REFORMING WOMAN'S DRES9.
Miss Kato Field Say* That the Way to
Begin Ih to lleform One's Own.
In assuming that by putting my name
to a pledge I'd "help start a strong and
healthy movement in favor of freedom
and common sense in dress" I should be
guilty of falsehood, for I don't believe
that all the Sewalls, Somersets, Will
ards, Bartons, Stowes, Greenwoods,
Boechers and Wards in creation could
produce the slightest effect on woman's
dress. Though Harriet Beecher Stowe
did more than any one human being to
break the chains of the negro, she has
less power to free her sex from the
slavery of fashion than the last belle of
the last ballroom. Why? Because she
stands for brains and not beauty, and
what all women want is beauty. They
associate dross reform with monstros
ity, and fearing to be called "strong
minded" give thoir corsets an extra tug
to reduce the size of their waists another
inch. This may be deplorable, but it is
true. There is nothing so discouraging
as downright fact.
"Are we to sit down and do nothing
because you claim that all women are
incorrigible?" asks a reformer. I have
not stated that all women are incorrigi
ble. I assert that all women want
beauty and associate dress reform with
ugliness. Not for worlds would I have
any one sit down and <Jo nothing who
wants to give a reasonable excuse for
existence by doing something. Tho
choice does not lie between signing
pledgos and doing nothing. Presuming
that reformers want to reform, the ques
tion, it seems to me, is what is the l>est
way to accomplish the purpose in view.
Let us consult tho Scripture. "And
why bohohlest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest not
tho beam that is in thine own eye?"
Here then is our cue. Lot us begin with
oui-Helves. Corsets are not necessarily
injurious if loosely laced and only used
as a BUpport for the skirt. Greek women
wore bandages about tho bust that were
tho equivalent of the modern corset.
As long as present fashions endure some
sort of corset will prevail, but with the
advanco of science and sense lacing will
bocome obsolete. Having reduced cor
sets to the minimum of harm, let us
look to onr footgear. Ladies, are you
all wearing shoes in which it is iinjossi
blo to acquire corns? Can yon strike out
for a walk as briskly as your men folk?
Are your heels as low?
Then (is to skirts. It is useless to
preach the gospel of short walking
skirts if your skirt does scavenger duty,
or even touches the ground. Every timo
I order a now gown tho dressmaker as
sures mo that short skirts are not worn;
I tell her it makes no difference what
ever; that long skirts in the street are
filthy, extravagant, burdensome and
dangerous and I'll none of them. Even
tually I have my own way.
Having reformed ourselves without
frightening our friends, what is the next
practicable move? To endeavor to in
fluence hy example and timely persua
sion women who are ready for a change,
or who have some regard for our opin
ions. Beyond this I see no means of
reaching my sex unless reformers cap
ture tho leaders of fashion. Not until
society puts health and womanhood be
fore tho dictates of tradition and dress
makers will there be a radical change.
"Is it not absurd," arguos tho circular
of the national council of women, "for
thousands of intelligent women, inter
ested in the great questions of the day
and active in all good works, to accept
without protest and enduro without re
sistance theso hindrances to health and
usefulness?" Of course it is absurd, hut
the mistako is in giving intelligent
women credit for intelligence in all di
rections, and for being active in all good
works. Tho majority of intelligent
women are profoundly ignorant of them
selves and know as much about hygiene
and physiology as the planet Mars knows
about our presidential campaign. They
are not active in work most important to
them and their pvogeny; hence they
transfer to the latter the iguoranco and
physical weakness of centuries.
Women who have received the "higher
education" are as likely to he wanting in
knowledge of how to livo sensibly as
thoir more superficial sisters; so there is
little hope in adults. Their children
must bo taught young, and our system
of education must begin with the train
ing of tho body, which is as absolutely
ignored as though wo were disembodied
jellyfish.—Kato Field's Washington.
Old Wives and Young Husbands.
A curious fact for tho physiologist's
investigation is tho premature aging of
old women's young husbands. The
young man who marries a woman
twonty years his senior, by tho time he
is well in his forties looks sixty, while
tho young woman who weds the same
disparity of years keeps her youth as
long as her temperament and disposi
tion permit. When the Baroness Bur
dett-Coutts married her very youthful
spouse, Mr. Bartlett, she was a well pre
served spinster of sixty odd. Now the
gallant Mr. Burdett-Coutts, as he is
called, looks, it is said, fully up to that,
while the baroneßs, who is close upon
eighty, looks as bright and energetic as
in middle life. There is no preservation
of health '.quul to a good heart and an
ample fortune, and the aged wife of the
ambitious young American is distin
guished for both of these possessions.
