The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-03-16
WOMAN AND HOME.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE TALKED OF
HYGlENlc UNDERGRADUATES.

The Education OF Cirls-Keeping Clean
The Model For Good Women-Develop-
ment of women's Ciubs-society Women
and Their Children.
Mrs. Lucy T.. Switzer OF Cheny Wash.
writes: / do not think the pleas made
through the press for hygienic undergar-
ments will convert the masses Of women to
their use. The objections, / think, will be
these: Too expensive and not warm enough
for a majority, for all seasons Of the year
a wool or camel's hair, silk or cotton I'M
ion suit. with a silk divided skirt and a
dress worn over them does not make up an
apparel warm enough In winter Then
how many can afford TO wear 0n proper
ton to the whole population silk divided
skirtsi To the chemilette there are objec-
tions-difliculty OF making them to IL nice
ly, the rapidity with which they wear out
and the fact that the body about the waist
and the shoulders will be too warm dressed
In union suit, chemilette, comfort corset,
or under waist, and the dress waist.
In summer the union garment the di-
yided skirt aud the dress will clothe the
person warmly enough. and the material
for cnch can be selected TO suit the climate,
habits and health Of the woman. In win
ter pair OF knit wool drawers. n pair OF
cotton drawers or leglets knitted mt home OF
german wool or yarn, finished with yoke
nj the top, can be worn over the union gar
ment and under the divided skirt.
When began wearing the divided skirt.
! had some made Of cotton material from "A
pattern procured from DR.. Orpha Baldwin,
who lectured In our state some years ago.
This cotton material can be bleached
(white) sheeting, butchers linen or any col
ored cotton stuff. For the colder seasons
| have added cotton flannel (red). outing
flannel and heavy wool flannel
The farmers wives, the housekeepers,
the helpers Ia the kitchen, the working
women Of all classes need to have the ad-
vantage Of these comfortable undergar-
mcnts. Many OF them do not probably read
very much or think very much ON this one
line, and n programme OF this under appar-
FL should be presented TO them that will
commend itself for comfort AS TO warmth
and that will not go beyond their capacity
In expense or beyond the expense Of their
present way Of dressing
The divided skirts as wear them are fin
ished at the top with wide sort Of bias
band, and this band Is buttoned on 10 n long
underwaist longer than a basque These
goods, oolored silesia or Of butchers linen,
or cotton flannel il desired.
Now az to the union suit After several
years experience and experimenting, have
evolved one that | like very much. After
having made and worn 10 suits of cotton,
silk, wool and camels hair, now do not
cut of the back Of the vest mt the bottom
as before, but sew the top OF the drawers
TO IL and ON the inside of the vest Thus
the vest viii fall out the outside OF the
drawers when worn, which almost entirely
removes the objection to the union suit
made In this way. Indeed IL is warmer
than the regulation union garment.
Before | began to wear the divided skirt
wore the long underwaists and attached
my skirts TO them. II white or any cotton
goods were worn for skirts, the waist and
skirt were sewn together as one garment,
and II the skirt were moreen or any other
stin goods, unwashabe the skirt and waist
were fastened together by buttons. The
divided skirts I like much May the day
speedily arrive when we can adopt the by
glcnic dress also.