Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1914 — WOMEN AND GOWNS. [ARTICLE]

WOMEN AND GOWNS.

And now the women of America are up against it. They must design their own gowns. France is war-ridden and the masters ot fashion in Paris can no longer supply the demand. ' France has our sympathy i.i its troubles, but we hail the day when American women must depm.d upon their own initiative in the matter of dress, for when American women undertake to do a thing IT IS DONE. We have depended upon Paris too long. We have accepted the hide. Sus creations that have been handed us without a mariner, simply because they bore the French label. This is an opportune time tor the women of this country to use their own brains, and use them to good, purpose.' They need no coaching from other countries. It is safe to predict that when they do begin the designing of their gowns we will have a revelation in the matter of feminine attire. Common sense and decency will return, and it will not be at the expense of personal appearance or style. z The future gowns to be designed by American women will be just as smart and just as stylish as any they have ever worn, with the added advantage of radiating refinement and gentility. American women are the most beautiful on earth, are noted for their intellectual attainments, and are possessed of an indomitable spirit which knows no failure. The designing of their own gowns will be but an incident in their brilliant careers, for even now the world is prostrate at the feet ot American womanhood. Christianity is taking a vacation.