Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-01-17
WINTER CLOTHING.
Attention should Re Given to
the Important Item OIL
Underwear.

Winter weather myers i"N-
the calendar announces thai spring mas
enc and October is the first month OF
s,,,,,r, that reminds us by its keen
hreezes that summer has gone and the
earth will soon be frozen, that me seu-
SON OF cold and snow will begin again.
ME change from summer 10 winter
claiming which generally takes place
a. late as this month, is less marked
oDe tban II formerly was. Fnrs are
now worn in midsummer and dlaphah-
ous muslin in midwinter in a way that
would have amazed our grandmothers.
Vet there Is no doubt that we dress
better and more hygienically To-Day
than we ever have. The generations
mast knew practically nothing OF Wool
underwear. IL was not until rhe De-
shining Of this century and long after
Cartwright had applied power 10 the
ordinary loom that an American APP
Piled power TO the stocking loom ana
The great underwear factories were
started in this country and in England.
This stockinet underwear, which to-
5ay is so much a part OF everyones
clothing that we forget that our anees-
tors knew nothing about II, has revo-
lutionized the clothing OF mankind
since the eighteenth century Inc
question OF comfort in clothing has
been settled for winter weather at
least. and the well-fitfing, aesthetic
outer clothing OF the present time
made possible. Warmly clad in close
Is fitting garments Of wool or merino,
we can afford 10 defy the stoutest
breezes Of winter and what we wear
outside Of this underwear depends
upon our taste rather than upon our
comfort. Coarse homespun linen I'M
dergarments were all nobleman in
the eighteenth century could hope 10
own 4 slight inspection Of specimens
OF underclothing from generations
rone by tells MS how little genuine com
fort existed even among wealthy class
rs. saws the New York Tribune.
When stockinet underwear was first
introduced there was a prejudice
against IL Wasp-like waists were still
The fashion and the new underwear
increased The bulkof the waist But to-
day. when this fashion is passed and
warm underwear is now woven 50 that
Sc fits the figure ans scarcely adds 70
the apparent size Of the waist. there Is
no shadow OF reason left for this OBJ
lection. Physicians OF all creeds and
practices unite in commencing Il, and
the majority OF people to-day wear an
undsryest or a complete suit OF merino.
It has been warmly aFgusd on some Of
the highest authority that this suit
should be pure wool. Delicate persons
and all who are afflicted with rheuma-
tism should certainly wear pure wool.
On the score OF health. but Il is not nee
essary for warm-blooded people to DO
So II would be an affection and not
comfort. Since the world began some
foolish people have been trying to find
a panacea for all the ills, OF universal
material for clothing suited 10 every
one, and they are about as far from the
result to-day as they ever were. Peo-
pie with any independence Of thought
prefer TO use their individual judgment
In such matters. Some people find IL
more comfortable to wear a light UNI
dergarment OF wool in summer, but
there is no reason why others TO whom
such a garment would be misery should
do so. The use Of warm undergar-
ments has made IL possible TO wear
working dresses of cotton in the house
in winter as well as in summer. The
advantage of these is that they can be
easily washed and their freshness re-
peatedly renewed. Girls going away to
boarding school now find they need
cotton shirt waists more or less. the
year around and sheer muslin dresses
for the evening. There is no possible
risk in wearing such light clothing
within doors in steam heated houses.
Sensible people long ago discovered
that in the tickle weather OF summer
there were many cool evenings when
light wool and fur wraps were com
Portable, and thus they came into fash
ionable use. Our ancestors used no
wooden dress goods in hot weather ex-
cept the sheerest de beiges and other
coarse gauzes, because the light. firm
cloths OF wool now used in summer
we're not manufactured. To-day. owing
70 The vast Improvements in weaving
wool cloths in the last half century.
wool has become the almost universal
fabric for summer as well as for win
ter. and the material for all substan-
tial wear. i is not likely that any 9th.
er fabric viii ever succeed IL.