The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-10

she Is made to look IN turn like
turret, or rather a. barrel. an um-
brella or a bell. Her head is no more
respected than is her body The ever
changing form of her hair runs
through the whole range Of kitchen
utensils. Her hats are so monstrous-
" big. or ridiculously' small. After
having been long deprived Of all light
and air, worrran's head suddenly rinds
itself exposed TO the Indictment vaga-
rles OF the weather.
A change OF fashions amounts to
a small revolution in the majority Of
households, large or small. Often
within the short time of a year, we
see fashions changing from classical
Greek to Directoire and then return
to eighteenth century.
One day silk Is completely banished
from Woman's dress, the next ii Is
used TO excess. Woman Is seen
bundled UP like a bundle of old rags
mitted TO expose her charms beyond
oil decency. The chosen creatures
whose charm and intelligence delight
us, as we'll the woman with the brains
OF sparrow, submit with equal docIl-
ity to the dictates of an unknown and
mysterious master who orders them
TO squeeze In or set free their waist.
to expose or hide their bosom.
The nartyrdom which women I'M
pose upon themselves. sacrificing
tiSibcciftS upOl the GltdTS OF
causes man to smile and speer, He
sees In this proof of evident in
feriority. He cannot admit that any
creature In possession Of common
sense can submit TO such painful,
useless and humiliating processes.
Gomez Garlic. who has conceived the
idea. Of teaching women the science
OF elegance. thus describes impress
sively the torture which one OF their
appliances, the corsets, makes them
fler fSem off sffer at t,rssn last she takes
writes. her bosom does not palpi-
tato with joy, With soft and tender
hands the martyr OF fashion caresses
her 1esh. hurt by the whalebone. ths
strings and the stiff canvas. Then
she looks at herself In the glass and
discovers with a sigh that the hard
arrnor has left visible marks around
her waist, But. alas. neither this
pain nor any amount of pain VIII
make her think OF giving in
les Merveilleuses" and les Incroy-
ables'' at the time OF the Directory,
The most beautiful among beautiful
women died young, victims OF hasty
consumption, which cut short their
reign as irresistible sovereigns. Then
II became the fashion TO dress like
Greek nymphs and In spite OF Paris's
inclemept climate the women msisted
on wea ring as few clothes as pos
slole. The cold and damp air beat
against their naked bosoms end they
contracted sleknesses that were quite
incurable. but women looked at all
these ravsses passively, and con-
tinued 10 obey the DEGREES OF fashion
But this is all past, When teniin-
Ism shall have conquered, wonlan's
quer too, She Will still want 10 be
beautiful, but In an Intelligent hu-
man way, She will stiii iiTiSdeTs uSderstand an
the invincible attraction Of dress.
The evolution OF woman's dress
viii perhaps follow the lines laid down
when men dressed almost as foolish
ly as women. Compare the portraits
OF the noblemen OF the Renaissance
or even Of the XVII and XVIII CEN
tury with the portraits of modern
men. The variety and splendor of
masculine costumes, the beauty OF
their Jewels. their fantastic wigs and
gigantic hs are In the utmost con-
trast 10 our modern ldeas OF mas
Sulinee elegance. The most daring
unconscious perversity of taste, try
to look like women. would never dare
to put on one-tenth OF the rings and
chains which n French or Venetian
noblemen was proud 10 wear In ma.
diaeval times.
women OF lOf1OgTOW Will perhaps
also lay aside the empty and vain
ornaments of jewelry, She will not
try to outshlne others by the splen-
dor OF her genuine or imitation chains
or necklaces. the signs OF her serf-
dom in days gone by, Becoming more
and more a personality. she Will be
designated by herself as a becoming
frame to the beauty Of her soul.
VIII women then become mascu-
line? By no means. She Will be-
come moro elegant al she becomes
more Individual. The decla ration OF
woman's rights will first or all per
init her to be herself and not an
ambulent advertisement OF her dress"
maker.
The greater is tho value Of Your
individuality. the less inclined YOU
arc to give IL UP. Women Of tomor-
row viii prefer TO he a perfect wonan n
10 being an incomplete man. She
will submit her tolettes 10 the de-
mands OF her own personality, The
dav when women arc free thev Will
refuse TO submit 10 the collective
suicide which fashions demand. They
will not base their valuation OF them
selves on the onstllness or up-to-
dateness OF their dress, and they will
blush at the thought Of being only a
dependent animal and OF arous!ng
the envy OF other women.
When woman becomes absolutely
free. when she gets possession OF her
personality and dignity. she viii
obey the dictates of fashion even
lees than men do.