Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
ORIGINAL MODELS
HARD TO OBTAIN

made from gold mesh. which from
around the neck drops to the waist
and seems to support an immense
square of this gold mesh which looks
for all the world like woman's shop
ping bag spread out across the abb
domen and attached to the belt.
Another is a medieval gown of deep
| purple velvet, with long, angel sleeves
and a sweeping skirt that goes to the
floor.
Another is coat suit In which the
jacket has deep point in front and
u ripping hustle at the back
There are dozen more, but these
come to mind more quickly than any
of the others.
The Oriental Skirt.
1t Is extraordinary how the Oriental
skirt has held its own. Here it is
with us again, and if one wanted to
be historical, 1t would be necessary
to 90 back to the early days of Paul
P0lret, then Nine. Cheruit and then
Cabot and write of their efforts to
make this tucked-in, Oriental garment
the fashion.
Jenny has chung to 1t with q tenac.
/ ity worthy of better fashion. She
has not varied the rather ugly line
of the skirt movement which she
adopted She gathers the skirt to the
waistline, turns the fullness at the
bottom up to tight, narrow lining
and then allows it to swing free from
the legs as the wearer walks.
This season she has produced a nov
city in the form of skirt that is
more truly Oriental than the other,
and In this she is side by side with
half dozen of the great French de-
signers who have shown this skirt
without any apology for its decided
Orientalsm.
The distinctive feature In which this
new skirt differs from the old one,
both being taken from the Orient, Is
that 1t has two openings for the feet
and Is closed In the center. Such q
trick being adopted by smart society
gives the eccentric designers a chance
to do daring and remarkable things.
There Is one gown which has an
opening for the left foot, but not for
the right one. There Is another that
has two pear-shaped openings for the
feet directly In 'front.' with the outer
edges of the hem sewed together, al
lowing the fullness to cling to the out
side of the ankles.
The only eccentric trick that re-
mains for some French designer to
do is to put the opening for the right
foot at the back and the opening for
the left foot at the front. Consider
ing what has been created, one ex-
poets such development of this par
ticular fashion at any moment.
There is no use arguing against this
new type of Oriental skirt for evening |
wear. 1t will prevail without doubt |
among those who like what Is new
and what Is graceful, and there is no
denying the exquisite grace of this
type of Oriental ckirt, and the good
setting it gives to slim ankle and
well-shaped foot.
II there only could be a law against
with broad, thick ankles and
broad feet wearing this type of eve
ming skirt, we would be better
dressed nation, but as yet no censor
Of fashions has arisen.
Callot's Gowns for America.
This development of a new skirt Is
lot the only interesting feature of
fashions in this particular garment.
A certain set of designers is endeav-
,rlng, despite the cry for economy in
to establish q skirt that
ouches the ankles for the street and
he toes for the evening.
4 few of the best American design
RS are back of this movement in an
alliance with the French. There are
uch leaders as Callot, however, who
make no compromise, but cut the hens
# their skirts to the shOetops for the
treet and an inch lower for the eve
ling.
Another piece of bravado is the way
Jallot gives sleeves to her gowns.
they are long sleeves, or, yes, quite
overing the arms as well as the back,
ut they're made Of single piece of
ulle and are attached to nothing more
r less than moderately high girdle
Which does not reach the arms at the
ldes or back by several inches.
She has one gown with oyster white
leeves and back Of floating tulle made
rom piece of tulle drapery that is
anded for twelve inches with apple
reen tulle, and across the front Of the
trapped satin bodice Is bias band
( brilliant green crystal such as the
ueens wear In court costume.
Opposed to these evening gowns,
he produces the robe of the stained
lass saints. 1t is of swinging velvet,
! cathedral colors, and covers up the
ntire body from neck to heels with
lie exception Of few inches at the
eek in front.
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