East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-30

lished an editorial headed Dress or
Undress" in which the following view
was set forth:
I'VE are at the height of revo-
lGtion in feminine clothes which has
not been seen since the French revo-
luton gave sanction to the excesses
of women in the dlrectoire and en-
pire gowns
Certainly there is an orgy of un-
dressing going on ana it shows no
Signs Of abating What will be the
end? 1t is difficult to see"
The writer concludes with this
highly conservative note:
1t is curious to note that this bac-
chanalian rage has fallen on women
at a time when there is much in the
melting pot, at time OF world rest
! lessness. of war abroad and consti-
tutional crisis at home and social
misery everywhere.
1t is difficult to see the connection
of fashion with such things or to say
which is the cause and what the effect
OF to determine how much the wom-
ans almost barefeet and quite bare
arms and neck are due to Premier
Asquiths indifference to stable gov
ernment, OF TO anarchy in the political
and artistic world
The writer of the above is on the
right road but is facing in the wrong
direction to see the truth. He thinks
the extreme fashions are the result
OF the general social unrest. Instead
they are due to inequalities of wealth
that are producing this unrest. asst
living in various forms comes from
the fact many people have too much
money they have not earned They
seek to spend it and in so doing set
q pace that others less fortunate fl
nancially feel themselves obliged to
follow. If We were living under con-
ditions where people earned what they
got and got what they earned nine
tenths of the foolishness Of dress dis
played by women and much manly
folly would disappear
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WaIla WalIa's attempt at an imita-
1
ton of the Roundup ended not merely
in failure but in
let 'em Kick" dishonesty and dis
grace, if reports
are reliable and they certainly have
all the earmarks of truthfulness.
There was no crowd there save
what came from walla Walla itself
and immediate vicinity There was
no need of special trains TO carry peo-
pie to the city or out again. One
coach would almost have sufficied to
accommodate the out of town peo-
pie and so light was the crowd on the
streets Saturday evening that one
would not know show was on.
In view of such attendance it is not
surprising the enterprise was finan-
cial failure to the extent of from $4,000
to $4,000. But the worst feature
seems to be that in their desire to
avoid the pool OF financial disaster
the managers sought to evade their
just debts, as is evident from the tale
of woe brought home by the Indians
of the Umatilla reservation.
1t is a sad plight into which the
Garden City has fallen with its stolen
glories but Secretary Johnson and
his associates dug the pit themselves.
They should have known better at the
start II they had not been so anxi-
Gus to steal something they would not
have lost so much good money. Now
that they have sunk their money why.
! Let 'em Kick
Mr. Manuel retired king of Portu
! gal seems to have domestic troubles
also and he has been married but a
few weeks.
President Wilson is directing the
congressional orchestra and he says
the program must be followed, which
is what the people want.
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1t win also be necessary to elect
some councilmen. Bring out your
candidates for the race.
Walla Walla learned something.