Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-02 | Page 13 | Says Short Skirt Best for Dancing

SAYS SHORT SKIRT BEST FOR DANCING Special Cablo to The Tribune. BE7RLTN. Ifob. 1. A prominent American Amer-ican hostess in Berlin created a stir at a dinner-dance at a fashionable hotel by appearing in the ballroom after dinner clad In a different dress from that In which sho had dinner. ITcr costnmo of old laco over satin and chiffon, with a train, had glvon place to a simple evening even-ing gown of satin with a short skirt convenient con-venient for dancing. "Modish evening clothes for women are not designed for comfortable dnncltiK. nor aro they durable enough to stand tlio wear and tear of the two-stop, turkey-trot turkey-trot and other popular dancing movements," move-ments," sho explained. "I havo therefore there-fore 'hit upon the plan of bringing two costumes to a dinner-dance. I find thu system enables mn to do with ono or two avening oostumea a season, though two pr four used to b neooMary.''