TRAILING SKIRLS
Whatever grace belongs to the trailing skirt it loses when it is worn where it is out of place. A woman calmly walking on a muddy street with her gown dragging on the pavement is a pitiable sight. One shudders at the. thought of the facing of that gown, and is aghast at tlie possibilities of disease which those soiled ruffles are gathering at every step. No dainty or fastidious woman can abide a walking dress which conies in contact with the pavement. Consequently if her gown trails the delicate lady holds it up. This means that she must clutch her skirt in a firm hand, careful that none of its folds escape, and that she must also keep in hand a purse, an umbrella, and any parcels she is carrying. The amount of nervous tissue wasted in a promenade in these circumstances is most wasteful. Long gowns have their uses for the drawing-room and for carriage wear, but women Avho take a walk abroad should refuse to be annoyed w,itli their cumbrous and inappropriate weight. For business, for exercise, and for the daily wear and tear, the short skirt is never out of fashion.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1612, 21 January 1903, Page 26
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197TRAILING SKIRLS New Zealand Mail, Issue 1612, 21 January 1903, Page 26
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