The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-25

~wO dear old ladies in prim
black silk and llttlo shawls were
sitting on n veranda the other
- day. their eyes following two ex-
ceedingiy young ladies who strolled
Down the suburban street in the last
word In sport smartness--i. O., knicker
suits OF snappy mannish style.
II suppose" whispered one old lady
TO the other "thoso girls-if they pay
any attention to us at all--imsyine
that we are disapproving utterly and
severely their appearance. They've
got grace enough for that left--to
feel that somebody may disapprove."
well. don't you disapprove7"
snapped tho other old lady. "Do you
mean to tell me you like those-those
pantsf Wouldn't you rather see those
girls In little aprigKed dimities or
ruff,ed rnuslins with sashes, the way
you and used TO dress, and the way
we dressed our daughters?"
The FIRST old lady chuokled. mot
l." said she. 81 don't believe ia ad-
NIT It to my grand daughter. but
think those pants-suits are tho cutest
things over. Wouldn't have jumped
at 'em--at eighteen ia have a knick-
or suit now II It were possible. DO
you remember how we girls used to
dress up IN pas clothes and Brother
a3iirs and strut around with mis-
ci1ievous giee, Tho girls nowadays
can strut around all they like~-and
don't have TO mako n Eiggling dash
for cover when n male person comes
In sight
Trouser Suit Most Practical
but the modern girl does not wear
her coat and breeches suit with any
spirit OF mischievous glee. She In past
all that She wears II quite naturally
and easily and takes II quite for
granted as the most comfortable and
practical sort OF costume for active
outdoor exercise. SO gradually has
the coat and brooches suit come 10 no
accepted as perfectly all right for
feminine wear that few women realize
that acquiring this sort of oostum. I'm
the face OF Age-lonR opinion is really
more remarkable than acquiring m.
Vote
with tho general aoceptanc. p,
trouser suits for women dozens n,
variations on the first, strictly man
nish style OF suit, are flooding m.
h'AA ANNhH INV may nave a tweed mr.
home spun suit with belted coat a
loose shantung suit, or a linen suit
with Tuxedo Jacket little more fem
inine In style; or pair OF Iner
knickers 10 wear with a feminir.
blouse and sweater. In fact. ono
might say OF this summers fashlona
that they are masculine, feminine ana
neuter. You can look like a snuey
boy. or like a dsmuro malden-or ike
cross between the two
Keeping The Masculine Suit Masculine
Tho danger Is going to be IN ten
dency toward absurdity; In tho ming
ling OF feminine with masculine styles
until the costume has a light-opera
friyolity that will make II look foolish
The suit cut and tailored IN masculine
fashion should be accompanied by
masculine accessories. Imagine high
heeled slippers and feather hat with
the tweed knicker suit pictured. You
simply can't imagine II! But things
may come to that pass II women keep
adding little feminine touches to their
boyish suits. The tweed suit pictured
is admirably correct for country club
wear. The coat has well tailored
trimness ana the trousers drape grace
fully. Stockings of ribbed silk mattel
the suit In tone ana the low-heele'