The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

ect in one. woman of about six feet
would be required. No, / may tell tho
pleasant little woman who wrote that I
do not think wires or hoopskirts will he
worn. Women have been looking ton
well lately TO care to make a great change
IN their appearance. The cloth skirt nt-
ting the figure evenly and easily and the
handsomely trimmed bodice make not
only smart get up. but one that Is usc-
full.
The reason / like the tailor made frock
is that believe 1t TO be an incentive TO
cleanliness. ANY girl who wears one
HEes 10 have her skin look rs white Al
possible. her hair as tidy, and. knowing
that her boots show as she walks, she
does not permit an unoccupied buttonhole
nor Is she satisfied with a broken lace
tied into a knot. She is particular about
her gloves. and If she wears any white
linen 1t Is immaculate. Fashions may
come and fashions may go, but the wise
woman will retain a smart looking cloth
gown for street wear. because there are
hundred good reasons for II and not .
single one against 1t. BY the bye, the
letter writing lady also asked something
else. She wanted TO know: do you
think a decoIlete bodice lmmmoraf?'
That depends. / believe that with a low
bodice the neck should be white and
well shaped, and that the frock should
be cut so that the neck and shoulders
show modestly.
A woman may write SanskrIt and speak
Greek. She may be at the head OF A So
ciety for the elevation Of women In AZ
rica, and she may know the finest lines
OF difference between furniture made In
the time of Louis Quinze and that
achieved IN the century before but IL she
hasn't sense enough TO know Just how
much Of her neck ana shoulders she
should display. she IL ignorant as tho
youngest baby In the house. woman's
arms, round. white. firm and Well formed
are delights. and a woman's throat. well
shaped and white Is a marble column
supporting the head above H. which is
presumed to hold n sufficient amount OF
brains TO hint to the world al large that
the owner knows enough 10 show that
world only what a modest woman would
wish to see. Modesty Is a great virtue.
but It il a complex one. There are many
absolutely modest women and many who
are go immodest that one feeeis ashamed
10 even belong to the same sex.
I don't think ii l. quite right 70 hear
women talk Of their mlseries and the
manner In which they are being treated
to the world al large. and yet women do
II.
don't think ii IL quite modest TO gush
over ones friends in public. Friendship
IS an excellent riAnf. DIt II Is one WHICH
can b. easily killed. and X you want 1.
10 be fresh and beautiful and a Joy In
your lfe. then you must protect II from
the vulgar eye.
I don't think II f. quite modest to cali
whoever you may be fond Of by pct
names before other people. In fact be-
tween you and me. / don't think IL is
quite modest 10 let the world at large sec
one's inner feelings. You needn't cuff
waite ashorribe frlgidi'y OF manner. but
you can iae Iitsle reserved.
said rnodesty was complex. and II liz.
The modest woman IL the one who wears
her heart whore the daw cannot peck az
It and who Keeps her own affairs 70 her.
self She & the woman who doesn't talk
loudly in public. and who doesn't over
dress. Mofesfy does not cover, IL simply
does not recognize the existence ~. some
sfn9 There are women vino are as ex-
u.Yisstely modest as the angels women
who could puf out their hands ard lift
uf that other woman who has fallen aud
never feel that they were soising the iiTts
If their fingers. The modest II
The charitable one. fer charity ard purity
are twin sisters PAE.
Copyright 1888.