The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

consideration when Jacquess laugh rang
out.
"oh. what will you?" he gurgIed in high
glee. We just make clothes. and there
you are. How can We have timo TO work
out problems as to why We make them
Dear ones. l felt quite Il strong desire
TO take Jacques apart and say a thing or
two in his ear, and. failing that. wished
that one OF his clerks would come and
summon him TO go elsewhere and attend
TO the business interests OF the firm
But no one did come. SO / tried TO pre-
tend he wasn't there, anyhow.
Did you ever study art and designing
or did you get all your knowledge of the
creation OF beautiful clothes here?"
This time Jean took an innings. His
face lighted with a charming enthusiasm
that made me see how greatly interested
he is in his work and all hat bears
upon it
A TRIBUTE TO GRANDFATHER
I'VE had rather a wonderful upbring-
ing" he replied. This man over my
head was a genius" lie paused while I
glanced at the picture of solemn old
man in a skull cap, the founder of tho
House OF Wortt- I mentally salaamed to
him and tutned my attention back TO his
descendant
Yes. my grandfather was a genius" he
repeated. He had a marvellous love and
gift for beauty. You must not think that
he expended all this on fashioning clothes
alone. No; he also built some beautiful
homes-houses where not one thing eX-
listed which had not perfection OF line and
color. l do not mean that everything in
those houses was necessarily costly. Not
at all. But everything was perfect in
itself. Grand dukes came to see these
homes and wished to buy them as they
stood. Well. in such surroundings We
came 10 manhood. We have not needed
any other training"
Jacques nodded gayly at the old man in
the skull cap ard sang out hlppantly:
You haven't asked about hobble skirts |
and the fashions OF the future. mademoi- |
selIe, and Jean is longing TO talk Of them, /
nest ce pas. mon vieuxT
JEAN WASN'T FUSED UP.
1 suppose he was what schoolboys in |
England call Raging us both. but Jean |
Is SO used to him that he wasn't annoyed. |
He simply turned to me and said gently: |
Il think I've already told mademoiselle |
that do not believe fashions will change
much for some time. The present style
has lasted about three years. undergoing
only slight notifications. 1t is very be-
coming, you see. and shows women's fig
ures to best advantage"
Men like it, added Jacques, with the
nod of a man of the world, "and, after
all, that Is what women most want. II a |
husband or sweetheart doesn't care for a |
particular style of dress, naturally a
woman won't adopt II. She is not going
% appear at her worst in his eyes. SO. you
zee, not only do men create fashions, bur
hey also pronounce upon them
Here he gave his mustache a iaunty
title twist and cooked his head a bit on
he side.
1 narrowed my eyes in a way I have at
hese times. and 1 nearly murmured a
trong minded thing or two, but 1 re-
rained and merely turned straight round
o Jean, shutting the ubiquitous one out
4 the triangle for a few moments. any,
low. and Jean took up the cue and began
alking in his delightful. dreamy manner.
Many things really influence fashions"
e said. Certain modes of dressing prev
lent to-day reflect the changes in women
'hich are taking place-the greater
reedom that they have. for instance.
hen. too, habits and customs are more
Ak at present. and in consequence there
) certain extravagance. a lack Of mod
sty in dress. A woman does not confine
er decolletage to the evening. but she
lso appears In almost as extreme decolle-
age on the street And also she has
er skirt slit up the side or in the front
nd draped so as TO show every line of {
er figure.
"A short while ago the Pope wrote an I
pen letter condemning women's dress, ]
nd some one came to ask me what {
bought about it. I did not say much at 4
he time. but I will tell you now that / l
ute agreed with the Pope deplore i,
ertain freak fashions because OF what
now has inspired them and because they 4
r. without beauty. Howsvels & he-netl