Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-08
THE SHIRT WAIST DISCUSSION.


TIE SHIRT WAIST DISCUSSION.
People In Uahs valleys enjoying the
cooling evening hreezes that come Ike
angels OF health and strength from the
mountain canyons can hardly take the
eastern discussion OF shirt waists for
men serious Here the heat OF the day
rs modified by the pleasant fan Of tenn
perature. as soon as the sun. In his
golden chariot has reached the western
horizon. IL IS different ln many places,
where the days ore followed by sultry
nights. and where there ls no escape
night or day, from the uncomfortable
temperature OF the hot season, ana for
that reason, the question OF some light
er masculine apparel iB taken up in
earnest by some
The san Francisco can gives brief
review Of the discussion so far The
New York Press says the reform has
alteady commenced in that city. It
gives this explanation:
"Wau street men do not bother about
putting uu coat or vest when attend
Ing DO business between 10 and o. They
80 about everywhere .u belts and uagli-
zee shirts. I'm the wholesale dry goods
districts and among the dealers ia
sporting goods along Broadway above
Duane street men 10 for "a shave
drink or a lunch In shirt sleeves and
BELTS"
No less prominence has been given
TO the matter in Cincinnati, for there
% Judge Of a court Of common pleas Is
reported TO have given the following
instructions:
Gentlemen OF the jury no one be-
lcFes IN maintaining the dignity OF the
court more than / do, but In this
weather / think some liberties should
he permitted. Those OF you who wish
Go may take your coats off And" con-
tInugd the humane Judge. FOR fear
there may Doe any hesitation, TN take
OF my own coat"
IN Atlanta there must be some OBJ
lection 20 the new reform, among the
ladies' but the Constitution Of that city
believes this obstacle can be overcome
II says:
surely the women Of Atlanta would
not object TO a revolution which con-
talns so much OF sense and the sue
cess OF which would contribute so much
TO the comfort Of the men who have
90 serve the public. Common sense IN
dress IS so rare an article that it il
hard TO find &c. but when the ladies
themselves have Won The fight for the
shirt waist they should permit their
brothers 10 enjoy the victory with
them.
Religious sanction Of the movement
is not lacking. either. i Is reported
that at a camp meeting In Pennsyl-
yania the men IN the congregation at
tended services without coats or vests.
and several of the preachers preached
in their shirt sleeves
IL must not be supposed, however
that the movement Is without objec-
tons A New York clubman is willing
for men with the form OF an Adon!s TO
appear in the proposed reform dress.
but DE IS Mortified at the thought OF the
vast majority Of men going to business
or into society minus a coat and vest.
His argument runs thus
Men who train big on beer and beef
are Weighted down by rich deposits of
o.. Goa. N.
ueritUneal folds and in the great
omentum, and by the abnormal size Of
The Iareuchymatous organs of the
abdomen. They have no hips
Go speak Of therefore must
hold up their trousers such creatures
bring discredit upon the rest Of man
kind when they appear in public in
their shirtsleeyes, COatless and vestless
They are am olfeuse tl gentle scnsibil-
files. Notwithstanding some exhibit
HugJrthlan lines OF beauty A proper
man as to shape might successfully do
away with the coat and vest in SUM
mer but his shirt must not open be-
hind. ana he must have no acQuaint-
ance of suspendors'
The objection IS, It seems, to the
public exhibition OF that lsosceles tri-
angle. 80 necessary for the support Of
the proper dignity OF man, and CONF
monty called suspenlers. But that OBJ
lection might Doe removed by wearInA
the shirt waist a Ia John ChInaman
Do is 90 Doe hoped that the refined East
may Sec its way clear TO adopt a re-
FORM which in time might prove
the beginning of the "naw man so
much needed i'm this age Of the new
woman