Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-12
Cubist SuIes In Dress Are Introduced This Seasons
.HERE are only a few real nov


elites this spring in fashions
u one eliminates the absurd
- attempt certain style authori-
ties have made TO introduce into their
costumes and hats the absurd forms
and colorinEs OF the cubist and futur-
list schools OF painting For those not
up IN art jarEOH II may be well 10 eX-
plain that these Cub!sts are French
artists OF a revolutionary type who
have abolished painting in the so call
ed aCCeptatiOn OF the term They deny
not only any representation OF nature,
but also any known OF traditional form
OF decoration. These artists" main
tain that they have invented a Symbol
ism In which 20 express their individ-
% uality or. as they say, their souls"
Mr.. Kenyon Cox. recognized both in this
country and abroad as one Of the
world foremost painters, says. IF
these -gUh'.~ rNpr-ss the rUbis' soul.
God u...r ,H-U -.rIts'" tbs r"mark OF
the taul..i- air.-, Applies as well To the
drcssmaDvr~ who are lry,nG 20 make
nice. conventional women wear impos-
slbIe COuElomcratIons OF coIors in the
name OF Cub.st art And the milIiners
are equally guilty In the matter. for
futurist greens. with purple and mus
creation for milady's pretty head
But perhaps the wCirdest Of the ef-
feCts are 10 be seen IN some OF the
ribbons 81 the season. with their little
blue moons floating around on a mus
tard coiOred sky Atmosphere i sup
piled by "A few straight and crooked
lines running riot among the heavenly
bodies. This Is just "A sample. There
are many other ribbon effects just as
bad and even trihe more chaotic.
While these ribbons are novelties, they
are not In the same class artIstiCally
with the beautiful blc lowered designs
we have been using all winter
The frpcks Of the season TOO. have
their cubist block outline in the pan
niers. with thin wires 70 hold out the
fiimsy material from which they are
fashioned Indeed the silhOuettes OF
many OF the street costumes leave one
ahsurdiy al sea as 10 whether 10 is a
man or a woman wHllNuE IN front OF
one The impression Ia number OF
cases ~ tina, OF man doing the inn
possible feat ,no pun intended Of
walking rapidly on one leg without
artificial aid.
Here .ud"th the CubIst talk. Enter
safer and s,uer modes The very new
which Us tremendously popular this
spring In It's general outline - u not
unlike the pauuIor model but II is alt
IN one piece and not separate skirt
and tuuic u Is FIRST and foremost @
druEJd skirt. inspired 10y the zouaye
Jacket. with the fuliuess an below t."
hips SO that the siendcruess OF o.,
wearcrs figure II aCCentusted. The
folds Of the drapery. beginning at
either side OF the center front are
drawn down gracefully and then
brought around to the back giving the
same appearance as the front bout
fancy
The exquisite model OF dsmasse silk
seen among the group 81 pictures has
p skirt carrying out the zouuve idea.
the drapcry starting though from a hip
yoke This variation OF the new jupe
Is especially fitted for the stout woman
with matronIy figure. The coat gives
long. straight lines The Bulgarian
touch ~ the season. without which one
might hardly say a costume is smart
Is 20 be found here In the short tas-
seIed sash OF gayly colored silk trim