The Meeker herald., 1904-02-27
Zion Women
See Sodom
stepIadder Shoes and Peek-a- Boo
Waists Awful!

| their faces? asked Miss MINNIE Whhfnee,
| who in Zion City is manager OF lace
Select q room for Miss Wallace on Twen;
| should not think the men of New YORK
would have much faith In or respect TOT
be put on the streets OF Zion City,
And thosc awful French R hee,e ,sn shoesat
| her own broad common. sense footwear
And the lace hose. and the siik petit,
| attract the attention Of men to their feet!
| And the way the women hold up their
| dresses--and no law To forbid II! NO
wonder the general oyerseer wanted to
come to purify this city,,
fa a,ss IN New England before She heard
bowie preach and became converted.
Are Zion women 10 fond or of pretty ss
a bride She has as many pretty things
OF course Zion girls love nice clothes.
That is natural and the hd ETsH tao, SSer wSe
taat eyesS long Il n
terfers with their work OF God.
FeathersI Why; yes lots is of Sr,r them 4,
don't believe in that God made the birds
Sw So sSe the IL tn @ns They
serve man by being kept out IT. Of ibis, his way.
fS Mrs a'h Ethel se Robins bins is the WIFE Of
prominent merchant in Zion. city. Mrs:
Robbins has five CHILDREN with h, her I, and and
boy guided the two younger ones. she
was endeavoring to make her way to the
Am a Zion woman J should ui.,;,; say I
peace pa'i be- unto them and to You said the
mother of many to a Sun reporter.
NO, there is no P9ssible question 70 ,,,n .,
is family, Women live there for their
families and God Every woman aims to
next door ncighhor has sixteen children
| and they are all living. There are no flats
in Zion city we haye houses and hh homes ,s
clarcs that the women of Zion live for
their families and to have one. Mrs 10.
dcaconcss in Zion City, erstwhle famed
for being the only woman doctor IN Nor, or,
| leaders and organizers.
I'VE believe in equal suffrage without
compromise" said Mrs. Johnson. We
Of women: We believe women should
No. we do not believe in doctors. !
have abandoned my profession We DO
| not believe In doctors and drugs. we
course. there are no physicians-exeep p.
of surgery has often proved of value to
me in my work, but use no instruments
and cleanliness-thls before all else. It il
not HsHt to Saays w with worrying
they should never do anything which will
In any way ln5nre the body That should Il,
aTheatcrss' '. exela i i Mis-. Adelaide
es Peace S BE @0n @
never! why ,theaters are the workshops
OF the evil one. No. indeed; we haven't
be sure that no Zionist will enter one
Some one suggested that Sister. Norris
had been restored"
the stage once. Why. used to work here
In New York What was my name? OH,
] will never tell you that. Not very
hall. but those days are gone forever. and
my life is now given to the Lord"
Amen" echoed several OF the sisters
| and brothers who stood near.
| Sister Norris has no truce OF the stage
| Paint? Yes. I used to do that. Il useo
make UP "a the stsse Spa sns
souls soul; salvation depended upon It. ' soa
ivy deserlption in AFT OF Zion CIV: Why.
dauf htc-s-we are all his daughters
Use baby powder in the summer Tiny
when our noses become shiny"
There was no trace of powder on Miss
I Norris face, and though her hair was
lighter at the ends than at the roots. ii
coaxsd 1t was a long time ago.
s aEs %rs d bsass Taught
husband and four sons are in the choir
and whose fiye daughters are among the
girls learn at homeSonly 'hb ettermsna go !.
great many other things Our girls are
real COCKS .hs They can bake pone Of
cottony stun You have in New a York. r imS
can sew and make their own hats and
and2weii.weh. their waistsIan AND and
you see. my two Oldest girls wear cor
NO. that's not again the rules. Why.
We wear ar, ANYTHING ,ln I'VE we want to-exsept
| Wilson glanced with some pride at her
ssa. ef her aauahsss. Igsasea are an mo-
asn an IL boxing Msx
to .hH sa
sinful waste Of time Al Gay yesterday
sh sere wh ne
half Of the women seem to hang out the tn:
windows. doing nothing but watching
see seq where they have time 20 do anything hH
s.i ga; !h' pit OF he'll would be . bit Of
srooms in the Zion Host Nearly A ali
minds to settle the mater before The
1 ana tney uANc us1Qe tHe luoOeTn SOOOfn
the mecca of their honeymoon. They are
not hard to distinguish from the others
| of the army. They wear store clothes
| and the bride always takes the arm of
1 the groom, even on Broadway at noon.
| One thing that has shocked the Zion
| women beyond expression IL the peek-a-
| boo waists which are much In evidence In
| the Tenderloin districts. Peek boo
| waists were never heard of in Zion City,
| but one good sister whose trunk was
| lost or waylaid on the road went shop
| ping yesterday morning. and at the after
| noon session appeared in the very peekfest
Of the boo waists. much to the horror of
| the good sisters and CONSERVATION of
| the brothers. The Zion women are
| marked for their modesty: 30 much so.
| in fact. that their styles In skirts Travelled
by accommodation train. and the sheath