WOMEN'S DRESS.

Shannon News, 4 January 1924, Page 3

WOMEN'S DRESS.

RULES AT fHE ,VATI€AN

LONDON, Nov. 20. Visitors to Rome have no doubt b.eeji aware of certain restrictions which, have been considered necessary at Uie Vatican to enforce as to-wo-men's dress.W.h'iie it has been known that the Holy, Father has expressed his abhorrence of the .prevailing fashions in women's dress, there have been women who, ignoring the fact, have presented themselves at the Vatican to be received in audience by the pope. In order that such attempts, which have in a number °f occasions been tihe cause of somewhat unseemly contretemps, the Vatican authorities have, just decided to issue a set of printed instructions describing the way a woman must be dressed when seeking admission to the presence of the Pope. The rules, which are three in numbeir, read as follow: First: A high collar reaching to the ears. Second: Sleeves reaching ,to the wrist. Third: A black, plain dress, anklelong. , The rules will be printed in Italian, French, and English, on the back ol the admission cards for Papal audiences.