WOMAN’S DRESS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1104, 12 May 1883, Page 3

WOMAN’S DRESS.

The f divided skirt’ is becoming formidable, Most people have hitherto regarded it as an amusing and isolated eccentricity among innumerable pro posals for the reform of female dress. But, according to the spokeswoman of the Rational Dress Society, in Steinway Hall, the ‘ divided skirt’ is tha condition precedent ot all substantial improvement in the female attire. Stays, whether tight or loose, as Lady Harberton contended in her amusing speech, are absolutely injurious, yet nothing could be more hideous and inconvenient than woman’s present clothing would be without stays. A now dress must be found. Lady Harberton, of course, has no doubt what the only fair and faultless new dress would be, but then La'.y Harb-rton, like every founder of faith, is a little bit of a fanatic. But Dr Richardson, who is not a fanatic, at any rale on the subject of skills, full) confirmed Lady Harberton. ‘ The ladies of the society,’ he said, ‘ had made a real advance by deciding in favor of the divided skirt.’ So we

know what I lie female portion of th'community will look like in the pmks and boulevards of Hygt'ia.—Pall Mall Gazette.