The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
WANT EN- LIMITED TO 10
INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE
Local Bachelor Explains just What
Was Meant by Resolution Con-
cerning Skirts

Publication in the Herald of a re-
port of meeting of the local Bache-
Ilors Mutual Protective Association. al
which it was decided to ask the city
commission to pass an ordinance linn
.iting the length of skirts to not less
than 10 inches from the knees
brought down upon the heads of the
bachelors storm of wrath brewed
by socalled "fappers" and would-b
'fappers."
What business is it of these old
baid-heads how short we wear our
skirts?" one young thing demanded
! to know. Ten inches below the
knee! The very idee, Ridiculous!
why, it'd make us look like scare
crows! Some pictures of the new
styles, showing long, sack-like gar
ments that nearly sweep the ground
were shown the aforesaid young
thing, to whom it was carefully eX-
planned that these were to be the
thing" for the coming season. Il
don't care what the style is" declar
ed the y. t. It's easy enough to un
derstand why some women would
want to wear such a ridiculous rig
and why they would want others not
so fortunate to wear it, but lemme
in dress that looks like a crocus
sack tied in the middle just because
a few women who would like to wear
short skirts but are ashamed to, say
long skirts are the style" It was
easy enough TO see why this particu-
lar y. t. could afford to defy the de-
cree of once almighty fashion" and
with such good reasons to uphold
her, she'll probably get away with her
revolt
But this was to have been an ex-
planation of that famous resolution
passed by the B, NJ P. A. at its
last meeting. AS stated before. fol-
lowing publication of a report of the
meeting, great indignation was ex-
pressed by many of the younger and
some of the older ladies, and it is
reported that two members who have
been a source of grief to the club,
saved their remaining locks only by
/ playing Judas and denying their con-
nection with the association.
Answering an inquiry as to just
what Kind nf law tho aSsnni0
wants passed, prominent member
and officer of the club who tips the
beam at 500, replied: 1T is unfortu-
nate that the report furnished the
Herald was couched in ambiguous
language. 1t is not our intention to
ask for q law limiting the length of
skirts to within 10 inches below the
knees. but one that will limit their
length to within 10 inches above the
knees. 1t seems that the ladies, with
some reason, it is true, are under the
impression that We want to lengthen
their dresses, but this is not the case;
we simply want to stem the tide of
rising skirts before -they--er-get
too near the-er-danger point, y
understand"
Well, don't you know that the
new styles are long, reaching to the
ankle, and thet these short skirts are
going out of fashion right away"
the club leader was asked.
short skirts may be going out of
! fashion, but they are not going out of
Iusn," he replied. There was time
when the fashion designers could get
up any kind of outlandish rig,
tell the women it's the style and
they'd wear it-but no more. If
they like tho new style, they'll wear
it and if they don't like it, they won't
and that's all there is to it. Our
investigator has made thorough in
Quiry as to how these new styles will
be received, and he reports that it
will be several years, at least, before
they are generally worn, and in the
meantime the short skirt is likely to
get shorter. That's why we want
law 10 limit their length to 10 inches
above the knee, and"
Just then a bunch of "fappers"
were seen tapping down the street
toward the interviewer and the in
terviewed, and the latter without TAX
ing time to knock the ashes out,
thrust his pipe in his pocket and
beat it."
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