The Washington times., 1922-10-25


ings II you couldn't see a bit OF
my-er. er. well, legs then!-above
the top Of my slippers" -stoutly
declared a specimen of the former
genus flapper. who now wore an
extra six inches to cover the former
hiatus from just south of the knee
to Just north Of the ankle.
It's the opinion or Washington
women who profess to be In q
position. to know that the long
skirt Is Just q passing whim and
that the short skirt Is here to stay.
Armed with q copy Of a state
ment by the Department Of Labor
that long skirts have already hit
the hosiery business hard enough to
have a decided effect on the unem-
ployment situation, the inqulring
reporter set out for the lair of the
finest in Washington hosiery.
Though happily married and
therefore more or less Injured to the
sight Of feminine habiliments of
the more distressing variety. said
reporter was slightly bewildered
when he found himself surrounded
by piles, heaps, stacks, and slathers
Of the most intimate articles Of
feminine apparel in the exclusive
women's shop Of NJ. Brooks & Co.
She Wore Them Long.
Siding up to a counter where
a decidedly attractive brunette was
nonchalantly folding up some of
the sheerest. airiest unmention.
ables that never graced q wax
model in q show window. the re-
porter cleared his throat and made
a clean breast Of his turbulent
thoughts.
do 1 wear long skirts?" tren,.
oloed the attractive brunette. We'll,
yes. I guess you could call 'em
long after those we've been seeing.
Look! and she stepped out from
behind the show case and-well,
they were long, darnit!
Are girls going to wear cheap
stockings just because fashion says
they must wear long skirts? They
are not. And anyway I don't think
they're going 10 bay much atten.
ton to long skirts anyhow. We
all like short skirts too well. No,
I can't tell you how the sales are
going, you'n have to get the fig.
ures from Miss M. Z. Hogarty,
our hosiery buyer. Here she comes
now"
And SO the reporter turned from
figures to facts. Miss Hogarty de.
clares that long skirts, what few
there are Of EN-" haven't caused
any decrease in hosiery sales.
Our hosiery sales haven't drop.
ped at all and don't expect them
to-" she said. These long skirts
aren't going to last and the girls
who are wearing them are wearing
the same kind Of stockings they did
with the short skirts anyway. There
hasn't been any decrease In the
sale of chiffon stockings, which
would naturally be the first to show
the effect Of long skirts. All the
sheer stockings are selling Just as
we'll as ever. I have no fears for
the hosiery business"
Leaving the figures and facts as
they stood and Miss Hogarty and
the A. B. behind, the reporter hit
G street staring eagerly about for
a long skirt or a cotton stocking.
He didn't see them, though he did
see q traffic cop glaring at him
suspiciously and heard a flivverist
cussing him fluently for not watch.
ing where he was going.
Still staring ankleward-+not his
ankleward-the reporter plowed
through the women's hosiery depart.
rhent at the Palais Royal and into
the women's and chiidren's under.
wear department. veritably another
no-manS land, where he found Mrs.
3. Bessman, the Palais Royal
women's hosiery buyer.
Sales Not Affected. y
oNo, we haven't had any decrease
In stocking sales at ALL" she said.
There has been a slight Increase
tn Tia saia of anorta afankinS.