El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-27
From the Top of Her Grown to Her Toe
Repubshed by Special Arrangement With Harpers Bazar

ND the tip this spring is going
n TO be the alkiite ferrule Of the
L - last new parasoL And such
parasoIs as we shall enjoy for the next
eight monthsl The woman who knows
has already visualiZed the summer
playground; she sees the grandstands
a blaze of color. Vying with the tops
OF the coaches, and great splashes %
brilliant color dotted over the green
sward.
The 1915 parasoI would i'm with joy
the heart of the most aspiring color
list Bakst has never used color with
a more generous brush than the max
ers of this summers paraseis. A SIM
gle parasol will reflect al the tints
OF the rainbow and yet so cleverly are
they blended that there is nothing
garish. nothing to offend the most fas-
tidiOus Of women
It is question whether we have i'm
proved upon the picture parasOl Of the
japanese maiden, but we have ruus
in several variations, all more or less
amusing. The shape we have used IN
many ways. We have even American
lied il to the extent Of using it for
conservative black and white striped
silk. The effect is wonderfully good
The woman who knows declares that
she intends 10 carry one with her
white linen and shanting suits.
Again We have made it Of green silk.
and on the inside have embroidered
birds Of many cOlOrs- There is the
same flat shape, with many ribs, as
in the paper parasol which in chilli
hoods happy hours We carried with
such pride over our heads that shOuld
have been filled with something irore
aspiring.
Another parasol. which might cain
an India origin, has also many ceres
Of widely irregular width, AMI this is
developed in taffeta; one Of the bright
hues which the sun cannot dim. com
bined with striped silk. silks. pat-
termed in curious Egyptian and Russian
designs and carried out in blues and
reds, yelloWs and greens, are shirred
into many cores, each tip ending in a
great amber drop
Even the black and white combina-
lions have their touches Of color And
one OF the prettiest sun shades is the
black and white striped psrasoI vita
a border OF purple and white blocks,
which Emmy Wehlen carries in To
nights the Night" There are para
soils with covers OF the plain col0rs-
battleship gray, soldier blue. ct cetera
so I am told, and perhaps you can
find them. but the Woman Who Knows
insists that she was so blinded by the
Others that she did not see them II
they were present
Speaking OF parasols reminds me
that canes must receive serious consid-
GRAFTON. They are no longer subjects
OF ridicule for our friends. the joke
makers, but part, and not necessarily
a minor one, Of the trOt-abOut costume.
One OF the best looking canes I have
seen recently is the one picked up by
the Woman Who knows, and she de-
lights in II because she can match her
gown IN the cover. And isn't there
always a comforting, Well-grOomed air
given by accessories which match, that
can be accomplished by no other
means2
Miss Margaret Arbuclle made the
lorguette brigade take a second look
through their glasses when she ap-
peared one morning at Palm Beach
carrying a cane from which appar-
emily dangled a woman's leg. It was
a clever bit OF carving, for the Lex was
shapely. the ankle trim. and the foot
long and slender.
If you would forget the snow and
sleet and hasten the spring by put
ting your thoughts on IL, take heed
FOR the morrow and prepare for your
self some linen blouses. You will want
all you can lay your hands on. for
they viii De the correct complement to
the tailored suit this spring. And the
shops are going TO charge a pretty
penny for them with linen as scarce
as II is today, and no more from Door
Belgium for many a day. The sever
est and simplest models win have a
little hemstitchinE as decoration. and Z
perhaps tucks. Others viii be elab- |
orately embroidered