WOMEN’S DRESS.
THE POPE’S CRUSADE. AGAINST IMMODESTY By Telegraph.— Press Amu. —Copyrlaht. Received March 29, SA pjn. London, March 28. The Daily MailM Rome eor respondent statee that according fo a report from the Vatican, the Pope has ordered instructions to be prepared regarding present immodesty of fashions, for transmission to all Catholic bishops. The present Pope is, flnit, specifically taking exception to women’s drees. Former Pontiffs have several times exhorted women to return to more modest ways. Pius XL began his campaign during the reception of the Roman aristocracy, when he invited women of the nobility to join in a crusade against certain of the present fashions, which he described as scandalous and indecorous. He feels strongly on the point, because he JhriM 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.— United Service.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1922, Page 5
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153WOMEN’S DRESS. Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1922, Page 5
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