Evening journal., 1917-09-07
If YOU'RE LUMPY
YOU MUST FADE
Fat Folk TO be Like Pencils
in Coming Winters
Fashions
FUR COLORS TO
BE POPULAR MODE
By MARGARET MASON.
written for The United Pross).
-. ~. 49,. ..n... I'D

written for The United Prcss).
Alas, it's very, very sad!
or news for rat folks is so bad
Like pencils they must be by Fall,
Or they'll not make their mark at all.
NEW YORK. sept. 7.-llave YOU a
little bulge in your bodice? Are you
Just a bit lumpy as TO lines? II 80,
you'd better bant buslly or you cannot
hope to cut a fashionable figure this
autumn and wntertlme. It's the
straight aud narrow for yours and
,urve is a crime.
II YOU want 20 be sure Of a perfectly
correct model just take lead pencil
and copy its fine points.
skirts are TO be narrower and short
er. too, in spite Of the mad effort TO
pull them down bit Even the pockets
That have Haunted their destinations
and had us on the hip for so long
time are TO be sacrificed on the altar
Of straight lines and incidentally the
lcarclty OF material
Shorn Of our pockets we Will no
doubt have to 60 back to the ancient
custom Of carrying our bank rolls.
family iewclry and powder puffs in
Bur hosiery. Alas I fear me some such
cached treasures will break'the SYM
metry Of the outline. There are a few
Of us, however, who need have no
worry over the spelling OF our con
iour by such a means.
Collars are to be high and closely
buttoned mp around our chin or chins.
Sleeves will be tight and long even to
he knuckle line.
10 is quite time fashion was knuck-
ling to something and u might az well
be sleeves. One comfort about these
long arm coverings Is that If we have
anything up our sleeves 30 will be so
much easier TO get at practically at
Bur finger tips as 'twere.
The new black charmeuse one piece
frock for Fall that Is quite the model
gown OF the moment and the mode
shows all the new pencil points Of
short narrow skirt. long tlght sleeve
high close collar and straight lined
bodice. You can't help taking a shine
20 its shiny lengths and II YOU top 10
with one Of the little close hitting hats
nf taupe felt or velvet your resemb-
lance to a nice new lead pencil with an
eraser on the end will make everybody
'ubber.
We viii have 10 be furbearing again
ss we'll as forebearing this year Just
70 prove that little squirrels had much
better stick 10 their pedal extremiiics
when u comes 10 a means Of locomo-
tion Instead Of trying 10 ny Is evidenced
by the lavish use Of flying squirrels
hr on many Of the smartest fur coats,
Vinter suits and cloth coats.
Quantities Of grey squirrel as band
lngs and collars and cuffs, however,
show that he who runs doesn't always
get away with IL either.
Since, next TO black, grey Is 10 be the
favorite color scheme for the sombre
grey days Of a wartime Fall and win
ter. IL is plausible that the grey furs
should be 60 The fore ami the rear and
al around for that matter Chlnchllla
Is of course rare and very expensive,
end therefore much 10 be desired but
Or an understudy the Australian OPP
possum or nutria does beautifully and
VIII be much In evidence either In. all
overcoais. mostly for motor or country
wear. or in combination with other
furs. Hudson seal and the nutria makes
new and decidedly smart combina-
ton while the Hudson seal coats col
Jared and cuffcd in flying squirrel are
very rich.
The use Of two furs together as also