The Ordway new era., 1914-02-27
PRESENT STYLES
COPY WATTEAU
Both in Millinery and Dress There
Is a Reyersion to 0id
FasilioA
HATS WORN on SIDE OF HEAD
WeMsn q Paris Take Up Notion ee
Aetrsss-Evssins Dressss for Girls
Ass Being Mads Distinctly
6rsaazs 10 Thsir Outline.

| Aeersss-EvsainS Dssssss for Girls
Az Deaos Mads Distinctly
Grsaazs 10 Their Outline.
| PARIS.-In Paris there II distinct
tendency toward revivfng the styles
which were in vogue when Wattesu
| painted beautiful women One nnds
this tendency in connection with mil
ltnery as we'll - dress.
The leading Partisan milltners arc
showing models which are distinctly
Watteau-small. very coquettish. and
Intended to be worn very much on
| the side Of the head: In fact. 80 much
IN one side that II seems as though
they must fan on. One Of the pret-
test actresses In Paris recently made
! q sensation on the stage by appearing
with her beautiful hair swept on 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.
Tho effect was startling. One side
Of the forehead was absolutely bare
not . curl 70 break Its outline II
seemed like the forehead Of Bottt-
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 q great many
fashionable women had reached the
conclusion that the exaggerated Wat
team type was full Of distinction.
But even outside this Vatican craze
q b,o.~<~u~~ r.os~ and mora the n aahio0
to wear the new velvet hats with
turned mp brims very much ON the
side Of the head In the accompany
ing sketch there u NO real exaggera-
tion; the model represented might be
| worn by . woman Of the most refined
taste, but the change Of outline 10
cleverly 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 it ID stu
in favor with the majority.
For Ordinary Wear.
some Of the new evening dresses
for girls are distinctly Greuze In out
line. There are the dainty noun<es
OF fimy lace and panniers Of now
cred silk, the latter being confined
At the waist By shaped sash which
molds the figure An exquisite model
recently created by Premet had q short
nounced skiYt composed of beautiful
old lace and quaint panniers Of Louis
XIV. broche silk These panniers were
gathered at the waist and skillfuliy
drsped over the hips: in front they ran
up into q point. and the waist was
circled by = shaped corselet. also
made Of broche silk. Over the shout
ders there was Q demure little nchu
Of lace and the short sleeves were
| finished with frills Of the same ma
tertal.
It really looked like fancy dress
tall costume, but It was intended for
ordinary evening wear. Premet Is al
ways in the first row where Affairs
Of fashion are concerned. When q
new style 10 launched by this arm
1t is worth while to pay attention.
Some Of the best Partisan dress
makers are introducing a curious com
bination Of panniers and tunics. the
panniery being rather fat and the
tunics distinctly Persian in outline.
have seen this style exploited with
considerable success. For instance, q
dinner gown of orange colored char
meuse which had 4 narrow pointed
train.
On the draped fronts of this skirt
there were some hpe 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 a Persian tunic Of diamante
fulle, fringed with crystal and folded
corsage Of oyster white tulle mounted
over fiesh-pink chiffon. There were
diamond shoulder straps and a broad
sash Of black crepe de chine embroid-
cred in cut Jet and finished on 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
heart It had huge diamond but.
ton.
Exagserstediy 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.
limo as those favored by Marie An.
toinette. The hair was drawn up from
the forehead and puffed out over i,p.
mense cone-shaped frizettes. In ou,
line some OF these headdresses close.
ly resembled the big fur helmets
worn BY the English guards. They
were curious; almost comicaI and vn,