Evening journal., 1914-03-27
Spring Fashions
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motifs and medallions OF lace, gloves
encrVsted and buttoned with spark
ling semi-precious stones. and short
gloves cufied in delcately tinted kid
to match their rainbow stitching all
wait their chance 10 slip on fair
feminine fingers.
The emancipation from kid glove
restraint however. Is all so new and
delightful that it promises to be
some time before they regain their
erstwhile supremacy Certainly moth
ing could be more appropriate, pret-
tier. or more comfortable with the
flmsy short sleeves of summer and
evening toilettes than the barred beau
tics of tapering fingers and we'll
moulded arms. OF course the tailor
1 ed costume always demands its short
glove of white or biscuit suede or
doeskin, and for those whose hands
are not up to all beauty standards
/ the wristlet ruffle Of lace is the very
newest fad of fashion Il is merely
a delicate p'eating Of lace or chif-
Z fon which clasps about the wrist with
a ribbon or jewelled band, and falls
over the ungloved hand softly veil
ing any blemishcs
AS for the ears. they are exposed
shamelessly by the upward trend OF
, tresses in the new coiffure effects II
is indeed a promising eyrie thus laid
bare for the nesting Of the coquet-
! tish ear-drop Hoops are the new
est form they take. As IL Fashion
bent on having them in some shape
or other, and despairing of taking us
by storm with the hoop skirt, had
resolved to take us by the cars in
stead, with hoop earrings.
The most popular are the jet and
onyx hoops hung within the Other
In sets of two and three that swa,
and jingle alluringly with the leas
toss of a pretty head Single hoopi
, Of rhinostones or hrilllants set II
platinum also are very smart. par
ticularly under artificial light
Antique shops are being invaded b,
hordes OF fair bargain hunters and
ransacked for the ornate long ear.
drops of the Victorian period. while
Paris has sanctioned with enthus-
iasm the wearing Of the close button
earrings OF black or baroque with
street and tailored gowns You sim
ply must hang some sort OF junk to
your ear lobe this spring or else
you will look positively eerie.
AS far as the low necks 90, and
some of them go the limit, it is often
a case of going farther and barring
worse. Where modesty draws the
line is an unknown boundary Ia
Fashion. She draws the line only
at the waist line, Il would seem in
some instances.
Indeed. laring evening gown
model makes no pretense at a regu-
lation bodice whatever. The girdlC
of black velvet is slightly pointed
up over each bust and topped with
a crush of white tulle over flesh col.
ored chiffon which passes under tho
arms and over the. bust I'm front and
is drawn we'll down to the waist line
in the back. This is all there is Il
It save for a single safety strap oi
green beads over each shoulder A
wired rufIle of tulle. finished with
beads is worn around each elbow in
lieu of sleeves. In such attire. OF
rather lack of II. even the loss OF
one bead might prove disastrous
The decollette for day wear. while
not quite such a minus quantity is
nevertheless at a very low ebb IN
most instances. however. thin layer
Of tulle or lace fills in the gap where
discretion is the hetter part Of fash
ion.
Beads are being blazoned forth OF
everything. Not the globular beads
of yore but tubular effects add dasf
to tunics. scarves and gown draperies
Beaded wraps of diaphanous chiffon
are very popular and lovely; and
belts. buckles. bandeaux. slippers
stockings. and gloves are beaded Law
ishly. The exquisite old fashioned
beaded bags and reticules once more
are all the rage. and even parasoli
are indulging in an eruption of beads
like "A spring rash. To bead or no
to bead no longer the question.
has been answered in the affirmative
by the mad rush of all things sar