South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-02
ART DEPARTMENT
HAS FINE PROGRAM
Members of Department Illus
trate Lecture in Quaint
Costumes.

Eighteen hundred and forty
seven in Daguerreotype and Song"
was the topic Of a delightfully."- alb
sorbing entertainment given by the
arr department. OF the Mishawaka
Womans club Monday afternoon.
Mrs Rose Crimes had charge Of the
program which gave evidence Of the
most thorough and painstaking
preparation. Costumes Of the period
were used i'm illustration in poses
accompanied by appropriate music.
Preceding the tableaux. Mrs. Grimes
gave an interesting talk on dress
and its relation 10 man through the
various phases Of its evolution.
She opened her remarks with a
brief sketch of the prominence of
the French in the designing Of cos
TUNES. the dependence Of the world
upon them and the confusion
wrought by the world war, which
has taken all of the prominent
French designers and thrown the
responsibility Of the fashion modes
upon America. As a consequence
opportunity offered them and east
ern schools of design have sprung
into being where thousands of
young artists are devoting their
time TO the study Of costume de-
signing
Society Founded on Cloth.
Quoting Carlisle's assertion that
society is founded on cloth, Mrs.
Crimes illustrated the idea by men
tioning numerous costumes which
are distinguished by vocations, par
ticulasly the military style Of dress,
that OF the supreme court judges,
students and various public officials.
Man. said Mrs. Grimes. is the only
figure in creation born without
natural protection, and gave three
fundamental reasons for the exist
ence Of artificial integuments, name
". the need OF protection against
climatic inclemencies, modesty and
the barbaric love of Ornamentation.
Fur. the prehistoric garment, was
succeeded by grass and reed gar
ments. first woven by the Chinese.
Speaking at some length on the
DEVELOPMENT of the silk industry. the
speaker went on to explain the in
PRODUCTION of period fashion, begin
ming with the Elizabethan, when the
whims Of the queen demanded a de-
parture from the tunic effects to
which the world had been accustom-
ed since the first garments. The eX-
trernes to which the innovation
was carried by the faddists Of Eliza
beth's reign led to the protest OF the
Puritans and the subsequent
colonization of the new world by
that sect.
Chief among the fashion oddities
Of the Tudor period was the gigantic
headdress, while the Stuart reign
produced the art Of jewel setting and
the enormous puff sleeves. The next
period was that known as the
empire, the fashions of which were
set largely by the Empress Jose |
phine During the 18th century
many of the ancient customs of
dress were revived. along with the
exquisite laces and jewelry of an
earlier day. These were illustrated
realistically with the costumes of
he century, by members Of the
club
The order of the posing was as
follows: "A Bride of 1S47." by Mrs. |
Vern Grisamer; "A Girl of 1S47,"
by Mrs. a. T Bodle; "A Girl of
Yester-year." by Miss Eleanor
Meckelnberg: The Bride" by Mrs |
Everett Long; From the Sunny
Southland" by Mrs. c. +. McCol- |
\
Miss Alice Young; a Portrait" by
Mrs. L. Christ: An Historic Char /
acter." Mary and Her Friend" by
Miss Margaret Baer and Miss Lois
Newman.
Artistic Posing by Members.
The posing was especially artistic
and the gowns were the genuine
garments Of the times. many of
which were worn by relatives of
those assisting. Two quaint old we'd
ding garments attracted much at
tention A number Of interesting ar
ticles were on exhibition. among
them a collection OF daguerrotypes
belonging 70 the Draper family
dating back to 1S4S. Mrs. L. Cass
has a beautiful old black lace shawl |
WnlCn was uSeQ IN the portrait uIt
Mrs Catherine Bressler's collection
was exceptionally interesting and in
Guided the wedding vest OF her faith
or with the gloves. slippers and
bodice worn ny HIS bride. There was
also a newspaper from the year
1900 containing the notice Of the
death OF George Washington.
At the completion Of the program
the entire gathering rose and sang
one stanza from the star Spangled
Banner. Refreshments in keeping
with the antebellum setting, were
served during the informal hour
which followed.
The department at its next regu-
lar meeting. 10 be held oct 10. will
visit Notre Dame az the invitation
Of Rev. Fr. Cavanaugh. where they
will study the magnificent art col
lection OF the university under the