The sun., 1916-10-01
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ing novelty il a skirt with what APP
pears TO be pockets around the bottom
"a broad band OF trimming not sewcd
five inches or so.
The colors. likewise. are quiet in
these street dresses. There is a prunc
colored gown sober enough for a dow
ager. but a hriie couldn't help covetinr
Il 4. she saw Il. There is n dull green
that would be cast in the shadow by
most of the suits worn ON Fifth ave-
nue.. and yet every woman would turn
To look at Il. There - "A lovely pd..
gray suit that ough; to he named
winter" with a hat that snow
princess might wear. Almost the only
bright tinted street suit in the coilcc.
ton is n strawberry. and that ism,
very vivid.
Skirts. NJ. de Giaffcrri explains to his
audience, are becoming longer. They
are dropping. he says, gradually
down through the Dircc;oirc period e
the First Empire. Next summer viii
see tho First Empire with the ankles
OF the ladies in rs grip.
The girl reporter persons rcmon-
stra;c with VI. de G.aiferri when ncN'
they get his ear. Are business women
after having tasted the delightful
emancipation NJ the short SKIRT, t. he
shlcllcd again? NJ dc Giifterrl reas-
surcs thcm. Skirts of "A surety have
boon. yes. a trin" cNtrcnl" IN tI"t'
Shcrinoss. and tia: Is not 20 continue
hut skirts dragging in tho mud, mo;
Dlcu, that viii never bo: tho American
woman Is of an iNdcpcndcn5" that
would not submit 10 that.
Tho rehearsal goes on. Tn" models are
having the time OF their lives palpa-
bly,. and the certainty Of having tC
take of these lovely things after thciI
little hour is over doesn't cloud theiI
spirits In the lcas;. They are on tn,
bcs, ut terms with NJ. lo iiliferr!. and
yuu can see iittic jcs's tossed between
them.
Maybe they are pleased nN I'll" story
If h W nr 20, IN" midincttv>' waCcs
raised IN Paris hu; probaoiy his skill
III giving 'hciY hats a French accent
with the lcas, ,i.,l" ,ouch inspires ;h"ii
interest and respect. II thc~H g.rl'
thought they knew how To- put on 81
hat they find ont their mistak" whct
his eye falls on that hat and with un'
little motion II" changes thr wh",c ap'
pcarancc q! tho wcarcr
Tho grand finale. as before said. - {
tablcau of bali gowns. There is n Wat
tcau Of black taflcta all sprink!cd Wit
gold knots. tho skirt loopcl up AT th'
y, pAsal1tIs "a
roschtds pccping from under the hem
3 There arc-oh. well. what's tho use
. These things have 70 bc seen To bc un'
| derstood,
There are. To- 10 brief. thirteen love-,
, girls in thirteen evening gowns u
white and pink and other lovely tint
and NJ. de- Giaficrri moves gravel.
about in this garden Of beauties, snip
| ping off Il bit of thread here and train
! ing loop of ribbon there. vocifcr"usl!
advised meanwhile by a phalanN q
coated persons from the Wanamali"
| department. ot decoration, every one -
whom seems To have "A different idea -
tho way the thirteen beauties shout
! stand to make thu effective finale.
! Fink beauties and blue beauties au'
white hcauiicS are shui''cd back an,
/ forth to make the right color comb
! ration till NJ. do Ginnfsrri begins 4
loso his wonderful serenity and lonl
worried, and then Just as II nccins I,
/ look az II IN" picture was giving satis
/ faction and the 'iamoriug voices uuic
; down the Lost Ilciad appears,
I She's n little yellow haired gi'l III
! Greek gown oc white gauZc ana c,hc
/ things. and she gasps out that she
/ late because there was no one I
fast,n her gown, and where Is she L
stand. please? This breaks NJ III
whole ARRANGEMENT. and the tahl"a
/ Is In a worse tanglc than ever till IN
, Lady of tn" Decoration with that cain
I air OF authority, takes hold, Shunlc
! the plnks ami blues and whites aru,n
! y bit, and 10, n lovely pirtur" greet
, the eyes of the little audience, IN
colors perfectly blended,
This result achieved. the vision
/ melt into the wings 10 become worka
| day girls again, and NJ. do GiaftcrI
comes down from the stage To have in
! formation drawn out of him by III
reporter persons.
one is naturally curious 10 kno,
how this man with the form of n sol
dier and the face Of a philosopher an
poe, mixed came 10 choose clothes a
n life work