The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-06
Illinois Delegate Makes Club
Women Vince at the Bien-
nial Convention Makes
Sharp Criticism
MODERN STYLES OF
DRESS RIDICULED
Better Dress Standards are Ad-
vocated Tight Skirts and
Peek-a-Booa Receive .
Mild Scoring

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San Francisco July 6.-Mrs John 9.
Hessler Of Illinois called a spade a
spade at the biennial convention Of
womens clubs and so exeoriated the
modern dress OF women that many or
her hearers ducked their heads to hide
aigrettes and sought to add freshness
to the latest fashioned skirts, tucked
high heeled boots under chairs and
buttoned wraps over waists that the
speaker criticised as "peeka-boo."
Certain II was that there were bat
few Of the women in the great audi
ence who did not offend by her aress
at least one Of the rules Of proprietY
laid down by Mrs. Hessler The speak,
er panned9 the Pannier, which ID
fashions latest decree in skirts.
The session was given over to Eco.
Monies Of the home. and Mrs HessivFs
address was on better Dress stand
ards" When she arose to speak every
mock was craned to see If she herself
wore the ideal garh But she was
frankly eorseted. and did not otter
from several hundred others IN the
auditorium Her gown was Of apri.
aoteoi,s ca null trimmed wlih velvet
ofa slightly deeper shade ana . bit OF
white lace.
Mrs. OLAF Guldlln Of Fort Wayne,
Ind, presided IN the absence Of Mrs.
John A. Nash OF Audubon, Ia. IN m
Producing Mrs. Guldlin, Mrs. Moore.
the general chairman, said that it was
due to the efforts Of Mrs Guldlin that
the department Of home economics
was not stricken from the federation
curriculum few years ago, when it
seemed to nave outlived its useful
ness.
Mrs. Guldlin stated that it was not
great art nor great literature that the
world needed now, SO much as great
wisdom in everyday living. and science
and training to get the most out Of
life at the least cost ol suffering and
energy.
She urged vocational training for
girls. averring that the lack Of such
training made it difficult for the great
army OF wage earning girls to hang
onto the ethical moorings and hard
for them to survive the conditions
made BY the prevailing douSle stand.
ard Of morality
Mrs. Hessler ridiculed the styles of
today and drew a word caricature Of
the stout woman outlining her plump.
ness in the sheath skirt, and the mid.
die aged women accenuating her
wrinkles by wearing a mushroom hat
just because it was fashionable. The
shadow veil and the high Frech heel.
the long hatpin, and the gown that
fastens in the back, all were merciess.
/ ly exeoriated. She admitted, however.
that the fashions Of the present were
structurally good. and artistic. L the
woman would not insist upon follow
ing the lines Of the figure too sin.
cerely She said that the oest-aressed
woman never indulged in excesses Of
fashion and that beauty consists in
grace and continuity Of line. in appro-
priateness. and in the absence Of CONF
pllcated decoration.
She declared that the present chaos
Of fashion was due to The influence of
the Russian ballet which has been
( touring Europe and America
"We initiate styles popularized By
( voluptuous emotions. That Is not what
i. we want for styles for modest wol
p men American women initiate the
styles of the European demFmonde,
and Il the costumes worn by AmeEi.
cans were worn by other women theig
q respeetablllty would be challenged
AT this broadsde the audience look
q ed aggrieved. The women wore an Fl
Z Cd Brute expression that was entirely
i lost upon MIS- Hessler she haa n1
I mercy. but continued ihe allfoat hz
y recalling TIE ample walss line ol ihs
Venus. ei AIIlo aud bafkins back e
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