The Washington herald., 1908-08-26
The New-old Girl

Sincerely We hope that the news given
by the London Sketch may prove 10 be
true. that England is threatened with a
formidable revival Of the Dickens type Of
girl. for II II is true over there we may
be quite sure that ii will not be long
before the new fashion will come across
the water and the fair sex OF America
viii be copying the fashion OF the new
old girl
The London Sketch says.
1t has oous about b the simplest mans Al
audaci5as nHl1as-. 70 a taoeghtless moment. re-
i1tro5a1ad the 'oottsss bonnet, familiar portraits
q the youuz C1ren Vi-toria as a kind q hlnker
fer motorIlg nd this hsadFear ned around the
dim1-cd CHR. Of a rrst,y young woman rsniu5ed
E-a---'1s elderly szailsnen q SIRENS Of the g
Like Yfe--s GuiIbert tie hrst g-l wao veas-red TO
wear ne cal sc1-rIe boauct had a slcces De
sEa1d me1e ne contrast was risuaut. irresistible
For some tine past the artists e the ycu-gl- so1i
have bs-z painting c-inolines and shzvis. parted
hair. and o4ue5 6-o3-aes-aH the insignia. ~ Short
Ct the y51aT psrsn of tie Dickens r5ysl and period
and new She IS upo1 rs En- the sesa sid n-- u7c1
canvas The o5tsags bo=ast and the aoa-ius vel
svssp a. before. the aost drogt w-naa-hats- IL
lizlr-sd ard the s-soer;ibIs fall a. one slanee--
/ Let US hope that this joyous news be
true. Surely It is not old-fogyish TO bark
/ back 10 those days OF dear delight when
/ women were simple. unaffected. and con
/ tent 20 be women. Would it not be a Joy
T unspeakabIe If through the arbitration
Of Dame Fashion. there could vanish al
/ one fell swoop the awful rats the false
puffs and curls. the tendency toward
a7lng mascuIlnity2 And il what the Lon
don sketch says about the new fashion
d.saruing the vornaa-hater and making
/ men fall al a glance. is true. then we may
{ be quite sure that feminine America, IN
. satiated by past conquest and Unsatisfed
with the qUeenly eminence It already has
/ enjoyed so long. VIII not attempt TO resist
/ the Establishments OF the new fashion
+ And with the coming OF the new fashion
+ LEI Us pray for something OF a return tc
. the old fashion IN manners Would It no;
/ be q Joy 70 han the return OF Dora. The
/ girI-wife Of David: Of Agnes Copps-AeId.
+ OF Dame burden. the trim and beautiful
. h0usskeeper OF Bleak House, OF KATE
. N1ickleby. q Rose Maybe and the rest
gentle-voiced. clear OF eye. pure Of soul
the best types Of vomanhood and 4
/ how many OF Us. typical Of that first boy.
hood love that was all holy and reverenr
and upIifting2 II would be a change, IL
+ deed. and a glorious one. though the Lon.
don Sketch. which heraIds the approach
ing change. sees that
1T vcu-d be surprising a51zt-tacs. SIszzy v---t
hare 20 put away he- E1E clubs and hockey s-izl
ard take -5 -a--i1s and playing TIE plaz5 E5lz.
pz-s--s with pretty ult ard q talent f1r c117e-
szti-- --ls- he1czf1--h 81 zzzcza1cs. and tasa
Voices z-s- not be lcl-1 az the dinner table Il
stead -f s-u11l-g a-1 claH-nr Tie Ne-e Nan Sd
VIII have 20 7-cz-rats he-scl: bef-7e hin as
being q sure-i1- powers Ozs can fa-ezes sozt
dirs-az ccn-i1sza1zs-uz,E the heroine q aa'thz
and n--s a-5lciJ1s 1e-iod bec1nas. fo. tza zar1s
the fashion"
There les the rub. II many ways Z
return Of our woma1kind 10 the sweet
I hammered customs Of the Dickens per.oS
would be a sheer delight. but, alas. VIA
with the growth Of female suffrage ant
the general emancipation Of vomen-a!
they call five fear that the girls OF thi!
age could never be induced. IN spite o.
Dolly Warden peJucOsts and Dame Durder
5ounets. 10 yield the palm OF superiority
70 man Never again. perhaps. shall W
men be allowed 10 a-rogate 10 ourselve
the title OF 'Iord and master" But a
least the new fashion viii make II.
twentieth century giri look more demur
and mild; that much VIII be gained. an,
seeming more gracious might grow int
q habit,