Chapter 78—Extremes in Dress We do not think it in accordance with our faith to dress in the American costume, to wear hoops, or to go to an extreme in wearing long dresses which sweep the sidewalks and streets. If women would wear their dresses so as to clear the filth of the streets an inch or two, their dresses would be modest, and they could be kept clean much more easily, and would wear longer. Such a dress would be in accordance with our faith. I have received several letters from sisters inquiring my opinion in regard to wearing corded skirts. These questions were answered in a letter which I sent to a sister in Wisconsin. I will give the letter here for the benefit of others: {1T 424.1}

Vi anser det ikke for at være i overensstemmelse med vor tro, at klæde os efter amerikansk skik, at bære krinoliner, eller at gå til yderligheder ved at bære lange klæder som fejer stier og veje. Hvis kvinder ville bære deres klæder så at skidtet fra gaderne ikke kom på, ville deres klæder være anstændige og de ville være renere og nemmere at holde og de ville holde længere. Sådanne klæder ville være i overensstemmelse med vor tro. Jeg har modtaget adskillige breve fra søstre der spørger efter min mening om at bære sammensnøret skørt. Disse spørgsmål blev besvaret i et brev jeg sendte til en søster i Wisconsin. Jeg vil bringe brevet her, til gavn for andre: