Evening journal., 1921-08-02
LASHES MODERN
GIRL and Home
Mrs. Kendall, Celebrity of
Victorian Era, Has Poor
Opinion of Both
EXCORIATES DRESS,
FAIR SEX MANNERS

LONDON. July 1 CBy MaiD-Re-
velng in a two generations senior
ity. Mrs. Kendall, the celebrated
actress OF the 1S60-iS90 period. has
exercised the privilege OF the old TO
exalt the manners and morals OF
their youth above those Of later
times She has Just made ve-
hement attack upon the modern
girl. her manners and her dress.
Instead OF fainting when they re-
ceive proposal and saying. ASK
mamma"-as they did about 1866
Mrs. Kendall complains that the girls
Of today say. "Righto. old beanl"
Wherefore Mrs Kendall asks for a
return 10 the -Nictorin period.
She believes that women do out
rageous things today; things that
they would not dream OF doing in
Jane Austen's time She would
rather have them faintinF.
And present-day clothes distress
the old-time actress Tremendously.
The girls OF today she says. show
what should be covered up and cover
what should be exposed. Il cannot
bear the present-day fashionsl"
"When was a girl" says she
young women were proud OF show
ing a white neck in evening dress.
But how can the girls OF today show
white neck when all day long they
expose their necks in low-cut
dresses TO the sun and wind. unpro-
tected save by string Of pearls Of
more or less value?"
And then Mrs. Kendall threw a
bombsher.
Il don't like the movies" she de-
clared. "They are rather an insult
to God. No voices al all They
take away one Of the greatest gifts
Of all.
'I don't like 'em. I don't patron.
ize them. They have a bad atmos
phere. People may say that the
theatres have a bad atmosphere, bu
they are better than the movies.
Il don't think" she said, "tha
the rising generation will ever b'
like the great women OF the past
They will do better II they q
slower and are contented in wha
they sneer at a early Victorian
They laugh al Queen Victoria 10
mourning her husband too much
the present generation cannot be ac
cused Of anything like that Now
. adays they have hardly shovele
r one husband underground befor
= they are looking for anotheri"
E But the modern woman refuse
z to accept Mrs. Kendars theorie
} Miss Lillian Barker. who has trair
s ed thousands Of girls in war an
< post war work. laughs at them.
- "The modern girl?" she ask
r What is wrong with her? I thin
she Is a very fine thing. Leave ne
{ alone She is working out her ow
a salvation and will come out on top.
3 other we'll known women conhrr
e Miss Barker's view.
"The fashions Of today are yer
{ beautiful" states Miss Lillah Nc
Carthy, famous Chakespearea
] actress. "and much more hygieni
than those OF our grandmothers.
IN Victorian days women expos
ed their shoulders and busts a goo
7 deal more than we do now. The
pinched in their waists and wor
skirts which swept up the dust q
the streets.
In these days we allow our waist
to go free, and our frocks han
loosely in the Grecian style. Il
= healthy to expose the neck to tn
air.
4 "As to proposals. Why should
1 woman faint? You might as we
expect the man TO do so. We ar
r through with these antediluvia
ideas. The spirit OF camaraderi
which exists between the man an
woman OF today Is the finest an
greatest feature OF our time"