WILL THEY WANT SUSPENDERS ?

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 94, 22 April 1911, Page 10

WILL THEY WANT SUSPENDERS ?

But to return to the harem skirt. Is it th© same as the "pasha skirt"? We ask to know. Because if it is the same thing we know all about it, but w© are glad the name is changed, because there was a euggestiveness about th© first one. Without any wish to make an aiToga.nt display of knowledge, let it be said that there are four kinds of " paaha " skirts. For example, there is a gown of lapis-lazuli blue in taffeta, with ceinture of multi-coloured stones, the very low decollete of fine lace being veiled to the neck in a shade of chiffon, with embroidery pendant also veiled on the neck. The pantalon, showing where the skirt" is divided, is of the same shad© of chiffon, Lhe border of skirt being finished by a tiny bead fringe. That's number one. There is another made of black ninon with copper broderie, draped in iris blue charmeuse opening in the front over chifton pantalons. Number three is for outdoor wear. It is of blue serge- with relief of cherry and paisley (or should this be parsley a misprint) reaching down fco the calf of the leg. We embarked oh this last" 1 voyage without knowing where it would lead u&, but it must stand, now it's there. After passing the calf of tho leg-^-it's strange how soon one becomes brazen — the garment falls loosely over the ankles, where it ia fastened by a rubber band. Most of the foregoing probably doesn't meananything, but il- is the sort of hardware women deal in when they want a new frock or pair of trousers. A man could get out a specification for these things with half the number of words and a blu© print. Moreover, a man would not have left out the most important part. Nowhere ai*e we told how the " pasha " skirt, or trousers, is to be kept in situ. Now, this is a serious matter, and ladies will be well advised to consider the question of suspenders vi all he bearings. Heaven forbid that we should bo officious, but we Know what we are talking of, and the law of gravity is still working. Tapes and safety pins are all very well, but they can not be relied upon for trousers. They have no real sense of responsibility, no realisation of the gravity of the issues depending upon them, none of that conscientious devotion to duty that one finds in suspenders. Tapes anu pins have been tried in moments of extremity, but they giyo no sense of security, no peace of mind, no genuine tranquillity. There is always a certain la,ck_ of poiee, of. easy and confident dignity, about the man who knows that only a safety pin stands between him and calamity. As has been said, we have no wish to be intrusive, but it is the duty of experience to como to the aid of the novice. — The Argonaut.