Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-24
From the Top of Her Crown to Her Toe
published by Special Arrangement with Harpers Bazaar

And the tip this spring il going to he
the alkllite fcIrulc Of the last new para
sol. And such parasols as We shall enjoy
for the next eight months The woman
who knows has already visnaliEed the
summer Playground she secs the grand
stands a blaze of color vying with the
tops OF the coaches. and great splsshcs
of brilliant color dotted over the green
sward
The 1915 parssol would iii with Joy
the heart Of the most sspirins colorist.
bskst has never used color with moro
generous brush than the makers Of this
summers parasols A single psrasol will
reflect all the tints OF the rainbow and
yet so clevcrly are they blended that
there is nothing garish. nothing to Of
fend the most fastidlous OF women.
II Is question whether we have inn
proved upon the picture parRsol OF the
JapaneEe maiden. hut we have rung In
several variations all moro or less anus
ing. The shape We have used In many
ways. We have even Americanized Il to
the extent Of using 1t for conservative
black ana white striped silk The effect
is wonderfully good. Tho woman who
knows declares that she intends to carry
one with her white linen and shsntung
suits.
Again We have made il OF green silk,
end 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 childhood's happy hours
we carried with such pride over our heads
that should have been filled with some-
thing more inspiring.
Another parasol, which might claim an
India origin. has also many cores Of
widely irregular width. and this Is de-
veloped in taffeta; one OF the bright
hues which the sun cannot dim, COM
biued with striped silk silks, patterned
in curious Egyptian and Russian designs
and carried out in blues and reds. yell
lows and greens, are shirred into many
cores, each tip ending in a great amber
drop.
Even the black and white combinations
have their touches OF color And one OF
the prettiest sun shades is the black and
white striped parasol, with a border of
purple and white blocks, which Emmy
Wehlen carries in "Tonights the Night
There are parasols with covers of the
plain colors-bsttleship gray. soldier blue
ct cetera-so am told, and perhaps you
can find them, but tho woman who
knows insists thot 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 consideration.
They are no longer subjects OF ridicule
for our friends. the joke makers, but
part. and not necessarily 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 delights in Il because
she can match her gown in the cover.
And isn't there always a comforting.
well-sroomed air given by accessories
which match, that can be accompanied
by no other means?
Miss Margaret Arbuckle made the 1orE-
nette brigade take second look through
their glasses when she appeared one
morning at Palm Beach carrying cane
from which apparently dAngled a
woman's leg. II was clever bit OF cary
Ing, for the leg was shspely. the ankle
trim, and the foot long and slender.
II you would forget the snow and
sleet and hasten the spring by putting
your thoughts on II, take heed for thu
morrow and prepare for yourself some
linen blouses. You will want all yot
can lay your hands on for they will b,
the correct. complement to the TAILORED
suit this spring And the shops are go
ing TO charge a pretty penny for then
with linen as scarce as II is today. and
10 more from poor Belgium for man,
= day. The severest and simplest mod
els Will have a little hemstitching a
decorationB. and perhaps tucks. Other
viii be deliberately embroidered.