The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-11-17
FRENCH WOMEN REVOLT.

Inspired by the idea of getting the
women folks to abandon their suits
and dresses of a season or two ago,
the designers and manufacturers Of
women's clothes in Paris, decreed thai
skirts must come down to the shoe
tops. Women's skirts had been f1irt-
ing very closely with the knees for
a time, and it was predicted by know
ing ones that the ultra short skirts
was encouraged by these same design
era in order to make He-nistalle about
retiring the old clothes. A medium
length skirt would not have been dis
carded for a slightly longer one, in
many instances, and it was necessary
to have this article of women's appar-
ell climb high in order tht the jump
ing off would mean reaction, says the
Florida Times-Union.
Paris ordered the long skirts. and
they came trailing over the sea to
America, and the stylish folks and
those who would rather be dead than
out of style, adopted and aopped
around in the long clothes once more.
It was so ordered in the bond, which
binds some women to the orders CT
the modistes across the big water, and
regardless of the discomfort that a.
return to street sweepers would entail
many prepared to go the limit on the
downward movement, as they had on
the slashing and trimming and seal
Looping previously. There was not The
unanimous acceptance of the long
skirts. however. There are a whole
lot of American women who have
courage enough to stand for comfort
even when somewhat against style,
and radical change announced and
begun did not spread as generally as
had been hoped by the arbiters of
fashion. ls1f} III VT
Now it is said that in Paris, where
all originality in costuming for the
feminine wearer is supposed to have
headquarters, the women are REBEL
ing against the orders. For the first
time in history French women are in
revolt against their old tyrannical
masters, the coutouriers Of the Rue
de la Paix," says correspondent to
the New York World. "The designers
and makers of dresses have decreed
that women shall wear ankle-length
skirts. They have sen. their name
quins to the races and the boulevards
attired in what are supposed to be
ravishing creations--of ankle length"
but the women have failed TO follow
the orders. There is no great demand
for the long skirts; for once the
French women appea rto be inclined
to think for themselves in the matter
OF dress.
In the United States the women are
frankly saying that they will never
return ID lHG uuSl~1tiACSbiAAk SN@AN "
skirts. There are some millions who
have been conservative in the matter,
when the skirts were threatening to
disappear, and these are content with
modest, moderate length, and de
clare that comfort-and looks. are not
to be sacrificed to please the cloth
makers. Realizing the advantages
for health, comfort and appearance
In a medium length skirt the Ameri
can women are determined to stand
by, and in them; and they are wei
pleased to find their French sisters
are refusing to be dictated to wher
the excuse of the fashion makers Is
so brazenly matter Of selfinterest.
The adoption of the short skirt fol
women Is merely following the Gus
tom OF some of the oldest OF the coun
tries, where common sense, comfor
and actual appearances are the stan
dards and measuers for costuming.