New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
DRESSMAKERS HELD UP
BY GUNWOMAN -+POL|CE! !
Appears at Convention Here
and Gets Away with CON-
pIete Shooting Outfit.
POCKETS FOR HER PISTOLS
Note for Husbands and Fathers
Fall Skirts Will Be Snowy,
but Very Economical
as to Cloth.

Up with your hands The gunwoman
! has arrived and has the drop on you. she
! has been expected for long time, but.
strange as it may seem, she comes from
Chicago and not the Bowery. She in
vaded the convention of the National Tai
! lors' and Dressmakers' Association, which
opened in the Marbridge Building yester-
day. and has promised TO separate hus-
Lands and fathers from more money than
her masculine prototype ever dreamed
there was in the world.
! The Gunwoman. il was learned at the
! convention yesterday will wear play
J mort suit made OF blue and white cor
J some other color Grecol cloth. There
will be trimmings of velvet and embroid-
cry. with glass buttons 10 match. The
| skirt will be double cut with two patch
pockets on the front for chewing gum or
pistols, openings at the bottom. and reeu-
( lation mems pockets embroidered in the
front. Thus the gunwoman.
The gunwoman disposed Of. the dress
makers disclaim any intention Of startling
the country this fall with new sensations
| in feminine apparel They say the fall
| STYLES will not involve any radical depart
ure from those prevailing during the sum
mer Changes will be only in matters OF
detail. The general tendency. IL was said.
seems % be toward the Empire models
with straight lines and longer coats
Cuffs similar 10 those on mems trousers
also have made their appearance on the
narrow skirts. Narrow skirts on, Ger
tainly, There is no sign Of any loosenins
from Illinois and Louisiana did clamor
for little more room.
But. as IN all conventions where the
vital affairs are considered, the cham
pions OF the narrow skirt In order 10
placate the opposing forces, made conces-
sions. There Will be d little more fulness
in the back Of the skirt TO permit the
wearer "a SIT down without fear, and there
will bc more drapery for the "cave-in al
the knees" please note quotation marks :
this term was used al the convention)'
The Mary stuart collar will also accentu-
ate the straight line effect.
japanese sleeves will he worn and
waists will be longer. Prices still soar
ing on, yes. Frogs have reappeared.
These are the new developments, and as
nearly correct as any ordinary man could
be expected 20 get them.
Judging from surface appearances,
there will not 6e any serious friction be-
tween delegates representing the differ
ent sections Of the United states and
canada some from the West and South
object 10 extremely long coats and eX-
tremolv narrow skirts. but about thirty
states are lined up on the other side.
OF course. this does not mean that Miss
Maud McGee. of Kankakee. won't have
rcrfoct liberty % wear a thirtv-two-inch
Goa, II she wants TO- or that the leading
deaconess of Medicine Hat won't be emf
ncntly respectable II she can take a step
Of two feet instead Of ten inches.
Another announcement that should
cause all true Americans 20 rise 10 their
feet and shout exultant hosannas is the
declaration Of our native ta!lors that
from this time forth Paris will follow
American styles
You see. its this way: The convention
~ American ladies' tailors and dress
makers meets In June, and at that meet
ing announces the STYLES for the follow
ing season But the Paris convention does
not meet until August Is. Now, the
Partisan modistes sell their gowns 70
American women. Therefore, since the
American women already have been told
I'm June what they are 10 wear, the only
thing FOR Paris 10 do IS TO abide by the
American DEGREES
II was said Yesterday at the convention
that this was the case last year, and un-
douhtedly will be the case the coming
winter season. Americans copyists?
Never again, We simply meet early.
have our say first. and since the streets
in this country are Uttered with money
Paris smiles. bows and wisely admits
that business is business.
The convention, which was opened yes
tcrday for a preliminary showing OF
STYLES. will get down 10 serious work to-
day. y Mlkol OF Boston. will preside.
and there will be delegates and models
from thirtv-four states