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Show LAW AGAINST i SUT SKIRT Richmond Vn. July 16 Blossom Browning paid a $20 flno In Judge Cnitchfleld's court here today tor wearing a silt skirt nnd declnred she Intended to go to Now York at once, "whore people nro not prudish." She was charged with Indecent exposure. Tho skirt, silt knee high, was restored to Miss Browning on her promise to sew up tho slash or not to appeir again In tho streets of Richmond without a petticoat. Miss Browning's lawyer argued that the Balo of the skirt by a licensed department de-partment store permitted her to wear it. Judgo Crutchfleld replied that a city licenso for tho sale ot firearms did not authorize murder. Tho Justice, after an inspection of tho offending skirt, blushlugly fined tho defendant, who paid with the retort re-tort t-at "'Richmond was a most Illiberal Il-liberal city." |