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JANUARY, 1930 I"

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By J U L I E C A E R , Eta

COURTESY
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more feminine. They cover up legs
that are not especially well-shaped.
They make a person feel more
dressed up. Long formals make a
party more picturesque."

Xo girl ever makes the com-
ment that "long skirts are warmer,"
even though it is cold here in the
winter. She seems to think only
of the beauty and gracefulness of
the moulded bodice and flaring
skirts.

Girls tell the same story about
getting used to long skirts. "When
I was shopping in the fall, I could
not get used to the idea of skirts
dangling about my ankles, so I
chose more modest lengths. Then
when I came back here, mine
seemed short compared with the
others."

That long skirts will be a perm-

anent fashion, at least for a time,

for evening and formal wear, but

moderate lengths for street and

sport wear seems to be the general

opinion. The J^atest 1930
Men here rather like long skirts.

They are never heard to make fun

of them, although some have diffi-

culty in getting accustomed to seeing them. I n fact, the longer a girl's

formal is, the better they like it, and the more they notice it. The trend

seemingly is for effeminate women (with educated minds), and certainly

long skirts carry out this idea.

But with the wearing of long dresses, more attention must be and
is paid to posture and clothes that especially become the individual. The
tendency is away from standardization, which is the opposite of what
short skirts did.