Old age can be held at bay until the
very end, as Ninon de l'Enclos' career
bears witness, but tho conditions must
bo favorable and tho years must be well
gilt. Poverty never kept any woman
young; yet after all perhaps there is a
good deal of justice in the averaging of
time, and this prematuro aging of men
who marry thus for wealth and position
is but the doublo interest fate exacts
from its debtors.—Boston Herald.
Thoughtful Girls.
There is some sense in tho Bweet girls
going rowing after all. Four of them
at Dexter tho other night pulled from
tho water a young man who had been
attacked by cramps while swimming
and otherwise would have drowned.—
Bangor Commercial.
Many Stylet of Lamps.
One cannot too highly estimate the
comfort and enjoyment derived from a
clear, bright light. This particularly
applies to the beautiful lamps that are
now so fashionable, and which occupy
Buch a prominent place in the stock of
dealers in house furnishings.
Tho numlier und variety of lamps thus
displayed is astonishing, and the great
est ingenuity and taste is exercised in
their manufacture and decoration. They
are shown in brass, wrought iron, gold
and silver lacquered, beaten copper,
china, silver, gold and glass, and of
every conceivable design. The number
and variety of shades is simply bewil
dering, among which may l>o found
"harmonies" in yellow and "symphonies"
in red.
Those made on wire frames add a
great deal to the appearance of any
lamp. Red is a predominant color, not
withstanding the fact that it is very try
ing to the eyes, yellow being much more
acceptable. Then there are somo beau
tiful shades of pink, sea green, pea
green, lavender and palo blue. Tho
wire foundations are of several sizes and
shapes—round, octagon nnd square—
and are trimmed with deep flounces, of
tho real or imitation silk used in muk
ing tho shade, or of lace of a harmoniz
ing color.
Flat shades are of all kinds and
shapes—banners, shields, tambourines—
as well as flowers of every description,
with a few leaves and buds. These are
placed at the side of a lamp on tho wall
and greatly enhance its appearance.—
House Furnishing Roviow.
Agin VVIIII mill's ltlti-H.
I was at a recent celebration of our
country's freedom. Of course that fa
mous declaration regarding the equali
ty (?) of all was read from a flower be
decked and flag draped platform. After
tho orator of the day had finished his
grandiloquonco a group of excited talk
ers attracted my attention. I pricked
up my ears, for I found 'twas the wom
an question, which will not down, that
Was causing the disturbance. Some did
not like the siieakor's utterances on the
question. Ho had to say something, for
it cannot be ignored at the present day,
and being a young man and progressive,
of course he favored our cause. This
angered his conservative listeners.
One of theso, a rough visaged old
man, whom I will call Father Follinsby,
excitedly exclaimed: "Hang it all! this
wimmin's rites business makes me all
fired mad! (Spits to the right of him.)
Darn it all! Let 'cm quit ail this non
sensical talk o' votin an stick tu their
knittin an a razin o' families; let 'em lie
good Christian mothers. (Spits to the
loft of him.) Yes, I say, let 'em be good
Christian mothers, an our boys'll come
out all right; they'll du tho right votin
when brung up by good Christian moth
er's!" (Rolls over his huge quid and spits
again.)
Alas! thought I, if Mother Follinsby
is a "good Christian mother," nyo if she
is a saint from heaven—can she counter
act heredity and the daily influence of
that foul mouthed tobacco spitter? Echo
answers, "Can she?"— Fanny L. Funcher
in Boston Woman's Journul.
Boiled Milk and Infant Mortality.
It may be 6aid that most of tho experi
ments of physiologists tend to show that
boiled inilk is more digestible than un
cooked milk, and that, in fact, tho in
funla who can digest the latter better
than the former are the exception and
not the rule. Tho mortality of children
brought up on tho bottle has lessened
for some years past in considerable pro
portions. This mortality, which former
ly reached tho figure of 00 out of every
100, has been reduced to an average of
10 out of every 100 in all tho depart
ments in which tho Koussel law has
been diligently enforced. In the De
partment of the Eure that mortality a
few years ago was but 7 in 100.
These happy results are plainly duo in
great part to tho supervision of nursos
required by tho Koussel law. Never
theless it must bo noted that tho supe
riority of boiled milk has been assented
to by most physicians, and that they
more and more require the nurses whom
they superintend to feed their charges
with boiled milk. It may bo allowable
to supposo that the use of boiled milk is
one factor in tho diminution of mortal
ity in infants brought up on the bottle.
Tho only caso in which there would ap
pear reason for not boiling tho milk is
when the animal which furnishes the
milk is well known, and there can be no
doubt about its apparently perfect state
of health.—Paris Revue Scientifique.
