THE LOW NECK.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1708, 24 December 1919, Page 5

THE LOW NECK.

PRIEST STOPS MARRIAGE. POPE AND CARDINALS SHOCKED

LONDON, Dec. 9. Moralists' are earnestly exercised oyer the present female fashions, basing their disapproval on the clerical denunciations of the Pope Cardinal Bourne, Cardinal Araette, and others The latest instances of what Pans calls the lowneck mania was supplied when a French priest refused to marry a bride, considering the decollettage beneath her veil was too scanty for the occasion. Dressmakers, when interviewed, declared themselves helpless. They state that certain customers never think that their .skirts are short or their bodices said : “I do not wonder that Cardinal Amette was shocked. A leading West End actress summed up the position with _ tlm remark, “Everything is a matter of taste.

NECK TO ANKLE. S-t : v . T PRIEST DICTATES FASHION. ' “LONDON. Deo. 12. Tho revolt against fashions is dividing Parisiennes, and vigorous discussions Jtre raging, reminiscent of some Australian controversies. regarding alleged ■ A strong committee of dignified ladm. has been formed to combat extremism. This is a wealthy and exclusive committee and it controls numerous dressmakers, in oommittee members caused « by wearing high necks, sleeves half oovermg their hands, and woollen stockings. Cardinal Amette’s pastoral was followed bv scathing sermons in leading churches. Some of the clergy are supplementing their words by acts, which are cau ß ing_no little feminine consternation. One priest posted a notice, at his church door that no woman would bo allowed to. attend service in a bodice cut lower than the nook or a skirt which did not reach the ankles. The women point out that this will oblige worshippers to have special church clothes. —: ■*