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Show SAYS FLIMSY DRESS LEADS TO DANGER Dr. Mary Eiggs Noble Warns Mothers Against Perils of Immodesty. "At a time when the morals of the world are endangered by the strained conditions of international war, the American girl is particularly proud of the fact that she wears her flimsy f 1 evening gown morning, noon and night," declared Dr. Mary Eiggs No- Ible last night at 8 o'clock betore a large audience of teachers and mothers moth-ers of the city at ths Assembly hall, Temple grounds. "These dresses say to men in unmistakable terms, 'stop, y look, listen,' and are the causes of the impending dangers of immorality." iiat the parents are to blame for this condition is the belief of Dr. Noble, 7 ijiasmucli as the mothers do not advise j the girls in their teens to wear just I . plain, wholesome dresses. I The mothers must stand together in a groat urive to Bettor dress condi- tions, if the American girl is going to play her part during the war, and also during the period of construction (sure to follow, she said, and every effort ef-fort should be put forth to lodge'pub-lic lodge'pub-lic opinion against the street dress of today. Dr. Noble also spoke before a meet-ing meet-ing of girls from Auerbach 's store, who gave a banquet in her honor at "llic 1. W. CT A. cafeteria. There - were 2H0 girls present, and she talked i to them on the building of higher standards of conduct. Tomorrow afternoon Dr. Noble will talk to the girls of both the East and est high schools. |