The evening world., 1913-10-10
Maggie Teyte, in Her
Bloon,ers That Reach
to the Knees, Says Her
Trousers Are Frank and
Don't Make Pretense to
Be What They Are Not.
"A Skirt That Pvetends
to Cover Up and Then
Doesn't IL Not Nice-I
Haze Seen Then, That
Expose Legs in Red
Stockings to the Knees
II Call That Inde.
cent" She Declares.
Mar1uerite MO0evs Marshall.


This 10 . tale Of trousers.
Whose trousers?
Maggie Teyte's trousers!
Does she realIyS She really does. She
has Just arrived from London for .
concert tour. With my own eyes I saw
her--and THEM. SO did the artist. And.
maybe II was because legs have been
fashionable these many moons-but We
weren't SO fearfully. dreadfuliy shocked
| after all. think that amusement was
our most predominant emotion. the same
sort OF amusement that Is inspired by
s!x-year-old boys masQuerading as pI-
| rates and Indians. can so easily
Imagine Miss Teyte curled up In a big
armchair her pretty head cooked on
one side, her blue eyes a-twinkle. while
she ponders thuswise: II haven't started
anything for an age. Whatll l do to
make folks sit up and take notice? Every
other woman sits her skirt; guess I'll
leave mine of. Won't they think I'm
the REGULAR day-vii."
But she isn't. She's a deli ghtfui young
woman OF two-and-twenty, exactly five
feet tall and as straight and slim as an
exclamation point. Though she has been
Q prima donna since she was seventeen,
she has somehow missed that awful
prima donna dignity. a blight particular
ly prone to affect English and American
grand opera singers. Neither Zenob!a
nor Queen Mary OF England has any
thing on,but 1t would be unseemiy to
mention names. Anyway. Maggie Tcyte
10 refreshingly simple and direct. She
was born In England. but she has Irish
blue eyes. rebellious red brown locks and
. piauant nose-she would probably ad-
nit that II turns up"
NOW As TO JUST WHAT THEY
ARE LIKE.
As for THEM. THEY are really loose
but shapely gyr' nasium boomers. The
pair saw was made OF brown serge and
extended from the waist to Just below
the knee. The fulness was laid In even
pleats at the waistllne. and the tit was
so trim that neither belt nor suspenders
we're necessary. The Gulness at the knee
was gathered snugly.
A vest and q straight sack coat belong
with this costume, also soft shirt with
turnover collar When she goes out
Miss Teyte wears gaiters which reach
from her ankles to where the trousers
stop. In her own apartment black silk
hosiery Is sufficient--and sufficiently ef-
fective. as every one knows who has
seen Miss Teyte In one of her most sue
cess ful roles. cinderella" She has the
traditional Cinderella foot. small and
slim enough for any glass slipper.
THEN THERE ARE POCKETS IN
THEM. TOO.
But have omitted one important de-
tail " Miss Teyte's costgme-its ex-
cuse for be.Ig. il We may believe her
solemn statement In one word peck
cts,
~ adore pockets" she Impressed
upon me. There - nothing In the
world for which savy . man 90
much - his unlimited pockets. or
At least Z d1d envy him. Vow
have pockets Of my own Pour
bssutassi Two here" ana The slim
hands dissppssrsa tnto ops11nSs
ct the side seams Of the trousers.
"And two In my vest"
Miss Teyte doesn't INDUCE In nip
pockets; but, you see, she doesn't want
10 carry either q bottle or a pistol.
Now. aren't these ever 90 much
more convenient than that?" she went
on frankly. pointing to the handbag n
my lap.
] had to agree With her. !. too, have
been In Arcadia. When ! was eleven
years old and wore gathered skirts TIE
dressmaksr always save me At isast
one big pocket.
But you don't wear this drsss al
the tlme?" asked.
Most OF The time. said Miss Tsyte,
with an airy tosr Of her head. -Yoi
ss~ I'm weodsrfu,ly keen on spesta.