Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-26
RIOT OF COLOR COMING
WITH EASTER GOWNS
Noise of Spring Drive Will Make
Long-Heralded Advance of
Allies Mute Affair
wOMEN'S GARB A WONDER
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generations are on for new spring
sr,ve that will make the Allies much
..rsIded advance sound like German OBJ
..rva,ion station. Noises louder than
those Of shot and shell will be heard Shrek
Inc IN Chestnut street and staggering out
a, the soda emporlums.
Mare men overcome by the sights and
sounds. will totter to the nearest oculist
and hoarsey ask for dark glasses to rest
,ns,r aching eyes, Cotton waddng for
pedestrians to place in their ears while
,,aversng the fashionable streets will he
.,pplied by the city All you will have
~ do is approach the nearest policeman
and say you have Just seen one Of the new
snrinr suts--he will put you on the wait
,rg list for an ambulance. For the vast
army of women's suits now being turned
out by the hundreds to supply the de-
mand for Easter finery will have arrived
IN all its glory. Chestnut street will be
wearing its spring togs'
WAIT ON THE BIG SHOW
few timid vanguards in the shape of
bilious green suits with dainty purple col
lars and cuffs have been shown in the
sbons. but these are really for retiring. ex-
elusive customers who like something in
eonspicuous and neat. If you want
.cIass" YOU want to see some of the mus
,ard yellow gabardne models with trim
nings of striped red, green and purple silk.
Annie green sport coats. with red flannel
collar and cuffs, and red flannel skirt
IN complete the simple color scheme, are
Also making themselves heard in the fash
ION world One can readily understand
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looked; they have a way of photographng
themselves on your conscious ego as the
futurists and cubists put It, that makes
YOU want TO get up society for the pre-
yention Of the new spring colors
Whatever may be said of our policy Of
strict accountability. neutrality is evident
nj every turn in the selection of styles
The sweet young thing who knows she
could be a perfect Theda Bara in pas
donate purple with a bit of Chinesy en-
broideries on the side can bedeck herself
In everything down to the joss stick. There
are vicuna and jersey cloth suits Of Chinese
blue with symbolic embroiderles that tell
the family history in one reel laundry
ticket may be copied in dull reds and Colds
II the wearer is troubled with bad mem
ory without lessening the value of the gar
ment You can express your personality
as well as your pedgree-simply vary the
spots and the stripes a bit and add tas-
sci and every one will know you have an
uncle who is a potato magnate and a cousin
studying forestry. BY the same token
Mexican bull throwers have adopted the
charming striped and bolerod jackets OF
red, green and black which are part of the
seasons triumphs.
CHICKEN SKIRT A WONDER
Then there's the chicken skirt. Whether
or not it's an expression of temperament
remains to be seen, but one is led to sus-
pect it on first glance. 1t is made of some
light invisible plaid such orange, green
red and mustard. the plaids running around
the skirt like the hoops of a barrel This
Of course. to accentuate the lines of the
modish barrel silhouette" 1t has a de-
cided curve at the feet and the hem is
drawn in ever so slightly to complete the
illusion. All the New York buyers are
boosting these separate skirts; the name
seems TO be no drawback to its popularity
Parasols hosiery. footwear, dresses and
hats have suffered from the color mania
There is no limit to the combinations that
fashion may wish on the unsuspecting pub.
lie. Whether it's due to the dye shortage
as one buyer said. or TO a legitimate de.
veopment from the rage for brillian -huec
sweaters. as another declared. no one viii
ever know. The originator of these cubis
Russian-Ballet outfits modestly--or pru.
dently-hides himself from the world
woman said the other day-one who haC
been abroad selecting models for an ex
elusive clientele-that since the absence o
Paul Poiret in the trenches the import et
land consequently domestic) styles had M
originality. When she saw the latest cos
tunes she suggested sending this telegram
Come back, Paul. The Directoire Skir
has been forgiven"