Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

/ the knees ii front or sides. trile
! bod 'c"n "-;thout Innings. TRANSPARENT
satin "..;-ts "o.n over silk kaicEe.-
bo-keTs. tanG nothing shocking: II -
easy 10 become accustomed 10 uEthir.s
no matte &oN- mach il tartlss = sirst.
isn't =!
What il sail of one'.s sentiments at
CaHut's may lie FAR NOR tlu.hful!y
said Of Worth. for while Its skirts
wind about the figure. ;,i.l InauN II
them are translucent, ana the SLASH L.
front is; filled II with un!iaeu lace AM
the bodice is cut to the waist lin" in
the back still they arc conservative.
Conservative, that Is. IN cuntl'.a, u
some Of the other isowas - otil@"
houses. and not shocking III tin sense
Of novelty. Fashion, like vice. - arc
likely to- Embrace aft.r we leg to
tolerate it.
OF course, Worth use, velvet ;2lil
rhinestones. He would h:-ra - chang.
his name if he changed i,..7 style, 10
the world expects this of him anu
would be disappointed if II a.as lack
ing. In addition to the Eli.i -stones he
uses great Indian beads ana orna-
ments. One Of his gowns owes it's sue
cess to the chain Of colcreG Indian
stones that is swung around tllc mel
and caught up into 4 huge plaque
that ornaments the front IF the cor
sage.
The shoulders Of all his gowns ,lr,-
extravagantly broad and full even
when he uses tulle on ball gown. He
follows the accepted silhouette OF IT,.
day in that his clothes apparently 90
not touch the figure from neck to
knees. lie does away with high collars
and uses the accepted Japanese neck
which prer1et designed last sumrneF.
and which has gone through successive
stages Of moderatio and copying.
His sleeves are long Il coats ant house
gowns and piece frocks FOR the street,
and In this feature he IS allied with his
colleagues The sleeves Of the day aye
immense at the shoulder line. il TACT IN
IL they urn the elbow, and then they
are ga the ED into the arm to III the wrist
They remind OF the new skating cos
tune designed ~ Poiret. about Wh!c-! !
neglected to tel you and which - Ger
tainly worth the telling
II was Of LACK velvet with a plain,
short skirt and i rather full coat loosely
beited i'll, all OF which is quite sedate;
hut. beneath the marrow Er!yet skirt was
4 pair OF vide satin boomers cut just
! Ike the new sleeves and ending in tight
lifting wrinlilcl cggin2s Of black velvet
Which came down as fer az the ankles
and were edge, with narrow skunk fui.
The cost Inlc is designed merely toi
saastn;s, but several American wolne.i
have jumped 20 the conclusion that il
! would be excellent Tor severe winter.
i and that it might DC a decent KIND o a
gown TO We:.r III nigh wind.
/ Collars are d Forgotten. accessory. They
e;.ist in lanle only. No one sees tine
nccis. covered at any ho4r % the day
. OYER here, and this S cutie interesting
III regard 10 the ITencn wui-len, VINO
have always cared more FOR hat and
a tight collar than have the English and
American women.
No matter what the styie OF material
of the gown, the neeis is left open. Th.'
high square or rolled Medici collar has
had its day as far as Paris is concerned.
Everything is copied after the eighteenth
century English portraits. The neckrear
is arranged high at the back and low in
some extent by the U. and now by the
colonial lecolletage. which is close to toe
neck at the shoulder line and runs out
! over the bust to a sharp point on each
; side.
This outline is never left severely alone
it. is filled i'll with tulic. or lace, or net
not always III white, for black has be-
come quite the smart thing to use. II
is more trying than white, but it is in
Keeping with the desire for all black
and all white and not mixture OF tbs
two
With these open necks women wear
band of black velvet ribbon which some
| times has pendants Of ohlong semi-prec-
ious stones such as jade or turquoise
matrix, or Irish topaz. or pink quartz
Here and there are seen a single iochc'
worn, when It IS cut from brilliant