The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-07
GENUINE DRESS REFORM.


Rather Than show.
| As time goes on and people grow
more intelligent and. as n natural
consequence, more intolerant of evils
| that stand merely from the force OF
! tradition. the subject OF dress reform
for men and women will come more
decidedly to the fore. and better cos
tunes viii unquestionably be devised
and adopted. The reform idea is as
yet IN its most incipient condition.
but having common sense and impera-
tive necessity on It's side, is bound to
! win in due course of time.
The most serious objection to imme-
date and radical reform seems TO be
the dread of ridicule; the idea appears
| TO be fully rooted and grounded in the
human mind that certain amount OF
eiabora.eness is necessary To what IS
called becomingness in dress IL
might be well TO stop moment and
| ask if this is SO. aud if so, why 1t is?
A standard has been set for perfect
| figure, and the close-titting garment
is becoming or ugly, according To the
| shape of the individual who wears
| it. AS nine-tenths of the people who
dress for effect are anything but
| models of perfection in figure. it
stands to reason that they should cast
, about for trimmings fxings. draperies
and fripperies to modify to some de-
gree or entirely conceal their inartistic
outlines The only other alternative is
TO pad and puff. to use quantities OF
buckram, whaleboncs and other Access
series with which to make up their de-
ficiencies or construct their too solid
flesh.
1t is a rather interesting study TO
note the difference in the shape OF the
stout man and woman who have for
any number of years dressed after the
strictest rules of fashion. The aesh
must go somewhere. No lacing or
drawing in can make way with it, and
misshapen and distorted bodies are in
many cases the Legitimate result OF
this slavery custom. II fashion and
art could go hand in hand aud make
easy-ftting clothes the arbitrary cos
tune of the day. health. happiness and
grace would be more general. and COM
ing generations would have less To re-
greet and fewer sins TO expiate. One OF
the first points in the dress of women
is to raise the waist line. Instead Of
drawing in the figure below the ribs
the belt should be put higher up. Tho
empire dress is much the more health
full and comfortable. The slender
waist is one of the most deadly posses
sions with which foolish aud fashion
ridden people ever found themselves
handicapped The breath is the life. =
and as one is deprived of it, DO vitality
becomes weak. the resisting power de-
creases and disease and death fud
ready and sometimes willing victims
The blouse Is an untnixed blessing
either for men Or women. There IL No
reason why a raan should not wear
really handsome blouse OF good ma
terial as a dressy garment Take for
example blouse of black silk with
dainty sleeve and neck ruffiss Of fine
linen. rather wide turned back cuffs. a
priin conservative collar and lapels. IL
one chose. and a few plaits or folds
artistically disposed Why should not
this make a very desirable morning
dress for a gentleman? This with ans
gossamer underwear would Re a6mirs-
bic in midsummer and would do away
with the burdeusomeness of the coat,
vest and thickly-starehed dress-shirs
front that can By no stretch of itnagin-
alton be ether than uncomfortable
Every garment should be made sat3-
GENTLY loose 10 give absolute freedom
OF movement and this, may be done
without. in any sense, sacrificing syn
metry. beauty or grsco-indeed these
elements appear 70 come in for the very
least consideration in the general
makeup of the toilet. To produce
articles so tight tina. they wear out
almost Immediately Is most 90 the sd-
vantage Of those who make . business
Of designing such things To this class
Of people we have bowed our necks In
the most AFFECT sSrYitude. and it ~ ou!d
seem quite time that we read 10 our
selves and the world a specially en-
phatic and coupr~ hensive rie'-act and
followed IL ND with q far-reaehing and
unmistak able proclamation Of smancs-
pation.-S- Y. Ledger.
I'm the Cairo Stree.
don't you like Egyptians, dezh boyTs
Reggy WHY. don't you knox. they
sh called fellahsr And one alwxvx
associates feiiAhs with high hats and
saek-ccats. don't you .knov.
Tair Puck
He went OFT FROM G Chicago hotel
with three E=odred dollars and never
returned 10 the heading 70 a news
it~Ia In an exchanges. The sensible
man who gets away from . chieaes
hotel with three hundred dollars Is nos
apt % return
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p$d al tsss depot gate, 'you viii see
that svsrythsag goes right aeou. the
hogs, won't yoz7 Yea. indsee. be
answered '.Yoa will do everything
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