Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-23
MAAeAAfl MASON TELLS
Of FASHIONS IN GOTHAM
[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS,


With dainty parasol
Fair and tickle Phyllis can
Keep away the suns of Heav'n
And attract the sons of man.
NEW YORK, May pa sunshadc
doubles as first aid to compilations
and affections. She is wise summer
girl who opens up her seasons cam
paign by opening up her parasol The
| moment pretty woman raises one she
| is sure to be spotted by some sons
and not to be spotted by summer suns.
These days they have reached the
very top notch of ingenuity. frivolity
and beauty. Ruffled and tucked and
shirred and puffed they unfurl their
glories to the breeze. Though the
most exquisite and costly fabrics. chif-
| fOn. taifeta, crepe and cretonne are
used To cover their bare ribs, it is the
shape Of the 1913 parasol that makes
| it thing of beauty and a JOY for cover.
| With the perverse vagary of Fashion
| it is now decreed that small women
must have no shapes. parasols must
| have all shapes. There is a pagoda
parasol built for all the world like
the old Chinese temple roofs and bril-
| liant in the exotic hueS of Oriental
silks. A quaint round one of one
| toned taffeta turned up all around the
| edge like a hat with a rolled brim is
decidedly eccentric. A delectablc mod
| cl of white chiffon over green silk has
an edge of transparent Shirred tulle.
Through this half revealing. half con
cealing border ones eyes have all the
lure of a Sloe eyed odaliSque. There
is nothing slow about this parasol.
however.
Since there is a language of flowers.
why not one of sunshades? The riot
J Of shapes this season would surely
make up quite vocabulary. At least
they are the last word in parasols, and
there's one to designate each type Of
girl. There's a circular parasol with
cuquettish insets of lace and a border
Of shirred silk for the all around llirt
4 quaint four-cornered affair in true
blue hrocadc for the girl who is on the
square. a tllree-cOrnered one of black
satin lined with lavcndar chiffon for
the charmcr who is one of The newt
| able 'triangle" love affair. There's an
Empire model, smothered in picoi
edged ruffleS for the siddy butterfly
lass and q bell shaped beauty in crepe
sprinkled with tiny bouquets of flow
ers for the belle Of the beach.
The new half tilted parasol of vel
low crepe set piquantly aslant It's stick
is Just the thing for the maid who Is
not quite on the level. There is one
shaped like an aeroplanr that would
do nicely for flyaWay miss. and most
freaky Of all is boat shaped model
all ahov for the lass who loved a sailor.
OF course there is The Balkan SunSlade
which is a regulation round affair hor-
dereu in the national colors, yellow.
red and blue.
Of all the novelties in the "Ombrelle"
line the tilted models are the most
attractive and unique. An artistic
background for glowing faces at gar
den parties, or on the afternoon drive
they are prettieSt Of all-over lace With
Inastel tinted chiffon Innings. The min
iature parasols for carriage use only
are simply doll sized versions of the
grown up affairs They are decidedly
perky with their ornate trimmings, ana
aiddv hues. and a far cry from the
tiny black carriage parasols YOU were
wont TO see in the plump hand of a
pudgy dOwager.
The cretonne parasols are as fas-
rinating as their Silken sisters in Their
gaudy futurist colOrngs, and the lin
gerie models cool and chaste in their
white linen slips are yet exquisitely be-
friyoled with lace insets, ruffles. and
elaborate embroidery. -
| It's long stick that has no turning