Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-21
SETTING AFASHIl)N
Easy, No Matter How Freakish,
if 1t Hits the Popular Fancy.

chance or accident is now q matter of !
history. Interesting are the stories>
told of the odd origin OF certain styles /
wi 9 an unsuspecting world probably |
thought were intentionally chosen for |
their beauty or comfort
The courts of Europe have been es-
pecially noted for their sheeplike fol- |
lowing of an idea introduced by the |
reignin: monarch, when frequently
that idea was evolved to conceal one
of the rulers physical defects. One
of the kings of France came to the
throne a child of ten, He wore his hair
in long ringlets all about the head.
Immediately men and women coiffed
themselves likewise. The same mon
arch was bald at thirty, and, being n
lover Of all that was beautiful and
feminine. he ordered the elaborate wig
which was taken up and reveled in
during many reigns.
AS for the hair being caught in the I
back and held with a small b9w of
| ribbon. the style beloved Of men sew.
| eral hundred years ago, little girls are
| said to have originated the idea, and
accidentally. One day a court leader
! happened to be visiting. and his hos.
| tess was late in arriving in the salon.
! The young man fell asleep, and the two
children OF the noble lady. creeping in.
saw the guest and to play a trick tied
! his hair all together. The little girls
! fearing to be caught, ran away. and
the young man never knew of the
| curious picture the back of his wig
presented. Other visitors discovered
the Garnish. laughed at the ribbon. and
! the young count declared barefacedly
that he had so fastened his hair and
meant to keep it always so from his
neck and shoulders. Within q few
days the entire nobility found the
scheme so good they adopted the idea.
The pannier was introduced by a
queen to cover a misplaced hip bone. 1t
was an actress who finally threw the
pannier aside after it had been fash
ionabe half a century. One evening
just before she was to appear On the
stage the actress discovered that one
pannier was entirely drenched in oil
The dress, it was thought, was spoiled
by a rival
thought the matter over, and both to-
gether quickly tore off the offending
member of the costume. The actress
donued the dress. but of course it pre-
sented a ridiculous appearance. SO
the other pannier was removed. and
> the slim young woman appeared on
the stage more supple and graceful
than ever. The audience ut first gasp
ed. then admired. and the next day
all of London 0he scene took place
there, decided TO initiate the actress
aud her severe skirt
Tie origin of the beauty spot is no
less interesting. The Duchess de
Montmorillou suffered with boil on
the cheek and put on "A bit of black
mixture overnight said to be healing.
In the morning she either forgot 70
wash her face or did not use enough
care. 50 the story goes. and the mat
tentive or malicious servant allowed
her mistress To appear before the
world with her face spotted. Powder
ed and perfumed. MontmOrilon receiy'
ed her callers. who found the black
spot charming. so much so that before
night they had anonted their faces
with the black ointment.
To come down 10 present times, the
9 feather boa WAS originated less thar
= twenty years ago in Boston. In nj
! idle moment an apprentice in feather
establishment sewed the discarded Aits
and ends Of poor puInes together and
:. strung them about her neck. Th,
9th uirls 10 or rim m inc
9 the head OF the department found i
q pretty. and the order was given tina
). no rastaways in the form Of plume>
1 be thrown in the wastebashet. Al
! parts Of the plumes We're kept. sewe(
, on TO a ribbon, the entire thing cuTleC
n and long ribbon loops put at each end
II and the feather boa was the success o
the season.
: The uncurled plume was purely tn
- result of an accident The bgges
race of the year. the Grand PriX d'Au
- teuil. was on. and women were Their
I, dressed within an inch OF their lives
y A fearful rainstorm came up, and Pee
- pie we're drenched Plumes that han
left home finely curled were wet, an,
each spiral stood apart. 1t was no
: pretty. the effect, but it was origina
and one of the miliners, not wishin
n to take the trouble to have the plume
Of all his customers recurled. advise
them to allow the garnish to remain Z
il was.
That week following the Grand Pri
GAuteuil saw nothing but straight sp
raj plumes. and women liked them S
much that before the following Sur
1 day. when the Grand Prix de Ions
champ was 10 be, women who ha
curled plumes had the wave taken on
so that they might appear like the OIL
er fashionableS. For more than yea
the defrfssee plume was sought. As
whole fashion is. like in this instanc,
only the result of an accident. Som,
times it is the outcome OF an exper
ment: but. like the women. il is capr
cious and changeabl New York SUI
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