Bow Long to Stay In the Water.
A thorough bath of the entire person
should be taken at least once a week
during the year, and oftener through
warm weather or where the employment
is such as to render it a necessity. But
it is not well, even in sea bathing, to
drench and soak the system, as is often
done by those who are professedly in
search of health. Nor should immersion
in the water bo continued for too long a
time. From five to ten minutes is suffi
cient for children, from ten to twenty
minutes for women, depending upon
their physical vigor, and from fifteen to
thirty minutes for men—the latter being
as long as a robust man should remain
in the water daily.
There is one advantage in sea bath
ing which should not be overlooked, and
it is that the air is ulways of the purest
and most inspiring. This is a factor
which should not bo overlooked, since for
all the purposes of life, health and
strength pure air in abundant quantity
is. tho correlative of tho purity which
comes from the bath, while both com
bined tend to vigor, long life and happi
ness.—Good Housekeeping.
tVhen Woman Feels Justly Frond.
Perhaps the timo when a woman most
feels that she is the full equal of any
man is when she has begun to feel at
home on a bicycle.—Ram's Horn.
Mrs. Wharton, of Kansas City, has
gained fame by the courage she has dis
played as fireman on tho locomotive rnn
by her husband.
SUMMER TYPES.
THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER.
Though you regard hi in as a pest.
Who raitdit find something else to do.
He is ambitious at his liest.
And has an end in view.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
Tho small boys now are often Recn
To be in a kerfiumix,
From putting of the apple green
Into their little stomachs.
MISS SMATTERER.
She speaks, lie understands her not.
Although ho is no fool;
You see, tho only life ich she's got
She teamed at boarding school.
THE PATIENT ANGLER.
Though fishing bo an idle sport.
It teaches one to wtffi;
For fish are very hard to court.
And slow to take the halt.
MISS NARRAGANSETT.
Her bathing dress, to make a stir.
Sticks to her like a brother;
That's why, although it pleases her.
It doesn't please her mother.
FLY PAPER.
I marvel not, my sticky friend.
You look so fresh and new,
For I can see from end to end
Thore are no flies on you.
THE CURSE OF ADAM.
It's nice to feel whatever is is best;
Yet one is oft convinced that it is wrong.
Those who most often go away for rest
Are Just tho ones who idle tho year long.
THE RUSTICATING MAID.
Though tho country may have charms to
please.
It gives not a chance to spoon.
For the only man she ever sees
Is tho poor old man in the moon.
—New York Evening Sun.
Ho Approves Them.
Ar the park policeman came up the
graveled path the gentleman who sat with
his back to a clump of bushes raised his
hand warning!y and inclined his head like
one listening intently.
The obliging officer granted himself a
special dispensation to walk 011 the grass
and approached noiselessly.
The gentleman on the seat still strained
his ears to catch the sounds from beyond
the intervening screen of foliage. He was
rewarded.
"Sir!"
"Oh, come now."
"You forget yourself!"
"Yes, when I think of you."
"Flatterer!"
"Where truth is flattery, who wouldn't
speak it?"
"Urnph!"
"There now, why not?"
As the lounger and the policeman peered
through the branches they saw an arm
stealing around a waist and heard a sup
pressed "Ah-li!"
Then the young man said, "Doyou know
I used to scratch my wrist with pins all
the time until you took to wearing sus
pendersl"—Detroit Tribune.
Muking tho Most of It.
Johnny Reasoned from Analogy.
"Sister Blanche likes you," said Johnny
Squildig to Mr. Dinwiddle as the latter
waited in the parlor for his adored one.
"Indeed!" replied Dinwiddle, much
gratified. "Here's a quarter for you,
Johnny."
The boy placed the coin in his pocket,
and the young man asked:
"What did she say übout mo, Johnny?"
"Well, I hoard her say you were very
fresh, and I know she likes fresh tilings,
because she scolded the cook awfully this
morning because her eggs at breakfast
weren't fresh."
When Miss Squildig reached the parlor
Mr. Dinwiddie was not there.—Pittsburg
Chronicle. _
Tho Usual Excuse.
Two ladies who had not seen each other
for years recently met in the street. They
recognized each other after a time and
their recognition was cordial.
"So delighted to see you again. Why,
you are scarcely altered."
"So glad; and how little changed you
are. Why, liow long is it since we met?"
"About ten years."
"And why have you never been to see
me?"
"My dear, just look at the weather we
have had."—Tit-Bits.
A Question of Tiiue.
Featherstone—Briggs tells me that you
won at poker down at the seashore the
other day.
