MY LADY S DRESS.
POPE CONDEMNS MODERN FASHIONS. The "Daily Mail V Borne conespou dent states that according to u repOii from the Vatican, the Pope has oiderec instructions to be prepared regarding the present immodesty of fashions, fo'l transmission to Catholic bishops. The present Pope is the first who lias specifically taken exception to women's dress, though former Pontiffs have several times exhorted women to return to more modest ways. His Holiness pins Xi. began the campaign during the reception of the Roman aristocracy." when he invited the women'of the nobility to join in a WIS* ado against certain present fushjors. which he describes as scandalous, ar.d indecorous. He feels strongly on the point, because he has the highest opinion of women, and is a strong believer in their value as a powerful factor in the struggle of humanity to reach a higher plane.
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Otaki Mail, 31 March 1922, Page 3
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