aud all. The change III tho gnlO
oi man Was an evolution, brought
about rs the necessity that the dsrss
should CONFORM to the needs OF the oc-
rupafl0n. These VINO have closely tN-
anln,d the statues Of Hercules, Juno
aud tile Greek slaycwill have observer
the vast difference between THE male
and female iiguf,;snu yet the clothing
modelled iof tus ny men u shaped 10
the todits u men aud not oi women.
The long waist ~ only acquired NY
actual defofmity. Again, The clpthe-
which We wear express very plainly
what men think our occupations
shnull be. Only such things ~ nufs-
inr, cooking, etc., eau TIE done IN these
conventional garments, aud thOso not
with any degree Ut comfort. They
iplutc the lower limb anu deny their
u.rs. They ignore the fact that many
women are obliged to 20 out IN all
s.rls OF weather, engaged IN ali sorts OF
OCCUPATIONS, ami their dress prst be
senslhly adapted for the Same reasons
that brought about the reform In drUrz
Tor mrn. la 1857 the ffst effort In this
direction WIS made. IL was Jniortu'
nate In the place and people among
whom Il originated, and resulted
Ina the hideouH and tidicuiOus
UBoomef" costume. They made n
very serious mistake In Ignoring the
lines OF beauty AMI grace. In their
Efforts to secure the useful. One pl tho
otisiuatUrs who wore tue costume for
some time finally Discarded IL because
uiuterietsl with her usuiulncsa 10 10
70 remarked. They made another
mistake Ia getting nearer to mems
wear, while tnat Ia the very thing the
matter with our clothes now. This
cts,ume consisted OF boots, NJ ugly
And heavy nv they could obtain (agsin
lnltaung mani, short skirt OF stiii
heavy cloth Is hentver women try TO
ttiofm thoy invariably select mems
COM. This skirt Just cleared the
boot. The upper garment was some
thing like sack coat, mnu's coat
again, ns III fitting rs possible, and that
exceedingly uncomfortable garment, u
white stir shirt bosom. Now, you
could not expect such u costume M that
10 become popular, hut II did leave an
impression that has been n guide nni
assistance to the later mounts. We
did need a reform In drtts, aud We ARE
for the ilrsttime putting QUO hfains Into
sur wOrk. We know that we must
adapt the clothea, and not the cont.
rary, that we must be tui,td 10 our
business, and that beauty isau esscn.
tial part. IL II not strange that these
men who must seem to desire reform
Ia - a la 4
the most sensible on these sub
Iects, arc the fret 20 Tldi.
culc tie practical Efforts that are
made. You set all your newspapers a,
work ami the result IL "a Hood OF
sarcastic criticism that nearly sweeps
Us OIL our feet. gave n lecture on this
subject ouce In Chataqua aud bright
newspaper reporter got hold Of II, anu
said thai there was 10 be "A great dress
reform hni 30 on, aud other papers took
itup anu made such stir about II
thai Blshop NlHcent felt obliged u
state the facts Ia public, aud this year
he would not have lecture; for, au he
said, he "cuuli not have Chataqug In.
Julcd by such things."
But there came "a rcformer who had
beauty, wealth aud influence 10 h1 ~
her, az well M will 10 do II, and leisure,
She saw their mistakes anu added tn,
element OF besuty. The costumes she
has designed and worn combine, al
once, COmmo n-sense, beauty, grace,
economy, health and comfort. Where
We USED TO wear ms many rs fourteen
articles | now wear but four. Ihesg
Jeuness. Miller cDbtumeH have lht
union under garment, which II woven
all ia one piece, anu eau he purchase
now MnnJ large dry.gOods. place ~
Chicago. Their costumes are mad,
70 that they can dispense with
the dozen more or less Of skirJ,
with their accompanying bands
about tho waist. Tho man made
models required that the woman should
M the dress, amt In order to do that the
coiset was bought Into play. The body
u compressed into an unnatural iOi mi
Tie weight Of the garments II mad,
TO rest upon the very parts where thoy
should not, and the greater part OF Oui
clothing Is heapei up ia ugly bands
anu lolds about that part Of the body
where tue furnace Is located, and leav.
Ing tue extremities inaduquately pro
ieCted.
Chicago IL city OF clubs, Of women,
clubs, aud the men arc In favor Of
women taking part In all public work
hnd think that Is one Of the reason
why the women are progressing no.
We organized n Jenness.Mlller club
We have culled knowledge from every
possible source and made II the prop