Ringway—ln one sense I did, but in an
other sense I did not.
Featherstone—What do you mean?
Ringway—The proprietor of the hotel
was in the game.—Clothier and Furnisher.
Qlte Orthodox.
Waggles—The mosquito reminds me of a
professional singer.
Juggles—How'B that?
Waggles—When it has got through its
song it presents you with its bill.—New
York Evening Sun.
True Love.
"I love you. Will you he my wife?"
"Will you promise to snub that odious
Miss Van Astor all this week?"
"I will."
"Well, then—yes."—Chicago News-Rec
ord.
A Fear, A lAM! TOO Often Justified.
It is not her husband's loneliness that
brings a woman buck to his waiting arms;
it is the fear that he isn't lonely.—New
York Herald.
Mishap to a Geologist.
A geologist noticed somo gneiss
And tried to break off a small slolss;
lie hammered his thumb,
Which made him swear numb.
And that, he well know, wasn't neiss.
—Detroit Free Pros*
ALMOST A SEA TRAGEDY.
Tlio Story of a Newly Wedded Pair ami
a llutliing Suit.
Tliey had been wedded a week and this
sweet day they were down by the sea,
where the billows beat musically upon the
silver sands and fall in rhythmic cadence
upon the sentient shore, changing ever, as
if it were a living thing.
They had wandered away from the crowd
in the earlier morning, but as the hour ap
proached when Neptune holds his reception
to the bathers they mingled again with
the throng and shyly tried the wetness of
the waters.
She was so blushing, so timid, and he
was so brave, so daring.
lie met the waves face to face and breast
ed them, and when she screamed as a
breaker dashed upon him, he said to her:
"Tut, tut, Mamie, it is nothing."
She leaned upon his strong right arm
and clung to him fondly, as he took her
out into the briny and boisterous surf, and
she was so proud of him.
Strong limbed and lithe and lissom, he
was a picture even in his bathing suit and
well might Mamie feel that George was a
prize package.
Once more they essayed the billowy
depths, and George had made a mighty ef
fort against a wave to prevent himself and
his fair bride from standing on their heads
before a thousand eyes upon beach.
She screamed in merry glee, but when
George came up clutching at himself and
growing deadly pale she screamed in wild
affright.
"Oh, George! George!" she cried.
"Sh—sh —he hissed through the seeth
ing salt water.
Sho would have screamed for help, but
he caught her.
"Keep still, keep still," he whispered
hoarsely as a great wave engulfed them
and she kept still.
"What is it? oh, George, what is it?"
she moaned as he dragged himself along
on the bottom with only his head visible.
He steadied himself us lie best could find
looked at her dreamily for a moment.
"Mamie," he murmured, "do you love
me?"
"Oh, George," she cried, "more than life
itself;" but she did not touch him, for she
was fearful.
"Well, dear, if you do," ho said, "skip
across the beach and bring a closed car
riage here. I've ripped my bathing suit
up the back and if I move six inches I'll
fall out of it."
And Mamie skipped.—Detroit Free
Press.
Got What He Wanted.
"Oh, let me drink of thine eyes;
Oh, let me drink; oh, let me drink"
ii!
"Drink, then, and shut up!"— Life.
Not Very Lasting.
The friendship that exists between the
different European countries is not very
lasting. England and Turkey nre friendly
at present, but either or both of them may
be seeking other allies before a week
passes.
These diplomatic notes remind one very
much of the note a bachelor who, wanting
a wife, wrote to a young lady. He applied
for her heart and hand, and wound up as
follows:
"Have the goodness to send me a reply
as soon as possible, as I have another young
person in my eye."—Texas Sittings.
Laying On of Hands.
Judge—Do you plead guilty or not. guilty
to the charge of stealing those trousers?
Prisoner—l simply did what I was asked
to do, your honor.
Judge—What do you mean?
Prisoner—l obeyed a sign that said
"Hands Wanted on Pants."—Clothier and
Furnisher.
Economy Is Wealth.
"lie's an economical man."
"How does he show it?"
"He wanted a sign prohibiting fishing
on his place, so he took a board out of an
old bale ho had with 'Use no hooks'
painted on it, and put that up."—Har
per's Bazar.
Married Men Preferred.
Old Editor—Where is Scribbler?
Assistant—Gone oft to get married.
Old Editor—Well, I'm glad of that. He
won't kick so about staying hero nights
now.—New York Weekly.
A Metamorphosis.
When in her bathing suit she trod
The ocean's sandy bed,
Young Cupid, without smilo or nod.
Just turned his buck and fled.
—Washington Star,
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the wants of the traveling public.
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