TRAILING SKIRTS
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 the possibilities' of disease which those soiled ruffles are gathering at every step. No dainty or fastidious woman can abide a walking dress which comes in contact with the pavement. Consequently if her gown trails tho delicate lady holds it up. This means that she iuust clutch her skirt in a firm hand, careful that none of its folds escape, and that she must also keep iu hand n purse, an umbrella, and any parcels she is carrying. The amount of nervous tissue wasted in a promenade iu these circumstances is most wasteful. Long gowns have their uses for tho drawing-room and for carriage wear, but women'who take a walk abroad should refuse to be annoyed w,ith their cumbrous and inappropriate weight. For business, for exercise, and for tho doily wear and tear, the short skirt is never ont of fashion.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4871, 24 January 1903, Page 4 (Supplement)
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196TRAILING SKIRTS New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4871, 24 January 1903, Page 4 (Supplement)
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