The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-12
Skirts Are Short,
So Short, In Paris
By MARAGARET ROHE.

BY MAHAGAAkI AOk1E.
written for the United Press-)
They're having high times in Paris
Since the Yanks are over there,
The prices are high in Paris.
Out Of sight. up in the air,
But the highest things In Paris
Are the skirts on The ladies fair.
Psris. Nov. 2o.-tBy Maii) They
may be wearing 'em higher in Hawaii
but doubt H. Really. short skirt
nowadays in Paris is SO shorf it's pos
fktively curt. Eiguratively speaking
"a 73 centimeter skirt 10 the height OF
fashion, and naturally II you get the
most out OF these skirts You just have
to speak figuratively. Just hgure TO
yourself how short a 73-centimeter
skirt really Is. only don't try TO heure
yourself II you're wearing one It
can't be doEe. Seventy-three cent?
meters is not quite - inches IN good
round numbers and most Of the ng-
ures have seen are especially good
round ones. indeed
CouiderinE that the skirts are al
most ~ narrow as they are short. Just
think what great saving in material
this u. Fog CIR eS1sse that's the only
reason Why the dashing Partisan has
adopted this shortage Of skirt fashion
that and two other veil understood
reasonE. It's such . perfectly lovely
way TO heip pay for the war. eepe-
cialiy 10 you hare nice ankles. AL
though one docs have to 20 a bit
farther than that on an allowance Of
only 73 cenfimeters and remember It's
q long calf that has no turning and
that sometimes, where there's knee
there's knock A
II you have the viii power some
time TO tear your eyes away and look
up into the faces Of tbese chic short-
.eiirtcd charrsers II yin do your heart
rood to see how their countenances
fairiy glow vzah the patriotic con-
rciousness that thex are doing their
tit By showing = hit
simple little oae-pieoe dresses. all
oE the strieht. narrow lines tyou can
hardly call them straight long lines
any rnore) are SIN the rnEe although
Jeanne Lanvin and some of the other
houses are showing q narrow tight
urderrkirt with . fuller ruzse over
<kirt
Gabardine black satin and crepe de
chine are the favored materials. and
much yarn embroidery and fringe OF
silk or yarn In vivid coiors is used
with striking effect on the more som
ber-hued frocks OF black. navy and
sese de nirre- Terra Gotta h = favor
ite color for coats OF velour De laine
or tuuic blouses Of crepe de chioe. A
<ombinntiou OF wool embroidery Of
RATHER blue on q terra Gotta blouse ID
typicaIly rrenchy and artistic
All shades Of ssupe. gray. putty and
tam are popular. no; only for the smart
coats and taiiieurs banded and col
sar~d high with nutria or bearer.
Tnose pet furs OF the momenf. but for
the one.piece frocks as well. And
out ssf all the pretty feet and legs so
much In evidence. the great majority
are silk siockinred in one OF these
taupe or putty shades and finished OF
with cunning little snue nosed Ok
fords of taupe 81 putty suede with
high Cuaan heels and huge ties OF
two-inch rrosgrain ribbon.
It's really amazing how well sbod
every Parisian woman is. whather che
Is a comtssse or cash Eiri. They
All wear the cute little round foed.
,hort camp high boots or slippey fhaf
Ne call the sesxe last but that ever
here now they have dubbed the Pari'
siAn last. Although you can see many
fancy strapped slippers and colonial
s,Stes with hrieht buckles. the Oxford
Is the real favortze. Aside from the
<uede models IL fwinkles In iustrous
patent Kid with pickedout perfora-
4ions o< white Kid trimming II around
the instep and acroe< the tip or else
with stifchings OF white. When the
white trimmings are fD evidence sne
pfark grossrain ribbon ties are also
edged In white. And spite Of the
shortage Of fuel and the ShortaSe Of
skirts there ,bw shoes Ind shees
stockings haven't budged Q bit in IA
yor OF the high boot up to dats-
Some feet and some feat. believe
me. ls Il any wonder these Pnrisian
,horouEhbreds win in walkf Take
Il from . woman Who knows. how.
ever, do think that tho sgovcrnnent
when it equips our boys with helmets
and gas masks for tho dangers OF war.
fare In the trenches ought also to in
dude biinders Tor dangers OF the
warfair in the boulevards.
49, Ann ~ EanoaM