The evening world., 1913-10-01
WIRED DERThh
Dragonfly Hats, Butterfly
Draperies and Mandarin
Sleeves Flutter.
BATHROBE GlRDLES TOO
Models Exhibiting Up-to-Date
Features of Gowns Ad-
mired by Women.

mandolin sleeves, bathrobe Eirdles, the
most audacious OF sits and the most
demurs OF grandma's shoulder capes-
these are few Of the up -to-date fea-
tures OF woman's dress. according to
MISS Jean Parke. artist and fashion ex-
pert. and the young women who are
appearing In Miss Caprice" Miss
Parke and her living models gave a
fashion conference for women at the
Casino Theatre yesterday afternoon.
Do Wolf Hopper was tn, only man
present, and he slunk out OF sight after
introducing Miss Parke. He said he
was always bashful In the presence of
ladies.
Everyone 10 considering Clothes" be.
gan Miss Parke. and a. q vehicle, q
medium. OF art there 10 nothing all of
us have that 10 quite so close at hand.
The braodsr view OF the sartorial mis-
sion 10. I think. the reason that 20 many
more people are taking clothes seriousiy
and 20 many more serious people,
Time was. and quite In my memory
when dress was considered . frivolous
subject. even an impolite ons and the
badge Of cleverness for women was to
be shockingly dowdy.
BUT IT IS NOT THAT WAY IN
THESE DAYS.
This scorn Of the value CT clothes ID
no longer sympatheticaily viewed by
the world.
I'VE are certainly IN the swing Of
big drsrs movement, . real his
tosioal period. ~ much 90 - the
hoops OF 1890, and Il has drawn
more people into line than any
mode sinos that date. Modern
attire 10 Ike Q breath Of outdoor
air. very fresh ana very brisk. II
expresses . new life. startling
ideals, and IL rsoklsssly appropri.
stss any useful means Of EXPIRES.
sion. women are upstsnding, ana
uAtrsmmsllsa By Q CONSTRUCTED
waist line and voiuminous aowing
skirts. The aGurs 70 % uudis-
guassd - . mans aGurs, aad thsrs
10 free Mghtnsss OF movement %
II the body we're Of NO wsight.
| The soddsn manners Of the pest
| have fallen completely away.
| Il knew a man once" Miss Park,
broke on with a smile. "who said tina
az child he never knew women ha,
feet. A child Of to-day could not escap
the knowledge And think Of the chang,
Of attitude toward aesthetic physica
training In the last few years. An ap
peal has been made In all the publi
schools for a more sound physical de
velopment. The body has been digni
fed and exalted. Much that we use,
to call modesty we now know to hav
been the result OF unclean thinking.
I'm the modern art Of dress the ex
preston OF the ego Is the first concern
That personality which 10 clear an,
definite has plain sailing. There ar
many such definite, clear-cut figure
which stand out always dominant. In
tensely individuaiized and perfectly ex
pressed-never eclipsed-in a garb whicl
seems one with themselves.
ITWo ALL IMPORTANT CUES
TioNs TO BE ANSWERED.
Dress is not so simple a matter 10
the svanescent personality. for tn
/ WoindH WHosc lHulFluudIlty seemS
shift constantly. The chameleon womal
confronts q real difficulty In her q,
tempts at self-expression. Her sures
guide Is contained In the answers to tw
questions. Tho hrst 10. What elemen
in my personality do wish to express
The second It. What expression can
best sustain?' The determining fore
in dress 10 indeed the ego. from FIRST I
last.
No artist creates: he only rearrange
So In gowns. there are no new style
But there are new adaptations. As IA
as the complete effect surpasses
value the fabrics used. 80 far does
approach creation.
I'm the gowns from Miss Caprice
which you are about to see. there 10
fine demonstration Of the vigor an
fertility OF the American talent. b,
YOU will note the strong influence Of Il
Orient. Persia, Turkey. Arabia. In II
modern anatomy you will see q vsI
vivid revttalising of Botticelli's sui
posodly unreal women. Edmund D,
lac, the latest great sensation In illu
tratins. has widely Influenced the CO..
TUNES Of to-day. and also. IN this eou,