The evening world. Newspaper, July 30, 1921, Page 11

« “Let Congress Leave All}. Legislation for Women To Women Themselves” View of Mrs. J. E. Cassidy of Washington, Who Scored Committee for Attempt i to Prohibit Women Smoking ‘If Women Followed This Precedent,’’ She Says, ote “They Might Prescribe Kind of Shirts and aan Ties Men Should Wear.” oon Copyrigmt, 1041, by ihe Press Publishing Co. (The New York Hvening Word ASHINGTON, July 30.—"Women's natures ve not changed since W the days of Adam and Bve All this talk about cosmetics, mod ern dresses, hair styles and cigarette smoking influencing their characters is so much twaddle. Wemen an regulate their own affairs without masculine legislators passing laws for them.” his is the view of Mrs. J. KB. Cas- sidy of Washington, who sprang into Heong beominence by having the courage (o STL the members of a Congressional gommittee considering a bill to pre- RIB smoking by “female persons in ta District of Columbia,” that they were making fools of themselves SInever smoked a cigarette in my -Mifs, and haven't a woman friend in may acquaintanceshiy that indulges, but I, together with many oth women, are getting tired of this < tation by men to ‘regulate’ us. When 1 was listening to this discussion be fore the District of Columbia Commit tee considering this bill, I couldn't re- frain from thinking how absurd it would be regarded if a group of Women composed the membership of this committee and should propos euch a bill to regulate men’s habits Ly would be treated as a huge jok MRS.J-E. CASSIDY Mrs. Cassidy is a southern woman, OrARRIS AND EWING a native of Virginia, reared in an en- vironment, © e, as she expresses it, no ques ion of morality or immorality women were “shielded from the inviived in women stoking No one necessity of having to think for them- ha& ever thought of saying a man selves, brains being considered who smokes is immors Where does iy igen She the immoral part come All these pectillarly masculine possession. She years imen have Pane eee ig the wife of a construction engineer, conceded that pe it was not co. d. idy, who sérved over- #000 for their but no one said it was immoral.’ Now, when seas in the late war as a member of Qumen cart ie the Officers’ Iesefve Corps is. proposed When J left that committee room a so in public fe oncwe o were Pron women smoking in public? latge number of women’ ‘who were Ww, ‘ld the difference be if they present, including girl secretaries to smoked in private? Congressmen, me and told “Mr. Johnson will find that the me ‘that is exactly the way we feel eanen in h Gistrict are tired of veing told what is best thea about it, Mrs. Cassidy, but we were for them afraid to say so. it is immoral and it to prohibit their doing What does it mean to came to We women of (ue South have always taken the advice of men, swallowing it all, hook, line and sinker, because we had to, but that time is gone “‘Phis sort of thing would act like vaste the precious time of an ‘he anti-lquor laws, Plenty of women taxpayers’ expense, debating whether smoking by women is merely the fad of women shall smoke. Why, it women the hour among certain women, and ae * . one man is trying to make a name tollgw this precedent, they might pre- Po) iiinaclt in Congress by prohibit. ecribe the, kind of shirts and ties mnen “Tt strikes me as utterly absurd Congressional committee ing: should wear. nan Johnson spoke about I, suppose Congressman Johnson, his Why, he the time th ; ppl ds ‘ite. this smoking fad among the author of th ante Ce Ae we iil have given way to some- for women, thought T was uterly de- ing else, and it will be joked about. prayed when I spoke against his “Women had wake up and measure. Really, I do none of these ee this s We have the ae ‘ a ballot, but F 8 it to us? It things, but I object to this age-old i ncally given ua no voice In logia- practice of men telling women what j4tion and we have taxation without eSentation, is good for them. re al Ate Wilt 214 Fog Dow Can You Beat It rc ‘ vere Ul pecest An SUR tomeicns ts i Wrtererd-ree hen + Wtinse 2. s'2 > ele hak ee SS MGW a es ce Nee er “7 was reared in Virginia and until Twas a grown woman I accepted this idea that nobody but the men knew what was best for us, and that a woman, no matter how trong she might be intellectually, if she married aman mentally her inferior should subordinate her opinions to his, but I