The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22


In ilshwife style and drawn 10y over
pleated frills similar to those on the
ccrsagc. The cord and tassels were N
duh blue threaded with s'iver and the
smart shoes which accompanied the
dress We're in japonica pink suede, with
silver buckles and little knots of blue
velvet.
This Idea of Introducing a largo frill
Just below tho normal waist line ~ one
Of the novelties of tho present season.
We find the sam" idea applied to eve
ming GOWNS and IN some cases -
NANTES. These frilis hive the effect
OF making the waist line ahuurmally
long; this also is Il new notion ana one
which is rapidly finding favor ia the
eyes Of the psris,cunes.
Tho figure to the right is also wearing
an Afternoon gown made Of taff"ld. Ia
this ease the EILEEN material r. plain and
IN a subtlc shade Of Parma violet. Her"
again you win lind a draped skirt which
is so arranged that the hips s"em I'M
duly large. while the folds of silk at the
hem almost mould the lower limbs. This
coisace also shows n very long waist
line and the corsage itself is eNtraor-
dinarily loose ana unconventional.
Finely plcsted friils of silk form a sort
Of tichu over the shoulders and similar
fr'lls are arranged on either side of the
skirt over the hips
These latter frills do not cross the
front of the dress. u cannot be denied
that trills arranged IN this way give a
peculiar appearance to tn" iigur", but
Il would be useless to deny that they
are going to Ne very fashIonah.o.
These two models may he labelled
advance Paris Fashions for H."
styles indicated are those which viii he
the rage when the summer season
opens but ! Ike my readers Ia know
what Is coming as wei Is what has
actually arrived.
III London scNvra. leading newspapers
have been discussing the pros ami cons
OF blue and green hair. II has been
s,lid that this fashion is simply idiotlc;
Il has been said that it Is artistic ana
.Eartistic, sc. As a matter of fact thls
idea Of wearing transformations II blue.
green or orange tints Is purely F'uturist.
Certain artists are Of the opinion that
everything and anything may I've worked
into a color scheme: that. for example,
certain costumes call for hair of u Cer-
tain color; that in fact these costumes
would be quite spoiled II hair in any of
the natural TINS accompanied them.
This is II strange idea, hut ON" can fol-
low il; whether ono agrees with II Is
of cours" another matter. Stiil ON these
lines II is possible to understand the
Introduction Of btu" o. green hair.
1t is also possible To realize that such
curious hair might give excellent Of
fcCts II seen in certain surroundings and
| accompanied hy special costumes II
ono could hiring oneself to regard the
hair rs an item N a color scheme the
rest il simple for It IS quite possible
| that superb effects might he obtained
10y using a black velvet curtain AZ a
background Tor an emerald green head
dress and 10y placing the owner OF the
hcaIdrcsS ON Il MARITIME couch covered
with purple md white hToCadr ana in
PRODUCING a table Of carved ivory and Il
suitable lamp shaded with opal silk. II
! is undoubtedly true that In such a cas-,
the bright green hair would look very
much N tho picture.
But then ordinary individuals are not
FuturstS; neither do they possess Tu-
turlst salons, For this reason II for no
otter ordinary persons Ought 10 avuid
this particular fashion "a they would
avoid III" plague. Hue, green or
orange hair has never really been the
fashion In Paris; and It never Will bc
| the fashion in the ordinary sense Of
the word, This fad has been started
/ Ivy ndlviduul!sta oc rather eccentric
order, and the best plan Is t. leave it
to them.
| On the other hand, powdered hair (,
! becoming moro and more popular with
| the leading p0rr clrGuutos and II l.
"A charming fas hion, Powdered hair
I whcn ci.voriy arranged Is almost uni
versally becoming; hut ii must not be
pure white hair. Tho latter is only
suitable for old ladies'. when Young
and pretty women adopt powder and
patches they must do 81 with care and
| after much consideration. They must
reali2o where the pUrc white lock will
be most effective, where the naturally
darker hair ought to SHOW and above all
what shau" OF face powder should BE
| used ut the sides of the face. This
latter consid ration is Of great impor-
lance because 1t * the face powder. used
| freely at either side, which hrings the
! white hair INFO line with the fresh
| young skin.