The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-18

crinolines will ever bs mOdish again? ?" left
the reporters mouth than the awful truth,
ia all its Dakedness, was flung az her head.
They are here. already" replied the
pTOpTietress. That Is, not what you IN
derstand by the old-fashioned ho0pskirt-
but let me show you, and before one could
say Jack Robinson she hauled forth
magnificent gown Of gorgeous texture and
most dainty cOlOrlng. BY a deXterOus
movement she slipped 1t over her head.
1t stood alone. It appeared to be In
Vulnerable yards wide, and while It was
not just pretty it WAS not altogether ugly.
This is as much crincline." continued
Mrs. L0wenbergeT. 'as San Francisco Will
have for year to come. Then without
doubt the hoopskirt proper will make its
appearance.
For the present the modish skirt is the
goTed one, like the one | have on. II is five
yards around. IL has gu lDter-llnlng OF
crinOliAe from the hem half way up.
Around the bottom. is a bit OF wire to dis
tend the skirt. The lady who is going TO
wear il will look just lovely. And gradually,
as your eyes become accustomed 10 it, even
you will think it pretty. II is going TO prove
a gOdsend to the tall ana thin woman, 70
the woman with big hips. for the gradual
slope Of the gown will hide them; and last
but not least. 10 the woman with big feet.
Our grandmotbeTs looked charming thirty
years ago. Why should not we?"
To such undenable facts what argument
could be offered? So slowly the scribe
wendell her way TO another authority on
WOman-s gowns. Miss Derby.
Miss Derby did not deny that the skirts
for the coming season were wide, very wide.
She also admitted that BIT Of wire In all
probability will be- used. But as for the
bird cage she emphatieally denied its
"Women have made too rapid strides
during the past few years." declared Miss
Derby, 80 ever again imprison themselves
in crinOline. Physical culture and Delsarte
training viii not permit il. Anyway the
Princess Of Wales has declared
against 1t, aud for one will
never encourage such a thing. Do 1
think the women would wear the outrage
Gus things? Certainly, If it became fash
ionable. Many Cf my customers have eX-
pressed themselves to that effect, but
sincerely hope they never Will have the Op-
portunity TO wear them"
Mrs. McGrath OF the City OF Paris
showed several skirts ranging from four to
five yards in width according TO the height
of the weaTer
'tSee the latest graVures from Paris They
all show good full skirts. mind, about the
bottom. And, lOokl this gown specified
'tatloI-made looks more hOopskiTty than any
cut in the same way and are, If anything,
wider than the street costume.
"Oh. the ladies all say they will not wear
them, but they will. They said the same of
the trained skirt, and ! would like to wager
there is not a lady in the city in whose
wardrobe you Will not find an old frayed
bell skirt"
With such unmistakable proof Of the ad-
vent Of the fashion, the next thing to ascer-
tain was. If there could be passed such a
heart-breaking law as Scion Taylor has
proposed, and If it were passed could ii be
enforced?
Chief Crowley's office was accordingly
visited. The Chief was not in, but police
official, after reading the paragraph, de-
clared the whole thing TO be a burlesque
There is a law" volunteered the Off
cial, 'fOrbidding either sex appropriating
the garments of the other, and you
ladies have very nearly overstepped that
one. But as for the hOopskrt | do not see
how such law could be made, unless they
can prove that the ladies are wearing them
with felOnious intent"
Attorney Charles Heggerty had this i'm
portant question addressed him q few
minutes later:
should this bill become a law" was
asked, "and lady arrested for the offense
therein named had the good sense TO choose
you Tor her attorney what would you plead
in her defense?"
Non compos." laughingly blurted out the
eXpounder OF the law, then stopping short
and Strengthening his handsome features
seriously declared that the defense would
be THAT male lawmakers had no right to
enact laws in regard 10 so serious and in
trleate question as a lady's dress. or
course the proposition is only bit of fun. "