Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-08
UNIFORM DRESS FOR
WOMEN URGED
President Of Womens' Clubs
Cries Out Against Tickle
Fashions and Would Cos
tune Feminity in Plain
Tailormades.

Tailormades.
NIAoia orecly Smith IN the New
York World gives out au interesting
report Of recent ultemnce OF a
woman high In social CIRCLES
The CONTAGIOUS president OF the
New Jersey Federation OF W0Wen's
clubs. Mrs cstherinc carter Warren
OF Princeton. advocsted from plat
form IN Detroit this week the most
-tartling reform thar the feminine
world has ever known the adoption
by Nomen OF uniform style OF
dress
There's NO doubt that woman's
most treasured privilege IL that OF
being uf imagining herself different
from ali other women Fur that DIFF
ference she imagine. her sweet
heart courts her. her husband loves
her. her children greet her a. the
peqrivss mother. You may say the
differences % dress are superficial.
but so many OF us live Tor and upon
surfaces mat eliminating the CON
trast of pompadvurr. and parted
curIr. of stately gowns and cute"
| ilitIc frocks--indced all the dlrtin-
a1ishlng Characteristic which the
infinite variety OF fashion supplies
I what fntber would be- certain OF rec
OEnizing his own dauKhter. what hus-
band sure of knowing his own wife
| And what woman would be willing
Ito surrender that precious thlng
which she calls her Individuality and
which expresses Itself in the angle
OF her hat. the bow at her throat
the color aud tllt OF her parasol. quite
a. much as In her thoughts. hes
manner and her Intimate speech2
Moreover. clothes are the one clew
man has to woman. the one key "a
the maze " great and little qualities
w which she entanples his heart
Man as veil ~ woman should be In
torcsted IN Mrs warren's revolu
tionary suRgestlon. Does he want &
lore the one answer 90 tho riddle
IN. one solution OF the mystery
Women betray their real characte
more by their clothes than IN an
other way. The stage convention o
the heroine IN white. the viilaines
In black OF red. II not without u
psychology. and the color and Gu
Of the soul II limited unconscious
rs the color and cut vi the gown
90 course. there are great man
excellent points Nv Mrs. warren
suggestion az TO uniform dress. An'
III. presents them ably.
I'VE want a uniform plan of dres
aud we object strennously 60 IN
sweeping changes of fashion that ~
YOU must wear one kind Of a drss
one wear and another the next" sh
told the clubwomen In Michigan
! Last seasons dress n NO good TIL
season. and we want reforms tina
Will enable wvu,en 90 wear ~
same dress next summer that ~
did this summer ana not always
a constant drain ON her husband
finance. Women should BY this tin
be- IN q state OF revolution again
I'm. OUTRAGEOUS fashions dictated
them The monstrous hats that ri
Wtrn should be ruled cut OF style 4
good.
\ Undoubtedly. 4, would BE- a mo
desirable thing 90 bc able 10 buy
ruit or oycrcOnt as a man does, vii
the lden OF wearing " TN II wen
Cut our grandnothcrx. even o'
moghers. wore better clothes tina
", do. possess and nearly exc
wunian Who reads this possess
some simllar heirloom velvet gov
bought flfty years Agc by relativ
and. so fnr as ! ran see. the maierls
a which ~ iE perfect condition t"da
o win look the same fifty ysars fro
{" now.
, 4 fashionable woman thirty
J. forty wears ago paid SO a yard q
IL such materials hut shr wore h.
gown for years. sometimes for
- lifetime. and got the valuc OF h
p money Farhionablc women toda
n may stln pes SO or more "a VA
3 for material bu, they don't set the
moneys worth. icr after they hs
10 worn their garmcnts half dor
- times the changes in fashion conn
n them to give their gowns away
Of sell them.
y, 50 u pays even the rich woman
or buy comparatively shoddy materll
Site doesn't want a gown built for
NJ day Go last lifetime. 40 far AZ
~ revolt against fashion ~ concerns