The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-15
TALKING ABOUT DRESS.

Mrs. Jenness- Miller Tells Providencs
Women What to Wear and How
About $50 women and one lone man at
tended the second lecture OF Mrs Jenness-
Miller in Blackstone Hall yesterday after
noon. The lecturer had promised TO
display Q xamber of dresses built on the
lines of her thsory OF dress Improvement
and the man bindered the exhibltioh
somewhat. He did not feel out OF place
until Mrs Miller announcer that she
would display some improved under
clothing and then he sided out INTO 'ne
lobby and was seen no more
Mrs. Jenness-Miller talks OF dress I'm
provement and not dress reform; Inc
waist line, she said. should not be con-
tracted by steel stays and tight racing
the great evil OF her sex. IL is 10 TINS
habit that most all the deforinlties anu
unshapeliness of women are due. Mrs'
Miller 4 Illustrated her remarks by the va
rious movements of the body ana iimbs,
which she considers all women should
take to reach figure that will be at once
graceful and full of strength
The lecturer LAID great stress on the
necessity OF dressing with an eye TO the
artistic effect. The dresses exhibited
we're made much after the Princess style
and they fell in graceful lines around her
shapely figure. The first was brocaded
| tea gown with lace draperies. the second
pink India girls dress, the thlra a
TAILOR made costume OF gray and green
combination. For the fourth Miss Miller
exhibited her rainy day" costume OF
navy b;ue serge This reached only TO
| the knee and over IL she wore storm
serge cloak, one inch longer than the
dress; with leggins to matcn the costum
was complete, and while most OF the audi
ence evidently approved IL it Is doubtful
| IL auv of them would adopt the pattern
and sally out into Westminster street on
| IA rainy day
| Costume nve was made of green lace
| and ribbon. The audience was next given
| n glance at what Mrs. Miller called her
| Paris costume. 1t was marvel OF beau
ty. being made of white brocaded satin,
| garnet velvet. gold embroidery, white
| lace and jeweled passementerie. Inc
maternity costume was next shown. III
was of fawn-colored material with brown
| trimmings.
| When Mrs. Jenness-Miller next APP
peared she wore beautiful opera CLOAK,
| which, on being thrown open. disclosed
her divided skirts and union suit. The
former she urged all her hearers TO adopt
(the man had previously made his exit
| and both she recommended hishiy Ioi
| health and comfort.
Baby garments were then shown and
| the lecturer advised all mothers to dress
their little ones in wollen garments fol
the reason that wool. being an anima
product, gives out the warmth that Is
essential 20 healthy babyhood, while
linen aud cotton are vegetable and gener
ate no heat. AS the last exhibit Mrs
Jenness Miller displayed a short-waisteo
cloak which she uses for street wear.
In the place of corsets n boned waist i
recommended rs giving the body all IT.
natural play and allowing movement
impossible with tight lacing. Side elias
tics do away with garters,tan union suits
which take the place OF all bands. thu
relieving the hips aud shoulders from AL
weight, prevent many OF the nervous AM
brain diseases common to women.
The speaker does not think II possible
for the women of the present day To per
feet her theory only in small degree
but urges upon mothers to teach its bene
fits to their growing daughters 30 that II
tue next generation we may have strong
| healthy, beautiful women instead of tn
pinched and tortured ones that fashio
ana fads now present TO our view Ih
third aud last lecture was delivered thl
afternoon, the subject being "Individt
| alityp