The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-24

~DWO dear old ladies in prim
m black silk and little shawls were
sitting on veranda the other
49, day, their eyes following two ex-
ceedingy young ladies who strolled
down the suburban street in the last
word in sport smartness-i. e. knicker
suits OF suappy mannish style.
Il suppose" whispered one old lady
TO the other those girls-iC they pay
any attention to US at all-lmagine
that we are disappearing utterly and
severely their appearance. They've
got grace enough for that lett--to
feel that somebody may disapprove."
Well, don't you disapproye?"
snapped the other old lady. do you
mean to tell me you like those-those
pants? Wouldn't you rather see those
girls in little sprigged dimities or
ruffied muslins with sashes, the way
YOU and used TO dress. and the way
We dressed our daughters"
The first old lady chuckled. Not
!" said she. II don't believe I'd ad-
NIT Il to my grand daughter. but I
think those pants-suits are the cutest
things ever. Wouldn't I have jumped
at 'em-at eighteen. I'd have knick-
or suit now II It were possible Do
you remember how we girls used to
dress up in pas clothes and Brother
Bits and strut around with mis-
chievous glee. The girls nowadays
can strut around all they like-and
don't have to make a gigYling dash
for cover when q 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 Is past
all that. She wears It quite naturally
and easily and takes It quite for
granted as the most comfortable and
practical sort OF costume for active
outdoor exercise. So gradually has
the coat and breaches suit come to be
accepted as perfectly all right for
feminine wear that few women realize
that acquiring this sort OF costume in
the face OF age-long opinion Is really
more remarkable than acquiring the
Vote.
With the general acceptance OF
trouser suits for women dozens OF
variations on the first, strictly man.
nish style Of suit are flooding the
market. One may have a tweed or
homo spun suit with belted coat. a
loose shantung suit. or a linen suit
with Tuxedo jacket a little more fem
mine In style: or a pair OF linen
knickers 10 wear with a feminine
blouse and sweater. In fact. one
might say OF this summers fashions
that they are masculine. feminine and
neuter. You can look like saucy
boy. or like a demure maiden-or like
a cross between the two.
Keeping The Masculine Suit Masculine
The danger is going TO be in ten
Aancy toward absurdity; in the ming
ing OF feminine with masculine styles
until the costume has a lght-opera
Trivolity that will make II look foolish.
The suit cut and tailored in masculine
fashion should be accompanied oy
masculine accessories. Imagine high
heeled slippers and a feather hat with
the tweed knicker suit pictured. You
simply can't imagine it! But things
may COIIlS " Sb1il pass - "''''NA' A>>~F
adding little feminine touches to their
hoyish suits. The tweed suit pictured
Il admirably correct for country club
wear. The coat has wei tailored
trimness and the trousers hrape grace
fully. Stockings OF ribbed silk match
the suit In tone and the low-heeled
oxrords are OF black calf-a tritle
smarter than tan calf this season. The
hroad-collared shir;waist is a conces-
sion fashion has made in connection
with the mannish suit. but let fem
inirity beware OF tit may be tbs
entering wedge that foretelis thaI
Gathered headgcor and French heeled
foo,gear above referred to-