The Yale expositor., 1914-05-14

back, criticism OF them Is rarely jus.
tilted because of the natural corset.
it is only when an unnatural, pushed
up appearance is given to the bust
and shoulders that decollete corsage
looks not quite the thing.
To Be Ideally Feminine.
Worth and Redfern are both making
delightfully."- picturesque lace and chif-
fon scarf draperies to accompany
their more elaborate evening gowns.
These scarfs are thrown on in shawl
fashion. and as they are extremely
fragile and transparent they add the
charm of mystery to already beautiful
skins. One finds such scarf draperies
as these introduced on many of the
latest models and with splendid effect.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said, and is still being said, on the
in reality rapidly approaching period
Of ideally feminine styles. No one
who has the right to pass behind the
scenes In the world of dress can
doubt this statement. Everything
points to the fact that women are
going to be intensely womanly so far
as dress Is concerned In the year 1914
They are even going to be fluffy
and frilly and clouded in perfumed
mysteries composed Of fine lace and
plated tulle. 1t Is a long time since
women as a sex have been really
fluffy and frilly. 1t Is a very long
time since they condescended to wear
lace nantes which might almost be
called shawls; since they have permit.
ted their little feet to disappear be-
hind foam of accordion plated pet.
ticoat frills.
But 1914 is to be largely a year Of
frills and fiounces, of lace and chiffon
and embroidered tulle, of flower
decked hats and streaming ribbons,
of dainty little kid shoes and extra
long buttonless gloves. The year 1914
is even going to be year of flowing
nantes.
Before take up the subject OF
these picturesque nantes seriously
there is just one final word to be said
on the subject of the outrageous
dress" question. A certain influential
drcssmaker in Paris has made Wig
orous and absolutely unmerited attack
upon American women in connection
with this topic. He has said In print
that nothing Is too daring for our
American customers" He has also
said: ct Is the American and not
the French woman who creates the
demand for indecent dresses"
American Women Conservative.
Now this ! believe to be quite I'M
true so far as American women are
concerned. ! do not say that certain
American buyers are not responsible
for many Outrageous" fashions, for
some of these buyers care nothing
about dress from an artistic point OF
view, they merely seek startling nov
elites. This know to be the case
And though the majority of the Ameri-
can buyers who come to Paris severai
times each year are men of excellent
and refined taste there are few VINO
insist on sensational novelties, and
these novelties are shown and dis
cussed and copied until they really
seem to represent the latest Paris
fashions"
I think | remember speaking In
recent article of the semi-Spanlsn
capes which began to be fashionable
a few weeks ago and which are now
an absolute rage. They are varied In
design and in material, but all belong
to the same family. for each one Is
loose and volumlnous.
Popular With Parisiennes.
Cloaks of this order are Immensely
popular with the Parisiennes. Ihey
wear them at the races. In the street,
at smart restaurants and in fact every
where. II is worthy OF note that sew
eral well-known Partisan actresses
have always shown marked liking
for cloaks of this kind; for example.
Marcelle Lender, who was for many
years considered one of the most ele-
CANT women IN Paris, and Nine. Re-
lane. This season 1t was Nine. ST.
none who revived the fashion. She
wore a sensatlonally attractive cape
wrap In La Danse devant lie miroir"
and this garment has been copied
again and again.
One of the leading Paris tailors Is
making particularly effective cloaks