The Topeka state journal., 1921-03-01
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
Pertipent Question and Answers
Given and Gathered Today by
State Journal Reporters.
Do You Faxor.sthe Short slesFts afp.
Women: -. II,
TODAY'S QUESTION -

Brown of Atchison-.I have always
been a deyotee of the bedroom PLAYS
and thinks they should be ENCOURAGED.
But the wearing of short skirts in pub
lie is an unfair and unjust invasion
of the rights of the drama and the
musical show. Something should be
done to bring the skirts down a Bit"
Representative w. S. Gibbons OF
Meade, chairman of the house en-
ployes' committee-'"The short skirts
haven't bothered the employees com
mittee a bit. We have the best. class
of girls who ever worked in a legisIa-
tive session Some of the members OF
the house may abe from the country
But the short skirts and the rouge box
mittee in selecting high class and eff
ficient help. -
Blanche, weir, city ha1iA"Yes. L APP
prove of Short skirts for .girls--not for
older, women. Shoe top skirts are all
I think the cut short skirts are pretty
on girls.',,5 - m
Ethel Dodge, acting general secre-
tary Y. w. G. -A.-+"No, don't think
skirts should be too short. Shoe top
the matter with cutting them that
short. but I don't admire them
shorter"
Birdine Chandler, state house-'.Not
decidedly short. ] do like them in
be encundbered with long kirts ? But
when women lin general are wearing
skirts extremely short49thereSwon't tse
noticeable about chorus. BE
funny if they put the chorus in sweep
ing trains for unique effect, wouldn't
it? ?"
Louis D. Breyfpgle. assistant calen-
dar clerk. state senate.-"Oh. boy!"
Senator "Dick" Howard, Arkansas
City.-'Depends altogether on who
wears EN-"
c. NJ Breese. banker. Manhattan.
not. The practice
makes automobile driving dangerous
for both motorists and pedestrians"
oscar Carlson, undersheriff.-- You
betcha!"
Mrs. Euia Bigham, marriage, license
clerk-"I do if they are not seal
loped.-' saw a girl wearing seal
-loped dress the other day and, you
could see to her knees" xEs-
Miss Helen Lewis, stenographer,
PROBATE L III neutral IL IL
the STYLE all right. But don't you
dare to quote mel
Bert Oveston, Well. I
was raised on a farm, and never got
over my rural inclinations. I'll ad-
Roscoe c. Ellis. president Live
Wires, insurance agents-"Don't start
any controversy in the paper now, you
might have the girls lowering them
A. L. Oliger. best-dresser in town,
and secretary of the Topeka Auto
Trades associa tony ess-s sir. I
LIKE 'em. They give me an insira-
tion."~.- ..st-IS -
Guy c.. sickler. secretary of the To-
peka Chamber of Commerce. know
you; therefore, 1 refuse to commit my
self for the benefit of the public
press = a. ,e-s Is.
the Chamber of Commere-"What
the idea? You know how L stand
without all the foolish questionsye,
C. l.. Mitchell, sales manager Crane
& Company, ESQ pounder-'OH
BOY" ..-
Mabel Ford, secretary to Milton
Tabor, of the Merchants association
IT think they are dandy, and the best
style women ever had. They're com
Portable. neat looking, and handy. No
We never get cold"
Thomas A. Lee, state commander
American Legion-''They're all right
---on some girls. You might remind
the fair sex, that the short skirt style
is designed expressly for limbs NOT