Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-16

Is nen manlkln walked
80 through the salons Of Callot the
other day in an abbreviated
- Pierrot costume of white satin.
the vendeuse said. 1t is only
for comedy. Madame" This neat lit
tie phrase could be applied TO so
many of the seasons clothes!
The comedy frock was made up OF
pair Of full white charmeuse satin
trousers, gathered well above each
ankle into ruffie OF wide lace. and
the tunic waist was straight. INDEBTED
and finished with white ruche at the
neck. Can you imagine a debutante
in 1t at the first wedding of the au-
tumn?
When the American buyers shouted
over it. the vendeuse gave the explain
alton quoted. THE buyers look so
serious and their faces are so puck
cred, Madame, that we invent a gown
to make them laugh" This may ex
plain tie reason for a great number
of modern Paris gowns. and It is not
at all improbable that such an act
void appeal immensely &c the
FreHeh sense OF humor, writes Anne
Rittenhouse in the New York Times.
They have refreshing, if sometimes
naughty, childlike delight in daily
life, these Parisiennes, and even
though they angle for our money with
every bait. they regard US as a nation
and as individuals with a good deal of
amusement
Callot tried a comedy" frock last
season that went too far, and she was
requested to withdraw it. which she
did on the second day, for her sense
of humor and the American sense did
not harmonic. This year her Pierrot
luncheon costume is harmless, il &c
centric
Cabot Models in Demand.
Many Of our dressmakers are SO an
tagonized they don't want to buy
there, but they must. for their smart
clientele at home who dress in the
extreme fashion demand Callot mod
els.
She accentuated the narrow skirt
line at her exhibition more than any
one else, and unlike any of her com
betitors. she failed to drape them vol
uninously from waist to ankles. The
skirts of her walking suits were alb
soluteIy plain and extra short, always
showing the slash at the side or back
or front. She has remained true to
this, and now everyone uses it. How
ever, that is not new, for the smartly
dressed Americans adopted ii for eve
ming gowns last winter
IL makes for grace in a narrow
skirt when 1t is done in moderation.
and gives one chance TO show q
weli-covered foot and ankle, but Cal
lot does not do it in moderation. The
word is not in her sartorial dictionary
Amazing Fashion.
The most amazing fashion she ex-
hibited is TO slash an afternoon tail
ored skirt straight up the back then
lace the edges loosely together with
thick cord, the color of the cloth. This
opening has no panel beneath it from
the knees down. You can imagine the
effect.
We won't wear skirts opened to the
knees in the back. but watch for that
line of drapery going up in the back
and the cord lacing. instead Of a seam
or piait. BY the way, that ubiquit-
Gus plat. loase or stitched. which has
been fppearirg at our backs for two
years. has disappeared
Callot skirts, even the walking ones
were often gathered TO the high waist
belt at sides and back The skirts of
house gowns were gathered in the
front; so are many of the afternoon
and evening gowns at other houses.
At this place one saw the first of a
new kind Of evening gown which looks
like nothing SO much as a mermaid
draped in floating sea weeds, painted
by Maxfield Parrish. Satin is the
foundation, and steamers of vari-eoI-
ored sequins or metallic gauze are
draped loosely over the surface in
straight lines caught in only at the
knees.
The effect is enchanting, queer as it
sounds, but it needs to be done-oh:
so very carefully.
Premet is a new sartorial star who
has created the sensation of the sea
son at her house on the fashionable
Place Vendome, not only by her mar
row skirts and transparent drapery
from the knee down. but by the mas
terry she shows over colors
Sashes Extort Admiration.
She uses much red. Brilliant red; |
none of your wash tones. American
Beauty rose. jacqueminot and gera- !
mum are built into gowns. into wraps i
and used as sashes. oh! the sashes, /
II you could see them all over Paris /
in every form and variety Premet /
makes them play the color scheme /
When she cannot do this well with one I
color she uses Indian beadwork or /
Fauze in yari-colored stones to give /
a dash to the gown.
She has one theater gown OF Ameri- I
can Beauty rose satin with the volu- /
ainous skirt drapery turned up here /
and there with patches of blue satin
The waist is. well, really the regret /
of a bodice; a negligible quantity. in
Iced. made OF pink tuile.
Artjehokes on Gowns
She introduces many artistic canes