Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-12-07
Popular French
Models Copied

deep fringes by the Arizona men.
IL has a sturdy, slouchy. artistic air.
IL Is quite adorable on the youngstet
VINO pitches on Il cowboy hat of black
pahne velvet as an adjunct to its khaki
tones.
Then there is another gown by
Bulloz which is well known and which
carries out his idea of using the Per.
sian tree of life rs means of or
namenting the skirt. You may re-
member that the sensational gown
called "Griselidis" which was worn
last season by Mary Garden when she
sang the opera by that name, slso had
this symbolic Persian embroidery as
Its claim TO fame.
Blazing Embroidery on Skirt.
This new gown is of black tulle and
SATIN, with slight cascades formed by
RULES that go across the front of the
hsure and ripple down the sides; these
ruflles are edged swith silver ribbon,
and they display. as though they were
lifted curtain. the audacious and
Dlazlng embroidery on the front of the
SKIRT. In the center, just where these
curtain ruflles are lifted, there is a
huge Persian ornament that might
have been worn by Haroun-al- Raschid.
Ihls gown is for the few, not the
many.
III Is well that woman should know
most OF the over-pOpular French mod
els before she spends money on clothes,
because If she Is ignorant of these par
ucular expressions of the fashion by
certain designers. she is apt to buy
gown of which she will become ex-
ceedingly weary before Christmas.
however, she is the only one who
can judge whether or not she wants
TO wear what everyone else has, or
something different.
The shops have copied most Of the
French models, and will sell the origi-
nails at any price they can demand.
The American copies arc not exact and
are often more adaptable to our So
cal life and activities than the Origi- |
nails. We have progressed so far In
fashions that we take the French sill |
houette. peculiar kind of material or
trimming, high neck or q long
sleeve, and We make salad of our |
own of these ingredients. This is as
it should be.
The originality and inventiveness of |
our apparel people have been expended |
on the one-piece frock and topcoat.
This is the fundamental fact that one
gathers from reviewing all the clothes
by all the people.
There are frOckS that are warm
enough for the street with bit of fur
or one OF the swinging, army capes
which have not been Ousted from fash
ion by popularity.
There are thin One-piece frOcks thar
need sturdy coat over them to give
protection. There are afternoon
frocks that may serve, as far as color
and fabric go, for restaurant and the
ater frocks. with the addition Of fur
coat.
The tailored suit Is not offered for
my kind of ceremonial occasion. 1t 10
worn by the individualists and By
hose who feel that they are not com.
dressed unless they are In
MS Kind of conventional harness.
One-Piece Froeks Popular.
The girl who works, the woman WIN
,lays and the millionaire In Red Gloss
activities are different types of women
Who go in for the One-piece frOck nud
ret the variety which they insist they
iced In life by adopting this kind of
'ostumery.
Never before has there been such q
here Of one-piece black vel.
'et gowns. They greet one at evory
lance of the eye. No one has tried
q make them pOrtentious or unduiy !
The severe ones, which |
re the best ones. have the now f. {
nous surplice bodice which is drawn I
cross the bust and passed around the {
waist to tie in the back or brought for. {
yard to tie in the front. The skirt S
as bias tunic to give slimness, OF
is very slightly gathered and has
n almost imperceptible inward curve
{ the hem. :
Velveteen is offered for serviceable I
rocks, and chiffon velvet for indoor G
owns. G
Beige colOred frocks trimmed VIII B
lolinsky. putOis and Hudson seal are 4
ommOn and yet altogether satisfying '
When these thin frocks have fur hens v
here is velvet and fur coat that zoe. r
yer them.
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Waists Normal to Long.