Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-02

seal surrounded by broadtan ana see IN
where there 10 % much fur floating
about, it is quite natural that the oods
and ends Of It should be utilised as long
as fashion permits women to put ~ on
their clothes without apparent design.
Lovers knots. which have come INTO
fashion again, are made OF fur, Tor IN
stance, and are attached to the Guns. TO
the front of the collar and sometimes
used as a substitute for buttons GOWN
the front Of q velvet bodice or q loose
Russian blouse that Is beltsd In with
peltry.
The sweeping demand for wristlets
which has been made by the hghters
among women. Possibly you have not
seen these medieval bits Of arm cover
ings7 Some Of them are shaped Ike the
lace mitts worn in the civil war. with
others are made very much on the pat
tern Of the knitted wristlet desired by
the Red Cross.
This fashion has not spread over the
offered to all women who want to do
the unusual in dress. Bits of fur may
easily be used for these wristlets, the
lining may be quite gorgeous, and II
may be rolled back at its top edge and
made to show the color beneath as 1t
fares away from the sleeve OF the
bodice or jacket over which It is worn.
AS a fashion. these peitry wristl et
are good looking, and as means OF pro-
lection against cold weather they are
entirely admirable. They are by no
means confined to the smart classes. but
have been taken up by all the mass OF
women who go out early in the morn
ing to their various activities either as
professionals or as volunteers They are
not substitutes for NUNS. but in con-
nection with a large neckpiece or fur
cape they provide enough warmth to
coat suit against low temperature.
By the way. why does 1t not occur to
some furrier to revive the ancient
anklets of fur? We have become quite
obsessed with the idea Of going to mu-
clothes from ancient and sometimes
savage raiment, and as long as we are
copying the designs Of the meas. re-
vivins the embroidery Of the Filipino.
ing the arm1ets Of ancient Egypt. why
should we not take up the furry anklets
that we see in comic opera whom 1t has
been placed on the shores Of the South
Sea Islands.
Anklets have already bean exploited
by dancers, but they were made OF
Jeweled lace or cloth Of gold set with
oolored crystals. and not few Of the
tho anklet by having the drapery Of
the skirt pulled into the ankle and fas-
tening it there with a jeweled band.
Now. the wide anklet of fur lined
a protection worth having in cold
weather. and the woman who insists
upon wearing low shoes on winter days
might find a fascinating new fashion
in drawing attention to them by adding
a ten-inch anklet of sealskin above the
instep covered with its silk stocking.
Let some furrier take 1t up and see how
women accept 1t.
Tho second fact of Importance in
fashion which was stated in the begin
ming of this story is the furtherance of
economical ideas in dress by joining
| together whatever materials one likes
to accomplish a suit or q frock.
In this one respect fashion has turned
a somersault over the intervening
decades between a fashion that was and
| fashion that is. Those who were
shrewd enough to foretell a scarcity Of
| worsted materials in the world warned
us that q season would soon break IN
which the uniform line of color and
| fabric from chin to ankle must be
abandoned That hour has approached
more rapidly than even the prophets
| foretold. At the moment we are not