East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-11
GOWN
HITS SALT LAKE

Bush Livermore, editor of the Po.
catello Tribune, describes the ap-
pearnce of the directoire gown in salt
Lake City, as follows:
salt Lake had its measure Of prom
inence in sending its high school ca
diets to san Francisco to act as the
special bodyguard of Admiral Fight
ing Bob'D Evans, but at that II mas
apparently been left to the wife OF
a former well known resident OF Po-
catello to give the inhabitants Of Zion
the real thrill of the year.
In a nutshell-Mrs. "Dick" Jones,
on wave of prosperity has INDUCED
in the latest of the Partisan fashion
decrees-a Directoire gown. she
liked 1t and took a chance" The
chance meant wearing it in public,
and so clad in that may, hazy, dreamy
creation which is composed of cling
ing. sheath gown. slit from the hem
70 above the knee, revealing the
lph-like-well something in green
tights-she entered restaurant
Even the walters. they say, stood
aghast.
Inasmuch as "Dick" is we'll known
in Pocatello, the real account of the
incident, as recounted in the salt
Lake Herald, is worth repeating. The
story follows:
The Directoire gown has struck Salt
Lake. Its first appearance was some
thing OF disaster, but it will appear
again this afternoon between and
o'clock at the corner of SECOND South
and Main streets, and its wearer has
requested all that wish to see the
latest Partisan creation be on the cor
ner at that time.
A little game of roulette between
Dick Jones. the well-known Rhyolite
saloon man and gambler, and John
Cyty. a mining man. in Rhyolite, a few
weeks ago, led to the appearance OF
the Directoire gown in Salt Lake.
In the little game Dick Jones won
$50, ,see. with the proceeds Dick and
his bride, formerly Miss Jewel Vonn,
especially we'll known in Nevada,
made a tour Of the east, doing Chi
cago and New York principally
At Chicago Mrs. Jones bought the
Directoire gown. which she saved to
startle Salt Lake. 1t is a Partisan
Importation, standing you" as Mrs.
Jones puts II, over 800.
The gown consists Of gray hat
with green willow plumes, steel bead
embroidery, and steel bead butterfly
pins, a gray jacket with tails trim
med in green and steel buttons, gray
skirt with four steel buttons an the
left side and slashed on that side
from a few Inches above the knee
to the ground, exposing pair OF green
silk tights with buttons OF steel, CIV
ing a logging effect. and gray low
shoes. The hat cost SIS, the plumes
$40. the hatpins 5000, the jacket and
skirt 5000, the tights $50 and the
shoes 81.
Thus apparelled, Mrs. Jones, ac-
companied by Miss Birdie Richards
of Chicago and a Salt Lake woman,
left her hotel, occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Jones, and proceeded to create
sensation. Mrs. Jones said that
when she went to the Louvre restau-
rant she feared that she might be
put out of the cafe. She was.
Eugene, Willie, manager of the
Louvre, looked once at the dashing
figure in the doorway. He turned to
his wife. There was no way out Of
it. His duty was clear. The figure
in the doorway advanced. A hundred
(more or less) male heads craned. AS
the woman in the ravishing costume
went to a seat at the table, the pro-
prietor OF the restaurant asked her to
leave the place.
Mrs. Jones bowed to the inevitable,
but not before she had informed Mr..
Willie that he knew little or nothing
concerning fashions and Partisan
styles and other things.