Indeedladies\'dress,insteadofaffordingprotectionsometimesendangerstheirlives。Thefollowingextractfromthe\"LondonTimes\"——
andthefactscannotbedoubted——isawarningtothefairsex。
\"ThestronggalewhichsweptoverBradfordresultedinanextraordinaryaccidentbywhichagirllostherlife。
MaryBailey,aged16,thedaughterofanelectrician,whoisapupilattheHansonSecondarySchool,wasintheschoolyardwhenshewassuddenlyliftedupintotheairbyaviolentgustofwindwhichgotunderherclothesconvertingthemintoasortofparachute。
Afterbeingcarriedtoaheightestimatedbyspectatorsat20feet,sheturnedoverintheairandfelltothegroundstrikingtheconcretedflooroftheyardwithgreatforce。Shewasterriblyinjuredanddiedhalfanhourlater。\"HadthepoorgirlbeenwearingChineseclothingthisterribleoccurrencecouldnothavehappened;herlifewouldnothavebeensacrificedtofashion。