Tag: fashion
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Sure Sign Of Woman’s Emancipation In The Increased Size Of Her Shoes
Shoe manufacturers don’t make small-sized shoes for women any more. They say women’s feet have grown bigger in the last fifteen or twenty years. Small feet, of course, are only comparative. A small foot for a woman twenty years ago was 2 or 2½. Now it is said that there are few if any 2 […]
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Queen Mary’s War On Hobble Skirts Hard To Win
If I didn’t have a new baby this week, I’m sure my comments here would have something to do with how fashionable Queen-to-be Kate Middleton is. QUEEN MARY’S WAR ON HOBBLE SKIRTS HARD TO WIN: No King or Queen, Save Josephine and Eugenie, Ever Succeeded in Fighting for or Against a Fashion — Even King […]
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Scathing Arraignment Of Women By Mrs. John A. Logan
Ladies, brace yourselves for a reality check by Mary Logan, widow of General John A. Logan. She has some real problems with how you dress, raise your kids, and generally behave. You’ll have to read the whole article for the complete lashing, but here is a representative sample: “Even in my youth they used to […]
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“The Hobble” Is The Latest Freak In Woman’s Fashions
The headline and illustrations sum up the article pretty well, but my favorite part is the caption of the bottommost image. It reads, “These Are Not Exaggerated at All. The Skirts Really Look Like This.” “THE HOBBLE” IS THE LATEST FREAK IN WOMAN’S FASHIONS: “Skirts Are So Tight Around the Ankle That Locomotion Is Seriously […]
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