The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
FASHIONS MOST CHARMIrc
Paris Sends Styles To Become Al
Possible Kinds of Women

ney. VINO Tor many years has ma.
an exhaustive study OF fashions
turned from Paris yesterday aha.-.
the Espange, of the French hne s.t
IN her offices in the Holland Hou-.
gave q detailed account of what -
accomplished in Paris She was fiji
Of praise for the work of the Fre-,.
at time when most OF their Won
are IN mourning. leaving. as it da-.
the American women the lone
porters of French modes
1t is the seventh time Mrs Wh!tray
has crossed the Atlantic since the 49,.
ginning OF the European war "T1a
fashions created this year" she sali
are the most charming / ever hA.s
seen and it is wonderful that tr.
French should have done all THIS
work when you realize that Fran.
now is like one great hospital. r.,
people made heroic effort. werktf
despite their aching hearts and tn,
fact that almost all women had mem
bers of their family on the hghtIr4.
lines.
when you purchase a model ~4y
for $500, you have the privilege =
seeing the $50 or 200 other mod,
and an opportunity to order duplicates
| Of them. The women of France ara
! in mourning, and they are not think
| ing of new clothes. These creations
are solely and simple for the Amer
can market. The buyers. even from
| this country, have not been III the
| same numbers they were before the
| war, partly because of the nation
| ality OF some Of them.
| In general there is no such thlu,
as the style. Every house has from
| 100 to $50 models. and no house has
| the same models, and no two modes
| are alike. Paris has created styles
| to clothe suitab bly,, according to figure
Ia ct ni tor
| In the United States we are prone
to select a few of the best sellers ami
| make too many duplicates of them
| For instance, at a luncheon here you
might see nearly every woman with
a purple hat, if purple hats were the
mode. But that would not be So ~
Paris. as there there would be just
as many types of hats as women.
New Styles are Reminiscent.
The new styles are reminiscent pf
1880, 1910. 1545 and 1860. But IA
| every house there are some styles eU-
tirely different from those periods.
The distinctive feature Of most of the
houses is a flare at the foot OF the
skirts and Jackets, and in many
, houses skirts are shown very shorG
But it does not occur to any style
creator that large or elderly women
shall wear very short or very full
, skirts
! 'It is interesting to note the return
y to favor of trains, which have been
, | out of style for some time Ribbons
are used by all the houses in charm
ing ways, in horizontal rows on dress
!, | skirts, ribbon trimmed hats, and
ribbon girdleS. Another feature -
= the tailored suit with fitted jacket
There also are many suits with short
! jackets, the backs Of which are or !
,, :, circular cut.
y CT =
: : small muff, just big enough for one
:, | hand or fingers on one side THESE
are made in odd and peculiar
@ shapes.
: tine stiff and masculine lines were
II abandoned when the narrow skirts
. went out. The fashion now as de'
A. scribed by the French is tres dame
II Callot shows a few evening dresses I
her beloved Oriental style drapery
- Some Of them have little pantaloon.
y in place of petticoats. But 1t mus
- be understood that these are not 10
u every woman, although they are vef.
H. fetching in their proper mllleu.
e. another novelty is seen when ~
5 manneQuin comes into the room al
n appears to be wearing a very lons
r more or less fitted coat, with fr"n
= nine to fifteen inches Of skirt who
Id matches the coat. These coats al
"a that part OF the skirt are dark. an
III the coats are Of PLAIN cut Nv ne
al she takes oft the coat it is seen tha
l. the dress covered by the coat is NOR
% fanciful in color or fabric II +
n, very, very clever model.
lie Quantities of Fur Used
"Ouantities of fur are used. IN
wear Callot shows the natural Il.
5. linsky, a yellowish color and quite 81
! | fectiye Among the furS ! brou4t
over is a white ermine coat r,.
i, broidered in jet and a muff to ma
ts Through the fact that many OF :
20 French wooden mills are in the ter
~ tory held by the Germans, Paris y
no fewer new materials than uSli
~ There is a return to flavor OF hao
"a embroideries and the use OF
he laceS.
"a "CallOt has new shoes mao
ry pea utii III VI - f ira y
he evening So"h9 'iieoe a. +b,,.