The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-09
10 TOU CROSS TOUR IEGS.
The Habit Used TO 30 1abooed In Society,
Butt said TO BE Coming BACK

There was a time when a woman who
had the temerity 10 cross her legs in
public was considered as quite too bold
to be within the pale Of good society.
Fashions kinks have taken another twist
now. and the woman who is I'm good So
cicty shows IL by crossing her legs audi
bly,. That is, she not only crosses them
in the privacy of her own room, and
when she seats herself I'm her favOrite
wide low chair in her receptiOn-roOm, but
she crosses them in the street cars and
the herdics, in the railway stations. and
in church, She does. indeed
Possibly there is nothing actually Grim
inal in the habit, though our grand
mothers thought 50. nor Is IL indecent
as our mothers thought, and would like
to think yet n they were not bewildtred
by the awful overturning given 10 their
previously conceived ideas OF what IS
right and proper. but IL Is certainly inele-
CANT outside of ones own home. in ones
boudoir. where the frou frOu OF lace ruff
fles and silk plaitngs. the amplitude OF
skirts and abundant draperes cover ali
crude outlines. The crossing Of the legs
is not exactly ungraceful. Then. too. II
gives opportunity for the display of
well shod foot daintily turned ankle,
half DISPLAYED half concealed bv the
clouds of trimmings that women pile on
the bottom Of their skirts, and quite suits
the abandon Of the exquisite tea gowns
and the hour.
But AWAY from ones home? Well.
that Is another story, especially II IN is
told on a street car-in pantomime.
Rather a ludicrous incident took place
on Seventh street Monday evening. Two
ladies entered a somewhat crowded car
and We're given seats by gentleman.
They both sat down and both crossed
their legs. and both having more than
normal length of those members. could
have touched the opposite seat with the
tips Of their pointed boots. The conduc-
tor. passing through the car. stumbled
ties OF tailor made dress goods. lying on
the floor so that one OF the ladies. In
some annoyance. gathered the goods up
and threw IL over her lap. Then there
was a litter from half the people in the
car.
~ the Jenness Miller school Of dressing.
for she had no skirts on-tnat were WIS.,
ible at any rate-and one OF her stock
incs which DISPLAYED a not unshapely
leg nearly 10 the knee. as the foot set
on the floor was dark red. and the one
on the leg that was thrown over il was
black She had probably dressed nur-
riedly I'm a dark room, or else that IL an
other fad Anyhow. IL was runny-ex'
cruciatingly funny-but neither OF the
handsomely attired women knew what
was The matter. and when the other
woman pulled her dress a little 20 make
IL set more evenly over tne knee. AMI as
MA we'd boots that were only buttoned half
way up. because the other buttons were
MINIS The laughing and looking became
unbearable. and the two women hastily
gathered their skirts about them and
got off. 10 disappear In handy shop. 10
Investigate their shortcomings
Unless ones shoes and hose are very
neat indeed. the bindings on ones dress
immaculate. and ones petticoats tand-
some enough 10 wear on the outside. the
leg-crossing habit would better be re-
jeoated 70 the privacy OF ones home
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