The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
LIGHT AS A FAIRY
is WOMANS DRESS
FASHIONABLY INCLINED HAS
ONLY TWO POUNDS IN
WEIGHT TO CARRY.

Since the adoption of the nineteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States and its proclamation on
August 20, 1920, there have been many
radical reforms among women. Re
forms, Of assertions would seem to
fit the case more accurately, we're
started by women long before the
amendment, but this legal procedure
gave many OF them an apparent license
to assume more independence in va
rious lines and full advantage has been
taken.
There would probably have been
the usual changes in the mode of
dressing whether the amendment was
proclaimed or not. The shortening of
dresses, their color, the texture OF the
material, the lightness of their weight
and all the other mysteries of apparel
would have occurred just as surely as
if no one had ever dreamed of any
constitutional amendment. The only
connection between the two is that it
is a good thing to fall back upon as a
reason for some Of the startling innO-
vatiOns which women have taken up.
Since the sunshine seems to bel
growing brighter and natures rays
more penetrating as spring has come
and summer is not so far away, it may
be we'll to let the men know, and the
women, also, just what they are look
ing at on the one hand and what they
are wearing on the other hand. The
man who stands on the east side OF
the street, or half way down the block
is at a better point of advantage, ac-
quires a far better knowledge OF the
apparel on the women that the man
who stands on the western side OF
the street. This is because the x-ray |
qualities OF the spring sun, the flmsy |
material OF women's garb, the extra !
sheer-in the sense OF very transpar- |
ent-quality OF garb now worn and
to be worn make the view one OF |
startling realism. 1t acquaints the pub
lie at large with many bits OF knoWl- |
edge hitherto unknown by the great |
bulk of il, and ii diYulges secrets hith-
erto profound ones.
The shoes which milady puts on
are the heaviest part OF her makeup !
These weigh a pound. The gown she |
robes herself with weighs six ounces |
II made of silk it could be doubled up |
put in a pocket and never cause but /
slight inconvenience to any man to /
carry around. The hat weighs five
a suitable covering for those
given to heavy thoughts and equally |
applicable to those with lighter sentl-
ments. The step-n, a most expressive
and usual bit of apparel, weighs two |
Al, T., i Il
to see it before she put It on she
would never know she had 1t on One
brassiere weighs one ounce. This IS
the most violent reform known to :
science and art, physiology and the
general content that has occurred |
since the idea OF the free woman start |
ed. If it may be compared with those |
things worn for centuries in the place !
where a brassiere was sWorn 1t would |
be like the tiny cruiser OF the hrst |
steel navy of this country and the !
modern super -dreadnaught OF today
save that the ratio is reversed III the |
way it runs The comparison IS the
same. Corsets used to be worn which |
a lot of space on the body
and covred lot Of space when thrown
on a chair. One ounce OF brassiere
NAV cover a lot OF space when worn,
but is very convenient to hide away |
when removed. This particular feature
is also extra-sheer, used in the sense
Of Tree
The stockings, both together, weigh
two ounces, including both the top
and the bottom OF each stocking
which are always the heaviest parts
and the entire list cited makes the to-
tai weight OF garments from crown
to heel exactly two pounds. This is
just about the weight which the aver
age man runner wears when decked
out in his athletic garb used in max
ing his dashes down the cinder path
clad as lightly as he can contrive with
running shoes gripping his feet like
kid glove, and the heaviest things
about him being the little spikes in his
shoes and his own feet. Carriers are
not taken into consideration because
they are fast getting into disuse. In
some localities if a woman lost gar