gee the absurdity of this under mod- ern condition: “We have the epectacle of some of the big employers of female labor trying to regulate women's styles—saying they will not apatee sith be mae London—at least the feminine element for them, I think men should give —i8 their time and talents to the things for general they are best fitted for and women events. should do likewise, I am not radical Which and do not sympathize with radical American girl take? feminists, but I do feel that this out- Bring out the racers! worn tradition of woman not having the likely victor! the capacity to determine what is The Parisian jockey is leading out best for he: should be cast aside 4 beauty. She is robed in a striped “Now the idea of trying to make black stume, reaching to the smoxing a moral question, There is ankles. An air of haughtiness is sug- The Social Climber By Sophie Irene Loeb Copyright, (Tee New York Hrening World.) Ss” had one aim in life, one ambition—to shine in the social scheme. e (ihe New York Byenine World.) Hit race is on! ‘The dress of the T American girl is at stake! Paris hair has sent forth an edict that OPIN » to be worn this fall longer skirts a vigorously advocating breeches t wear and sporting side will the independent Let us judge e 191, by the Prees Publishing Co And every move she made had but one purpose. Bven when a little girl she gloried in the gown that she wore When It outshone that of her neighbor. So she lived and moved and had her being in the one thought Of how to gain another rung on the flimsy ladder of fame she coveted, And #o she grew to calculate and figure every friendship before it was jade. wnt "Her words were studied and her mind was marshalled To do and dare with perfect precision And the years roiled by. *And there was a sister of opposite mien. Who preferred not the glare of the lime Nor the maohinations and manoeuvre She it was who found solace in the sea, . In the sigh of the wind, and in all nature that spoke to her A beautiful language. To her there was joy in simple things, In a few friends, but true. She was in touch with the masters of the printed page, And hours were filled with useful work. Thus happiness and contentment were hers *. No fears, no worries that some one would precede her In some social atmosphere. Hers was an atmosphere of nature and things natural Came the day when she who was scaling the heights reached them, And believed she could hold the dizzy pinnacle But alas! and alack! social climbers are always replaced By others who have more to spend splendor and disp And her fall was complete, as usual So at last she turned to this sister who lived and laughed and loved, And there, even in the bitterness of spirit, she learned the truth— That the greatest mountain tops are reached In the spirit of the soul, In the realm of peace, in simpleness and solitude, 4 not in the artificial helghis ‘Phat come with the social climb—trying to outdo. of the other. Here comes the English jockey What a thoroughbred he is exhibiting ~ wilful, spirited animal tossing back rebellious short locks; long limbs nervously prancing and anxious to be off. Will her overzealousness lose the race for her? t are the Parisian bookmakers promising for their favorites? Longer skirts and less decollete is their prediction for the fall season. This radical change in returning to pre-war modesty in dress they con- sider is the direct result of the church campaign against the free ex- hibition of nature's charms, “Ie the cuuren decides that nothing led above the ankles or be- collar-bone,” says vam expert, Paris, as a rule, will cross ae fingers and hope the extremism will not reach the styles of the last century.” This forecast of the Parisian gam- blers on style will no doubt please the husbands who have been warring against their wives’ extravagance (n hosiery. But wait—wait until they find how inuch more material is needed to make these longer, fuller costumes, Wait until they have a nervous, cranky wife, who is inward- jy—if not outWardly—fretting against the restrainin ro Just W Listen to the English bookmak prognostications are inclined to believe that breeches instead of skirts are to be to-morrow's fashion for the women of England, The development of the rs' English girl athlete—her progre skin, jumping, rac hikin, ed them to fc conclusion. don costumers state t breeches have been worn for skiing for