Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-07
WOMAN'S COLUMN
Bv MARGARET MASON

Bv MARGARET MASON
Written for the United Press)
Behold the lady la zoo
| Her stunning hat and gown are gnu:
She wears a monkey jacket smart,
1 And lace is lion DER her hart;
| Her throat is just little horse.
! Her fingers tapir, and of course
Her snow neck's little bear.
A tiny rat is in her hare;
! A wee mole nestles near one ear.
I And folks all say she is deer.
/ New York, March Monkey jack
cts and boleros are now around and
about every fashionable figure, and as
long as you ape the Fashions you
must hustle into one. Preferably of
black velvet they are worn over trans
parent blouses with log baggy sleeves
of net, but if you wish to carry them
out in the material of the rest of your
costume they are equally smart. Over
bouses of brilliantly hued and wierd-
lv designed Poiret silks they are very
effective and enhance the Oriental and
bizarre tout ensemble.
When a black velvet bolero is worn
over a flesh colored chiffon waist the
effect is Just trife startling to say
the least, and while it certainly shows
good form it hardly is. However, all
the combinations have not this side
show effect and many charming con-
trasts and changes in your wardrobe
may be sprung with the aid OF a bo-
lero and net blouse or two.
The craze for sleeves of different
material from the rest of the gown is
gaining in popularity and tight fit
ting sleeves of lace, net or chiffon
as we'll as the long loose, baggy
sleeves of the same materials are seen
in many of the newest model gowns,
Angel sleeves showing all the char
acteristics of fool sleeves are trying
desperately to rush in where they are
not wanted and although they have
succeeded in attaching themselves to
a few model evening gowns they have
not been received with enough favor
to warrant many of them.
Even as the spring is a silken sea-
son so the summer promises to be
lacey OIe. NtOSJ dlC tiC Poe-
terms evolved by the lace designers
and the borders on the fine net foun-
dations are in many instances worthy
Of a frame.
A decided novelty in the lace line is
colored lace That is, the net founda-
ton is of a bright shade of blue,
green, cerise or yellow with the elab
crate worked out border done in white
threads on the colored background.
Boleros and monkey jackets of lace
also are very pretty, especially in the
heavier laces like machrame.
Puffs are the latest and newest
form the tunics and frills have taken,
and few and far between are the.
dainty silken frocks that are free
from a bouffant putting from the waist
line to just show below the hips.
So soft and filmy are the new taffe-
tas land they are positively the ma
terial for spring., that the puff is as
soft and airy and pliable as you could
wish 1t clings to the lines of the fig
ure without the least bit of thick
ening or bulky tendency and the smart
1914 spring maid would as soon think
of being without her powder puff as
without her puff dress. ,-'
Pinking now seems to be the pink OF
perfection as a finish for the frills,
ruchings and rufflings that adorn the
taffeta frocks and mantles.
Bv the way, the mantles and del
mans and capes of taffeta in queer dull
shades like dregs of wine, sage green,
ashes of roses and Gobelin blue are
made with ruffles or ruching, their
edges either pinked or fringed, outlin-
ing the mantles entirely. They are de-
lightfullv quaint and artistic as well
as practical to slip over the fluffy
frock of the moment.
In Paris where the mannikins have
been on parade through the early days
of spring at the saloons of all the Sc
lect Paris courtmuriers they have done
their parading in heelless sandals of
black velvet laced up over white or
flesh colored silk hose in the mode of
the empire. AS most American beau
ties would as soon part with their
souls as their heels it will be interest
ing to watch this new fad which is on
foot to see just how soon or whether
at all it gets toehold in our midst.