New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
RAINY DAY DRESSES.
NETWORK WOMEN IN SHORT SKIRTS
HOLD A MEETING AND DECIDE UPON
NAME FOR THEIR CLUB.

The Rainy Dav Club met at the home OF Mrs J.
A. Brown No. Dos West One -hundred-and-fourth-
ST. Yesterday afternoon. The meeting was called
TO order by the president Mrs. Mary f. Beckwth
Miss Bertha Weby read a letter from the Normal
School at Cedar Falls. stating that the teachers.
as well as girls had adopted the rainy day dress.
letter from the Baltimore Club stated that al
ready 1870 women had pledged themselves to wear
short skirts in rainy weather. letter from the
Pittsburg club showed that its members in
deep earnest.
Several letters from different members unable to
attend the meeting read among the m one
from Miss Grace T.. Dodge.
The question of making the club pin a universal
one and TO make the president of every rainy day
club an honorary member OF this club. was
warmly discussed.
ITO incorporate the club and patent the pin"
was the wish of many OF the members present
The Rainy Day Club of America" was voted on
and accepted the name by which the club will
hereafter be known.
most interesting paper was read by Miss Chap
man. Of Montclair. n. j., on Clothes Are Our
Friends Our Foes" In this paper Miss Chap
pictured the days when the dress was woman's
enemy; the high-heeed boots. the many petticoats
high dress for heads and the dresses that swept
the streets. She then described women OF to-day
with their neat tailor-made suits. But" said Miss
Chapman Il do not recommend the male attire
bu, let dress be wings and not weights
let the house gowns be light and bright in color
plainly dressed In the street. dantily dressed at
home. and BEAUTIFULLY dressed at all times. is most
important"
One member informed the ladies that for
mer wear the most desirable material for rainy
day dresses Is a lightweight goods such Is used
for making awnings. This comes in "A gray and
and needs no starch to make 1t stand out after
being washed.
The Rev Phebe Hanaford said that she looked
back with horror TO the days when women we're
slaves 10 dress and she felt gratified to the
IMPROVEMENT being made. She then read short
paper on "A Hail TO the Club Though Ii Is
Rainy"
DR. Miles told OF the time she taught school, and.
having a long distance 10 walk, wore boomers and
slipned on a short skirt when near the school.
While In session the news came that a Rainy Day
,-l,,h will be organized by the women OF Syracuse
on Monday next. The meeting called by Mrs
Samuel B. Iarned. president OF the Household
Economic ton. and some of the most prom
mont women in the city have signlhed their inten-
ton OF being present ~
The New-York Rainy Day Club has been taken
os a model but the name. probably. will not be
adonted as the Syracuse women intend TO wear
tbcr short skirts not only In rainy weather. but in
Wind snow and mud. The meeting will be held at
THE Durstan." J; mes and Warren SITS.
Mrs Fowler proposed that Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
stanton be taken into the club, as she is much
interested in all heir undertakings. BY unan-
imous vote she made member.
The next meeting will be on the first Wednesday
IN HpriI at the home Of Mrs. Smith. No 2o+ Mad-
son.ave near red-and-twenty-ninth-s