DRESS OF WOMEN WORKERS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1916, Page 6

DRESS OF WOMEN WORKERS

Now that women have nobly stopped into tile breach caused by the great European war, feminine habiliments are not suited to many new positions women are assuming (states the Oueen). The women volunteers are habited in certain forms of uniform; they mostly shorten the skirts, but do not discard them. The chaufl'cuse, with the chauffeur's cap and short skirt and high boots, has plenty of choice in coats reaching to the hips, often with a plastron that is fastened on both sides, like a military cuirass in appearance. Very smart indeed are some of th.i iiomeii attendants in restaurants,. lifts, etc., with short habits all in one and cord carried across the front. The girls who work on the land appear in smocks, which are at the same time useful and becoming. Years ago, when many people began to keep parlormaids instead of men-servants, a few were brave enough to put their women servants into a sort of livery,with distinct shirt fronts, lowcut striped waistcoats, and jackets cut with a deep basque at the back, after the order of a man's diress coat,: painted in front, with coal sleeve and a high linen eoliar and black tie. Now you :i:ay see hundreds of women so dressed .'.'.•.d looking very well habited for wait-