The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-29

made similar VOWS when Inc trained skirts
went Qua a few years later, ana yet here
are the same women wearing sweeplu5
skiris ana bustics with the best OF them,
and looking Ike frights into the bargain.
They have 60 do il or 80 without clothes.
The drcssmakers work these styles in on
them gradually, and you oil know The folly
OF Try inE TO argue wi,H your dressmakor.
She can make YOU feel like relic, aud an
idici n just one glance, and after thar
you'd Joe glad 10 wear The Brooklyn bridge
or Che Dewey arch it she consiaIred either
OF them the correct thing.
"There is just one alternative" she con
linued sadly. land I took it. as YOU all
KNOW. That is to make your gowns your
sell. nate 20 advise any OF you 70 Try Il,
sh"uldu nave attempted IL myself AZ ia
Known the sacrifices ana mental sufferings
ana hard work there was in Il. Adm ther
ism any hope Of reward. It's 1ust plain
martyrdom. But since I've undertaken il
I'm bound to stick TO il, and I'm learning
oeapS about the making OF clothes, l can
tell you
his is all preliminary To my big idea,
ana is Just to show chat there are plenty
OF women eager TO slip the bondage of the
dressmaker. They are the women to back
me new school for rcsgniug costumes
which foresee. My idea Is that dress
making should he elevated 10 an art fine
art. IL viii take a great artist and some
money and lots of time to do Il. but IL can
be done for women are ready for t. ana f
anybody wants to try ID TIL furnish a list
Of patrons out Of my own acqualntances
10 keep one establishment going perpetual
IT, The human form is really beautiful
If lis let alone and moi twisted and b,ln1p-
ed out artihcially. The lines are long,
curved and graceful. Did you ever notice
the fine free movements and perfect pose
of the Immigrant Italian wonan2 Wen
rlH.Vl 4
of woman would look like a goddess.
No l don't advocate woman noatln.
around In Greek clothes with hare o.. SAN
daled feet. But | do maintain that the
choosing and designing of what we wear
should be as much a matter of art as the
decoration OF our rooms. or the building Of
our houses We employ skilled artists TO
design our buildings 20 paint our homes
aud lay out gardens but for our personal
adornmcnt we give out the lob to sowing
women. of fashionable dressrnalters. mere
mechanics when measured by Che standard
of art, who have neither the training, ed
ucation nor ability TO perceive the real
Significance of dress. And the result =
that our clothes are pieces OF fashionable
botchworl5, the contemplation of which
would drive an artist into Bloominrdai.
There was a similar grotesque period in
American art. house decoration and land-
scape gardening, but we are getting out Of
that now and there Is no reason why we
should remain so hideously clothed"
( "But you would have 10 found a school
/ of art for your drcssmaking and educate
! a new set of artists" protested the tailor
/ made girl.
cor course we would, but isn't fl worth
! it, Besides "a regular art course The school
| should teach the history OF costumlng. the
| national garb of the different countries
/ and how and why they were adopted.
] I eJhottlF r.f,ro t,Iaoa Ia all Tho leaHara I'm
/ the dress business. from Mother Eve and
! King Solomon down to Beau Brummel and
/ Worth-to an the men and women in fact,
who have tried to make clothing express
! something. The study OF individuals should
| be one Of the important subjects and this
could be done by having regular models
for instruction The hight, size, complex
ion and temperament should determine the
kind Of dress 40 be worn Then the char
acter of gowns should be considered
| whether for morning, evening, street,
thoator or office wear or for outdoor
| sports and games. This would influence
the color. texture and style. After that
the gown should be worked out on a dis
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