The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-26


wan trouser- frociSs become the
VoEu" In America
That grim question has long been
hotly debated, ana efforts to popu.
larizc the style have hceu frowncd
upon even in social crutcts thnt feet
on sensations.
Hf course the needs OF the times
land the valiant response of women
10 war work, has made necessary war
trousers. when Miss Ruth Stiusuu
the daring aviator, who lately broke
the worlds nonstop record for rs
Ing from san Diego 10 San Francisco.
douS appropriate dress for such "a
flight 1t IS quite riEht.
When the 30. 600 women who are
now working in machine shops re-
licving men for military duty, are
dressed suitably for their work. AN
esteem Is given AZ their due.
Hut many are questioning h new
fad of Paris sccict, ladies who an"
rcviviuF the styles OF Arabian Nights
for bon ton functions.
The Paris correspondents at Harr
rr's Razar writes in the January is
sue More and more trousers are
being worn indoors instead NJ robes
that cliuE and cling and cling Fash
iuuad 81 tn, richest of tlsstfcs are
ihesc trouscr-trugks trousers Of gor.
rcous metallic ~tutfs below Jackets
of soft yglVeta. trousers of velvet he
low coaJRtch with cmhroidortcs. and
vNduisitcT, nlmN muuAscllncs IVA the
salons of Marthc Guuthier ln the sue
dos C~apu.ineo. there IL a creation of
putty colored velvet embroidered most
, d~ccutaUNcly with rose and blue thread
the square Chinese cont failing uu.
girdlrd over embroidered velvet trou-
scrs Of The ptrairht variety.
n may be an inmate prejudice
mode that may be more sensible than
skirts. II may bo q patriot, refusal
10 adopt the styles ans wiles OF Tur
kish women II may b" that trouscr-
frocks are too suggestive 81 the Pa
timas who arc hchcadcd by blue
boards OF history nut 1t is safe to
predict that excepting for strictly
utiitarian purposes American women
will dress In clinginR, friily garments
that satisfy occidental Ideas of fcini
ninity and modesty.
Dress and its vnnities do not con-
ccrn AlhuuucrQueans. The day OF the
big balls aud smart receptions has
passed Tin the shadow Of the wal
war cloud rs lifted The small parties
bring together cliques Of kindred
minds who find even more pleasure in
the more intimate relations than in
the frosty atmosphere Of %pretentious
gaH...NN..- N...a- 800. 81. ..a..ase-- -.
ana general activities IN war drives
and lectures ARE the chief pastimc
Of local people. who for the most part
are engaged IN knitting, and home
economies
Aud In these homelv occupations,
women are glorified far about those
whose lives are conserved with gay
fashions I'm dress and artificialities Of
Smart people
First Of al the local women-and
those everywhere-are %figuratively
aud literally on their knees To and for
absent soldiers. Not only the mothers.
but All women are adoring ana pray
ing for American manhood in this
supreme testing time. when will Il
end An. that IN tho question.
Whether ~ is noh1er In the mind
=" dwell ~ the possible horrors Of
the future, or Ia fix the hopes on
probable happiness Of victory and live
In the sunshine Of optimism, and in
realms OF tolepathy at any rate. to
end the war. "rrs n contamination
dovoutly 10 he wished"
There Is the prospect 81 the NAM
moth air campaign "a be launched by
this government neNtN spring when
more han twenty thousand air craft
All dropping explosives at once win
burn the enemy armies to crisps. To
reflect ON this effective blow. is 10 he
lieve the future viii nc bright and
that soon.