New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
AN AUTHORISED MISSION.
MISS CARNEs VIEWS FIND DEFENDERS
AND ADHERENTS.
THE TRUE HOLLAND DAME WEARS CLOTHES
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MADE THREE
CENTURIES AGO-LARGE FEET
AND WAISTS.


AND WAISTS.
Miss Charlotte Carre OF Detroit Mich who mas
come to this city on a mission to women who wear
corsets has aroused the usual antagonism. but mas
q host Of defenders and adherents.
A prominent club woman said YESTERDAY
II is easy for slender women TO dress withou,
eorse's ~ 6ney oman who always has her gowns
made over perfectly fitting corsets and 6oned IN n
Il does not go on again until she is having anotne.
gown. No one ever guesses tnai s5 ofien compii-
menteS on the set Of her gowns. But the stout
woman might not find the plan so successful
although l mean 10 try It.
Apropos Of Miss Carne's ant-corset mission. the
following letter by Albert d. Vandam. that ap-
peared lately in THE London Gentlewoman may
be Of interest:
wonder how many Of yOu %hetneT ysung o OF OF
the ouestion-would TO be classified under me
sbOys Ss aenr a an'g grops o15 YOU to be up
to date well dressed woman Is s as r,ib rIie her %
husband-proyided he does not remind neT '9n IN
often that thing Of beauty Is no "a 'y3 y3ur part 70
provide that Joy makes TOO great an nlloao , "a
ms ms "a side with your protesting spouses Ny edu-
cation and my subsequent vocauons Vou Pseasv .
e Osss sss BEEN @ mnS spent 5hff IN he
5avep Or rather hadthe tendency has for
ever-the tendency to admire the plain featureiu u 20
We'll dressed rather than the comeiy woman whose e
clothes lack the stamp Of the GRANGE faSeuSe s U ,a
into the latter error again. though snail proOaoS
continue TO admire la femme oen Tenn mise Fortnight ago
Since then II has become stronger ana sIr0nses IOa
ewes and the little sense OF art there is In me have
been feasted by looking at clothesI,ehaT @ nndues
tionaoy yad more ta Ysars Old purposely say the
iCI5 cIobee nu.' for have not taken much notice OF
facial Of n 'heiT ha
respect If had thus concentrated my attention tn on
Natures gift for it Togd be IDLE o to ppTSfnSG agS Sa1F
tiers are either Dianas Junos or Psychesi u thesa es
waists are Larger r nan e S aT ike the glorious Union
Jack capable Of braving the battle and me breeze
he theH aae ,aeGs pneSed sIs Of % there are
but reality have not seen peasant st gdod gF nSk
ing least Of all handsome Yet with their ayeI
sssy PS55e bey are 4 posvey delightful to me-
the hitherto constant admirer OF 10 guinea tailor
ma msqe wrsPs the V cost Of Witch cannot win
euop and thus draw upon myself your wrath as
an ignoramus. and the wrath Of your husbands ~
9o mnsi I,d not oxpec me to describe those
with anything approaching 70 @ acG&nadc & blacE
accordion pleated rainbow skirts you wear; unfort,
unateiy' one rarely gets more than a glimpse OF
them in your when necessity or perhfapss, co
You get a fair sight of them from the hip TO q
little above the ankle Here ends the nGst esson
induced one TO pronounce thankful Amen a,,
Then there Is the jacket, perhaps Sou
Z, the bodice-the compromise to me would be an
Eton jacket with a tightly fitting scalloped hounce
~ about couple OF inches. The peasant elIl.
whether oomely or not. is agreeable TO Follow; sh,,
is deghtful 10 meet for the fincry is best viewed
from he front, There Is the ample apron, alpaca,
black as a rule IN the weekdays. watered SILK on
HOLIDAYS with two pockets set off with lace An
other glance reveals the chemisette OF white lace'
Of white linen for everyday wear peeping from be
neath a simple red bandana. either cotton or SILK;
/ have left the bonne bouche for The endTthe
beaddress Ye gods II | could only paint. ana u .
nor,d only induce you to see with my eyes. Hali
tbe miliiners Of England would have to close: uIi-
iess they could be made TO manufacture those
coifures II only one Of you would be suftcicntE
heroic 10 appear in the street I'm one or ne score
Ali di1ereni-I have since have been mere
And would not the jewellers and silyersmiths ana
poldsrItbs have a delicious time OF It, for. besides
he haautifui lace Of which those caps are manu-
factured they are nearly all ornamented with bands
OF fantastic 0uches among the rich thickly set VIII
diamonds