Show 1 Style Makers Sound Doom of 01 Abbreviated Skirt in America By United Press Pren CHICAGO Nov 17 The The mercurial mer rater curial canal skirt line which has haa been en hovering about summer ummer heat for tor forthe forthe the past few tew years years and and threatened threatened threat threat- ened to go frO even higher Is higher Is due to drop to nearl nearly broThis zero Moro This stupendous t nt was w fl i tonight by John I nn y t president of ot tho the Chicago Designers Designers' association And Ana he says It goes for tor the Uie whole countryWomen country country- Women have ve been gradually educated tI into Inlo looking upon Sm- Sm II as aa style etyle declared Len- Len nevIt ney nev It t 1 has hafl not been our fault The demimonde of ot Europe er created most of or the styles tylea for the tho re respectable cla classes Now ow wo we are getting beyond beyond be be- yond the Influence of ot European freaks of ot dress V We Intend to permit permit permit per per- mit our women to regain their modesty modesty and and the first step will b be beto beto to lengthen skirts skins iut lut wouldn't that be bo In violation viola viola- violation tion lion of ot the governments government's plea for tor conservation of ot cloth cloth cloth- 1 Wo We will wUl conserve cloth by having hav hav- ing only one or two styles in a 8 season lUIOn replied Lenney A t woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man JOan now doesn't consider herself well dressed II unless she bo has haa three or four tour different styles a Q J year This Thle la le t foolish OU I If It we ws attempted conservation by cutting down the th material It would mean me-an another debauch of short hort dresses drewea skimpy Until linn and I |