The morning call., 1894-10-04

Thirty of: fhe: most charming young
ladies of the. :: University of Califor-
MIA are impatently awaiting the next
:. rainy. day.: They are. bent on a daring
experiment TREY: do not propose longer
+. to. wear skirts that Will drag in the mud
Z. and slush. Tiers rs but one alternative.
=: They mast " aarahorter ones. They will
RI: With skirts at least ten inches shorter
than the ones now :deereed: as the mode.
:: they will sally Firth. deiying the mud and
the slgsh, discriminating feet palte1ing
> defiance to sEay1sh usage t6eir pretty
!: selves. secure. from the annoyances attend
ant on bedrage1ed dresses and from the
danger of cold. ~: = :
f.. :: OF course II is Just. possible that they
may feel a little squeaniish at first-inst
Ike a big bold man Wo1lIq. with his trousers
p" converted into: tFouserlets and Ten inches
of his dignifed pre- seHce exposed 10 winiry
: blasts. But that; VIII: se6n wear off. Be-
sides, spread ii: 10. the four winds of
.. heaven. -. ..* :=:...1 ) ~ =:
&: The BerkeIey*girls Millwear leggins.
That will help them out, and besides
thete are more. than thirty Of them who
!. have: resolved. to stand. together, abbre-
= waited skirt to. abbreviated skirt and
!. 4eggins 10 1egglns:: Bravely in the
:. full consciousness that they: are right.
: they VIII go fnrth,: battling the conven-
.tienalities. Triumph antly marching to vic
tory victory in legeins.
THEY vans lit distinctly understood that
The Y. are. going In: for. comfort, not dress
:. reform 7. They are practical. not strong
: minded. They have seen the Disadvantages
4e OF. the dragging skirt. and with one mind
they will cast. it off. They will make
poems Of tieir short skirts and will ac-
.comptIsfl the apotheosis OF the heretofore
despfsed .ieggin.
:: :: II was all decided upon early last week.
One of the young ladies' got thinking the
=. matter over in her mind and she preached
the subject to a few others. They imme-
=: diately saw the force of he1 argument, but
when 1t came TO trying the exper ;mAnt
= they we're all little backward. Not one
of them would agree singly to. try the ex-
pertinent. They finally agreed, however,
that if twenty-five could be found who
would solemnly pledge themselves to don
the rainy day" dress they would do so
likewise.
The young lady who proposed The plan
went Immediately to work and in two days
had succeeded in getting over thirty
pledges from as many young ladies. They
agreed TO stick together, through thick
and thin, through the rain and mud and
siush Of winter. to wear the dresses pro-
posed. ana the leggins, for the entire win
ter
That was along about last Friday. They
were in earnest, and the hearts of the
dressmakers of Berkeley were imme-
diately gladdened by orders for more than
thirty beautiful abbreviated creations for
the devoted young women. Saturday
-came and with it most opportune rain.
That was all they needed. They met on
that afternoon in the house Of the young
lady who proposed the plan, and. in
cboice mouthfuls of the most toothsome
CONNECTIONS, renewed again their promises
Of: fidelity to the ''rairy-day" dress.
And now the dresses are being finished
as rapidly as possbleE ard the leggns
have been bought and paid for and are
laid handily by to be donned when the