The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals (1893)
Ecob, Helen Gilbert · New York, Fowler & Wells co. · leaf 179
c suit, whichhas a place of honor in the school-room, have alsoa place of honor in the home ? It is the only cos-tume which is convenient for domestic work, there-fore it is becoming. In these days when womenare clamoring for rights, we claim the right to com-fortable clothes. We claim the right… … CONVENTIONAL MODESTY, The costume represented here embodies the principles advocated by theCommittee acting for the National Council of Women. It therefore demands an unprejudiced consideration. The skirt falls just below the kneeand is met at this point by the gaiter of the same material, or the…
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