The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
BY MARY.

Some women claim to be Indifferent
! to dress, that they do not care ne
for it. but they do and have from the
very first.
Are we not told that green was the
| color scheme of the first social func-
| ton, which, we find on record, that
which appeared in the society column
| of the Eden Evening Express? This
was an exclusive Garden party with
Eve acting as popular hostess. Her
radiant beauty was enhanced by a
costume which we are told was quite
similar to the dress of the present
mode, short skirt, with serrated edges
like unto those worn by our PavioWa.
The back OF the gown was fashioned
a la Kitty Gordon, with Venus de MILO
sleeves The design on the costume
was veined with light purple. form
ing a. pleasing contrast with the deep
green of the gown. At her throat,
glistening in the sunlight, ond at
decorative spaces on her robe. were
tiny clusters of aqua pura which add
ed to the lustre of her raiment.
The time, the place and the girl
Here envy was born; and from TINS
moment women began to vie with one
another in the expense and pride OF
their raiment.
There was a king by the name OF
Honorious, and he. according to the
custom of kings and others of ike INK
to whom the high cost of living was
matter of only passing consequence.
had a wife. She is the lady who died
along about 400 A. D. In the year
1874, somewhat later. her grave was
opened, and the golden tissues OF
which the shroud was made were
melted down. producing thirty-six
pounds of gold. Compare this, If you
please, with the thirty-six ounces of
raiment worn by the 1921 model debu=
tante.
Legislation Not New.
Now and then some bird FORCES to
the front, and realizing that shooting
up the town or robbing the bank may
involve considerable labor, and that
soul mates and race horses are expen-
sive. gains the limehght by giving out
an interview on the sadly needed re-
forms with respect to the dress of
woman. Very probably in his own
estimation he is an advanced thinker.
We use the term thinker" advisedly.
Remember, please, that we are say
ing lin his own estimation" A car
penter cannot build house without
tools, and the same rule applies to
other trades and other acts, including
thinking. Little does he realize that
for countless ages one-half of the
world has been viewing the other half
with alarm. Perhaps he advocates
the passage of a law to compel the
lady to conceal her patella, while she,
poor dear. didn't even know she had
one. 1t is no new thing to legislate
concerning dress.
Perhaps you all remember the story
of Jiggs and the book on etiquette
but anyway: Moved by suggestions
emanating from the bosom of his FAM
lily he felt forced to buy book on
etiquette, which he took to the park
to study. He came across this pas
sage: when walking behind a lady,
care should be used not to step upon
her dress" Just then young lady,
dressed in the height of fashion,
passed by. Jiggs looked her over and
rushing back to the book store ex-
claimed to the clerk: Give me an ETH
quette book that's up to date" One
cannot well make any comment what
ever upon the fashions now days with
out mentioning the subject of hosiery.
It has been stated by various writ