Diana’s Dress Reform (1914)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Short
Release: 1914-01-07
Director: Ralph Ince
Writers: Dean Willets
Language: None | English
Stars: Anita Stewart , E.K. Lincoln , Charles Wellesley , Josie Sadler , Lucille Lee Stewart
Runtime: 11 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Diana's Dress Reform (United States of America) , Diana's Dress Reform
Plot: In haste to get to the dance, Diana has trouble hooking up her dress in her maid's absence. She asks father and mother to assist her. They are deeply engrossed in a game of chess and do not wish to be disturbed. Diana stamps on the floor and insists. When they do not comply, she upsets the chess game by mixing it all up. They finally do their best to hook up Diana's dress and. only succeed in breaking off most of their nails and bruising their augers on the hooks and eyes of lovely Diana's very tight-fitting gown. When Diana returns home at an early hour, she wakes up father and brother to unhook her. She has difficulty in inducing them to get out of their warm beds. They comply when she pulls off the covers and tickles their feet. The next morning at breakfast, Harry, Diana's brother, sees an article in the paper about women wearing Greek clothes. It strikes him that it would be a capital idea if his sister adopted the innovation; remembering that Greek clothes do not need to be hooked up. Diana thinks well of the idea, and at Mrs. Herves' ball she appears in a loose-flowing robe. She is the belle of the evening. So popular is she that she arouses the jealousy of Mrs. Herves and the other ladies. To get even with her, Mrs. Herves plans a Greek ball, and on the day of the dance she succeeds in getting possession of Diana's Greek robe, thinking to force her to come in plain clothes. The plan is frustrated by a Greek florist, who overhears the plot and acquaints Diana with Mrs. Herves' trick. He suggests that Diana go to the ball attired in inexpensive material draped with natural flowers. She does so and is again the hit of the evening; the gypsy-like costume setting off her beauty to great advantage. The ladies look ridiculous in their Greek robes and only through Diana's kindness do they get any dances. She makes the women realize their conduct has been childish. When she goes, she mischievously leaves the Greek florist's note in which he warned her of the plot. When Mrs. Herves reads it she is vexed and chagrined.
IMDB:tt0003835