Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-03
Paris Atmosphere Works Transformation
in American Girl, Her Dress and Customs

I line until it reaches the chin, where It
| turns outward for comfort.
| The ones worn by Mr. Gladstone were
opaque and we'll starched This one.
| worn by the young French girl. is thin
| and only starched enough to keep it up
at the neck. As a finish, there was a
cravat of black taffeta ribbon. Those
cravatS are very much in style and one
sees them at the smart restaurants at
| tached to all kinds of collars.
Another costume worn at Clros was
of green taffeta. that burnt-out green
| that Is not unbecoming to women. The
skirt was fully six inches off the floor.
and. as If this was not enough. 1t was
caught up to make the hem uneven. The
| side widths were lifted at the hips to
form panniers in token that the old
French styles have following these
| spring days.
| The jacket was frisky. There is no
other word that quite describes the way
| in which it sat on the figure, and hirted
itself out below the waist at the back.
The high collar was loosely fastened
in front with a black velvet ribbon and
the bodice was Of unlined green chiffon
to the bust. meeting wrapped glrdle
of the green silk. OF course. the gown
| was by Cabot 1t not only bore every
evidence of it. but I had seen the model
at that house in the making.
An attractively large .American-a0d
! how large the American women look over
here-was making quite a picture of her
self seated on the Mandarin yellow vel
vet benches and wearing a Poiret suit
of dull green gabardine with a yellow
cord showing here and there on the
Jacket and the skirt. There was not
enough of this cording to offend the eye;
just enough. against the green, to let
one know that it was Poiret
The Jacket was almost lncroyable,
| showing a low uaistcoat of deep tan
CT y1if
silver buttons. Its lines were straight.
and its collar was high and rolling, and
the one accessory worn with it, black
MORE ribbon watch guard, gave 1t just
the proper touch.
The girl herself added to the at
mosphere of mannishnesS by keeping her
hands in the two side pockets that sliced
into the front of the skirt. near the belt
These skirt pockets should be adopted in
America. by the way, because our Wom-
en- need them more than do the French.
What One Sees at the Palais PERSIAN.
AS soon as the music began, the most
seductive tango music that is played over
here shortly after ) o'clock, and the floor
was filed with dancers stepping the
measure of the modified tango, which is
danced in preference to everything else
l in Europe and has taken the place OF
&he Argentine tango. every one looked
with a mixture of curiosity and shock
at frock whose wearer was trying to look
as though she was not doing anything
sensational There was first hip yoke
of MORE to which was attached deep
ruffie Of black tulle. Showing below this
ruffle. was a narrow one of the MORE.
1t was what showed beneath the tulle
that caused the stares of the multitude.
1t was white-but white what? Every
one asked every one else the question.
The consensus of opinion was that the
material was chiffon. and it was not
separate garment, but a part Of the
skirt Well, the effect was startling.
The bodice was of white tuile with
huge Chantecler ruff of white about the
neck and the elbow sleeves ended in
frills. the like OF which has not been seen
this season. They We're SO wide and so
deep that they looked for all the world
like minaret tunics attached to the ell
bows Over the wilderness of the blouse
was extended a pair of black MORE sus-
penders that went about the neck. crossed
over the bust. and disappeared at the |
waist Each of these gowns and their !
accessories are in the height of fashion, !
SO mark it we'll