The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-19
Women of America In Revolt!
Defy Dictates of Paris andSet
Up Own Skirt Lines

Rebellion is rampant in America
Americas have revolted against Paris fashion die
And casting off bondage to the whims of the French
oFte creating distinctly American fash
These facts obtained in national survey made by NA
corice for The Journal
Length of skirts caused it all.
The period of freedom of the knees was decreed ended
Nv Paris some time ago.
Furthermore this long skirt was to be no halfway
measure declared the French fashion Clear to the ground
read the ukase. .I
The word broadcasted throughout America The odistes
gan designing them along sreamne specifications The de-
nn put the long skirt dresses suits on display
eryhere and began stock up for the usual fall rush
But the failed materialize todays survey shows
Used the comfort of free motion allowed by the short skirts
American in the MAN, have refused don the cngng
lng-skrted Partisan creations.
few bought them Most women didn't Furthermore they
saw they won't Paris Paris.
The fappe type knowing will pass with
any against the short skirt declared fashion expert
few months ago.
MANY DEFY PARIS DICTATORs
That spoke advisedy. only the ouspoken flap
aroused to action but practically all of the cubwomen society
educators professional health auhor
United States are supporting her in refusing to sanction
Frances whims.
All lover the land signs of Instruction
"Preposerous" Gust plain ugly unhealthy" "sly"-are
declarations of American concerning the French skirts
The final result that at the period of the year when the
usually CARRIED in accordance with the newest mode
shops still stocked with extremely long and
wearing Just what length of skirt they peaseand most of them
short
Out this chaos however, Americas first constructive
Individual style For while American womanhood isn't
going Partisan aiers f udicrous dresses her neither
apparently she going let the youthful apper be the aroter
of the apparel question.
inches from the groundthat is the skirt length the
American style dctators decreed That's big
only moes the French styles but retains the freedom
Of movement that was one of the greatest advantages
breyiated dresses.
WAR RAGING ON WEST COAST
The active warfare the French skirt is raging in
Angeles Its beaches bringing ocks of the fashionable
and wealthy for the winter They favor the shorter skirts Be
these and the movie sarswho must keep ahead OF the
she ongshort skirt controversy bound to meet an acid
test this winter.
Short their appropriate complement give
nce Of youth and aging will be loah to surrender
declares California modste who knows human nature
New York. however, predomnance of long skirts in the
smart restaurants at the and wherever 1anonaoe
people gather They range from ankle eng TO I'VE c9eS
ground This say Gotham designers is the reaction from the
short skirt and since has been so well received by Ne" YORK.
hey believe the rest of the country will follow suit
importers New York bring first news OF French
me surrender to Yankee resentment Already shorter sk
are beng shown on the Paris boueVaros ana tne w I
onfidentay that the long skirt is temporary matt TO %
replaced by conservative length 1hls IS coSloereu "
Generally throughout the South the long skirt has been
pted the modetemporary But not however WthouC open
expressions of opinion that the seventeen SKIRT "ouo DC ~
welcome.
SHE CONDEMNS LONG SKIRT.
The old skirt which swept germs from the ground certainty
should be horror of the past says P Fredericks pres
dent of New Orleans Federation of Clubs However, sKUS
should he longer than MANY women during the last year
Stad New England seat of Americas first revolt is not tax
kindly to orders from foreign dictator this either os
prominent women agree with designers that the day OF the
extremely short skirt is past, but they refuse 10 acoep' e
nSlan cinging gown as it's successor -, Ill.,, , 49,.
The new gowns usually made reveal rather than drape the
~ are far more shocking to than the short skirts de-
Miss Amelia Burnhar prominent in Bostons Pfofess0
WOmen Club She the French creation also on m
of lack of hygiene and personal comfort ana
not less than seven and oneha nchesand possibly loo'
from the ground -, , dss for
afternoon and evening wear slightly shorter skirt oi
But the thousands of young in governmental en-
snort skirt in the spring.
PFILLY FLAPPERS WANT EN- LONG.
Philadelphia fappers want them as long now as tey
wanted them short while ago. modistes there The oder
do want the Knee