El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-10
Long Fur Cuffs Novel Substitute For Muft
MORE an Approved Combn in Winter
Aigrete

the sleeves themselves, so that
IoL5 the hands were Joined the wear
ol,neared to carry a long and mar
er apP,Iff. When the coat was re-
row saw that she wore an after
NOV mo- dress of saffron duvetyne cor
hOOLo,5ine to the color of the coat
res re- -1-irt was one of those pretty
5In,e5 affairs not so very different
l-I, many others in the room, but
- IN rz,aist was formed from long
tno of the same material about ten
saLes wide. It was draped over a
nj lace blouse straight across the
- 11nder the arms and over the
DD1uuo111ders, meeting in the front, where
If mas caught securely about tour
iiL,51es from the tasseled ends, which
ny Frae The sleeves were the three
lIIarter length. This seemed to be the
qo1neral style of sleeve adopted by
at of the women there, although
ioDg sleeves were also in evidence.
Two strikingly pretty young women
ltd themselves at a nearby table,
Tbev we're charmingly gowned and in
oh DerfeCt taste that their trOckS
coo-,,ed real works Of art. The first
-Cora MORE and velvet like the dress
,fc+1red in Figure L The skirt and
f-oDt of waist were Of pale green vel
- while the body of the waist and
tTnic were Of dark blue MORE, a color
combination introduced to US by the
pTeeian artist, Leon Bakst. The tunic
5inned in the front and slOped up at
tbe sides; it was oTerlapped by the
vide front panel Of the skirt. The
vest of the waist was Of the velvet,
with MORE covered buttons: me
broad collar, which rolled back from
the vest and over the shoulders, was
oP silk to match the velvet. On her
head she wore a cunning little round
hat. having fur around the bFim and
q bunch of wired ostrich tips at the
side.
Her companion, illustrated in Fig.
>. wore as she entered Mlnaret coat
of moleskin, with bands Of white IoG
fur at the neck, sleeves and bottom OF
+be skirt, while around the waist was
q eirdle Of black velvet. Perched
co0uettishIy on her blonde curly mar
was the smartest little Oriental tur-
ban. which the French have [eTm lea
NTfnaret. In place Of the forbidden
afgret was similar ornament
fashioned from a certain kind of grass
which grows upon the plains Of RUS
STA and Japan 1t closely resembles
the aigret, and bids fair to take its
place in this country, at least as It
is of reasonable price and cannot De
objected to upon the grounds OF IN
humanity to our feathered friends.
Since the law excluding so many
feathers was enacted, il is surprising
how quickly many new forms Of plum
staple ostrich plume. Probably IN the
near future. we will be wearing things
on our heads created from our barn
ward fowls. Let US hope that they
viii be more artistic than the chanu-
cIeer craze of few years ago.
There are also many little finishing
touches that may be given to a simple
dress to give it an air Of distinction
I noticed the jacket Of a black broad
cloth suit, which had the collar ana
cuffs edged with the finest cord OF
dull gold Pockets, which have been
denied to women for years, are ap-
pearing again in all sorts Of unex-
pected places, some useful and others
entirely ornamental.
Jet is also reappearing, especially on
hats, which, by the way, are extreme
" soft and pliabIe not built on the
stiff wire frames, as they have been,
and with lace trimming wired to stand
I'D stiffly around the crown.
A few Of the more elaborate dresses
had a draping at the back, giving a
chastened hustle effect, while many OF
the suits had a large butterfly bow
Just below the waistline in the back;