The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

This lady isn't just their style!
Buenos Aires, Sept 23.-Buenos
Aires is much maligned city as to its
masculine manners. Narrowing tales
are told from which you gather that
the leading citizens and Scions of first
families have nothing more pressing to
do than accost lone females along the
avenues with a playful pinch now and
then by way OF diversion. The stories
really had me worried but 1 am not by
nature a George AIDE timid sparrow
Neither could 1 visionize my Buenos
Aires visit as being passed in the pri-
vacy of my boudoir- The first day
here took the plunge and started out
thrillfully at one end of the Florida. l
arrived at the other a terribly sur
| prised Il won't deny disappointed)
and unpinched person.
/ Since then 1 have sailed forth daily
unattended and have yet to experience
any untoward unpleasantness- To be
sure you occasionally catch a muttered
remark but as long as it is in Span
ish it needn't feaze you. It's also true
thatf frequently the men not only stare
| a bit unduly but even stop, turn and
| watch you out of sight. Surely North
American woman used to any big city
in the United States is immune to a lit
| tie thing like that.
Women Encourage Remarks.
In plain words Buenos Aires isn't
any worse in the ''masher'' line than
New York, Boston, San Franscico or
New Orleans It's not one-half as Of
feEsive in that respect or rather dis
respect as Rome Madrid or even
Paris. Really the Argentine maids and
matrons rather encourage the stares
and remarks of the male contingent
than otherwise. AS they pass by in
their elaborate f-ocks and frills they
feel sighted and discouraged unless
| they leave wake of admiring glances
and ecstatic gasps of "hermosa'' oil
simpatica. You can't blame this
poor things for being grateful for a lit
tie masculine attention on the streets
That's about the only time the mer
ever notice them. Buenos Aires is in
deed a mars town and wives anC
daughters are used mostly to adorr
the home. Almost all the smar
: breakfasts, banquets and functions a
! the Plaza, the Jockey club or tn.
? Paris hotel are stag affairs while sta 2
, nation is the usual lot of the womef
save for the wild excitement of goin:
to the opera or to church.
There are semi-weekly dances at tn
Plaza now, the dansants and musicals
but these are attended mostly by tn,
American and English fair sex Will,
the true Argentine lady bides a
home with the exception of a few
young girls who come well chaper
oned.
Florida pronounced FIor-ee-da) i
the Fifth avenue of B. A Here ar
the largest and smartest shops an,
along Its way everyone who is anyon.
promenades or motors. 1t is a woe
fuIIy narrow street with room on it
SIDEWALKS for only two people to wall
comfortably abreast. From till
D. m. however, all vehicles are barre,
and then the pavement is used as
promenade.
Are Lavish Dressers.
The Argentine women dress mos
| deliberately, their furs are SUMPTION
and their hats are laden with wonder
> full aigrettes and Paradise that to IL
are as forbidden fruit. Their finger
and ears glitter with the most beauti
full diamonds l have ever seen and We
they wear their clothes with the trll
chic of a Partisan Still there is n
trace of a too lavish ostentatiousne
or vulgar display Beautiful abundau
hair and small, weIl-shaped feet ar
the two extreme charms of the Bueno
Aires belle The first is aceentuat e
:. by being always perfectly dressed an
~ well cared for The second by tn
most extravagantly designed and we
made of foot gear almost any foe
- would look attractive in the shol
:. vamped. high-heeled Partisan last thu
. is all prevalent here. Exquisite al
= the high boots of bronze. patent XII
:, and suede, some made as if nodded 1
- the foot with no visible Iacings or ia.
II Jennings
r, The tiny evening slippers, sandai
II and cothurns, strapped and g1eamin
II with brilliant buckles are fit for fair
IS feet They make the North America
Il woman all fitted out in the Ion
q vamped effects of our present She
modes. want to sit on her Chica 20
l. esque tootsies in rage while the Al
IT gentine cinderellas prance up to III
II head of the beauty class feet foremos
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