The Detroit times., 1913-10-25
Present Day Fashions Lower Re-
spect BY Men and Boys. Says
Y. M. C. A. Official
WOMAN PHYSICIAN
TAKES OPPOSITE VIEW
Open Throat Waists and Silt
Skirts vigorously Defended
BY DR.. ]. l. Lea

Twentieth Century club, Thursday al
ternoon. In the Century building. Eu
gene c. Foster. secretary OF the boys
department Of the Y. M. G. A.. dis
cussed q number OF pressnt-day 30
clal problems, In q very plain man
ner. In the topic, The girl part In
the boy problemls-Among -othel
things Mr.. Foster scored the fashionl
of the day for their immodesty and
the effect they have ON the morals
Ut boys and men.
Dc. Juanita Isabella Lea. In her p,
per on Beauty Of form and grace Of
vesture," declared the current femf
nine fashions to be the best IN
century. II uncharitable."
Mr.. Foster spoke In part ~ foF
lows:
have an old fashioned belief In the
power and influence OF woman In the
. .n. Of a %in win hs nus r,Ss higher
those OF the women with whom they
mingle.
which they can never possibly know py
: matter Of hsar:ay, II e this; There re
riSie. and % eften lost e the nEnt to 2
maintain 4 life Of physical purity: -
e.: :ssspt n0hSSs sv sag q sSSs;s
inGly that there Is no battle fougnt IN
youth and later which - comparanle
II intensity and duration 20 the , nhoed
without a blemish upon the sex lie.
foes. but ! am not discvssinC AL these nrc
subject. and that 10 the part which the
giri and young woman. play In the
struggle Of boys to achieve note
The boy faces his most serious moral
His contact with the Hives OF girls be.
come: right here snS Du f.ct en
srts Z powerful influence on . great
circle OF boy friends and becomes az
once a force. which tends toyard the
mean the girl who Is merely negativs
and Who TO- good simply oScause sne
isn't bad. I mean rather the or!fnS
~ stands FOR the 6ner qualities OF wc:
manhood without withdrawing herselt
from the genuine social life Of the DAY
Vicious VIC sns H invariably eorrups . wid.
circle Of boy acouaintances. This 10
. wen known fact in our study Of ju-
ysnile delinquency I shall speak un-
I say unhesitstinsiy that immodest
dress and carslessnese In general car.
Rage and attitude have siarminC,xx
boys hold women Ss' within the last few
years. This immodssty has taken the
form Of undue exposure q the STS crsoin n
tight-ntting clothing and the use OF
clothing so fiimsy Of texture ~ TO Sug-
gest. at least. partial sxpoevrs. navS
So q less tendency to immortality were
clothing practically dispensed with
II have met the d loose women S.vs OF rome tine
cS SHHs their faces and dressed Srassn-
u, and made such indscsnt exposure -. ss
no srrpriss to me; they were advertis-
Ing their trade. But to have these
ranks OF con.picucus women ausmsnt-
who dress and carry themselves 40 do
TIA sns. .t the vast msjority Of these tnous-
purity Of life and come out Of good:
III short sighted, homes, II pu1xle i
have not been able to solve.
p. rSsTs Of my rscoiie s; when care:
indeed TO have had her daughter pres
:n a any TP &. daily d pa:
are frankly denounced 40 indecent and
their propriety IL openly questioned On
press. Yet these same forms are wide
~ patronised and that by the daugh.
tiers Of most estimable families: That
iscts. IL not. / think. seriously or sx-
s ss..: yy.,U. Mno sought help
n a. 70, very %i ssw P Ssys what siem.nt in
tstion, and ne unhesitatingiy answer
ed "Present-day dancing ...-~
that il slightly. outre'. or will listen
TO . song which borders on the sug-
gestive, or will attend unabashed .
DO. anything else which a refined young
intensifying this phase Of the boy prob.
r lem At svt s : 1SS :, r az
9 sRst very s1yt act which allow: Is. .iisht.
g; wSmsny frS% ss .Rs cv: r. tx
STANDARD OF the relationship between
some boy and herself, and the steps
downward from that point are al too
Two other very serious factor. enter
into this matter OF boy and girl re-
fellowship, and these may only men
ss S. r @sss s' sos sns s may
vcusi boy without oversight. Il fear
G SrSw n1ssn Evil 3Sh E,c s'' To
wknon. The mother Who allows this
rSesI Ter child OF one OF tho swsetest
"a most wholesome periods Of youth.
TSs other factor 10 the laxlty OF par
e1,tq regarding knowledge a. to how
apd;whers their girls spend their time.
Tei9 u an old topic, worn threadbare
WITH discussion; yet II remains today
q f4ctor Of danger to both boys and
lido not consider the scarlet woman
a Ihe greatest menace to the purity
81 that woman; rather do I fear most
th1 Results OF lowering standards
en}ong women and girls who, for tho
MIST part. command respect.
The body, as . thing Of beauty, ID
MT immoral and dress Is Immoral
oily as thinking makes IT," declared
Or. Lea. The speaker went on to say
mat the present fashion In feminine
httire 10 instilling q new reverence
Ind care Of the human body among
women who. In order to wear OPEN
fhroat waists. slit skirts and scant
tsothing. must pay attention to de.
yeloping health and beauty.
The fewer the garments worn. the
better" snid DR.. Lea. "Petticoats
are not essential and narrow skirts
gather no germs. The dress of the
woman who IL bad will never be the
same. In effect. - the apparel Of the
good woman -
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