Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-04-04 | Page 44 | British Woman Castigates Sex for Indecency

BRITISH WOMAN CASTIGATES SEX FOR INDECENCY Declares Undress of Leaders Leaden in Society Shames All AU Femininity nV fir VI I Y Wl GRAHAM Noted British Authoress London April 3 3 Are Are women mad or bad This Is la a question I have ha asked myself myself my my- se self constantly o of late faced by the prevalent pre nakedness of oC the fair lair sex sox when undressed for tor evening functions Is it nere madness or sheer badness which Induces Induce these once modest women women wom worn en to lapse Into blatant errors of ot taste wIth v unblushing complacency The Tho worst of oC it Is ls tho fashion In bare bodies la Is a not abating but In Increasing In- In creasing and rea realy some soma of our modern modern modern mod mod- ern sirens are clothed at all At t. a no much of fancy dress dres ball in London n rc recently one ono daring dame wore trousers silt slit up the side sille asfar as asfar asfar far as her waist r undraped limbs beneath and so little was donn donned d by the female element at the samo same revel Tc that the opposite seX hex sO openly openly open open- I ly discussed these foolish of oC La Mode lodo In n language forcible If not elegant an t. t What do you jou ou think of oC them aman a aman aman man of oC the tho world was heard to ask his fellow follow man Nauseating came In curt lurt reply and this seemed to be tho general masculine ma cu- cu line linerd rd It Is I blame blamo for lor the they are arc I 11 I believe c e having ing a huge joke at the expense o of the feminine world oriel v world God made som something liing far fairer than we can make a great dress artist artist ar ar- artist ar- ar confessed so why not go back to tho the Garden of oC Eden t of ot Charms But nut does not this suggestion admit a sorry sorn lack of or Ideas Ideas' In the exponent expo expo- po e nent of oC attire Are Arc designers so hard up for orl original inspirations that they must needs expose their clients' clients natural charms to create novelty Surely e cr every real student of human nature charms to create novelty Suggestion ca casts a far tar greater g spell over o tho the male mind than the show It all at once policy Ask an any man you OU meet whether ho lie prefers d dancing with his his his' hand pressed ht between tween perspiring shoulder ter blades orlaid or orlaid laid on some soft scented material of or lIk Ilke fibre I 1 I have hwe JT C little doubt wh what t the verdict would woud bo ht Fathers and l h husbands bands will specially welcome the return of or rational evening evening even even- on I Jn ing dress with the time old-time decency I A A hA U I I IV un AI uny over the brazenness of oC strangers they cordially dislike It In their own wom wom- indeed can be In the heart of ot ota a a. woman when such a as I witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- last week takes place at nt a fashionable fash ash fashionable London theatre S Seemed cd Absolutely Nude She tho the unknown was scantily draped in lii a mere of col flush l Sh col ored tulle tunc so economically applied as s asto to con e convey con tho the S suggestion of or absolute nudeness A gasp asp went round tho the audIence audience audience au au- au- au when she shed her extremely expensive cloak and r revealed the ample ample am am- pIc uncovered uno proportions of what hat was certainly a very fine tine bod body Her male companion looked distinctly distinct distinct- ly uncomfortable as ns he lie realized the sensation she was causing and his om- om Increased when at tho the en end o of the tho pIa play the tho departing audience formed up a double line to watch her exist She was e evidently accustomed accustom d to creating a furore for sho she purposely purpose d before sailing out and kept her cloak well thrown back so to that onlookers ml might ht have ha the tho full benefit of the daring exposure To her Tier it was a triumphal procession procession sion slon and the brain above e those fleshy hy proportions honestly believed the onlookers were standing transfixed transfixed transfixed trans trans- fixed I in the throes of pf gasping admira admira- tion But could she hav havi O ha read what whit T r read in tho eyes that followed her progress progress' her v vanity must havo have re received re- re the shock of oC Its life Anything fr To He Be c Yet perhaps there arc are women Iru In the world w who ho would rather bo be despised and scorned than not nol noticed at all Why should not a stand bo ho made mado In Inthe Inthe inthe the homes of ot social leaders against these blatantly vulgar displays of at females females fe females female's fe- fe males male's arrayed in fn pe pearls and a a. yard o of lace Such exhibitions do more to encourage socialistic upheavals than thana a hundred fler fiery speeches in Hyde nde Park Let women worthy of ot tho the name nam courageously courageously cour cour- follow follo th the example example- of ot an Il 11 lad lady who provided two of ot her 11 1 guests with shawls sh at a very important dinner party In a royal roal palace This delicate hint would check tho the mad and reprove the tho bad We have havo hostesses who can sway S1 fashion Now v o Is their chanco chance to save weaker sisters slaters from pitfalls of at and the brand of oC sham shame I