Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-08-05

Society Editor
| herewith submit some obscry.-
tions and while beg pardon for 'hc
Intrusion. I think fair play, demand
that YOU publish:
Should men decide the style of
clothing that women wear or should
they don what their own sweet fancy
suggests Certainly. queer ques-
ton. and one that can not bee fully
discussed In a single article
1t is absurd that few men who
are engaged In the wholesale bust
ness of supplying ladies iincr
should make the fashions Bat they
do this Ia such way as 10 reap the
greatest profit 10 their business max
ing most ridiculous spectaclcs out OF
the women, meanwhile
Woman Is such a mimic. such b
perfect slave to imitation, that she is
easily made the dpue OF the man NIL
liner.
Hats are made broad brimmed
wide as small umbrella, aud every
woman hastens to purchase. II sh,
Is fat and short. and such q head
dress. makes her look ridiculous II
matters not. She must be- in style
as she calls II
Then the millinfrs reverse tn
order so they can sell a new output
and ladies' hats are small and tall
Nov YOU will see your tall slim CIR.
Regardless of what becomes her. in
crease her height by foot or more
Start the fad and they follow lik'
sheep.
4 few years aro. the skirts drag
ged the sideWa ks. sweeping Oh.
germs. and spreading disease Schoo
boards, had TO threaten dismissal %
women teachers. 600 an effort To- fore
the wearing OF skirts that would mo-
menace the health of children. hu
stemmug this tide was wasted Of
fort.
Again. fashion decrccd the tun'
skirts. and presto Nhat chans"
Staid mothers. dikrd themselves on
like Egyptian muumies. and wore
short skirts like school girls 800 ti-h
that the slit was invented 10 MAKE
.ucomotiou possibl. and Va displnt
nk hose. Vuchinr lingerie. oic
consider the waist line 10 h1
been moved up TO tI. bust and doHi
10 the largest circumference
their bodies Sc u11" shat 500.
ness
sunday evening ono u' the promi
nent pastors of tho city deuounco'
the rank immodostv oI feminine ~
tire. a Denver editor bias just beer
Indicted by @ grand ur for rahhsh
ing a photograph said io boz Of ben
yer girls 90 good society ln Rich
mond. Va. the fine 1i @ young va
man was reduced t0 $4,000 10 sh
would agree 90 leave tHc .ity or 70
frain from wearing q SKIRT Iit q
the knee
| And yet. iu the face 0. such con
duet women indigns o., ask 10 iath
ers and husbands B.. tho million.
have the cffroutcry the daring q
object. shall men IIe' tnriainl
husband Is Jealous. .ud father is g
old fogy Why sho h mH kuo
lanything alb women clothing ar'
what business b. u %. their anyway
u the man objects. O. Dr. '... m.ud"
and that settles 30
or course. an Old bachelor s no
supposed 90 know az 'h.nr Nhai'F"
on this pcrpleNiug problem and sol
may rest assured. " Society Ed.
tor. that this one is pot offering au
solution don't So pose there
any This dress hui rss just on
phase ~ the eterns feminine i'
consistent paradox ri --incompr
hensible
You ought 90 kno Miss Editor
lthat the women of Amarillo 0ill p'
Tor no solution The may ecoId th
men. but that win italy he the eS
tent Of their efforts.
AZ OBSERVING BACHELOR.
That the PREVAILING styles of th
costumes of women haze fallen uuie
the severe coudemnat.0r of not onl
male critics but Of many ntc.lec
ual women can not be- denied The
are written against preached against
aud talked AGAINST from every se.
tion OF fhe country.
Governmental authorities in som
localities have interviewed against "a
slit skirt. Very recently in one q