Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1911 — Harem Skirt Made Its Appearance in Indianapolis. [ARTICLE]

Harem Skirt Made Its Appearance in Indianapolis.

An Indianapolis woman created a sensation Monday by appearing In a harem skirt. The News made p front page article descriptive of the outfit, employing the following language: “The gown was made in Paris. The waist is of a light blue king’s satin and the skirt or trousers or whatever you please to call the bifurcated contraption which adjoins the waist on th& south, is of black satin. Around the ankles —but everybody knows what a harem skirt is, so what’s the use of describing it.”