New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-31
|PARIS FLAPPERS
lowering SKIRTS
-Four to Six Inches Below the
3 Knees

Paris, Oct. 81 PD--The creation OF
a French expedi,ionary force. dis
tinct from the home army, is the
feature OF an army reform scheme,
which ultimately will involve a re-
duction of the period OF military
service, which Premier Painleve is
preparing.
The war in Morocco has shown
the desirability OF having such an
expcditionary force to go abroad on
short notice. It would be composed
OF professional soldiers and North
African troops, In view OF the fact
that It Is more particularly intended
for colonial service. The home army
would be conscript force, com
posed exclusively OF French white
troops, and would not be required
to serve overseas except under the
most unusual circumstances.
While the New York flapper de-
fie the autumn frosts in rolled stock
ings and skirts that fail to cover tho
knees, the smart Parisienne Is LETT
ting down her skirts centimeter by
centimeter as the winds become
more chilly. Skirt hens do not yet
cover calves on the bouleyards, but
the models now on display in the
smart dressmaking establishments
that set women's fashions for the
world now display slightly longer
skirts than they did in August.
The Little Season" models. which
means those on display now. arc
forecasts Of what may be expected
in the mode Of next summer, Swarms
Of New York buyers are in Paris
choosing clothes for the winter re-
sort trade In America, and nearly
all the models they are buying have
longer skirts than those now being
worn in the United States.
The well-dressed Pariesienne to-
day wears her skirts from four to
six inches below the knee, depend
ing on her height. When she Is seat
ed there Is short draperyv OF skirt
over the knees, and when she walks
the pleats and godets make. her
knees a mere surmise.
II skirts continue their downward
trend 49, and one leading designer
prophesies that eventually they will
cover the feet--knees may again be-
come the vague rnmors they were
in Victorian days.
A donkey whose owner cl1rtstened
him "Herriot" Is the central figure
OF a trial at Blois, where the own.
er has been summoned before
local court on charge Of defama-
ton.
The peasant owner pleads that ne
meant no harm, that his donkey is
a good beast aid willing worker,
and that he and his four legged
friend have the greatest respect for
the former premier and present
president Of the chamber OF
deputies. But the Blois authorities,
loyal radical-socialists for the most
part, see in this christening a face
ttous dig at the leader Of their
party
All the excitement over the case
naturally Is causing great glee in
/ the conservative camp. One mean
critic has even gone so far as TO
express the opinion that giving the
, name Of the negotiator Of the Lon.
don agreements Of 1924 to IAN incf-
, fensive quadruped certainly entities
{ the donkey to sue his master for
! libel"
A jazzless paradise for lovers who
prefer to whisper their endearments
over cup of coffee or a glass OF
wine without the accompaniment OF
crashing drums or blaring horns has
been tried out by one suburban cafe
proprietor with great success.
Good business came as soon as
he posted a sign which represented
couple being served by the pro-
prietor himself and declared that
those tired Of jazz would find warm
welcome and welcome quiet there.
/ The good old-fashioned" songs
and dances Of generation ago
seem to appeal to the patrons of
this cafe most Of all.
Roasting ears stewed in wine. and
stewed with their husks and silks in
tact, was the amazing dish served
in a high-class Partisan restaurant
recently to American patrons who
asked for corn on the cob. The
Americans calmly stripped the
husks and silk and ate the corn
without a word. They are still
wondering whether the French cook
played practical joke on them, or
whether he was himself the victim
Of some waggish American patron
who had devised this recipe for
cooking corn.