Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-25
) Some Partisan Fashion Fads Of Recent Origin


fabric which until now has been p.
served entirely for morning wear--u,
tie frocks to wear about the how..
and as u uniform during the first ma,
of the day by the femme de charnhr,
But II you have been lucky enough !,
catch glimpse of this French CALI.
you will understand at least IN.
sphemeral popularity OF the yovu,
The calico is as soft and pliable ~
chiffon. and the designs are charm,r.
little stiff wreaths and roses wiz
ouckoos and various members Of N.
feathered tribes lowering among m.
blossoms. I doubt very much IL an.
great quantity of this material wn
reach your side of the pond this ses
son, for a few couturieres here 4,
Paris have cornered the market, az /,
were. TO make the cult an excluavS
one. still mighty good substitutes VIM
may And in the small patternsa
chintzes and cretonnes.
The cut of the calico skirt is o,,.
as novel as the fabric. II is,a ,a,s
piece AFFAIR in the empire style and hs,
seams only under the arms. The wsi.,
is high, and the length is a two inch
sweep dipping all round on the ground
An absurdity surely for the trottln,
skirt. but you know consistency IN
clothes is not failing OF La B.ns
France. The coats worn with the em.
pire skirt are loose and rather lon,
reaching almost to the knees IL
front the jacket comes together al tba
bust. then gradually slopes away in,o
a cutawsy effect in the back III.
large pocket flaps and deep Louis cu6s
are trimmed with pipings and plai.
ings of the calico, for the coat jtsal,
is OF linen In a shade matching ho
coloring In the design. The hat worn
with this funny costume is even mo,a
ridiculous. for 1t is a Charlotte Cordov
affair made of the calico, with stls
wreath of tiny old fashioned rose,
about the high pulled crown. Tn,
plated frill is fitted over wire foun.
dalton and does not flop over the face
as much as the Charlotte trimming
usually does. According to all thu
canons of sartorial art this costume
should be bizarre and impossible but
in reality the peculiar skirt and fan.
tastic coat make an ensemble that 4,
decidedly fetching.
Speaking of art reminds me OF a
venture that has just been started nv
Nine. Lemaire. the famous artist-a
university of Arts" in which the
higher classes are taught TO appre.
ciate art for arts sake. The idea is no
doubt very praiseworthy, but the cues.
ton arises how Mime. Lcmaire will set
to work Ever since the world ex.
listed the cult of the beautiful has only
been practiced by a privileged few.
AS to the general public, it knows thu
word without understanding the mean
ing. In painting. sculpture, literature
and music it is only the sensation tina,
appeals to the masses, and those mem
bers of the wealthy classes who are
supposed to protect art invariably
patronize those who belong to the
category of society artists, men and
women who speculate on the snobbish.
ness of their fellow creatures, well
knowing that il they are taken up by
Comtcsse u. their fortune is made. In
the meanwhile real talent is starving
in garnet. 1 therefore respectfully
beg TO point out to Nine. Lemaire that
as long as art is ruled by fashion, like
the gowns we wear, there will never
be such a thing as the cult of the
beautiful, 1t was not necessary for
her to start university OF Arts" to
arrive at this conclusion.
CATHERINE TALBOT.