The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-26

ARIS. NOV. LINE 1ndepeno-
ents." those artists who sever
al years ago separated from
2 their confreres of the Beaux-
Arts society, held this week the second
of their salons at the Grand palais.
This exhibition has proved to be most
interesting and curious. The display
includes not only pictures, but sculp-
ture, furniture and pottery. There are
whole rooms full of the most daring
canvases by these eccentric impress
sionists, and host of small followers
who reveI in shrieking colors, but whose
display of technique is conspicuous by
its absence. Still, all have something
to say that is understood or not ac-
cording to the education of the be-
holder in advanced art. Some or the
studies are perfectly absurd with their
pitch black treatment that reminds one
of the Egyptian plague-darkness ev-
ervUhere except in the wide gilt
frames, which show that they really
are pictures 1t is before these can
vases that the faithful stand and lead
the common herd to believe that they
see in them something really lovely.
Carriere is king in this salon, and his
1.-The Engagement" is the work every
body is crowding to behold. Rosso, who
is revolutionizing all our preconceived
ideas of sculpture, is another lion of the
day. The attitude of the general public
toward this exhibition is difficult to
predict but the monde elegant has al
ready given it's sympathies to the new
society. The show proved an excellent
opportunity for noting the smart toilets
of many well known Parisiennes. Sc
verify is the note of the moment except
for evening toilets, when imagination
NAV and does run riot to its hearts
content and to the distress of our
purse strings.
Nothing very remarkable was OBJ
served in the salon costumes. Indeed,
there is nothing startling 1 can tell you
about fashions except that the spring
and summer modes seem to be modified
to meet the requirements of heavy win
ter fabrics. The skirts have not under
gone any special change except in re-
gard to length. They are cut much the
same on the hips and have the godet en-
forme. which is practical way of
bringing about a becoming spring.
Many of the skirts have tablier fronts,
and the f1ounces begin at the sides,
graduating in depth at the back. To
my mind this is not a good line, as it
gives a drawn out effect
The figure of fashion has changed de-
cidedly, and the great ambition of the
dress artists this year is to widen the
shoulders, decrease the waist and round
out the hips of their patrons. In some
instances the tops of the sleeves are
padded and wired and fit very closely
down into the wrists, while the accom-
panying skirt is killed or gathered to
stand out below the waist. 1t is easy
to understand that such an arrange
ment best insures the figure of fashion.
The redingote is the really new sar
torial item that towers above every 9TH
er form of outdoor wear at present, and
the wrap redingotesiS. apparently hav-
ing fair field and all favor here in
Paris Most of us have never been ac-
quainted with the ancestor of the pres
ent redingote. and it may be well to re-
call few of its characteristics. 1t is
essentially tight fitting garment, or at
least it is necessary that the waist be
clearly defined. below which the skirt