Evening journal., 1914-11-13
COSTUMES
NEW WINTER NOVELTY
Milady This Year VIII Look
More Like Bird
Than Ever
FRINGE ALSO TICKLES
FAIR WOMAN'S FANCY
BY MARGARET MASON.


A chicken, a broiler, a squad and
bird,
Fair woman's been dubbed by mere
man.
And so she is trying to dress for the
part,
And wear all the feathers she can.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Any sordid
commercial soul can leather her own
nest but It takes a true sartorial
genius to feather her own costume
artistically. My lady has this winter
gone back to her old friend the os-
trich for her borrowed plumage. The
ostrich plume has returned with adj
ded prestige to It's high station atop
some OF the very best hats II is in
its new role of fringe however that
it tickles the feminine fancy most of
this season.
The delicacy and softness of this
fragile fairylike fringe of feather
fronds makes it a particularly desir-
able garniture on light fluffy evening
frocks, gossamer lingerie and dia-
phanous negligees but it is also
pressed into service as suitable trim
ming on wraps and neck fixings.
A ravishing set of underwear con-
sisting of an underbodice, panties and
a petticoat of flesh color pussywillow
taffeta makes good the saying, beau
ty unadorned adorned the most" de-
void as it is of frills and fubelows.
It's hem-stitched edges are finished
with the soft fringe of the fiesh-col-
ored ostrich fronds and tiny gar
land of French ribbon rosebuds-one
on each pantie, one on the front OF
the corset cover and four at discreet
intervals around the bottom of the
petticoat make up its rare simplicity.
An apricot tinted negligee of crepe
de chine cut on loose flowing kimona
lines relies for ornament solely upon
a fringe of apricot ostrich which
borders it around the hem. up the
fronts and around the neck and
sleeves. A coquettish boudoir cap
with a frill of ostrich fringe and
shirred satin ribbon slippers, feathers
around the tops, completes this de-
lectable set.
A perfect dream Of a frock which
shows the feather trimming off to
advantage is worn by the prima
donna OF "The Lilac Domino" the
first of a season of Opera Comique
presented by Andreas Dippel in New
York. The dainty gown is built of
shell pink satin and tulle The waist
which is a cross between a tight
basque and a semi-fitted jacket is of
the satin, it buttons up the front and
the low cut neck is finished with a
| fiat sailor collar which extends from
\ shoulder to shoulder in the rear
Il where there is also an outstanding
/, Medici collar of the feather fringe.
}, The little jacket extends to below
the hips where it ends in a feather
/ finish and its transparent sleeves o
Il the pink net are finished softly abOu
/ the hands with the same trimming
u The skirt is an ankle length accor-
dion pleated affair of the satin over
which two full f1ounces Of the tulle
edged with ostrich fringe fiaunt
their airy charms.
Appropos of Thespian fashions, In
the window of an exclusive Broad
way shop is displayed a gown de-
signed for a well known stage cele-
brity noted for her original and
startling toilettes. This particular
frock consists of a soft white blouse
Of china silk with a demure little
around turnover collar and pleated
skirt of dark extremely blue serge
which buttons with large white pearl
buttons high up on the blouse in ex-
tremely shortwaisted effect Straps
of the serge are passed suspender-
like over each shoulder.
An obvious steal from the Little
Dorrit" and David Copperfeld" suits
affected by all the small fry this past
season, it truly promised a certain
ludicrous chic and piquant simplicity
TO its gown up wearer.
Really Il isn't so much what they
are wearing this year that counts az
what they are not wearing. In other
words you've simply got to take of
more than you put on If you would
be in style these evenings.
You might with perfect impunitS
fox trot from the Turkish bath tC
the ball room without a bit of hest
tation for some of the smartest gowns
fold about the waist and end abrupt
" just above the bust In the bes
manner Of a bath sheet as iauntily af
fected by steamroom devotees. Ever
straps Of pearls or brilliants are be
coming looked uDon as superhuoui
and bit of whale hone up the from
back and under each arm is all tina
keeps these -bodice-more
than-girdle affairs above the danger
line.
In a Broadway production calle'
Experience" Youth asks Fashion
who is attired in one Of these moth
ing-above-the-bust-line confections &
dance With him. ''I am afraid to-
saws Fashion. "for fear my dresi
might fall off,"
"I am relieved" responds Youth
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