The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-02
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Parents Glasses of Provo
Ask for General Reform in
Prevailing Fashions"

Special TO The Tribune.
PROVO. Sept. IA dress reform mea
ure has been commenced in the sund
schools of this city by the parents classt
and yesterday the following resolutio
were adopted:
BE not the first by whom the new
is tried,
Nor yet the last TO cast the old
aside"
Since the leaders Of our church
have cautioned us against excess In
dress. and in view Of the prevailing
fashions which DO not sufficiently
cover the body. and therefore are i'm
modest, and not sanctioned by the
thinking public at large, regardless OF
creed. We unite our efforts to bring
about a reform In this direction;
Resolved. Tha, these fads and
fashions are not a creation OF our
own. nor creation OF necessity to
nil a want for suitab bic clothes, but
are forced upon us by manufacturers
who arc seeking markets lor their
products by creating new and ex-
treme opposite fads and fashions, re-
gardlesS OF propriety or modesty. in
order that they may make financial
gain.
Resolved. That this extravaganza In
cress takes attention away from
school work and other useful studies
of life, and has a tendency 10 make
boys and girls wastcful instead OF
economical; immodest frivolous and
pleasure-sceklnG instead OF modest,
studious and thoughtful OF others,
and develops an i;lclinat ton TO d.sre-
gard the more serious things Of life.
Resolved That we Giscountenance
improper and eXtravagant dress In
the home, upon the street, In the
schooroom. at the sports. in the
gatherings
We hereby petition the parents.
Inc heads OF ali church orsanza tions,
the Brigham Young university. the
Proctor academy, the public schools
and All other schools and organiza-
tons. that they cooperate with us in
irving 10 create Il sentiment for the
correction OF the dress evil. We sug-
gest that the j. y L.. the Proctor
3cnde7'y the public schools and other
schools choose a uniform or other
plain dress, and encoura &c its ADOPT
tlcn among the students; that an ex-
cess in the wearing OF jewelry. ex-
pensive raiment. powder and paint be
d!scountenanced. and that the several
heads OF the above-named organiza-
sicns as we'll as others we may have
overlooked in naming, take up the
question with the departments under
N'c'Ss lil u iUdt l1lS move
may be kept alive for mutual Coop
Grafton and strength In lighting this
cvil Innovation, and promoting a SEN
'fin1ent that VIII encourage modesty
and economy.
The following communication along the
ame line % reform has been signed by
le superintendents and teachers OF par
1ts classes Of the several ward Sunday
'nools. and will be presented to the city
Tuesday:
Hon Mayor and City Commission
ers OF Provo city. Provo city, Utah,
Gentlemen-In view Of the recent
and growing tendencies OF a portion
of our young people TO exhibit unbe-
coming costumes and conduct In our
streets and other public places we,
the members OF the parents classes of
the Sunday schools OF the several
wards Of this city. respectfully ask
that If the present legislation is suf-
fcient for the regulation or prohibi-
tion thereof. that the same may be
enforced II not sufficient. then that
such legislation may ne enacted and
enforced.