Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-12-17
PRESENT STILES
COPY WATTEAU
Both in Millinery and Dress There
Is a ReverSion TO Old
Fashion.
FATS WORN ON SIDE OF HEAD
Women Of Paris Take Up Notion Of
Actress-Evenins Dresses for Girls
Are Being Made Distinctly
Greuze in Their Outline.

tendency toward reyiving the styles
which were in vogue when Vatican
painted beautiful women. One finds
this tendency in connection with mil
linery as Well as dress.
The leading Partisan milliners are
showing models which are distinctly
Watteau-small, very coquettish. and
intended to be worn very much on
the side of the head; in fact. so much
on one side that It seems as though
they must fan of. One of the pref
test actresses in Paris recently made
q sensation on the stage by appearing
with her beautiful hair swept OF her
forehead and with a little Vatican hat
perched on one side of her head. The
hat was made of dark blue velvet and
trimmed at the upturned side with
two high, very harrow wings.
The effect was startling. One side
of the forehead was absolutely bare
not a curl to break its outline. II
seemed like the forehead of Botti-
inclined to smile, but little by little
the charm worked, Before the eve
ming came to an end a great many
fashionable women had reached the
conclusion that the exaggerated Wat
teau type was full Of distinction.
But even outside this Vatican craze
it becomes more and more the fashion
to wear the new velvet hats with
turned up brims very much on the
side of the head. In the accompany
ing sketch there is no real exaggera-
ton; the model represented might be
worn by a woman of the most refined
taste, but the change of outline is
cleyerly indicated. Six months ago
every woman of fashion was wearing
Ner hat damned down ON her head,
forehead and hair being almost en-
tirely hidden. We are rapidly getting
away from that style, though It is still
In favor with the majority
For Ordinary Wear.
Some of the new evening dresses
for girls are distinctly Greuze in out
line. There are the dainty fiounces
of filmy lace and panniers OF flow
cred silk, the latter being confined
at the waist by shaped sash which
molds the figure An exquisite model
recently created by Premet had short
tiounced skirt composed of beautiful
old lace and quaint panniers of Louis
XIV broche silk. These panniers were
gathered at the waist and skillfully
draped over the hips; in front they ran
up into point. and the waist was
circled by a shaped eorselet, also
made of broche silk Over the shout.
ders there was demure little iichu
of lace and the short sleeves were
finished with frills of the same ma
terial.
It really looked like a fancy dress
ball costume, but it was intended for
ordinary evening wear. Premet is al
ways in the first row where affairs
of fashion are concerned When a
new style is launched by this firm
it is worth while to pay attention.
Some of the best Partisan dress
makers are introducing a curious com
bination of panniers and tunicsi. the
panniers being rather fat ano the
tunics distinctly Persian in outline.
have seen this style exploited with
considerable success. For instance. a
dinner gown Of orange eolored char,
meuse which had a narrow pointed
train
On the draped fronts of this skirt
there were some fine japanese en-
broideries, and the short, rather fat
panniers we're carried out In dull blue
chiffon of the exact shade Of the most
prominent designs on the skirt. Then
there was Persian tunic OF diamante
tulle, fTinged with crystal and folded
corsage of oyster white tulle mounted
over fiesh-pink chiffon There were
diamond shoulder straps and a broad
sash of black crepe de chine embroid
cred in cut jet and finished off with
jet fringes.
At the waist, directly in front, there
was one of the new conventional flow
ers which are made of velvet or plush
In this case the flower was In velvet
of the deepest shade of blue. and for
a heart it had huge diamond but
ton.
ErasgeratedIy High Hair.
The very latest style of hairdressing
is exaggeratedly high. This change
has been indicated in several recent
sketches. but in Paris they are rapidly
approaching extraordinarily exagger-
ated styles. I have already seen on
the Partisan stage headdresses which
we're almost as extraordinary In out.
line as those favored by Marie An
tolnette The hair was drawn up from
The forehead and puffed out over i'm
mense cone-shaped frizettes In out
line some of these headdresses close
ly resembled the big fur helmets
worn by the English guards They
we're curious; almost comical, and YET
in individual cases attractive
With this style of hairdresEing the
correct thing is to leave the forehead
almost bare. Not quite bare, as in the
Gaze of the semLBotticeIli style. but
bare on the temples. with heavy curl
falling in the center and curls at
either ear. ! think the average Amer
The Christian Associations.
A recent campaign OF the Young
Mems Christian association and the
Yong Women's Christian association
has served to show the tremendous