The Washington herald., 1921-08-04
CRlSMKluCKERS
FAIL TO RAlSESTR
in BLASE CAPITAL
Boston Rioted, New York
Gasped; Washington
Said, "Good Idea"

Pretty girls in knickerbockers
tied up the traffic in Boston, brought
out the reserves in New York and
caused blase Londoners to grab
franticalIy for their monocles-
but Washington accepted them yes
terday without even a blink.
II you were not on + street be-
tween 4:3O and 5 y. m yesterday.
you have something to regret. be-
cause It was exactly at this hour
that-the charming Cameron sisters,
who are appearing at b. F. Keith's
this week. emerged from Meyers
Mnltary Shop On + street, clad in
thef very latest thing in ladies'
street costumes. They were accom-
paHied by Billy Saxton, who is
on DE same bill this week
- @Ain't They Gutter. q
- the tri proceeded down r
streea many remarks were heard.
buqaone were disparaging. Amt
they 1eute2" one little girl was
heafd TO say. "welli thars what !
eaIta sensible costume for street
we4rr 4 natronly looking woman
lreu1krked. and as they walked they
rectIyed the general appreciation Of
DotA men and women
representative of The Herald
undertook TO interview the girls at
Thirteenth street and soon the pho
tqeraphers arrived and got into &C
tiol.
When. asked IL they brought the
suits with them. they laughed and
exnlained that they bought them
here at the Meyers shop.
This is the very latest thing in
New York" the girls explained and
wen surprised to learn that they
weFe the first to appear on the
streets here in knickerbockers-
e~More Modest Than skirts.n
EThere is nothing extreme In this
eostume," they insisted. You can
see for Yourself" as a matter Of
fact, they are much more modest
than a great many of the short
skirts
My sister and / have never re-
garded ourselves as extremists, the
younger Miss Cameron declared.
s'but we do like a certain amount
OF freedom in dress, if it is not too
unconventional
Il hope the idea will actually be
taken seriously this fall by the
girls who have the courage OF their
convictions and detest being MADE
unnecessarily uncomfortable, the
elder sister added
Close inspection was made OF the
outfits by a number Of women VINO
seemed Interested The materiai
was an English tweed. The jackets
were pieated with beltsd backs and
rather long with knickerbockers 70
match. Heavy heather mixture
stoclSings, brown, hat-heeled ok
fords and three-cornered straw hats
completed the costumes
Call On Miss Alice.
Some one proposed that the young
ladies call upon Americas only Con-
sresswoman, Miss Alice Robertson.
for her opinion, to which the PAIR
quickly assented-
4 passing taxi was hailed and the
party started for the Capitol.
Miss Robertson readily consented
10 see the young ladies and after
being presented to her, photograph
was ataken upon the steps OF the
Capftol.
when asked for her opinion of the
innovStion Miss Robertson replied
Iaughipgly that she hoped the papers
would not state that she considered
adopti ing them for personal use, but
she added with characteristic d.
plomacy, Il would certainly recon-
men6 them to pretty girls"
MIS- Robertson failed to see any
thinEsimmodest in the costume and
agreed that there were many ad-
vanSsees not enjoyed by the wearer
of tresskirt.
ABetter Than BIoomers."
L remember the bloomer craze
she said. and these knickerbockers
are much betttr than the bloomers.
AS the young women left they
waved Miss Robertson a goodby,
saying they were off to a dinner en-
gagement and would perhaps go
inst as they were