Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-09
FASHION SHIPS BRING LATEST
Rainbow Pigeons on Wrist as Final
Touch to Wonderful Paris Costumes.

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Rainbow Pigeons on Wrist as Final
Touch to wonderful Paris Costumes.
(From The New York SUM.
Madame's Fall fashions have arriv-
ed; and, from present indications, her
best friends will be unable to recog-
nize her on Fifth avenue in a short
time, She will be CARRIED in coat
with a huge fur collar that, will hide
her face as far as her nose, and she
will wear short, voluminous skirts
reaching but feWa very few
inches below her knees. She must
show the tops Of her boots this sea-
son, fashion says, and they're making
the boots very high.
If madame wants to be really COM
neil faut she will have to buy a rain
bow pigeon to carry on her wrist. This
will entail getting rid of the family
cat, because pigeons do not associate
with cats for any length of time. It
will also mean that since it would be
rather awkward to ask the pigeon to
move every time she wants to consult
her wrist watch, she will have to dis
pense with this ornament. Instead.
she will wear an ankle watch.
It's rather perilous procedure, con-
sulting an ankle watch while walking
the avenue, so the kind Partisan dress
makers are sending madame over
some divided skirts. They're some
think like the Directorie, only more
So The slit is about three inches
wide and starts at the hip. One wears
pantaIettes under them, and the
trouserettes have cute little fur cuffs
at the knees-which is the South
Ferry terminal. This makes it a bit
easier to get the ankle fnt the strategic
position necessary to consult the
watch, but it is probable that a ma
jority of women will have to catch
hold of policeman or lamp post to
see what time Il is.
All this is according to the Euro
pean buyers of the Fifth Avenue
shops, large number OF whom came
over on the French liner Espagne yes
terday Among them were Miss
Frances Clyde, with j. M. Giddling &
Co.; Charles thurman of Fifth ave-
nue. and Thirty-sixth street; Mrs.
Charlotte Taylor, with Louise & Co.,
and Mrs. Belle Armstrong Whitney.
with Selwyn & Co.
The pigeons were the property of
same, near Lake Geneva, Switzerland,
where the aged sexton of the Church
of st. Francis is said to have gained
a National reputation by discovering
| how to dye these birds all the colors
of the rainbow.
Mr.. Kurzman, brought over eleven
hued as Joseph's coat and seeming
more like cockatoos than plain
pigeons. Some were dyed with four
colors--red, yellow, green and blue
while others were not quite so gaudy
with triple combinations Of violet, red
and yellow. Some had barely two
hues, but even these were marvellous to
behold
Mr.. Kurzman did not say anything
| about the probability of women max.
ing pets of them, but it is only not
ural to assume it. Imagine letting
such possibility go by as net
pigeon with ones favorite, combina-
ton of colors to match ones gown, OF
perhaps a monogram to carry about
with one.
The fashion authorities all agreed
that Nine. America is to be the bes'
dressed woman in the world this
year. 1t is inevitable because she
constitutes almost the entire market
for the Partisan designers, who are
therefore bending every effort to wiz
her fancy. And America is SAVING
them from ruin and pIo.-1.3ing them
a good profit for 1915-16 in e9ite Of
the war.
Not all of the designs are such as
the ones just mentioned. Jenny. fol
instance, has gone back to 1860 foI
ideas, and Callot has. done even bet.
ter by barking back to $780, This
means coats a la Napoleon, with hugs
pockets and everything else huge tc
match. Callot pins his pride to 9
model called Nine. Bovary. a blue satin
coat with short cape.
Cheruit, the coatmaker, is putting
out model that is extraordinarily full
and has fur cuffs and a circular fut
collar reaching to and encircling the
tip of ones nose.
Skirts are to be full and short, with
Georgette's the fullest and shortest OF
all, and many have the Directoire fea-
ture. Evening dress demands the
butterfly cape attached to the shout
ders and elbows and the bodice is to
be v shaped.
Hats will be tall, with small brims.
they say. And violet will be the pre-
dominating color in dress. Shfrrwaists
will be snug fitting and will button in
front. This Is practically the only
concession made to the male of the
species, but it is counterbalanced by
the mandate that boots will be laced
in back or at the side.
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