The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26
PARIS. April 1

strange perruques very generally worn
. IN Paris at balls and even at the Opera.
The fashion seems so eccentric that II
Is hard TO take It seriously. but 1t Is
eally true that very many Of the ultra
smart Parisiennes are wearing these
eolored transformations freely.
The latest and most attractive color /
IL sort Of crushed strawberry tint. |
This hair has u metallic appearance. II |
is always accompanied 10y a peculiar |
pink and ivory makeup, and no pure |
white powder is used either on the face |,
or the neck. To women OF dark eyes and
clear skin this peculiar hair Is I'M
doubtedly becoming. but great care
must be taken to have the face powder
and rouge OF exactly the right shade.
Women are again realizing that very
special care must be taken when nature
Il thrust aside to make way for eccen-
trio art. Just as II is urgently neces-
sary to make up the face in special
way when a powdered wig is worn. so 1t
Is absolutely necessary to bring the face
into line with the pink, blue or green
hair.
The Duchess d'Czes is 81 ecialy fond OF
wearing a metallic blue perruque which
ENDS great softness TO her fine eyes.
She accompanies this headdress with
evening gowns in various shades of dull
blue, and the face powder used on the
temples and above the eyes is family
blue in tint. Then a delicate rouge Is
introduced on the cheeks, and this
rouge Is softened with powder OF the
flesh tint The whole color scheme is
PASTEL. No single strong note is struck.
Even the lips are only faintiy crimson.
The Partisan dressmakers and ta!lors
are making a special point of the long
three quarter tunic this season. This
garment looks like a pleated redinsote.
and because OF its peculiar length 1t is
more often than not dangerous. 1t
makes a woman OF medium height look
like n dwarf and a tall woman look as
though her skirt had shrunk. 1t is
only in exceptional cases that these
long three-ouarter TUNES are sat.s.ac-
tory: and yet they are exceedingly
fasntOnaDle. Mute IMAM thaN' '"Ss 60 =
,Nkely IN remain in full flood OF favor
all through the summer and autumn.
They are almost always pleated in
the accordion style, but some OF the
rev modes are set in full Kilt pleats.
Whe., tunics OF this order are worn in
conjunction with Eton coats or short
boleros the outline is almost startling.
The under skirt is so short ana tlsht
that IL almost resolves itself Into a
single trouser. When tafieta Is II
material chosen fci the costume the
general effect is gro;esque, FOR the INN
silk blows this way and that IN each
breath OF wind. -Drecoll is making these
long tunics Of paid taffeta and also OF
new iaake OF crepon which mas sNk!
surface In some Of the Drecoii MOI
els the fronts Of the pleated TUNES art
plain and partly open
II Is a curious fact that the styles
Of 1850 are continually coming 10 'h'
front. This is not a specially attrac
tive r artistic period, but II was a tint
in which a we'll made woman mad
chance Of displaying her best points
For example, the semi-ught hsi."i
dresses, which were so Fashionable Il
1850. were always laced or buttoned a
the back and they moulded TIE Gus
and hips In a specially attractive man
usr. one Of the most important Dress
makers in the Place Nendoine Is tryih
10 bring this style into fashion again.
One model which attracted my a-ten
ton was made OF Japonica pink cha:
meuse and the corsage was quite plalt
l, moulded the figure. which las en-
cased in one OF the new natural cor
sets. and the sleeves were long and al
solutely tight. The skirt was pleate
from the hips down and there was
dsh-wife sash in striped Algerian sill
whic showed lines Of blue, .ed an
orange on a bleu mutt ground. The col
sage was laced down the LACK ahd N
whole outline was absolutely 1851
dep!cted in photographs I: that 10
E en- the high crowno' hat with
harrow br!m was not wanting.
II the Partisan dressmakers bring IN
style ~ dress into favor II Will mai
q complete change Of "ligne." AT |!
present moment all the smartest WON
are calling for models OF the class
order. that is TO say. gowns which e
plot classic draperies and which a
made Of the most supple and pliat
materials. 1t remains to be Sc
whether the semi-tight corsage viii
moulds the form will replace the vag
klmOno bodice in the near future
Some OF the new beauty wells
az charming as they are becom!F
Crushed strawberry il one OF the ms
popular colors Of the year and we II
i very much % the front In the VOL
% wells for example a wisp OF splde
web ne, in back lined with crush
stra wberry tulle. The mesh OF this I
vas peculiar: II seemed as though
tac threads had been caught a
drawn together 20 a single point, q
point being covered with black ver
m1lchc The dun pink lining ms
'i" yeA very becoming To fair sk
ma the same veil Is made in b.eu n
NJ, med with cream .colored tu!e a
N several shades Of Egyptian b,
with Innings OF flesh pink or heliotro
T." very latest Partisan veil is ms
a. Inc real black lace and so sh
that il barely covers the nose. X
aca!n We have n revival OF 1850 {
-! fashions. This short Veil Is me
'rs WIN approva! In high quarters
J should not be at al surprised II
tame back to popular favor with