The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-11-08
PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOTHES
The ACCORDION Theory of Feminine
Apparel Explained.
las. Hopper in Leslie's Weekly.

| All the psychological research on
this subject has gone to prove again
| and again that clothing came, not
through modesty, but through the de
sire-or necessity-for adornment, tor
iheightening the sex attraction.
The beginning is when Miss Bo-Bo,
strolling au natuer beneath the palms,
labsent-mindedly weaves a wreath OF
| flowers plucked from the passion vine
and by chance throws it over and
about herself.
And Immediately causes a sensation
Miss Bo-Bo finds that she has in
creased her attractivenesS immensely.
/ But after while all the ladies in
Miss Bo-B0's tribe initiate Bo-Bo.
They're all going about now, each
with one wreath hung upon her. lime
comes when this ceases to arouse any
attention whatever.
Miss Bo-Bo vanishes into the woods
and reappears draped in two wreaths,
Again a sensation. But of course the
same thing happens as happened with
| the first wreath. Everyone becomes
used to the two-garland style. Miss
Bo-Bo disappears among the passion
vines, and returns with three Wreaths
on.
Sensation again; general marveling.
Each time that Miss Bo-Bo feels that
she is falling in her power an irresisti~
bic instinct within her causes her to
add another wreath to her charms
Finally we have the pretty Miss b.
Bo altogether covered with flowers.
Here, of course, for some time Miss
Bo-Bo is stuck. There is no more OF
her she can cover with flowers. She
may go on for a while by super-impos-
ling. Placing wreath upon wreath and
changing her outline to the pleasure
of all-for a while. But this also has
| its limit Staggering beneath her flow
cry burden she finds that she cannot
add another blossom, another petal
She remains in this state, you may
believe, long time-a long, dull, dis
consulate time. But Chance, at last,
brings her de1iverance.
On a very hot day, by chance, she
takes off her uppermost wreath
Sensation, commotion. Is it not
cute, is it not chic; isn't it bad and
bold and delicious!
Bo-Bo remembers. And when once
more things have become little fiat
and uninteresting she takes off anoth-
er wreath.
Sensation, commotion. Look, here is
maid, and you can see the wee
hint of her neck. Is it not so naughty!
Oh, dear, I'm going to wear my
wreaths with one wreath less!
Thus the process goes on, till finally
| little Miss Bo-Bo stands beneath the
Ipassion flower vine exactly in the
state in which she stood when she was
weaving her first wreath.
Does she remain thus very long? |
fancy she does not.
She is after obeying the great law
which says: "Be beautiful or the world
dies" After while she puts on one
wreath. Then after a while another.
Then after a while a third And thus,
till once more she is all covered up
with them.
Upon which she starts taking them
off one by one.
And this is the process which, in
vented by Miss Bo-Bo with flowers,
| has been going on ever since, in silks
and brocades, in velvets, ca1icoes, or
CANDIES and ginghams. And this is
what | call the ACCORDION Law of
dress.
In the late mid-Victorian times we
were at one of the points in this per-
petual balancing which corresponds to
the moment in Miss Bo-Bo's prehis-
toric life when she had on all the
wreaths she possibly could carry.
| And lately we have been at the 9th
er extremity of the beat.
And now:
Returned from Paris Mrs. Lydig
Hoyt,
Who says that Paris has quit short
skoit"
The return swing has started; the
! first wreath is going on.