years, although covered by the short skirt, Now Bnhglish gils are morely dispensing with the skirt and daring to appear with just the brevehes. Many of London's most fascinating society women have ap- peared thus, and often—and they photograph very well. Among them are Lady Denman, whose husband is a forn overnor General of Aus- tralia ster and the two att : daughters of the American Viscountess Harcourt This race recalls another race seventy years ago this Mrs. Amelia” Bloomer of Ma introduced the famous “Bloomer” ume, declaring It to be more sensible, healthful and beau. tifu! than skirts, However, the press quickly ridiculed her idea’ and ao it Was ruled out of existence, To-day we have another Ameri- can advocating the trouser costume for women. He ts Dr. Ben Morgan, sim month Lowell Association in Boston, he declared: for the knee expose . Long Skirts—or Breeches? Will New York Girls Follow Lead of Paris—or London? By Gertrude Ruth Snyder. gested. But—she seems rather handi- a Chicago surgeon. While at the Copyright, 1921, by the Pres Publishing Oo. capped for a long race, convention of the American Medical some of the extreme styles in wo men's clothes. The ideal costume, as far as health is concerned, is the one worn on outings by th women of the West—trousers and high boo Dr. Morgan, however, is sceptical of the effect on stout women and ad- mitted they ful to gaze upon. would be “rather pain- se Gmeet Fables for the Fair The Sum gy AFIT RTE matinee mer Girl By Marguerite Mooers Marshall MORAL: In These Days of Summer Fur. » Ten- Mile Hikes, the Eighteen-Hour Day and Cut- Throat Competition ‘Rather See Than Be Among Vamps, We'd One!” Coprright, 1091, Dy the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Rrentng World.) of 1921! HOW she does work—her eyes, her muscles, her nerves, her legs, her vocabulary of slang and impertinence, her sex charm, In the sports and the ballroom and the petting parties, In trying to be both Atalanta and Circe, A combined athlete and siren; fven when the temperature regis- ters 98 in the shade She must Be Charming and Be a Sport! Once the whole duty of the summer girl Was to lie in @ hammock and listen while some enamored youth read Tennyson aloud. Whenever she moved some one sprang to hold a sunshade above her lovely golden head. While one young man fanned her, Another brought her ices, And a third hurried to ask “mamma” for the lace scarf. The summer girl in those happy days Was a member of the Leisure Class. Sometimes, to be sure, she strolled a few rods down Lovers’ Lane— But always there was a manly arm on which she could lean. Occasionally she “boated"—tucked up against crimson cushions while P ITY the poor little summer girl far-off a perspiring cavalier rowed, o¢ paddled or steered. She never swam—she merely al- lowed some man to “teach her how to swim,” Provided he didn't make her get he. hair wet. For in those haleyon times she was “a delicate young girl,” Whom her admirers compared to “a sprite,” “a flower,” “an angel in white muslin.” Nowadays they call her “a good sport” and “a baby vamp,” And, oh, the difference to her! The 1921 summer girl gets up carly for her before-breakfast swim, During which she is raced to the buoy by the one or two males who think they have the ghost of a chance to beat her- And find out they haven't. On the way home to breakfast she dodges a cop, For her bathing suit is considerably lesa than the liw allows, After breakfast she has several ways of passing a happy morning What Every Woman Knows Here’s What You Need, Girls, for That ‘‘Hope Chest’’! By Neal R. O'Hara. thing. An automobile is legal with- Copyright, out @ magneto, but it isn't going to Pa pining Ce, id.) OPE chests spring eternal in 8° Very far, ‘That's official, too, Al- the girlish heart. No dame ™Ost any bride should be willing to is complete without one; UY her first instalment of lingerie. That seems little enough to any guy. Table of contents for the hope chest is what every woman should know. We rush to the aid of stricken femininity, We tell you what's what ask dad, he knows. Every wren should have a cedar box, and that’s official. Marriage is legal without a hope chest, but that doesn't prove a 4@ Group Exercises For Summer Health } Specially Arranged by Doris Doscher (2) @ in the mothproof casket, and what's not. If anything at all is omitted, it isn't because we lack for words. LINGERIE—Things to be heard about and not seen. Silky trifles that keep the shrill sex fair and warmer, Spare parts that every boudoir carries in stock. Knick- knacks that cover from neck to knees. Nothingness multiplied by two, and one-half subtracted for ventilation. A yard and a half for the baby rib- bon to run around in, Fragile some- things as durable as a dozen eggs in the pareel post. ‘The envelope chemise, requiring two oents postage. TABLE LINEN.