The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-13
FASHION DEGREES
THAT NEW GOWNS
ARE NOT TO FIT"

1 pray you do not have II 1T.
Dame Fashion will not stand for IL
For anything that fits, my dear,
viii simply not be done this year.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE biennial
fashion shows are now upon US, and
languid, Ianguishing models are I'M
dulatinE a million dollars worth OF
furs and metallic, embroidery and bro
eades all over the smartest shops.
Since the Chinese tendency IL 90
pronounced In most all of the I'm
ported models. the settings for the
display of the gowns Is all Chinked
and lacquered and gilded and Chi
nese godded and rugged up. The
models glide around among the
carved ivory and tealwood and Chi
nese porcelain as much at home as
II they had never been outside the
Great Wan OF China in their lives.
OF course few Of the models are
allowed TO sit on the Russian steppes
and look like Olga Of the volga in
fur-trimmsd peasant blouses smoth-
cred in fur and hectic worstsd EN-
broidery, but in fact the similarity
between the. lines OF. the loose Rus
sian blouse and the loose Chinese
coat. the brilliant embroideries and
those OF Russia, and the lavish use
OF fur on both make It rather puz-
cling. unless you are q connoiseur on
Chinese and Russian art or at least
of Russian and Chinese tea to tell
one from the other.
No Filters Required.
The main characteristics of all the
new. models ii their non-ntting prop
critics and the Impression that they
are built to 80 ON a totally different
nEure from, the one they ,Adorn.
Necks are hacked out straight
across from shoulder to shoulder or
in looss oyals. that pull hither and
yon, sleeves are loose and flowing
and wides and the waists. II one may
call them such, are guaranteed not
to touch the human form at any
given point or curve ,from shoulder
70 hip. 80
Some Of the. skf-ts ere caught up
at unexpected and AWKWARD singles
and indicate that II they hang evenly
for any space around the hem they
are miserable failures indeed.
On the evening models. where
uI1pGIlc1 Io Inv plDNG oo Ir1lsI1uCe
As 'twere, the way the gorgeous
lengths OF metallic and velvet or
Bilken brocades are draped on the
foundations OF lace or gold and sill.
yer gauze, would cause the window
dresser OF the White Front Dry
Goods Emporium back home to hide
his head in shame.
Drapery just Thrown.
They give the non-elect the dis
turbinE impression that the de-
signer had stood on the near side OF
the atelier and thrown the drapt
across the room to the lace swathec
form on the other side, and then hist
himself frantIcally to pin the wan
ton stun ere 1t happened to light.
The whole idea of the season sar.
torially seems to be q striving aftsl
the sketchy impressionIstIc effect, or
as photographers say, one of thosc
artistic blurred portraits that make
every one mystifying beautiful be
cause they are SO misty OF detail
We must have a fuzzy outline.
No doubt the superabundance OF
worsted embroidery that 10 used Law.
ishly on every material to hand
even on lustrous chiffon velour, will
aid in the fuzziness.
II you can just manage to be fuzzy
ltntted and Cutlery with silver
threads among the gold, or q bushel
Of beads all at the same time, your
sartorial success for 191T-Io1s Is as.
sured.