Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-28
TRAER PASTOR MOVED ia
PREACH AGAINST WEARING
OF pEcoLLErrE GOWNS.
APPEARANCE OF CHICAGO
SINGER SHOCKS PREACHER
He Proceeds to Deliver a Sermon That
Causes Wide commsnt-Auditors
Told That Dresses Too Short At Top
Invite Work Of the Devil and Wsarer
Unfit for Public Appearance.

Traer, Dec. 2s.-Rev. F. c. Gonzales,
pastor Of the Congregational church
here, has made a bold attack upon the
style Of gowns worn by society women
at evening functions, and has dehed the
wrath of the followers Of fashion by
openly ~denouncing gowns indignantly
referred to as t short at the top"
The occasion for this attack on
dresses hat fail to dress was the re-
cent appearance here of a Chicago solo,
list, Miss Plumb, who was also plump,
on the occasion OF the banquet OF the
Monday Club in Traer.
ut was absolutely unladylike, nos
respectable and should be branded as
unfit for public appearance" declared
Rev. Mr.. Gonzales. referring to the
evening gown worn by Miss Plumb.
This kind Of dress attracts our girls.
it arouses the passions Of our boys and
makes our work for virtue, uprightness
and purity doubly hard" continued the
speaker in one of the most fearless,
forceful and sensational sermons de-
livered' in, Traer in years.
His text was I Corinthians So:
But take care that this right of
yours does not become a stumbling
block to the weak"
Some Of the members Of the club
were among the pastors audience, and
while admitting the correctness of his
argument on general principles, they
do not see wherein they are to be criti-
cised for the singers abbreviated gown.
They contracted with her to sing. and
- r1oy ~ -
cut of apparel to be worn by imported
talent or to establish a censorship Their
On.
Gonzales said:
Il want to call attention to the sub
ject Of dress. You say, That's none
of your business Perhaps not but j.
is your business and serious business,
too. The tendency today is to snowy,
gaudy dress and sometimes gaudy lack
Of dress. And Satan likes nothing bet
ter than to get our fine bright, pure,
virtuous girls in loud Dress in short
sleeves and low necks' and he knows
that they will become the mark Of
every old fiend which hell has ever
turned loose in the community. I have
b. n provoked to this talk by the ap-
p%earance Of one dressed but little above
the waist. in 'our w quiet little VIII
lage just last week. I have not a single
criticism Of the club under whose
auspices this woman appeared and
much less Of the fine Christian lady in
who's home the musical toe place,
neither Of the musical nor the occasion.
They were in no way to blame for the
dress Of our Chicago friend. Blu I do
hope that every Christian M and
woman OF Traer will put the foot Of
disapproval upon the style Of dress IN
which she appeared. 1t is absolutely
unladylike-not respectable. and should
be branded as unfit for public appear
ance tho possibly no n in Traer could
have prevented her thus appearing.
This kind II dress attracts u girls.
it arouses the passions Of our boys and
makes our work for virtue. upright
ness. purity doubly hard. Dress your
girl in this kind Of garments and all
the back doors Of hell will swing open
and every fiend will appear and bow in
obedience to her. She at nee becomes
a mark for Satan to hoo at. Do you
want to say goodbye to your daugh-
ters? If so put the standards Of dress
low and 'gaudy' and bold and loud
II not. Fake car lest this right OF
yours'-to dress yourselves and daugh-
ters as you please-'become a Stun
bling block to he weak