-Fevery gal dreams of eating off solid mahogany, with a maid hauling in the grub for each course. But let's pet down to facts All married couples eat In the kitchen except when company's hangin around Table cloths are ad neat ngements for catching the NO, 6—ROCKING WITH CLAPPING OVER HEAD AND KNEE. ONE—Charge forward with right foot, trunk erect and clapping hands at full arm’'s-length over the head TWO—Transfer weight to rear knee, the front one straight. Hen! the trunk slightly forward and clap hands over the forward kne THREE—Transfer weieht again fo the forward foot and clap hands over the head FOUR— Both feet should be Mat upon the floor throughout this exercise The step should be quite long #0 as to amit the full bend of the knee The weight In the terminal positions should carried entirely upon the les ing the bent knee, the other knee should be straight. ‘The eyes should follow the hands. This is an excellent exercise for ) gravy that hubby slobs while cutting the steak with the gift carv- stimulating — th ‘over strengthening a the circulation, for 1 xiving control to muscles of both the arms and jng set, Table cloths seem im legs, he ed benefit. be- trey und etre hens portant till you try eating meals off the ould ow each the old metal table that stands near movement of the hands ‘This exer- = Ray Ayla a ae ais Bear be ote. cadena the eyes wil the sink, After that, your problem's often correct eye stra solved, Except when you're endur Pei erapare gn Re ing company, your dining table vigorously either to the stands in {ts natural state, exactly muste or to the count of the leale you got it from the instalment Tt can be made very ent P forfdt is demanded of man _ ee clays out of count If we THE BRIDE'S NEGLIQRE— « joy exeeilent hy h th paragraph ix too long to deseribe ft must be good and brisk ae i i Cilation ia slush we nuffer in at it» But the negligee won't take up parts of the body, because no port gets inneh room in the hope chest if you ax much bh ood as it should, So thew sake the price tag off before packing. exercises both taken in company. # oT , congenial companton homeh they GUEST TOW Always orna take but # few moments of th mental things. Just large enough of great benefit and an added peneh x i . PAR bes weltiad ie the clams oun ances 0 contain an Initial and not to be ble outdoors, mistaken for a handkerchief. Just the thing to wipe little drops of water off the wrist and little grains of sand out of the ear. But always a subtle hint that the guest is not expected to stay till Saturday night when he'll be needing a bath, STOCKINGS—The last half dozen you pay for yourself. Something you don't have to wait for Santa Claus to fill, Shimmering delights that come in pairs and rip incessantly. Clocks that run up and never run down. Silk fences to surround your calves with, Show cases for your dainty ankles, Twin garages for your runabouts. Something to look like a million dollars when you step up for a five-cent car ride. Stuff that wears out in haste and is re- paired in leisure. But get ‘em very peek-a-boo. Jam your dainty hope chest with these, girls, and it won't be long be- fore the express mmn takes it to a new address, That's not official, but it’s fairly sure. [WHAT exe"? Know = QUESTIONS. 1, What is the largest city in India? 2 What the largest tributary of the Missouri River? 3. What important Mediterranean island did the British annex early in the World War? 4. Where is the independent king- dom of Hedjaz? 5. What mineral pigment, resem- bling oohre, yields a brown paint when raw and a reddish paint when burnt? 6. To what country did Spain cede the Louisiana territory, west of the Mississippi River, in 18007 7. What colony adopted the first written Constitution in America? 8. Against what Presidential candi- date did Horace Greeley unsuccessful - ly run? "9 What heavenly body did man at first conceive to be the centre of the universe which revolved about it? 10. What State is popularly called the “Garden State"? ANSWERS. 