The evening world., 1913-07-29
BLAMESMOTHERS
FOR riot OF ROUGE,
ANARCHY0F Dress
"They're of the Job" Says
Monsignor O'Hare, land So
Girls Become Lax"
MANY KNOW NO BETTER
Powder and Paint, lmmodest
Dress and Barbarous Dances
Call for Reform.
MANY KNOW NO BETTER

thsos days? . her abdicseion Of a0thor-
ity aaA responsibility soe her ohaldrsa
the oauss Of the sxtravaeant arsssin6
and he astounding maks-up sssn o. the
young siri Of ths psriodf u che 70
blame for the prevalence Of ehs sht
skirt and the turkey tro<S
|, The Risnt Rev. AonNgnor P. r.
o'Hars Of 0resnpotnt Drooklya. wAe
has undertaken . crusade for simpler
modes and better morals. = decidedly Of
the opinion that mother 10 the real cul.
prit. lie has 20 Informed the mothers
In HE congregation Of g. Anthony's
church and has called upon them to
assist him In his effort, 70 supprsss
paint and powder. immodsst dressing
and turkey trota.
who can dou'ot that mothsrs ere Of
the 3ob when ehey allow thor young
daughters to paint their facss and 10
wear tho sort Of clothes We have ssen
everywhere In the last two or three
ssasonsr Monsisnor O'Hars inquired
yesterday. TO say mothsrs can't con-
troll their daughters u even worse. IT'S
an acknowledgment Of d,ssrscsfui fall
urs that no grown woman shouad bs
obliged 70 make.
I'VE ass living ts-AAy n . yaa-
AsaeaAuA q DswAse, . saet q
sou6e, . neral aAAsoAy Of dress.
when will women learn that the only
aids to beauty are absolute clean
liness. proper food. proper exercise.
kssn al -. "A
selfish chAracterf
Another matter on which they are
s',n s0n. .: star. mad '' the modern S'rS'''
MODERN oANcge OAR0ARoUo,
WOMEN TO BLAME.
The new dances are but an indication
that the suspicion Of immortality does
not trouble some people. And % you
will hnd girls who. there 10 every r>ason
to think. are good girls. yet have b.
come infected with the sesy.soinS spirit
OF the world about them. and will par
ttcipats In dances that ought to make
them blush for shame. II 10 beside the
question for them to say that they do
not mean any harm. that Il 10 all done
In the spirit OF fun. and % on.
with many people and In many
circles these laxiues are common. ordi.
nary sins. and tho girl who will brassniy
permit such liberties may protest that
she 10 beautifully innocent. but she need
not complain II the ordinary spectator
refuses to distinguish between her and
her bolder sister that makes no pre-
tense"
But do you think women are to blame
for those conditions Of modern lifsr'
was asked Of Monsisnor O'Hars.
II do indeed" he replied.
Few girls or women have II brought
home to them that they are largely re-
sponsible for the standards Of moral
cleanliness about them. II they lot
Themselves 20 In tho way Of passaon-
stirring clothes. they help Just that
much to lower moral standards. It's
not easy to impress this upon the
young.
CHE INVITES iMsvLr FROM THE
UNolsciPLiNGD.
1T isn't playing fair to smphasiss ssx
a. the low neck. short sleeves. thin
waist. or extremely tight skirt does. In
. mixed crowd. The girl who does II
need not feel indi6nant and outraged
II some undisciplined male siops over.
She has invited the insult.
"Nias times ouN ef zen she
aossn't know wAaS she u doing.
Dut her mother ought 70 under.
stand. 1sS father k1ews, some
older brother o. sister k1ows.
4Asy ought 70 TAN plainly aAd
calmly. appeal 70 her iasttAet for
panty ana asosaey. her sense Of
ssspeasaSllty.
1T 10 unfortunate that the women oil
to-day are not more careful about them
selves and the Impressions they are
making on society by their loudness In
dress. their love for cosmetics and In
dulEsncs In Questionable dances. rhess
are not the qualities that 20 to make
good Christian homes and attract God.
fearing men. To indulge In the worldli-
ness may attract the giddy and thought.
less. but II will never excite the admir-
alton Of decent men who seek wives
and the quality that strengthens trust.
constancy and hdelity In the true hus-
band"
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