The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-21
CITYPASTORS TELL
TIMES VIEWS ON
WOMAN'S DRESS
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CONTINUED from First PaEe.)
ing on Market street.-the business
section-in ultra-fashionable cos
TUNES.
"Of course, you will find a number
OF younger women arrayed In alb
brevlated skirts and decollete shirt
waists. But certainly Frederick is nc
exception in this respect. Similar con
ditions exist in Washington and else.
where.
And II Is very true, as the editorial
in the Frederick News says, Fashions
| are not regulated by law; girls will
be seen on the streets attired as Dame
Fashion dictates. or according to their
own tastes
az believe the grand jury OF Fred
| erick county grossly exaggerated the
situation and are themselves guilty of
Islander when they state that many
OF the women OF Frederick city
exhibit a semi-nude appearance by the
manner in which they attire them
selves on the street.
Semi" II recall my Latin Alright
means half" and nude means
naked. Surely the distinguished
members OF the grand Inquest of
4 Frederick county were joking when
they declared that many OF tn, beau
tiful and cultured women of Fred
rich roam the street half-naked.
"If, however, this august body mean
what they say, they have invested
Frederick with a mighty slogan,
that can not but add greatly to its
population"
MOnsiEnOr BIames Men.
he NrapnnAaaf
styles of women's dress was laid to
the men today. by Monsignor Cor
nelius F. Thomas, rector of st. Pat
rick's Church, who was greatly i'm
pressed yesterday after reading The
Times story Of the grand jury re-
port on the way women dress in
Frederick, Nd
Monsignor Thomas declared the
women would not dress as they do
II the men did not like It. It IL only
to please mere man. anyway, that
milady affects the sensational styles
Of dress. according to Father Thomas.
The more men argue about II the
more women are determined to have
their own way. Is another definition
which the rector gives to the passion
for prevailing styles OF high cut
skirts. low necks and zebra-colored
hose. There have been no results
from cries for dress reform since |
time began, according to Monsignor
Thomas |
May brave Cannon, But
"our men are brave; they will face |
the lannon's mouth, but they will
not dare to legislate on the subject
of women's dress" he added.
"It is always an ungracious thing |
to attack women for their styles In +
dress The more men say on the I
subject, the more determined women /
seem to follow their own ideas In /
the matter. And as soon as we get |
done finding fault with one style, the
women. ara out with,4,Another and a
worse one. They treat with con- \
tempt any structures which we pass I
on their modes Of dress. Il
at is evident that some of the
styles OF feminine attire have reached
the limit: It is hard to see how much
more they can discard without being
arrested. Yet I am afraid that thsy
will pay no attention to the present
protest, just though It may be.
Only n Few Guilty ones.
1 reaI..y confess that really only
| few women are guilty OF dressing
on the street: though al
most every woman who can afford IL
will have an evening gown. and will |
.ppear In what Is called full dress
which might be called 'undress.' One
4 the first means to head them of ,
would be to require strictly all of
hem in public and private assembled
arties or balls to come in real street
ttire. as It is called Though, some
cme in what they call that style .
ow, which IL worse than full dresA
How to work a reform7 Public
will not effect 1t. Laws will
lot succeed In changing the styles
sidIcule will be OF no use. Let the II,
iris who now dress Improperly alone; .
ay no attention to them; they will
DON seek some other way to attract
office. But above all, go to the
Oundation and educate the young in
modesty. Instil in them /.
hristian chastity. These will reform
heir ideas fundamentally, and then
here will be hope OF q desirable
hanEe. b
Most Men Like DIspIayHL n
"Women dress after all to please u
ne men. Most men like the present :
lyles. III they did not, the women
ould not so dress. II in present r,
lyle they were let pass along the o
treet without notice from the men, =,
icy would not wear the dress again. =
hey would vote the adventure q fall =
re, and think up some other style. =
Il have heard OF dress reform all
y life, but have not yet seen any
suit OF the cries for reform. II Is
waste OF time to call attention to n
resent modes. Next season, there o.
Ill be another mode. al
Talk Of civil Iaws-who is TO set N
p the standard? Men in Congress or
gislatures? Women will protest that M
lch men in so enacting laws are III
Ealing with something entirely be- d.
md their comprehension. The wom- "
! will demand that they frame the "
VS. that are to regulate their styles b
dress. After all, they will not
aim anything that is more within
cir sphere. m
Who Dares wOman's AnEerf of
"Will any body OF men brave the sc
ger Of their women folk, in deciding 20
hat thew shall waar1 n,,r pap are