1 ‘alout 2. Yellowstone River; 3. Cyprus; Arabia; 5. umber} 6 France; 7. Connecticut; 6 Grant: 9. earth; 10, New Jersey Perhaps she spends it on unshade/ tennis courts, Perhaps she drags some swain on 1 ten-mile hike, up a mountain by preference; Possibly she paddles him down th: fiver, Or gives him a e@pin in her motor boat, Or golfs. In the afternoon she goes into the water again, Or she puts on her summer furs, ber felt hat, her French heeled slip- pers And dances in the hotel tea room. She dances some more in the eve- ning, And runs off in somebody's autome- bile tor a petting party—- Until at last she concedes to ex- hausted nature some six hours of sleep. ‘The summer girl is a sweated worker, ‘Who vamps the eighteen-hour-day Remembering, every minute, that she is up against cut-throat com- petition, That “the boys don’t like you unles« you've got lots of pep,” And “the boys don’t like you if you wear too many clothes!” So she “gets ‘em going,” So she holds down her job Of being “popular!” The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardelti. Copyright, 1021, by the Presa Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) a bre the middie of the su mer is past and we havent gone anywhere for our vace tions yet!" saki Mrs. Jarr in a peti lant tone. “And it's been dreadfully hot and I am so upset that I don't feel like gving anywhere, anyhow!” “Then don't worry about it,” My Jarr suggested. “If you don't war | to go anywhere, why, don’t go there.’ “1 don't know that I could get tir children and myself ready to go even if I had the money to get all the thing we need,” Mra, Jarr went on, “ani by the time I get the money and ¢ the things it will be too late to « unywhere. And a lot of people who used to go to Burope are not going because everything is so high a people over there are atili so unhapp after the war, So they stay in tiv city and take trips in their autom bile.” “We could do that if we had an automobile,” remarked Mr. Jarr. as for going to the country or the seavhore, didn’t you tell me you'd rather not go till August?” “But by the time we do go and sty a couple of weeks and then com home it will be time to get the ch: dren ready for school, and I've bers thinking that perhaps those peop who have automobiles have no mony Jeft to take ations.” “That's od Mr, Jarr, 1 don't se y we can’t take th children to-day to one ef the outing parks om the edge of towtt.” ‘The children, who had been squab- Dling with a put-in and take-out top innocently gambling for buttons and pins that belonged in their mother ewing basket, looked up at this and vommenced to loudly declare thi wanted to go somewhere and ride vi a Merry-Re-round, “Shall we have to carry luncheon ks 80 cheap,” said Mr. Jarr. “And it is cheap,” replied Mrs. Jat: “Even if we could get anything At t eat at amusement parks and much places, think what they'd charge for a family like ours. And if we don't take luncheon the children will be buy them — trash . pop corn, ice Cream cones anc stutt!” ut can't we have ice eream cones can't we, maw? eried the children in unison. “There now! I hope you are fled, you've got those children started It wanting us to cand just when they were playing quietly!" said Mrs, Jarr sharply her husband “As # matter of fact, they we making a terrible racket quarrell over that toddle top,” replied M» Jarr. “Well, they are not doing it now and it's your fault!" said Mrs, Jar And she convinced the poor man was, although |t was not he wi had mentioned {ce cream cones an other outing delicactes and their be ing denied the youngsters “We want candy and popeorn an lemonade and ice cream cunes’ bawled Master Jarr, while littic EKinma Jarr kept plucking at he: other's skirt and whimpering ‘an't we, mamma? Can't w And I don't feel like putting us sandwiches and buying cake and lug ging a bottle of milk, for you'd be sure to let it fall and break it," Mrs Jarr went on, stil! addressing he Dusband, while the children walle persistently. Suddenly and shook Mrs. Jarr reached dowr the boy till she silence: and then she shook the girl till she ceased her |mpor ties, Now, just for behaved we won't go any she said to them. “Ani since your father started you off, by can take you to the open air movir to-night, If you are good.” And she knew Mr. Jarr had oth plans for the evening, his cries, lithe way you two a