The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-11-22

ic and exotic suggestions that they
give good deal of delight to anyone
who studies clothes from the point of
view Of color and personality, rather
than from price and serviceablllty.
When, for instance, have we had a
season so full of frlnges as now2
When have we had winter In which
six floating panels of silk were
weighted down with Indian beads to
half conceal pair of Oriental
trousers that looked as though they
were elongated envelope chemises, or
what the young girl irreverently calls
her teddy bears?"
When have we ever worn the hat
made famous in our Indian countries
OF America, with its peaked crown,
soft brim and colored cords2
Since when have we worn clothes
made out of a single width Of mate
rial that Is caught at one shoulder
draped across the back, wound
around the hips, caught again above
the knee and left to fall on the floor
in folds that cling to the ankles? This
Is That's and the Tanagras.
Since when have conservative wom-
en- gone about in the evening with a
gold band on one ankle and broad
gold hand on the upper arm? And
when have women walked the streets
in the morning and afternoon with
Indian and Chinese chains dangling
from their necks?
How long has it been since an as
semblage Of women at the theater
gave one vivid impression of a
jungle full of tropical birds flashing
their long tails and wings in. the air
IA suggestion which Is given by the
myriad Of great fans made of pea
cock tails, of red, purple, green and
black ostrich feathers, of Chinese
sandalwood, of Egyptian fronds, of
cOlored aigrettes?
Mind you, every one of these fash
ions Is in evidence wherever one goes
among well-dressed women, and yet,
we assert that the season Is dedi-
Gated to simplicity. 1t is, in n fashion,
but we must learn to place simplicity
on a pedestal that 1t has rarely &C.
cupied.
Miles Of Fringe Used.
| 1t would be interesting to find out
how many miles of frlnges have been
used for the winter clothes. To go
into detail bit: evening gowns are
made Of panels or straight widths
Of transparent material which have
nj nf oil NJ tha
lem; widely flowing sleeves for af-
ternoon and evening frocks have the
same kind of fringe at their lower
edges of another kind made of jet
beads or silken floss.
/ Wide girdles have deep, metallic
/ fringe for eight inches across the
front and back, or they concentrate
the fringe over each hip and let it
fall to the knees in irregular strands.
! A wooden frock or cloth coat suit
will have Il girdle of velvet or Indi-
an beads that drops slightly In front
and is finished with fiat pouch of
gay embroidery from which long, silk
On tassels and fringes drop.
On the hats that the milliners turn
out, the crown band Is finished with
fringe at It's lower edge, or, reserving
its simplicity until it gets to the side
of the hat, it breaks out into a
waterfall of fringes that reach to
the outer edge Of the brim.
Feathers are arranged to look like
frinees. Monkey fur and skunk are
slashed and combed and brushed I'M
| til they form fringes, and the peltry
| Is applied to evening or afternoon
gowns of chiffon and georgette crepe.
Sire. suits made of khaki-colored
velours have immense, high collars of
the days of the Revolution, and these
are slashed at the edges with q pair
of sharp scissors, to fall into deep
fringe over the shoulders. The girdle
is subjected to the same treatment,
and the sleeves hang in fringes about
the hand below tiny band that
holds them In at the wrist.
If you are an economical woman
and want to provide the trimming for
your clothes in your own sewing
room, Just get pair of sharp scIs-
sors and amuse yourself as children
do on wet days in the nursery, by
clipping pieces Of fabric into fringe
The children may do 1t for you In q
spirit of sport, and the task will keep
them quiet for the afternoon while
you prepare the rest of the gown as
setting for these yards of fringe.
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate)
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