Evening journal., 1915-05-07

written for the United Press.)
It's a little ruff on Paris.
EVERYWHERE you look this spring,
All the ladies' fair are run nechs;
II Is quite the swagger thing.
PARIS. April 2s.-(By Mail 20 New
York; She's right there with a bang
and a run these days The short
fringe of hair over her brow and the
wide expanse Of corrugated white
muslin around her throat seem TO be
the two truly essential parts OF a
chic Parisiennes toilette.
It's quite the same old ruff We had
with us a couple Of seasons ago Of
pleated white muslin or batiste. Il is
worn up around the top of high
collar like an aurcole under the chin
or a halo out of place. More often
! IL Is like a noppy white clowns run
outlining a round cut-out neck.
Runs are especially used on the
omnipresent short full skirted taffeta
frocks of navy blue or black. Pleated
cuffs 10 match the rulfs usually finish
1.-The long or elbow sleeves Fer yes
indeed. the short sleeves are rapidly
ousting the long effects for warm
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hlouaes as we'll as the tafeta frocks
have the abbreviated arm coverings.
Gold braid is another fetish Just
now of the Partisan. She wears IL
I'm the form Of a cord twisted about
the belt Of her gabardine suit or as a
fiat half inch wide braid outlining
the bottom of her taffeta frock. touch
on the belt the bodice, and sleeves
and outlining the base of her rpstand-
ing ruff.
i, As for buttons WE'LL Button. button
who's got the button" is no kind of a
game TO play over here. Everybody's
got IT, There's an epidemic of but
E tons. They spring out like a spring
3 rash In the most rash places. Your
buttoned up and you're buttoned down.
You've simply got TO be filthy with but
tons or you can't hope to butt-in as
smart young person. | even saw
some round red ones suspended on
soutache braid loops dangling around
the bottom OF a suit case and on the
p edge of short apron panel ON the
front of the skirt. Bullet buttons OF
r lamber, green, bright blue. gunmetal
o gold and silver, oval buttons in the
same colors and round buttons with
insets of contrasting color are some
j. of the most blatantly buttony but
e tons.
- The modstes have gone 10 theil
kitchen tables for inspiration and
i. covered lovely woman on top with oil
n cloth. All the rainy days OF April anC
ol May. the best heads have been crown
n ed in chic little hats Of ordinary blacl
n and white oilcloth. few in red
n green or blue have bcbbed about bu
!. the noise ct blanche" effects as IL
= everything else have the majority
4 These practical little oilcloth chapeau'
defying alike sun, rain and dust. arr
: the Quaintessence Of perfection for thu
n motor mad maid.
III Isn't il funny how the stamp "im
Il ported" is the stamp OF approya
n without equal? Just as we in Americi
strive to acquire a Paris bonnet o
- Paris gown and English coat or al
English accent so over here II it come
from that dear "Etates Unis'-"M
mi fois but It is tres chic"
Like in London the short vamp snu
nosed little slippers and high shoe
-, with their gay white. grey or bieg
y tops are dubbed Americaine and ro
ligiously believed to be modelled o
our American lasts--frst. last and al
ways.
Then there are the signs on Oh
N smartest tailor shops "Roddy," "Ted
m dy" and Jack de New York" TO sa
t. nothing of high life' which tn
m French pronounce "Hig Leaf" Thei
e, pronunciation certainly makes It
A. deliciously apropos title for a clothin
a store since il only misses soundin
like fig leaf at the start off.
of The best joke Of all in the import
N ed" line is that those highly colore
A. and priced futuristic silks which W
D. in America have been wont to rev
erently designate as MARITIME and Poll
ct, the Frenchiest of all France silk
It are as reverently designated Satayam
10 silks over here. They are believed {
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