Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-20

THE LOCoMoToR ATAxIA SKIRT.
i guess Dr. Broughton had not heard
u this new name for the hobble skirt
when he preached on the follies OF wom-
ans dress
But the name Is painfully suggestive.
{ saw a young lady walking In COM
pany with 3 young man. who was
obliged TO take mincing steps. because
/. ner frock skirts were so tight and mar
row she was Just obliged TO There Is
reason in all things and while can
remember when II required twenty-five
yards OF silk to make fun trimmed re-
cepfion dress and was very MANIFEST
wearer had the satisfaction OF knowing
she could 20 up steps or get into car
riaxe without pulling the skirt above her
knees 70 allow her TO do so.
was riding on the street cars some
days ago. when young lady took seat
across from me. and I could see her
good" On her head she wore a black
summer hat that was as large as a
parasol. On II was placed magnificent
black plume. i expect that hat cost
anywhere from SO 10 sS0-maybe s10o.
on her feet she wore silk stockings,
50 thin I could almost discern the blue
veins IN her ankles Her shoes were
small affairs; but the French heels were
nearly two inches high.
Between the hat and the shoes was
the frock. II was made Of thinnest silk
mousseline. with big punches OF pale
blue flowers on IL The, dress did not
meet her ankles By several inches. and
the sleeves did not reach her elboys by
several inches.
The booy OF the f-ock was mostly Of
lace, and there was plenty OF neck in
evidence There was a blue satin band
where the sleeves ended and wider
satin band where the tail Of the frock
left on.
Her little heels clacked as she walked
or rather as she minced and wiggled
along.
There was no scarcity OF money to buy
more frock, because the outlay on that
nat would have clothed me bountifully
Tor a year; but the poor little vain
child. aimed to be in the height OF the
fashion. NO matter what II cost 10 do Il
The dreSsmakers charge as much to
make one OF those skinny little frocks
As for q fuller onese so the girl not only
made her vanity conspicuous. but the
aressmaker had manifestly robbed herl
On her hands sac wore pair OF long.
white Kid gloves that reached far above
aer elbows The heat was fearful and
could not bear silk gloves on my hot.
perspiring hands. but little Miss Vanity.
for some unexplained reason. felt obliged
10 cover her hands and arms, almost TO
the armpits. with kid leather, with the
mercury ranging near hundred de-
grees.
have told you I could almost count
the veins in her little legs. through her
xhin stockings 1 could tell that there
vas precious little goods on her bust or
oody. but she wore so black plume on
her hat-hot and heavy-and kid gloves
On her hands and arms. that must have
sweated that part OF her anatomy pro-
fusely.
And this was a fashion style. and big
HOmen as well as little ones get into
frocks that are too tight to allow
wrinkle. because some man-costumer
over IN arts concluded TO use up his
odds and ends OF dress patterns and de-
pended on our fool women over In this
country to pay fabulous prices for his
remnants Il is not astounding and as
tonlshing2 AL fools not dead yet.
THE DRoUTH.
We are having serious spell OF dry
weather In our part Of the country. II
has not rained enough TO wet the clay
IN over two months We have hot
weather and a parching dry wind wh@n
any air is stirring at all
/ remember a similar seasOn-nearly
sixty years ago. I trust this spell OF
drouth viii not be so serious as that
one proved TO be-
In the spring OF 1854 We had torrents
Of rain from January to the middle OF
April Then the farmers rushed the
piows-- On the night OF Nay ! killing
frost and a heayf freeze came along.
Every stalk Of cotton had to be plowed
up and planted again The weather
turned drY-and We got a poor stand
Ttf, earn 9f1 better he~a rtSe AZ Was xOuur
and only the top OF the corn plants
was scorched by the frost.
During Nay we had no rain-only hot
days and a blighting wind. All the fruit
vas killed BY the freeze and frost. ex-
cept dewberries and blaekberries. These
we're badly hurt and much OF the fruit
dried up on the vines
June came on-wIth more hot days and
still dry hot wind. when the air stirred
At all.
The situation grew serious The young
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