Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-26
PRESENT STYLES
COPY WATTEAU
Both in Millinery and Dress There
Is a Reversi0n to Old
Fashion.
HATS WORN ON SIDE OF HEAD
Women Of Paris Take Up Melton Of
Aetress-EvenIng Dresses for olris
Are Being Made Distinctly
creuze In Their Outline.

Are Being Made Distinctly
creuze In Their Outline.
PARIS.--In Paris there il q distinct
tendency toward reviying the styles
which were In vogue when Watteau
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-smali, very coquettish, and
intended to be worn very much on
the side OF the head: In fact, so much
on one side that II seems as though
they must fall of. One OF the pref
test actresses In Paris recently made
a sensation on the stage by appearing
with her beautiful hair swept or her
forehead and with 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 curl to break its outline. II
seemed like the forehead OF Botti-
celli model. At first every one was
inclined to smile. but little by little
the charm worked. Before the eve
ming came to an end 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
her hat jammed down on her head.
forehead and hair being almost en-
tirely hidden. We are rapidly getting
away from that style. though II Is still
In favor with the majority.
For Ordinary Wear.
Some OF the new evening dresses
for girls are distinctly Greuxe In out
line. There are the dainty founces
Of filmy lace and panniers OF flow
cred silk, the latter being confined
at the waist by q shaped sash which
molds the figure. An exquisite model
recently created by Premet had short
nounced skirt composed Of beautiful
old lace and quaint panniers Of Louis
XIV. broche silk. These panniers were
gathered at the waist and skllfully
draped over the hips; In front they ran
up into a point, and the waist was
circled by a shaped corselet, also
made OF broche silk. Over the shout
OF lace and the short sleeves were
finished with frills OF the same ma
terial.
II really looked like q fancy dress
ball costume, but it was intended for
ordinary evening wear. Prernet is al
ways In the first row where Affairs
Of fashion are concerned. When
new style Ii launched by this firm
II Is worth while to pay attention.
Some OF the best Partisan dress
makers are introducing curious com
bination OF panniers and tunics, the
panniers being rather fiat and the
tunics distinctly Persian in outline.
have seen this style exploited with
considerable success. For instance,
dinner gown of orange colored char
meuse which had narrow pointed
train.
On the draped fronts OF this skirt
there were some fine Japanese en-
broideries. and the short. rather fiat
panniers were 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, fringed with crystal and a folded
corsage of oyster white tulle mounted
over flesh-pink chiffon. There were
diamond shoulder straps and broad
sash of black crepe de chine embroid-
cred in cut jet and finished Oh 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 1t had huge diamond but
ton.
Exaggcratedly 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. ! have already seen on
the Partisan stage headdresses which
were almost as extraordinary in out
line az those favored by Marie An
toinette. The hair was drawn up from
the forehead and pulled 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
were curious; almost ccnical, and yet
in individual cases attractive.
With this sfvlq of bafrdrneoir<x ~,