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Show The Peek-a-boo Waist. lly "Tho Ilovll." The wave of peek-a-boo reform seems to have swept over the country In comparison with which tho tide Is Inllnitcsmal A priest has ordered several members mem-bers of his congregation who appeared In shirtwaists that he considered Indecent, Inde-cent, out of the church and back to their homes to remove those bathing suits. The first excursion into peck-a-boo garments was supposed t have been caused bv the zephyrs In the garden of Eden disturbing the foliage. Since that tlmo the daughters of Kvc have created more or less of a zephyr. In modern times the mild-mauncrcd peek-a-boo open work hosiery appeared to start tho stylo of garments which has gradually encroached upon the fair sex. Only four years ago the peek-a-boo was confined to a modest little yoke which outlined a pretty gl rl's neck and gave such fleeting glimpses of the Interior decorations that it was hailed as a pass time Inspiration. Our descent has been rapid Three years ago we had adopted such graphic work and openwork In the yoke that there was little left for the Imagination. Two years since found us with a V that strayed to unaccustomed depths and apologized for Itself with large bide bows on the lingerie (what it used to be called we d6n't know) beneath. be-neath. One year later we had arrived at panel Islands of modesty between, and. In the present year of grace we have "allovcrs", that is, an occasional dot on the open work to save tho situation. situ-ation. The sleeves have also followed tho price of living viz., gono higher. Next year we may expect, that is, next year, ah, woll, next year wo will wear colored glasses. |