Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02

these cunning little people with the big courage
that is SO necessary to push along the wheel OF
fashion.
They over-accentuate and exaggerate, It ts true
but to impress the idea that Is necessary Just
es Billy Sunday does in his line OF endeavor After.
ward. when one has inoculaed others with the idea.
the exaggeration and over-emphasts are taken out
and the idea In full strength and real beauty ia
all that remains
On this line OF thought logically at this point
lakes up the matter Of things decorative I'm fashion
l know there are number who say often of many
OF my things that they $50 impractical" Now.
person who really dresses to be decorative H. as
a rule, not business person. Her only aim is to
be decorative and to attract attention. But always
In her decorative fashion is the new and original
idea, and always that idea can be adapted to
the need of others not decorative or who do not
wish to attract so much attention. That ia the
fashion-toned down and refined to suit the world
the outer side Of the footlights and still retain.
ing all its originality and charm.
Look at this window pane hat. or course.
hear some of you American ladies' exclaimine
"Never!" But let me hasten to explain. This may
not be for you personally. but please understand
that this hat and many other more striking things
are worn almost unnoticed at the Paris race meet.
fngs, and 1t Is the modification and the adaptation
of these that eventually reach America as its mod.
tfcaton will. in this case eventually reach you.
This window pane hat is nothing more or less
than an eighteenth century form worn so low over
the face that it s impossible for to see without
the transparency in front 1t is composed OF pea
cock blue aerofane over silver colored fan Of very
tine transparent composition somewhat like ceiiu
lod, the blue giving particularly attrac
tive appearance to the eyes inside The back
is turned up with large bouquet Of flowers
that repeats the garland around the front
In the top right hand corner we have another OF
the zebra effects I spoke OF the other week--tn
black ndestructible wolfe. She reminds one of the
white queen In Alice in Wonderland with the Va
Dyke underslirt and her graduated tub shape figure
The white lines are composed Of Russian braid,
Black and white buttons follow the entire way down
the front both below and above the buckled waist
band.
The other photograph is natural colored aussore
faced with black and white She has the most queer
aeronaut collar. rather like the top OF her sacque
being complete circle many sizes toe large for the
head and with strap and buckle that tighten Il in
much the same way that mailbag is closed. The
same buckle appears again at the wrist and leaves
at the neck an unevenly pleated frill. She wears
black tagal hat, with martial plume
The parasol Is very very long one And that
reminds me TO say that parasols are to be- this
season what they always ought to be--real works
d art. Both the parasol and the umbrella-did Won
Snow it2-are really OF kingly and prestiy origin
ihey were at first never Intended for such common.
olace uses as keeping off rain and sum- No indeedt
lhey were umbrellas Of honor. sacred umbrellas
'arasois OF the gods, and on. And because thew
we're such nish symbols the best artists and weav
RS and craftsmen and jewel makers layished their
rest work on them. Then the practical Occidental
ook them and behold-art gave place to utility
sui TINS year we are going back to origns-just as
II mine later on here, I hope.
And so much for to-day