Satin frock, 1919
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Satin frock, 1919
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AncientFaces
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AncientFaces
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04/12/2016
Satin frock, 1919 - lovely!
Arba Morrow
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04/12/2016
There's a favorite story concerning the Hobble Skirt..The Tzarina Alexandra did not approve of exaggerated fashions. Once when her friend Lili Dehn arrived wearing one the Tzarina said to her;
"Do you really like this skirt, Lili?"
"Well . . . Madame," she said helplessly, "c'est la mode."
"It is no use whatever as a skirt," she answered. "Now, Lili, prove to me that it is comfortable - run, Lili, run, and let me see how fast you can cover the ground in it."
Needless to say, she never wore a "hobble" skirt again.
"Do you really like this skirt, Lili?"
"Well . . . Madame," she said helplessly, "c'est la mode."
"It is no use whatever as a skirt," she answered. "Now, Lili, prove to me that it is comfortable - run, Lili, run, and let me see how fast you can cover the ground in it."
Needless to say, she never wore a "hobble" skirt again.
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Great stuff, I enjoy learning interesting things
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My Aunts wore them and called them "Hobble Skirts". I remember asking My Aunt Lela How They could Walk and She said they had a covered Slit up the back , but they were still very Tight !.
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Women found it nearly impossible to get on street cars while wearing hobble skirts, so the street car companies built steps on them so they could board.
Jean White
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04/12/2016
That era gave us well mannered, fashionable dressed ladies. A fascinating time from which l highly admire.
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There's a story about silent film actress Clarine Seymour: when she would go home from the studios, she took a streetcar. To climb in, she had to hike up her hobble skirt. D.W. Griffith's crew made it a habit to be near the stop every day so they could see her doing this.
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Lovely to look at but would have driven me nuts!!!!!
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