The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-07
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board could be found. IL was said in
Bay Dnne he had left early in the day FOR
New York Mr. Meigs. his friends said
had been overwhelmed bV the fame thrust
upon him since he announced he would
Introduce measure at the next meet
ING OF the board Of health compelling
women 10 wear short skirts
Ever Stree this announcement was
made tr'-TDle has been brewing for Mr.
Melgs in the sewing circles and else
where. At first the en- folk were dis
posed 10 resent such a proposal, but dis
CuSs!Ou on the subject on both sides Of
The Atlantic appealed 10 their local pride
ana they long since ceased to criticise
lay drbIter Of fashion at the meet
lugS which - held nightly In the fire
houses and bowling alleys Of the city
But the women nave been busy in their
uudlgnied 10 take togniZance Of the
Al' rs ordinance until MI Mtigs actually
had Introduced IL at a meeting of tho
board Of health. bat Eghert Seymour and
Walter y Gay. the opposing candidates
ior mayer, were sounded" to determine
their attitude
Mayor Seymour. it is said. assured the
feminine steering committee" that he
was Democrat and the Demacrafi- I,r,r-
" stood for the largest possible measure
Of personal liberty Mr.. Cay. the R.pub-
H-an candidate, according To town Cos
SIP lCdaFr said ne was not an authority
on skirts, and that, anyhow. he would
make no aute-electiOu pledges
Then We Just set out TO beat him. d"
q
reporter Ana we have rolled up q biz
majority for Seymour BY inducing our
friends 81 the stern SIX TO support MIN
regardless OF party lines"
udCT EoEOnae'S charter the health
BOARD consists OF five elective members
'fe may OF and the president OF the CITY
t'thtlI- j d" elective members now in Of
nee nave a considerable period 20 serve.
ard The only official therefore elected an
TUESDAY who viii pass upon Mr. N+ips'
shpFt-skirt ordinance is the mayor The
ID is q
NJ lEs az = meeting OF the board Of health
next Wednesday night
We hope 20 make fl misdemeauor
Tor women TO wear skirts which sv-e,r,
the streets, AIT. MeigS has said There
Is hardly any greater cause Of coutagion
than these Ubiquitous dresses with long
trains. which gather up germs Of every
description. carry them into tn. bous.-
bold and breed disease. Prominent uhvsT-
cans denouucr these long skirts as a pro
INC source Of contagion and urge the
adoption OF the proposed law"
Mrs M,lgs * said TO be opposed to the
reform sought by her husband At any
rate, there was no evidence about the
MelgS home tuesday that the feminine
members Cf the household. or Mr. Maigs'
neighbors Were in sympathy with the
movement In a party Of dozen persons
on the golf links adjoining the house
there Were five women all being clad iu
skirts Of conventional length
Say eNcla lined John Flanagan. "A col
league OF Mr.. Meigs don't treat this
thing seriously II started as joke and
has simply run away from Meigs I was
IN Iowa when he sprung IL on the board.
and only heard Of II after my return 10
has given the people something 10 talk
about. but there's nothing 10 it Tn.
whole thing is a Joke. and even II IL were
not, the ordinance would never pass the
board m a dry goods merchant. myself
and 1elf-lntcrest would prevent me from
supporting such "A measure. TO say moth
ing Of the equities and the prophecies"
Mr. Meigs, IL is said has received hun
drtds Of newspaper articles in which his
dress reform ClCtum is treated seriously.
humOrOusly. and with sarcasm and scorn-