SHORT SKIRTS

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1924, Page 10

SHORT SKIRTS

An interview in the Melbourne Herald by Miss Freda Steinberg, with a well-known Melbourne woman, says: ‘ In Paris I saw many skirts that had a circular frill at the hem giving the only fullness to the frock, and most of the skirts were shorter than we had been led to expect in Australia. 1 would not be at. all surprised to see short skirts in fashion again.” Once again Miss Gates has been impressed by the individuality of the French women’s dressing. ‘‘They pay so much attention to accessories,” she said.

“Yet the more I see of women in other parts of the world, the better 1 think Australian women dress; but they have yet to learn th e secret of individual dressing.” In her wanderings “behind scenes,” this Australian has seen many of the London workrooms, both in shops and factories, and insisted that “Australian I work girls do not know how well off , they are. They have better rooms, hours and wages than any of the girls in England, who have to work under what are often fearful conditions.” Talking of the frocks, hats and other garments she had .seen. Miss Gates said: “Boots are much dearer in England than in Australia, and not so good.” She was enthusiastic about some very beautiful short velvet and fur coats that -she had seen. “They are to wear with evening frocks,” she explained, “to be kept on in the theatre or house on a cold night, and should be as popular in Australia or here.” Among things that have delighted this enthusiastic in dress are the new woollen embroideries, the crepe de chine evening shawls, and the woollen frocks generally. “It is interesting to see smart women wearing woollen frocks with expensive furs at all hours of the day,” she said. “Until this year they were only associated with sport.”