The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-13
Cubist Sules In Dress Are Introduced This SEASON.

@ HERE are only few real nov
elites this spring in fashions
IL one eliminates the absurd
- attempt certain style authori-
ties have made to introduce into their
costumes and hats the absurd forms
and colorings of the cubist and futur-
ist schools OF painting. For those not
UP in art jargon it may be well to ex
plain that these cubists are French
artists of a revolutionary type who
have abolished painting in the so call
ed acceptation of the term. They deny
not only any representation OF nature,
but also any known or traditional form
of decoration. These artists" main
tain that they have invented a Symbol
lism in which to express their individ-
uality or. as they say, their souls"
Mr.. Kenyon Cox. recognized both In this
country and abroad as one of the
worlds foremost painters, says, eff
these symbols express the cubist soul.
God help their soulsl" This remark OF
the famous aytist applies as well to the
dressmal1ers who are trying TO make
nice, conventional women wear impos-
sible conglomerations of colors in the
name of cubist art And the milliners
are equally guilty in the matter, for
futurist greens, with purple and mus
tard shades. make awful many
creation for milady's pretty head.
But perhaps the weirdest of the eff
fects are to be seen in some of the
ribbons of the season, with their little
blue moons floating around on a mus
tard colored sky. Atmosphere is sup
piled by a few straight and crooked
lines running riot among the heavenly
bodies. This is just a sample. There
nfhar rihhnn of fr,u<
bad and even a trife more chaotic
While these ribbons are novelties. they
are not in the same class artistically
with the beautiful big lowered designs
we have been using all winter.
The frocks of the season. too, have
their cubist block outline in the pan
niers. with thin wires to hold out the
fimsy material from which they are
fashioned. Indeed, the silhouettes OF
many of the street costumes leave one
absurdly at sea as to whether 1t is q
man or a woman walking in front Of
one. The impression in a number Of
cases is that of a man doing the i'm
possible feat Ono pun intended) OF
artificial aid
Here endeth the cubist talk. Enter
safer and saner modes. The very new
est thing in skirts is the "zouave."
which is tremendously popular this
spring. In its general outline it Is not
unlike the pannier model. but it is all
in one piece and not a separate skirt
and tunic. 1t is first and foremost a
draped skirt, inspired by the zouave
Jacket, with the fullness all below the
hips. so that the slenderness of the
wearers figure is accumulated. The
folds of the drapery, beginning at
either side of the center front, are
drawn down gracefully and then
brought around to the back, giving the
same appearance as the front bout
fancy.
The exquisite model Of damasse silk
seen among the group of pictures has
a skirt carrying out the zouave idea,
the drapery starting though from a hip
yoke. This variation of the new jupe
is especially fitted for the stout woman
with matronly figure. The coat gives
long, straight lines. The Bulgarian
touch of the season, without which one
might hardly say costume is smart,
is to be found here in the short tas-
seled sash of gayly colored silk trim