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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 November 1915, Page 3

A 'Melbourne girl, writing from Chicago, s«lj)'b: —"With all their vaunting uI independence ami liberty of action, women every now anji thou have to submit themselves to authority audi discipline, that makes me (iuiiH'tiincs wonder. However, the situation arising from vigilant superintendence of public morals is ludicrious in the extreme. JJere is a case in point. This summer 1 spent" a couple of days at Far ilockaway, a popular part oi Long Island, famous lor itb bathing beaches. There to my intense amusement 1 -saw two policeman busily engaged measuring uy means of an inch tape, the length ol some of tho girl's bathing suits. It that i|hree inches above tho •knee lie considered sufficiently snort by the authorities, and the police censors are empowered to prevent any girl wearing knickerbockers shorter tli;;n the prescribed length. 1 nivsell saw oeven smartly attired bathers tinned back.by the authorities.' That the Taw was a new one was plainly sevn, for some ol the women became angry, others tried to escape by running into the surf. 1 may ado that Far Rockaway is a very pretty spot, and is greatly favoured by members of tho theatrical profession, Since i had this funnyi experience J have hoard that the bathing eenaort have been 'busy at quite a number oi the seaside resorts."