The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-08-23
WILL AMERICAN GIRL
OBEY PARIS EDICT ?
LONDON is NOW ADVOCATING
BREECHES FOR WOMEN FOR
STREET AND SPORTS.
BY Gertrude Ruth Snyder.

The race is on! The dress OF the
American girl is at Stakei Paris has
sent forth an edict that longer skirts
are to be worn this fall. London-at
least the feminine Clements vigor-
ously advocating breeches for general
street wear and sporting vents.
Which side will the Independent
American girl take
Bring out the racerSl Let us judge
the likely victors!
The Partisan Jockey is leading out a
| beauty. She is robed in striped black
costume, reaching to the ankles. An
air OF haughtineSs is suggested. But
she seems rather handicapped Tor a
| long race.
Here comes the English jockey.
What a thoroughbred he is exhibiting
-willful, spirited animal tossing back
rebellious short locks; long limbs ner-
vously prancing and anxious to be off.
Will her over-zealousness lose the race
for her?
What are the Partisan bookmakers
promising for their favorites?
To Be Less Decollette.
Longer skirts and less decollette is
their prediction for the fall season.
This radical change in returning to
pre-war modesty in dress they consld-
er is the direct result of the church
campaign against the free exhibition
of natures charms.
"If the church decides that nothing
be revealed above the ankles or be-
low the collar bone" says one expert,
paris, as a rule, will cross its fingers
and hope the extremism will not
reach the styles of the last century.
This forecast of the Partisan gam
blers on style will no doubt please the
husbands who have been warning
against their wives extravaganza III
hosiery. But wait-wait until they ind
how much more material is needed to
make these longer, fuller costumes.
Wait until they have nervous, cranky
wife, who is inwardly-if not outward
ly-fretting against the restraining
collar. Just wait!
Listen to the English bookmakers
representations
They are inclined to believe that
breeches instead of skirts are to be
tomorrow's fashion for the women OF
England The development OF the Eng
lish girl athlete-her progress in skiing,
coasting, jumping, racing and hiking
has caused them to form this conclu
sion.
Call for Breaches.
London costumers state that breech
es have been worn for skiing for years,
although covered by the short skirt.
Now English girls are merely dispens-
ing with the skirt and daring to appear
IL, b-aar1ac M ut |
don's most fascinating society women
have appeared thus, and often-and
they photograph very well. Among
them are Lady Denman, whose hus--
band is a former governor general OF
Australia; Lady Chichester and the
two attractive daughters of the Amer
lean Viscountess Harcourt.
This race recalls another similar race
seventy years ago this month. Mrs.
Amelia Bloomer, of Lowell, Mass, in
troduced the famous "Bloomer" COS
tune, declaring it to be more sensible,
healthful and beautiful than skirts;
However, the press quickly ridiculed
her idea and so it was ruled out OF
existence.
Today we have another American
advocating the trouser costume for wo-
men. He is DR.. Ben Morgan, Ch1ca-
go surgeon. While at the convention
of the American Medical Association
in Boston he declared:
81 do not care for the knee expose
of some Of the extreme styles in wo-
mems clothes. The ideal costume, as
far as health is concerned, is the one
worn on outings by the women of the
west-trousers and high boots"
Dr. Morgan, however, is skeptical
of the effect on stout women and ad-
mitted they would be rather painful
to gaze upon"