The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-17

be better than that of ner more con.
ventional sister, all other things being
equal
But the most important quality of
the idea lies in the fact that a short
skirt and thick-soled pal. of shoes
are much more comfortable than a
sweeping trail and shoes having soles
of the thickness of paper.
"One can hardly realize what a diff
ference common-sense skirt makes
in ones movements during this wet
weather" said a representative men,
Der of the teacher corps. The boys
gibe but when you come to figure up
the many advantages of the system
the conclusion is quite obvious. OF
course the new style is not as hand
some as the conventional dress. but
We teachers have other things to think
about Isn't il curious. the women dress
to please the men They suffer tor
lures in order to make good impress
sion on some man and then they at
tend the meetings of women's clubs
and have the effrontery to talk about
emancipation and woman's rights.
just feel like shaking them. Why
momentary fancy of some man. If
he doesn't like the short skirt he is
welcome to his opinion and his leave
for one will not be dictated to by any
old selfish man"
A. T. Atkinson, Superintendent of
Public Instruction. comedies in his
opinion on the subject with the views
of the ladies. He said: You may say
for me that there will be no official
action taken to prevent the teachers
from wearing anything they please
within reason. believe that the short
skirt is a decided improvement in the
school-room over the old style of trail
ing dresses and quite agree with the
teachers in adopting it."
Miss Hitchcock of the Punahou Kin
dergarten seemed surprised when ask
ed about the wearing of the short skirt
in the classroom. Why" she said.
II thought it was the usual thing to
ers wear them and are well satisfied
with the result The aress is not uni
versaily becoming to the wearers. but
the advantages TO be had in adopting
il more than counter-balance the dis
advantages of the old system"
Kiyo Mitamura, a pretty little pic
ture-Japanese teacher. expressed her
self as being very well pleased with
her experience with the short skirt in
the school-room Il wear the short
skirt" she said. whenever / am teach
ing. Sometimes put on my japanese
costume when l am Mt home. but in
the school-room | wear an American
skirt. | think the best kind is one
which comes about to the top OF my
shoes and is out of the way when I
want to move about. teach the very
little Japanese boys and girls and so I
really do not know how rude little
boys make fun Of the very comfortable
garment"
Mrs Tarbell Of the Portuguese KIN
dergarten on Miller street was the
only teacher interviewed who was not
a wearer Of the common-sense cloth
ing and she was at least as much IA
favor OF 1t as any Of the others In
explaining why she did not live up to
her light. she said:
The dress has every advanfaRe
over the trailing skirt and | Hike II
very much on others. but you know
there are some women vAo cannot
wear the costume II is ali very ven
for = tall slender person. but how can
describe how Il looks on n littSe
dumpy individual wish could wear
it. but-
NM. Tsrbell. however. did herself !
grave injustice.