The Washington times., 1914-06-26

On Street
In Vogue
By MARGARET MASON.

In her negligee,
1t looks like a dressing sacque.
But the styles all say,
To be really up to date
Girls must dress that way,
Goodness knows they may wear soon
Nighties in the day.
NEW YORK. June c6.-Leaping light
" from blouse to basque butterfly
fashion has now settled on a type Of
waist which hangs loosely from shoul-
der to hip, for all the world like
regular dressing jacket One model
especially. of flesh color crepe de chine.
hangs from a square cut neck edged
with a ting ruching of pink picot rib
bon. It is tucked in clusters to the
normal waistline, and then flares out
in untucked fuIlness to just below the
hips, where il is finished with another
ribbon ruching. The skirt is tucked
in similar fashion to below the knees
where it also flares out in rucling-
edged flounce to the ankles. The elbow
sleeves are tucked down halfway to
fluff out loosely over the elbow with
the inevitable ruchirg.y
Truly an ideal negligee for home use
these brciling days. the uninltlated
would exclaim, but it's nay, nay. on the
home stuff. This little pink and pretty
confection is intended for wear out
among the gaping multitude. It's GER
tainly going to be pretty tougn prop
esition for a poor girl these lays to to
decide whether she's undreSsed 10 go
out or dressed to stay in.
Others of the models do concede more
to the conventions and assume the in
dications of a girdie or sash loosely
hung about the hips to save them from
a too exact resemblance to coT1bing
Jacket The most approved of these
hangs from the shoulders IN loose
BASQUE effect buttoned down the front
and Cirdled about the hips with n wide
crush sash of silk guiltless OF DOW
or ends. From this hangs etner
flounce of lace or silk, the straiSnt
Here. however, the general erect Is
ludicrously like a little girls frock
worn over a grownups petticoat. Gut
of the frying pan OF the dressing SAG
que likeness into the fire OF chIid
dress similarity seems to be the un-
escapable stigma Of this newest mode,
but in spite of this 1t Is being Haunted
numerously by the smartest dressers.
As for basque they are simply bask-
ing in popular fancy for the moment.
Already they are creeping closer ana
tighter to the figure and corseHers DO
say that a return of the hourSiass
figure and a refiscovery OF the SIX
teen-tnch wastHne Is al4i4OSN
tainly.
II was cinch to let out our waists.
but heavens you can't help shudoering
over the inevitable struggles there VIII
be to call EN- IN again.
There's a perfect craze for Jet again
as a street trimming for street and day.
time wear. Particularly In the form OF
fringe for the edging of basques, capes
and parasols. Basque buttons are also
very smart Of Jet. Both in the fringes
and the banding trimmings tubular et,
fects have replaced in novelty the old
an appropriate carrying out OF the
aquatic idea 1t is for a lady whose hair
Is done in a waterfall" to appear In
a costume all jetty. The waterfall fad
of hair fixing is struggling to the fore
and forehead along with all other VIC
torian fashions. with soft curls bobbing
in front of each ear and caught up IN
a loose knot behind there is no denying
this coiffure Is vastly more becoming
than the universal peeled effect of the
nonce-
And germane to the subject OF hir-
suite adornment is the fact that no tor
lures of the inquisition were any worse
than those endured by fragile flowers Of
feInininity today when they cheerfully
submit their heads for five and six
hours to the slow suffering Of having
permanent wave baked in their hair.
OF course. 1t is done by electricity.
and the wave is guaranteed for one
year.
In this joyous season OF ocean bathing
the damsel cursed with sleek, straight
locks becomes a martyr to beauty. You
can Just bet she isn't going to let the
ocean have anything on her in the
nature of waves. She hies herself TO the
hairdressers. and with Spartan forti-
tude has a wave put in her hair. a
crimp in her bank roll, and a kink in
her nerves, all at the same sitting.