Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-19
LONG SKIRTS MEAN
! DEATH To FLAPPER

& NEW YORK.-In accordance with
the evolution Of dress, flappers are
destined to be relegated to the junk
heap of forgotten pasts.
The little knee-length skirts and
saucy hats are doomed to rest in the
garnet with the hoop skirts and bon
nets of other days.
The bobbed head-dress Is to re-
ceive the same fate of the spit curls
Of yester-year. The household cook
8. is to fall heir to the low-heeled san
dals.
= And the culprit who wished all Of
this on US is-the long skirt. There
is no use arguing about it, the long
skirt is coming back. Some joy
Il killers say it is here already.
-. what does the long skirt have to
do with ousting the flapper?" you
ask Can you imagine a long
I" skirted female with crop of short
hair? 1t can't be done.
~ The little bobbed heads simply de-
nanded the bobbed skirts and now
with skirts reaching within four
inches of the floor, the flapper is
certainly undergoing lone of the
crises Of her life"
a .'American women are better
dressed on the streets than when in
smart restaurants and roof gar
..ydens," commented a French connois-
! seur of gowns who returned to Paris
..sthis week.
tg3 "It is surprising" he said, ito
note the difference between the ex-
cellent taste Of American street cos
TUNES and the lack of taste in din
ner frocks. On the Avenue, one
finds little distinction between the
shop girl and the debutante. They
are all beautifully shod their gowns
have the chic of the French crea-
tions; their bearing reminds one Of
the ancient Greeks and their fig
ures are superb. But" he added,
they could learn the art Of dress
ing for the dinner hours and for
the roof gardens from the European
women. In America there is either
too much erdressing or to much
s.,,-> Undressing at informal gather
ings."
sSsThose Of us who resent foreign
-criticism of American women's dress
will do we'll to glance about us at the
smart restaurants. If the debutante,
the shop girl, the society matron
and the manicurist can not be told
apart upon our streets, they can
there. The debutante is usually too
,oEerpoweringly gowned in evening
sfrocks that should be worn exclu-
Ssirely at formal functions. The shop
girl with the out-of-town buyer is
Aeither gowned in a homemade rep
Iica af the gown Of the debutante
or in street dress with a street hat.
The flapper flaps at the dinner hour
just as she has tapped all day
,fringed skirt, wooden hose, sweater
and with a sport hat Hopping over
.oile eye.
q In a room of 200 women perhaps
sUnly 80 will be appropriately gowned.
I'VE are an odd mixture of weeds
*sand orchids.
y At public places, where anyone
who has the price of dinner may
-scongregate, there sohuld be the
, -,ssemi-evening frock. These should
; not be cut too extreme in decollette
Land should have some semblance OF
,,nof sleeves.
= The flapper should come out OF
her flapper raiment at the dinner
hours into sheer little organdy, or
sAinto pretty, colorful georgette. She
focan look just as girlish in little
Snug fitting bodice with tiny puffed
= sleeves and a full, fluffy skirt as
..she can in knee-length plaids, which
are only suitable for sport or day
wear.
The shop girl will find mauve or
dull hued crepe de chine suitable
for dinner wear and one which will
come within the bounds of her pock-
etbook. BY selecting georgette in
neutral shades, which are so popu-
lar Just now, she may add different
colored slips and sashes and feel
GIhat she has an entirely new frock.
The same suggestion can be used
with the Spanish lace gowns that are
1Ihaving such a vogue at present. A
/. mauve colored lace frock cut on
long waited lines, with wide flowing
!, sAiace sleeves and uneven hem-line,
may be worn over salmon yellow, or
child, orange or any pastel shade
that is becoming. By changing the
underslip, the whole gown Is
changed.
The underslip of these above men,
toned gowns need not be of silk for
the lingette material is fully as soft
rand is far less expensive.
.sss[O One can not tell the woman with
1fier name on the social register how
she should dress in public places, but
her breeding and good taste should
4 tell her that too much elaboration
is not the thing.
Oil-skin slickers, bathing suits, UNI
i brellas, sou'western hats, galoshes,
( and wooden sweaters were the fav-
: / orite costumes worn about New York
4 and vicinity on July 4. 1t was a glad
4 day for the girl with the permanent
wave which is guaranteed against
/ rain.
i I Reds are considered dead in Paris,
although greens continue to be
popular in shades such as reseda.
Ewater green and that blush green
that is found on iron. Soft shades.
ssuch as tan, gray, golden brown,
smocca and powder blue are smarter
ethan high colors.
Beaded velvet gowns will be popu-
3 slar this fall
;Bibb Dairymen
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