The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-09-23

faced to depth of perhaps twelve
inches with "chamois cloth in lieu
of hair-cloth, the entire garment lined
completely with cambria The waist
of this costume, made of the same
heavy cloth, was interlined and pad
ded, then to add to the misery, max
ing it complete. every seam was stayed
with steel so that no wrinkles might
mar its curves and lines And the
slight figure that supported this mon
strosity must needs be rounded by
bust distender, yes. and small bus
tie, to fill the requirements of the
fashion of that day
u Il, to turn from these garments,
and write criticism of womans
dress of today. Mr. Editor. you must
excuse me, cannot do it! Womans
dress was never so comfortable and
so satisfying to the majority, since
the days of the Greek tunic. If per.
chance, the full figured woman finds
the straight lines bit too revealing,
she is led to reduce; and she is at
least natural
Just year ago, DR.. Hibben, in his
address to the graduating class of
4 Princeton, depl0red the fact,-he
asserted it was fact, that since
women had lost all sense of modesty
there was no more mystery about
them; and that, therefore, romance
was dead. This is indeed serious
Indictment! Romance Dead! Killed
i by woman, and with the scabbard
of immodest dress! Romance, the
dearest element of life to woman;
delectable food of her earliest fancy;
center of her most precious maiden
~ dreams; consolation of all her
years in reality or if needs must
be, in air castles. Do not be alarm
ed. Dame Nature is still on her
job: she is not so easily side-tracked. !
1t is as true today as in the day of |
Mother Eve, that every feminine |
heart has implanted deeply within
it the desire for personal adornment, |
that shall lead to the attraction of !
the mate. The earliest awakening i
Iof femininity in the girl child, is ev- |
idenced by this inclination to tie a |
bright ribbon about her chubby little !
neck. To be sure, few maidens would |
be willing to acknowledge that they |
dress to please the men; in fact it !
is such a natural part of themselves
that they are not even aware of |
any design being worked out through |
them, but Mother Nature knows |
her business.
The Modesty Question
And after all why should an ankle |
or shapely limb be of greater inter-
est than a wrist or an arm? They /
are not SO .dissimilar. 1t would |
seem that the morals of the Tyro- |
lese people have not been sacrificed |
by the short skirts of their women |
kind. 1t fits the need of the noun |
tain home of the people and custom |
has acceded to the demand We sim |
cerely hope that the time may never |
return when a woman will be con- |
spicuous on our streets unless she !.
is swathed in the ankle Tenth skirt /
that few years s.go numbered US ALL /
The New Order OF Things
THE world Is working under a |
new order and in no phase of life |
is this so marked as in womans
world. Truly, old things have pass
Led away, and wornan's place in the !
new order seems very complicated !,
during this period of transition.
Suppress every lament for the !
passing of the old fashioned girl |
she has had her day, and fitted it !
beautifully. Into her place has stepped !
a brilliant, seIf-reliant, purposeful
young woman, one who must adjust !
herself to the pace of the times |
Let no one judge her harshly She !
has become unit in the tide of life; |
she is no longer simply a creature
of her sex. The new freedom and /
the general laxity of morals which
1 is prevalent today is reflected in |
dress. It is logical sequence of in
fiuence. The flambuoyant shades and
extravagant combinations of colors
in vogue today are but an outward
expression Of the mental and spirit |
ual turmoil through which we are
passing. The extreme in life is re-
Elected in the extreme in dress.
Parents and the Girl
The Thou shalt not. of other
days is gone as well; or in the few
cases in which parents seek to ex-
L arciSa such .rrfEn,.itx. Il 4. fc..x,a e.. 1