Evening journal., 1922-05-19

NEW YORK. Omitted Press. }
Women who sat back content with
the moth-eaten idea that this Is "a
mans world" are almost as extinct
as the dinosaurla. II there are any
.pf them left in the world they come
.under the same classification as the
j Idinosauria-fossils.
There never has been a time IN
sthe history of the world when wo-
| Imen have had the freedom that they
Inow have in the business world, in
| he political world, or in the home.
Freedom OF dress Is largely respon-
| Isible for this, for sensible dressing
has given women health which has
Enabled them 10 step side by side
with their men in all the walks OF
ife.
The uncorseted miss OF today is as
|sturdy a creature as her athletic
brother. When she plays his games
|ehe is as unhampered in her dress
|Rs he is In his. imagine the shock
lhe would have given Father Knick
rbocker of fifty years ago in her
lnickerbockers OF today!
Girls OF the happer age have all
ways been the subject OF ridlcule and
ately they seem 10 have been the
arget OF endless arguments pro and
|,on-mostly con.
People who insist upon eulogizing
he sweet little oldfashioned girl
never take into consideration the
|,mount OF excess impedimenta she
placed on her dresser each night !
uch as false fronts. hoops. bustles. |
nip-pads. rats, curls. heavy STAYS
nd goodness knows what all. The !
modern girl has little 10 remove be-
dos her clothing. She may not be
Ihy and overladen with innocence
Put she is natural. self-dependent
wholesome young creature who IS
|ieither better nor worse than her
little Grandmother used to be.
tnickerboclSers.
Just now the knickerbocker craze
as been taken up in New York by
women Of all ages for sport wear.
Women who ride horseback. play
ennis or golf or take long hikes
through the woods find them indis-
bensable. Most OF these knickers
.uits consist OF three pieces; coat,
tnlckers and skirt. They may be-
lsed as a business suit and sport
ut. They are made up mostly in
l,annish tweeds and home-spuns
I'd are worn with the tailored
,iouses. One may either wear the
voolen hose or the puttees with
hem.
Lately manufacturers have intro
.uced a smock dress with knickers.
Women who do their own work or
yho Ike TO work out In the garden
will find them a great Joy. as they
i've absolute freedom OF motion.
or real heavy work such as house
leaning or gardening. there IL moth
ng that can take the place OF the
verau. The modern housewife finds
hat p becoming overall makes all
he difference TO the smooth running
& the working day. All sorts OF de-
ehtful material are pressed into
yeraN service-cretonnes. printed
1autung. ecru linens among others.
rusible styles
Another sensible idea is the mod
m sleeve which is loose and with
NJ tight. binding seams al the arm
It's They are sure 10 give comfort
, the wearer. Many OF the smart
owns are merely sleeves with a
own added TO them as a secondary
fought. for surely sleeves are the
lost important portion OF the sum-
er frock. There are as many va {
cites OF them as there are OF Heinz
Icllles
Sensible skirt lengths continue to
bid sway; the average length being
,out 10 inches of the ground. For
] the modistes say about hens fall
<. one doesn't see them fail. They E
e like the falling stsrs-you hear i