The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-05
PARIS MODELS FOR PRETTY GIRLS.

est daughter OF the Grand Duke Michael
OF Russia and Countess Torby, who are
now at Cannes special point con-
nected with this costume is the ball
fringe which surrounds the picturesque
coatee: this fringe is Of the genuine
furniture order; that Is to say 1t is the
sort of fringe used for upholstering
chairs, &C.
This lis one OF the latest IDEAS in
Paris. one OF the most eclectic OF the
Rue de la Paix dressmakers is making a
speciality of furniture fringe and furni-
ture materials generally. She is using
the latter for the waistcoats and trim
mings Of simple tailored suits and with
excellent results. have seen such
trimming used on loose boieros and
coates of ratine or heavy linen in the
new shades of green. blue and red The
same dressmaker is making effective
waistcoats OF striped furniture linen.
such garments being fastened by ball
buttons in red or blue enamel.
A few weeks ago II seemed as though
! the slit skirt had really passed out OF
fashion. Then the sudden success Of
the amusing play Les Merveileuses'
strange garment, and it is again being
brought to the front by leading dress
| makers. But in this matter the pieated
| underdrees has come TO the rescue. II
we ara again to have a period OF slit up
skirts we shall also have a period OF
| pleated underdresses, and the two will
| be worn together.
! In this way really charming fashion
may be evolved for the soft pleatings
will show themselves at the side or IN
| front where the skirt is cut open and
an entirely feminine effect will be OBJ
| tanned. OF course il Is true that at the
| period when Les Mervelleuses freely
! exhibited their beautiful forms to a
wondering public pleated skirts were
not thought of, but In This year 1914 we
are prepared to protest against any fur
| Their sins against good taste.
| one OF the most notable and practical
novelties of the season is the circular
Ca pa or cloak, which falls in straight
| folds from the shoulder and which is
more often than not slung from silllen
| cord passed across the chest, Next
week j shall give a sketch of this new
| cloak and my readers will then be able
| TO Judge of it's qualities. Loose nantes
OF all kinds are fashionable this year in
golf1ne. charmeuse lined with plaid tat
fetas, chutedo lined with crepe de chine,
MARITIME printed silk lined with nuns
yelling, this latter being particularly
smart and attractive.
At the spring race meetings these
picturesque mantles are very gen.
orally worn and the Parisiennes
seem to have quickly acquired an
audacious method of managing the
voluminous folds which recalls the ac-
ton Of a Spanish don when he folds
his "capa" across his chest on a winter
day in Madrid. I recently saw pretty
Partisan actress. Mile. Dorziat, wearing
sort of Manon cloak composed OF
plaid taffeta and lined with japonica
red silk The ground of the plaid ma
terial was dark blue. but there were
stripes of red. orange. green and white
The quaint hood was beautifully ruched
and the cloak was so long that 1t COM
pletely covered the Dress DorZat wore
this original cloak out driving and 1t
covered a charming little afternoon
gown in dark blue taffeta which opened
over a wastcoat Of white silk finished
linen.