The evening world., 1917-08-21

Another disquieting bulletin from
London states with characteristic Eng
iish brevity: "Bustles for women" This
rumor. however. has not been con-
firmed by the foreign fashion office, but
the seal OF approval has been placed
upon the shorter and uglier skirts by
the Dressmakers' Syndicate OF Paris
And to think that the latter immodest
communique got by the censor 1t got
by the censor over there, but II won't
be passed by our national board OF
prunes and prisms over here.
WITH the French and English we
w are allies in arms but not in legs
and bustles-even though 1t comes
under the head OF military necessity,
Every Puritanical instinct, handed
down by our stern and hidebound an
cestry. rebels against It.
We may sit for shorter skirts In our
shows, Intimate Reviews and Follies'
but we won't stand for them in our
homes. why. the picture OF grand
mother with her hands folded across
her hardy perennial black silk hoop
skirt would fall out OF the oak frame II
sister wore them any shorter. And to
think we have been crusading against
our near-kilts on the ground that they
revealed ankle deformties and twisted
stockings, and here on top OF II they
try 10 hike the things beyond the
| limit
We extended a hearty welcome 10
the French and English political COM
missions, but nix on the British
bustle and Frerch ballet skirt In
vasions. We draw the clothes line
somewhere; besides, we haven't any
bushes left.
On the receipt OF the bulletins our
minute man spread the alarm.
NUISS MILDRED LODEWICk,
Wl fashion expert, busily engaged
ON her latest princess gown creations.
was aroused by the hurry OF hoofs IN
the village street.
"Is il true that skirts will be worn
higher this fall?" she was asked Il,
our Paul Revere handed her the Eu-
ropean dispatches
"skirts will be higher in price" she
replied quickly, but not over nine oi
ten inches up.
THAT is. ten inches up from the
shoe-top?" We inquired
"Heavens, no; from the ground
she gasped.
"WelI. won't the shortage in mate
rials affect the length OF the sklrti
here?" we pursued. you know WI
| are putting silk wings on our aer'
fleet, turning cotton into explosives
and ali the wool is being purled intC
: sweaters, apparently
BY way OF reply Miss Lodewicl
= pointed with her pen TO ono OF ne
sketches. That Is the llhe am dc
= veloping this coming season \ re
. vival Of the princess gown one pIec ,,
maids with rather full skirts. Thl
. desi1n. YOU see, has an Eton JACKIE
etfact with frogs. Tho Washlngto
hats will be in again and the boot
- will have tasseled tops, ,-.
q "Thank you. Miss Lodewick," an
n we dashed on.
N1Iss PAULINE FURLoNG say
lVI the cloud OF dust and droppc
n her bundle OF mail. When we n
formed her that skirts woro to b
o shorter and sklmpier she threw u
= her arms Cthis Venus has two arms
: and screamed, 1T can't be done"
= But you never can tell Like tn
y old man bemoaning his hard lucl
= everything goes along getting badde
and Bladder and you can't see ray c
hope, and finally, when things az
Il absolutely hopeless, all OF a sudde
they will turn right around-and g,
:, worse.
"a That's the way with fashion
a Imagine the hustle on Broadwa!
N The drawings Of George Du Maurie
Is back in the SOS, immortalized IN