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Show 'AMERICAN FASHIONS lhiglnnd does not fear tho Zeppelins Zeppe-lins anil l not much disturbed by I tho Sinn Peltiers, but there Is general gen-eral alarm over the possibility ot American fashions Invading the snug littlo tslnnd, nnd a London pu- .per Issues this warning: ' "Kspeclally should wo come down hot and strong on American fash- i Ions. Our French allies uro concentrating concen-trating their energies on tho war so I closely that Purls fashions havo almost al-most ceased to exist and America is making frantic efforts lo establish In rsolf ns tho maker of tho mode This Is very natural but she may very well bo made to pay for her opportunity. Sho has nlvvnys made J Vriuice and England pay for dresses, imported Into tho states, and this is a very legitimate occasion for retal Intion. It is hardly decent in war tlmo for women to wenr fashionable dresses at all, yet If tho fashions lomo from Paris wo should find It difficult to place an embargo on them. Luckily wo nre not faced with that dilemma nnd can lmposo a trifling trif-ling duty on dresses from Paris, nnd n very heavy ono on dresBCs from America. Every imported model for fashionable wear should bo made to bear a government Btamp." |