The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-07
RAINY DAY CLUB CONVERTS.

An effort has been made among society
women in the last two weeks TO organize
a Rainy Day Club, for the purpose OF III
Producing a suitable costume for bad
weather. Until the cackling dies down
it's pretty hard TO tell which cackle
meant business. The prospects are that
the argument of an irate organizer will
hold good when she declared loudly: Il
really believe you girls''-there was not
one under thirty-''prefer to rush around
the streets in rainy weather with one
entire side of your anatomy exposed,
showing layer on layer of despatched
skirts, surmounted by one of more re-
spectacle aspect that actually gets caught
up with the dress skirt than to wear one
or reasonable length that shows modest
part OF both limbs
II you watch the streets on rainy days
you will find out that she is a close OBJ
server of feminine freaks.
Why, girls"-when there was a sign of
some of her converts weakening, your
lll-shod feet are the cause of the failure
OF rainy-day dress reform. Lop-sided,
twisted-heeled. knock-kneed. bow-legged,
spindle-snanked women alone avoid the
rainy day reform"
Then every female present thrust her
neither extremities under her chair. and
looked like she was Slipping down on her
knees 10 pray. Women with straight.
strong bodies, and an air of owning
enough OF the street to walk on, take to
snort. skirts, and you can hardly keep
them in out of the rain" She has a
touch OF humor in contrasting her side of
the case that would win her laurels in
some other sort of contest. Now be
frank, girls, and see how you look out on
wet day-and We all have TO face il
sometimes. Here you are with your dress
up on one side and down on the other
mere It's up, you either leave your pet
icoat To dip up the mud and wet, or eie-
vate 1t to the satisfaction of a peeplng
Tom, who can tell the style in women's
hosiery as well as you can. You see him
lcok and in dire confusion lose your hold
Then you 60 dragging down the block
Ike her with wet tail until YOU come
70 an unusually large puddle. You see II
just IN Time 70 shy off like a runaway
nag ana then snatch at the back OF your
uress with the grace OF a small boy with
bumble-Dee up his trousers leg
Chdhces are your other arm is fun OF
ppLuIeS up 10 your chin-for woman
oCesh go cut such days unless she has
BUSINESS. Now where is your umbrella
Likely piled up with the bundles and
the ends sticking out II terrify passers-
by-or forgotten at your last stopnips
pace. When you've got your umbrella
Up. your dress skirts are down. wben
your skirts are up your umbrella is down
-emphaucaliy-'1t's little wonder that
washington women dislike rainy weather
At the market you are still more AZ a
disadvantage. for you have 10 carry your
skirts all OF the time. Girls, LET'S be sensi-
Die ana agree upon q reasonable length
that shows an equal part OF both-feet,"
The meeting was held at a residence
near Dupont Circle, and really. while n
did not become a regularly Organized
Rairy Day Reform Dress Club sucb az
New York has developed, Il won a nun.
Der OF converts and among other things
discouraged the idea OF utilizing the hi
cycle skirt for rainy-dsy dress Indeed.
sEy old skirt cut round about Is better
than bicycle skirt with .ts saddle sor.
or worse still. Its seq drooP in the back
that gives one the appearance OF Ia yfng
been run into by wheeIbsrrow from IN.
rear. Besides. IL has too much knee room
in the front and swings out unxrsee-
fully An ordinary street skirt ls n.t
mEcn better, for IL always tells ifs his
tory IL one must use a bicycle skirt
remodel IL 10 set fer walking. IL on. must
economic ana use an old skirt take the
trouble 10 rip IL Up. press IL, and cut over
By real ratny-day skirt pattern Re
sure 10 put naFrew facing OF canvas
about the bottom. for this advice was
given to the would-be promoter OF the
Rainy Days by the best tailor IN Wash
ingfon- Next 10 the cut. beware OF the
color and taboo your Paris novelty-gfve
e 70 the Charity Mission. And QUITE a.
important az al the rest, be sure your
goods has been well shrunken. for IL fl
has not. you viii md IL hanging In your
closet come day looking for all the world
Ike the calves had eheWed IT,
Some advice from a swell New Yorker
did not come arniss She says: Put
yourself together substantially, leaving
anything cut Of your makeup that can't
stand a drizzie II nature failed 10 give
ycu euris. don't affect them. Unless your
collar Is well enough Numbered 20 with
stand the damp. wear q stock Have your