Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	A cartoon about how silk is needed in war production, and how there is a purchase limit on silk hoses and a ban on Japanese hoses. There are attached newspaper articles from 1910 and 1916 showing how the styles were then, and Knecht suggests that women go back to that. Image Access WideTEK 25 Limit is 2 pair to customer. Yeah! But how about the 6 pair each I bought of you each Christmas for my mother, aunt, sisters and sweetheart and such? Well! Ill wear sox till it gets to cold. Would go in lisle or any sub. Look I fooled them went to each store and bought 2 pair. I thought it would be patriotic to go by the rules and save silk for defense. Yeah! Well they didnt look bad without silk in the gay 90s. Unusual buying silk hose. Defense ban on Jap silk. Ive plenty for a year or-. Yes and if they say cotton hose is the style then your silk will be out of date. Silk worm rayon nylon. How about going back to high shoes and long skirts when hose rarely showed. Fall Footwear an ad of 1916. If no silk hose how about the other silk things. Will mother and sis return to these? An ad of 1910.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/1787
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
Copyright:	Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Subjects:	Recreation WWII Economy National Affairs Home Front WWI Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1914-1918

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