Evening journal., 1916-04-26
GILDED FINGER
Nails FOR NILADY
New Style Made in U. S. A.
by Mile. RevalleS OF
Ballet Russo
GOT THE IDEA FROM
DAUGHTER OF EVE"

NEW YORK. April 26.-Who says
all the fads and fancies of miladi's
toilet originate in gay Paree? Who
says that whatsoever startles and
starts Dame Fashion must have its
origin in the French capital so long
sponsor for new wrinkles in fashion?
Well for one. Mile. Flore Reyalles,
Of the Ballet Russo, says, Rubbish"
and nasmuch as she is so recently
from Paris that she still cannot talk
anything but French she ought to
know.
Just to show that there can be- some
thing new under miladi's sun strictly
Made in America" she introduced at
the Metropolitan Opera House gilded
finger nails. She nailed down, so to
speak. a new fad. wholly L. S. A.
Metallic Note Sounded.
You see. Mile Bovallcs portray
the character Of Cleopatra. She be-
lieves that the Mark Antonys OF TO-
day are wholly mp to date, therefore
they probably think in terms OF gold
and silver. AZ least a report % this
effect has gained currency In stage
circles and ldid we pun? We didn't
mean tol she believes in being slightly
ahead Of the Marks. (There we go
again, but we couldn't help itD
But Mile. Revalles declares Through
an interpreter that more serious
motive underlies her introduction of
the new style in the adOrnment Of
digital extrem.ties There is. for i'm
stance. the metallic note which this
season has been sounded by vogue i'm
every asscmblage Of the ultra-fash-
enable whose privilege 1t is to tell
Dame Fashion what she will wear.
Therefore. if silver gown effects, why
not all the trimmings and furbelows
with metallic trend?
Why Should We Balk!
Surely Why not? Why should not
the dainty fingers that are extended
I'm greeting lis the hand shake aero
planic or submarine this season?-vie
with the silvery peals OF greeting
laughter or rest with glittering sig
ni1cance in the palms accustomed to
the golden touch?
And why should we balk at gilded
nails? Haven't we. so to speak,
swallowed colored hair?
Let us be prepared, then. soon 10
see nails of gold and silver. even SCI
with diamonds or perhaps settings
for watches erstwhile adorning FEM
mime wrists. or nails alternately ol
FURNISHED gold and silver. like the sur
wing with the moon. TO the confusion
Of our best little weather prophets.
However. research refutes Mile Re
valles' claim TO strict originality. A.
a custom colored nails are as old az
the Droverbial hills. Before the SUI
shall rise TO reflect its dazzling beams
in the gilded and silvered nails o
Mile. Revalles' followers it will have
looked down in far eastern Hindustar
upon nails whose glory cannot h'
dimmed by aught that the west car
wave in the land Of the free and tho
home Of the brave
With nails stained brilliant yellow
ish red by henna-leaf dye and will
feet painted red and teeth painte,
black, the Hindu women. to whom
self-adornment is everything there II
in life, bid defiance to their sisters o
the Western world. knowing that the
were first TO "go to extremes" so {,
speak, in personal decoration.
Hindu Women Defiant.
And there are the women Of Arabia
the original masked marvels." whit
heing deprived Of the pleasure o
painting their lips and cheeks as thei
Western sisters do. adorn their re
naming visible charms with an aban
don OF recklessness and colors. Ar
not their nails Redeemed and theji
feet yellowed?
BE that as il may. gold and silvei
nails are new. We're they acceptable
for crossing a fortune teller's palm
we could tell you if the new fad il
destined to be an old one. But no
having any of our own as yet. wei
have to leave it to fate-and Mile
Revalles.