Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-26
IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD

90 ."2ulute TIE bathing suits and stage
.. tunes Of women.
bat this : more or less Spasmodir.
uLG is usually called forth by some
iTltivUIar cTHgcratiOn OF style OH the
i@rr Of Isolated persons. and is often
hDthiug more thin brainstOrm pro
4 .'"d in tie mind OF 4 man by a
gLh3p~" Of something that oftends his
.htITlGuul ii"a Of prOpriety
Fat the lact remains that il is wOm-
on. AID not men, that bring rpc7
re ".sriNes adverse criticism in tue
Ir;t:cr OF clothes.
However. when the heads of large
firms and the boards of directors Of
rrrm;n"nt cOrpOr atoms find is neces-
y?1v 20 issue special ruies and recula-
= m. As TO what the women in Their
e' i'lov shall wear. it certainly re'< Is
."'"'. tho Judgment, good taste and
q. :"mnn sense Of women.
Tie president Of a big concern that
FnD!OTS hundred Of more women in
j., iarious offices in clerical capacities
@.s"nS. cd the question the other day
~ meeting Of his board of directors.
omd rs result the edict has gone
forth that every woman on the paw
'nIi mUSt in future appear at her desk
il 4 high-ne"ked "apaque" shirt waist
ard going 10 and from the office in a
nl"in neatly tailored suit and an in
ConsricnOus hat.
He explained to his colleagnes the
reason for his insfstence on this rule.
even is raise of salary should he
nCCessHry to bring about the result he
desired.
He vCntured the belief. however.
that the cost Of the outfit recommend
cT was no greater that that which the
girls We're having for the frilIv lingerie
ffnorv and droOpv-plumed hats with
which they had for some time been
decking themselves.
In the course Of his remarks he
:aid:
II shnuld consider myself a snob
3nd totally unworthy the name Of gen.
tlcman if ] were to mass any girl in
our employ on the street and inten-
tionlv eVade speaking to Ter. but 7
frankly confess that is takes more
courage than I possess to meet the
/ look Of incredulous surprise and dis
aUnroval reflected in the eyes of nv
wife and daughter of any woman
whose COMPANY am in when bow to
one Of them the way they are dressed
now.
'And it is Embarrassing beyond
words" he continued, when nv flip
nt.fellOW-cluhman with me gineerlv
raises his hat because I do and auer-
les. who's vour friend?' when 7 have
to explain tn. ; the girl is one of our
stonOgrapherS.
81 take tho stand that it detract
from the dignity of our corporations,
ard since these women have not iudg-
ment enough of their own as to the
fitness Of their clothes to- the demand
Of our business prestige. the whole
matter must be reeHla ted for them"
And IS he not right?
Certain of the large stores in town
demand that their women employees
wear black one-Diece gowns. with
their hair :imnlv dressed. without rats
o. nuffs or other hirsute eXcrescences,
and they are a striking contrast to the
girls in other establishments where
the firms hermit them to exercise their
own weird and individual fancy in the
matter Of dress and the Arrangement
o. their cOiffures.
While never, word is said to the
men employed in the same business
With them as to how they shall dress,
it is seldom that the man who is sell
ing you ribbon suggests by his clothes