The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

a new woman or The originator Of
dress-reform movement. / despiSe such
things, but / do think they would add
to women's comfort and health.
She was half joking, half serious, and
quite feminine.
Why nos?" she demanded. Wouldn't
it be nice if women could go about the
house or even shopping in small clothes2'
Men have no idea how tiresome skirts
are. OF course, such thing couldn't be
now but who knows when woman will
come 10 her senses-and knee bresches.
No one likes TO see womanly woman
more than do. and l would not have my
sex appear in such costume at balls or
in society. Only when at work OF on
business should they don their knicker-
bockers Leave the tufts and friIls and
cIinging garments for dress parade.
Suppose you start such movement
was suggester.
The thought was new to Miss Crosman,
and she laughed heartily
No. no. she replied most emphatic
ally. Il am not reformer or DR..
Mary Walker. II is just an idea suggest
! ed by common sense. But I'll wager a
good. bright penny that If such move
ment were started there would be many
to take it up. WHY. l do believe that IL
| could have a number of prosy, prudish
women here at my house for a month
could convert every one of them"
by illustrating to them the advantages
OF small clothes?'
NO. indeed: but by putting every bless
ed soul. tall and short, fat and thin. in
knee pants and letting them run all over
the house. They would soon see the adj
vantages There would be just one diff
culty-they would never want TO return
to skirts.
The mental picture tickled the actress
imagination for moment. and then she
| became serious.
Really" she said. you must not think
that | am such devotee Of small
clothes that forget my natural attire.
but ] am charmed 10 act in them. l
would be contented TO wear them always
on the stage were il not for getting in
rut. The time has come for the public
to see me again in conventional gowns
and know that after all l am not out of
my element in dresses.
so. good-by to knickerbockers.
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY.
Ada Rehan: 4 have worn tights as
Rosaind and Viola and see nothing wrong
in so doing
Rev Thomas. McCaftrey: If the per-
formers at the concert halls in ROcka-
way. where my church is have not the
means to properly clothe themselves. l
will see that funds are forwarded"
LYDIA Kavenaugh: My private opinion
is that if theatrical woman habituaily
conceals either her ankles she must have
some special reason for doing so. for We
are all in the business to please the eye.
and variety is the spice of life.
Lillian Russell: Il won't wear tights be
cause l might catch cold. and thon I
would lose my voice. Immodest to wear
them? Fiddlesticks
| w r. Harper, President Chicago Uni
versity: None of the young women who
take part in our plays at the university
will ever be allowed to wear tights In
| AS You Like It Rosalind must have a
skirt or a long tunic''
Katharine Grey: 1T is for every woman
/ of the statge to decide for herself whether
or not 20 wear tights. l see nothing
wrong in them
Elsie Waldo: 7 wouldn't wear tights
in Wang and 1 made il hot FOR the man
| ager after he had discharged me. Why,
did ] refuse? oh. never mind
Nine Hermann: Il wouldn't change
| my costume to suit anybody's whin. l
| shall wear them whenever it suits me 10
! do a drapery dance
| Mrs. H s Pritchard, superintendent
! OF the state department. w. c. T. L: 1t
/ is time that every mother was reused TO
! the necessity of obliterating all these ex-
| hibitions There are 230o0 W. {. T. L.
women in this state crying out for this
reform
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