The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-08
THE WINE-ROOM EVIL
WOMEN's COUNCIL FIND 1T REVIVED
UNDER THE COLBERT REGIME.
New Rooms Have Been Opened-Re-
port on Slot Machines-Other
Council Affairs.

There was meeting of the local council
of women yesterday afternoon at the Pro-
pylaeum After the usual routine. Mrs.
Nichols, the president, said she thought
there should be some action of the council
in regard to the great sorrow which had
come to some of .he most prominent Lle M
bers. The deaths of Mr.. Sewail husband
Of Mrs. Sewall. who organized the council
and was its president of Mr.. Bowen, father
of Mrs. II. b. Holman. and Mr.. Bowman.
father of Mrs. w l.. Elder, formerly sec
rotary, were mentioned. Mrs. Nichols also
paid a tribute TO Mr.. Sewall and said that
he was one of the grandest friends of
the progress OF women, and women have
lost devoted friend and champion in him"
The committee on State and city legis-
lation reported. In regard TO slot machines
il was said that there had been thirty in
dictments. which showed that some action
had been taken. The principal part o. the
report was in regard 10 the wine rooms.
The law is practically ignored and they
are doing a thriving business. New wine
rooms have been opened. One bit of in
formation was that bottled beer. which
is sold in the saloons at 10 and 20 cents
a bottle. is sold in these rooms at 80 cents
and 81. There is great profit in them. One
many married women as unmarried ones
frequent these places. 1t had been Popped
by the council that the effort made under
the last administration would last through
this. They thought that perhaps this ad-
ministration had not been working long
enough to show what was 10 be ione about
this evil. The women are willing 10 give
the administration more time. but they
mean to fight this evil. for they consider
it one of the worst in the city. 1t Vas
thought in the discussion that followed
that the local council should know mere
about it in order to suppress it, The women
of the council will make visit en- maSSe
to the superintendent of police TO implore
his assistance.
Mrs. Nichols had visit from Rev. Mr..
Crafts, who urged the council TO write TO
the congressman from this State to have
some national measure taken about raising
the age of consent for the protection cf
girlhood Such letter will be sent hy the
Marion county w. c. II. L. admitted
to membership. Mrs. Nichols has named as
campaign committee Mrs. Philip haipa-
port, Mrs. A. b. McGregory and airs. Gipe.
Miss Fosher. of Delphi, gave an exhibit of
her new model of under-dressing. In crcer
that all should understand ii she adjusted
the several garments and explained their
use. Dress reformers, she says, begin az
the outside and show what dresses TO wear.
She begins with the underclothing and ends
sets, and thinks they are not worn as tight
as they used to be. In her system there
are few garments and these are fastened
by means Of buttons and bands TO a belt
i'm a waist. The weight is borne by the
shoulders. All the arrangements looked
reasonable: they surely healthful, sem
sible, simple and economical There are no
restricting bands and many Of the lesser
devices, while simple, were clever. Gar
ments for both summer and winter were