The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-06-05
Directoire Gowns In London
and Chicago.
Jasper Has the Boomer Girls Who Ride
Horseback A-Straddle.
Curious Public Awaits the Appearance Of The Newest Craze

Curious Public Awaits The Appearance Of The Newest Craze
In London fair equesrienne petrifed the crowd of
fashionable riders in the with astonishment when
she suddenly appeared among them
Her gown made Of cream cloth, cut tight to the
figure in princess STYLE with pearl gray lace yoke. The
The dress slahed the left side to the knee Under
meath white tights and long white boots embroidered
with diamonds
Apparently unconcerned and riding dappe gray stall
lion with ease and grace she mixed with the others
ahorseback attracting the attention of everybody.
The woman rode up and down the row more than an
hour the other riders either forming lines through which
she passed following her lii procession, all eager to
get closer view of the daring costume and discover her
identity. Down Pccadily she was followed by huge
crowd endeavoring to keep pace with her.
Artist BOlding whose portraits are well known IN New
York said that the costumes which had caused such a
sensation were from artistic point of view delightful
and he would much like to revival OF the drecone
gowns He also confessed his partiaty for the empire
STYLE In fact his view that fashions beautiful or
not according to the woman who wears them and the
way they worn.
Jane adng the actress or the other hand, declared
that no woman with good taste would such cos
tune as that in which young woman whose tight
skirt of dark blue slit up to the knee thus permitting
a view of her pink silk stockings appeared The split
skirt would be pretty said Nine. Hadng, only If nothing
else were worn beneath it from the ankle to the knee
What lady, asked Nine. HadiAg would care to make such
Marcelle Lender who for years has been regarded as
one cf the most beautiful women the Paris stage, IS
equally severe Never said she will this fashion take
among those who should know is that this particular fash
ion not only will but in fact already has taken. !,
Mrs Langty exhibited one the other day and that well
known English beauty was snap shotted at the Chester
races Thursday while strong through the paddock with
the duke of Westminster who has been entertaining the
king at Eton hall this week. The photograph repro
duced in London illustrated paper decidedly fetching
The leading dressmakers say that the number OF sheath
skirted directoe gowns ordered indicates that the style
has already favor Only small section OF the fem
mine population can wear them becomngy. But the d.
rectore period furnishes note to the seasons dresses
and gowns that will be sees ITO wear modified
drectoire STYLE continued the authority women have
had to change their figures the hips beng reduced
the waist however is little larger in order to lessen the
apparent size of the hips
In Chicago last week that clingng fabrication Of the
gownmakers art all and contours and omaissons
especially omissions candid gown, which made
even the Partisan of the boulevards gasp and brought
forth protest from all who are built IN punches
almost precpated riot Miss Bertha Carlisle, show
girl went shopping in it. Miss Bertha is what is known
as svelt She tall and supple and wlnsome and she
the gown because 1t IS cool AT least tat Is what
Bertha said
It is not too much to say that Bertha the only cool
person aeng the thoroughfare when she went strolng
lin her "dEectOre gown Those IN the crowd who strus
ged and fought and perpred and abbed each other IN
the ribs and used adectves other than outre hadn't any
air of being COOL
kles in Its gstening silk shea stole accidentally from
among the folds of her gown, genius coined new
expression to voice his delight Emphatcahy the first
appearance of the ''drectolre style was success.
The gown which is the sensation of the momeEt re-
eeives its from its similarity to the sheaths which
ncased the wiowy figures of the ladies of France at the
time of the directory, about 1895 Of course the modern
gown is adaptation and in some respects, at least
more thrilling than the original 1t cngs more closely to
the figure and its effect enchanced by sashng both sides
from the ankle to the knee disclosing either open work
hosiery kind of tightftsng trousers The gowns OF
the directory period made of soft cngng stns,
that nodded the figure but were ample and flowing
in outline.
state street resembed the Main street of Hunngburg
with circus parade in notion Traffic was Tor the time
narayzed While complete list of casualties could not
- oo,nled II s known that one woman lost skirt sew