Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-09
By GABBY DETAILS.

so stnuouS and slnky. And
how we love the ivory soap walll
You sort of float along. you know.
If you are to make any progress
along the path of life in 1919 you
must learn the ivory soap walk and
it really is very simple.
A few easy rules and there you
have it. First you must change
your frame of mind from the dull
wintery way of thinking to the
bouyant, exhilarating, springtime
method. You must feel that you are
a disembodied spirit-hoating--
hoating-as if you were a bubble,
bit of thistledown "a feather, a
gentle breeze-or a cake of soap in
miniature sea.
Awfully alluring isn't it7 You
must glide ethereally and cliEging
like bit of silk on the lissome limb
of Nazimova. You must sweep, you
must flow, you must glide like an
eel or suffer the consequences Of
your ignorance of the siren walk and,
terrible to tell, your skirt will bag at
the knees.
But brush away the pucker be-
tween your eyes for we hear that
there is a key to this intense situa-
ton. And like all the great rules
of life's game, it is very simple. Use
you kneesl
One advances ones knees first
slowly, soapily, vampireishly, in the
ivory soap or siren walk and then
drags the feet after them. And then
there is another little technical de-
tail very essential. Thas is-the art
of stepping on a street car You Of
the padded electrics please don't
listen but to all poor working girls
who board the yellow buggies we
extend this valuable advice. Walk up
close to the step, slide your knee up
in your skirt A slight leap and there
you are on the platform like a
startled fawn-your dignity and
your nickel intact.
Even with all the guide post we
are erecting along the way, the
ivory soap glide so essential to all
devotees of the prevailing modes,
may appear to be a rocky road in
deed. But to prove our point we
will whisper that numbers of the
Omaha maids and matrons have ac-
quired this glide and we stop and
marvel as we see them drifting up
the street.
Miss Grace Allison was among
the first to wear the long narrow
skirts and we saw her just before
she left for California, a figure of
grace in her smart duvetyn dress
for she neither hobbled nor hoped,
she skidded along in the approved
fashion.
Quite like white fluff floating on
sea of yellow blanc mango in
blue bowl are some of Our modish
young women. Petite Mrs. Fred
Hamilton wears the new slinky
gowns so gracefully and she is quite
sensation at Pasadena, where she
is spending the first blustery weeks
of spring. We marvel as we watch
them at the tea dance of an after
noon. Mrs. ]. f. Davidson wears
the new skirts very correctly; she
has evidently acquired the pre-
scribed walk with her smart spring
gown.
Miss Mary Megeath and Miss Re-
gina Council, two tall young women
who wear the new styles we'll are
very adept and we watch the buckles
on their dainty pumps twinkle in
and out in a fascinating manner
as they make their way about, ap-
parently unconcerned that their
skirts are but very few inches wide
at the bottom. Poets have written
reams concerning the graceful walk
of the ladies of bygone days. What
inspiration these artists of the quill
pens would receive if they could
see Omaha femininity as she ivory
soaps her way down Farnam street.
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i OINCE censorship is quite the fad
Ia among certain members of the
~ gentler sex we are expecting
every day to have a clothes censor
ship here. Already in New York
they have one-trying its best to
control window display as we'll as
Broadway display. In fact it has
succeeded to this extent: Mrs. James
Griswold Wentz mote that crusad-
ers take refuge behind their hus-
bands full names-poor husbands)
president of the Woman's Republic
an club and acting chairman of the
decent dress committee says that she
has been instrumental in having
window displays changed from silk
and georgette underwear. which was
absolutely transparent, to something
less demoralizing to the innocent
soldier who is returning from
France. Pardon us while we resort
to the vulgar-can you beat it?
Letters" she hays, "have been
coming to me from all parts of the
country expressing approval Of the
stand ] have taken on matters Of
dress. One was from Lincoln, Neb.,
where they are taking legislative ae-
ton to restrict the extremely low
evening dress"
We are inclined to believe that the
returning soldier has something far
more important to look after than
the displays of transparent "undies"
in shop windows. Besides, we have
spent many hours on Broadway and
other New York streets where
these attractive bits of feminine APP
parel are on exhibition and we've
never yet seen man enjoying their
thinness. But the womenl Oui, ouii
We all just love TO look at them
and buy them and-even wear them.