New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

OF town how the men snatch at sOiIi0eli.
feminine 70 I'll their lonesome nhnos- roi'-
unately for them. fashion, one OF the most
important feminine attributes is al"aY ;
with US. but rnilady, now sailing the hlsh
| seas OF camping in mountain fas'nessss'
does none too well 20 leave her so lohs
| urchaperoned For there are wolves
| abroad and the very citadel OF ierih'Iii'' 4.
namely, those trailing skirts beloved OF
artists poets and lovers, is threatened. me
| .xD,o,,ations Of NJ Poiret may have beer
dismissed as not worthy OF serious COT
| sideration, coming as they did from sup
nosedlv neht-rinded Frenchman' put no"
that they are seconded. as II were, oy our
own DR. Dudley A Sargent, Of the Harvard
gymnasium. who in a recent interview pro
rounced trousers as a suitable ana uselui
costume for women, not bit more lhoe-
cent than any other costume and far more
rvCieric than skirts" the matter assumes
| q graver aspect u is rare occasiOi'
indeed when. with oceans between them,
Tire couturiere and gvu1nast agree. Inc
i coincidence invites the thoughtful - heights
~ speculation as dizzy as they are start
Ing
NJ Poiret and Dr. Sargent have different
ends in view Dr. Sargent recommends the
divided costume on hygienic GROUNDS. NJ
po,,a, who rnaterianzes visions Cf poetic
fancy IN clothes, now conceives WAYS OF
waking even trousers lovely His modeIs
suggest hours in a Persian garden tout a
rAubrev Beardsley II may be interesting
70 see how other minds regard TINS SUD
,ect. for which purpose are gathered 70
rether the words Of sundry seers ana wise
men as represented by the professor the
doctor the artist. the poet and the Fli'h
avenue dressmaker
Professor George W. Holmes, teacher ol
summing at Columbia University, sdt on
the edge OF his tank and gasped When '"e
question was propounded TO him. he mas
ALREADY put his women p pis INTO Ple0!se
l., the same costume worn by the men, o"'
when the idea Of carving the paraiiei Oh u
dry land was suggested 10 him It was as
,bough = bucket Of unaCcustomedly colu
vrs,er had been suddeny emptied over MN
p,,. he came CALAMITY 10 the rishtaoou'
ard nrofessed his willingness 20 snare MS
z.srdrobe With the woman OF tomorrow
wei n is rather d broad Statement
tor Or Sargent 70 make he said. bu'
suess In, for agreeing with INN all
| ,-ht That is'-dubiouslv. for professor
| 15olroes had not seen the Poiret drawings
aif they can be made 70 look gracelul
The, THEY'LL manage 70 look heap pet
.ar tban We do in them. anyhow, ne
| said on. trust them.
Look At the bird wonen"-he had no"
| quite recovered from the shock lhe'
wear trousers. and women farmers ou
West have already donned oVeraHs
Mighty sensible Of them, too don u see
vbv thew wouldn't be excellent FOR get
ting round the kitchen and DONG IN
bousework II would be a good way To-
| women 10 get used 70 the idea-to "ea
them around the house nrst'
AN the collegiate swimming pooH
| have already discarded skirts. one can
have freedom OF movement with sKlru
flaming round Then because they coilec
and carry dirt into the pool stocAl"S9
700 have been abandoned. nave seer
| women al some Of the beaches Dd'hlh'
| ;,bop, stockings too Some Of then
wore them down TO the beach and tooi
,her off lust before going into the va
ter"
The professor is an optimist.
..U.bv. the world is getting more sen
sihIe All the time about clothes. he sald
AS time goes on one foolish accessory
after another gets the go-by. and sensible
people are glad TO see IT go
N Hear now the doctor openly rejoice
Nj Trousers? That would mean suspend
III ,rs. and suspenders would take the Weigh'
from womans hips and hang II from hei
shoulders. Greatly would ! like 10 SEQ
that done" said DR.. Vladimir Lilo. Their
would We have an end 10 many OF me as
eases now suffered by women. ! woulo
rejoice over anything that would do away
with the two chief denominations or re-
male attire. corsets and tight skirts, wltr
all their accompanying evils Of belts anc
bandages and tie strings for petticoat'
that grid the waist. COMPRISING and push
ing down the contents Of the abdomen
Anvthing that will remedy this evil vii
he a great. good fortune. Under the pres
emf STYLE intestines are very badly treated
'sNoreover. the present style Of dressing
is often very immodest. / should welcome
anv Improvement in that respect. BESIDES
women spend far too much time over theN
clothes Trousers would prevent this fool
isbness and do away with the nervous eX
haustion attendant on long fittings
Thus the doctor Listen again While th'
roet sings With a backward sweep o.
the locks. highly commendable in poets
shennus OSheel touched the tender stops
OF various quilts, with eager thought
warbling his Doric cor not so Doric) lay
DIR. sargent's concern Is for health NJ
said. and in that the true poet joins MIN
The greatest race heroes and leaders TO-DAY
are the heroes of the fight against disease
the leaders Of progress toward nedl'h
That any custom inimical 10 health ever
secured the allegiance Of humanity l. re-
srettable: that any such custom shouio
DO continued when its noxious character Il
known is intolerable. The street-s"eepine
skirt was condemned in the moment "hen
the germ theory was proved
Nevertheless. into the problem Of hy-
etenic dress the problem OF aesthetic dress
enters. and not by suffrance, but by right
Trousers for women, like votes for women
are 70 be desired only in the premise that
woman will never forget 10 be the eHeni-
plar Of humanitys aesthetic potentiahtles.
II is not By any mistaken idea that woman
is the highest poetic symbol OF beauty and
liz recognized even by the most imaginative
OF men as lovelier than any OF his KIND
The scheme OF evolution includes the pres
ervation Of beauty in the bodies OF women
until the time when all humanity shaii
worship al that shrine
when. therefore. a change in the garo
OF I lovelier sex is proposed u Is I'M
peratiye 20 inquire how IL will anect the
aesthetic element In spite OF sentimental
ideas 10 the contrary. modern feminine
dress. as worn by women OF taste, is very
beautiful IL is instinct with respect for the
beautiful womsn-form; It gives delicate
hints Of the movement OF limbs it In