Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
Clothes That Appear Wei.

that they are compelled to sell gay
clothes at half the price of solemn
ones This should be a guide to all
those who are preparing to plan the
summer wardrobe.
There is no idea of substituting
black for all colors, as there was in
France at the beginning of the war,
for we're not facing an invading army
and burying masses of our dead. Yet,
women are choosing frocks with only
bit of white, or Chinese brocade, to
| enliven them: and beige, sand white
and dull plaids are preferred to red,
blue, green and purple.
The woman who may have chosen
a cloth OF gold brown with a tunic
over II for last summer, will today
| choose a frock of white satin with n
bit OF black tulle at neck and arms.
and girdle of ribbon velvet with a
rhinestone buckle. She may pay as
| much for the one as for the other, but
she takes her place in the world with
| more dignity in the latter than in the
former frock
Women dine and dahce at restau-
rants as much as they did last season
but instead OF choosing the excessively
decollette gowns that have been fash
S'nable. they prefer to be seen is frocks
/ of silk and tulle, or lace. that are big
at the back and transparent, and have
long, transparent sleeves.
There is woman who pays S25
apiece for her gingham frocks made
at an excellent house. and for that
high price she could get satin or en-
broidered jersey; but she wants to do
her bit toward that dressmaker by
keeping the young girls on salaries
during the summer and, at the same
time, giving the appearance of sim
plicity.
A number of smart women who lead
the styles have taken up striped outing
cloth for sport suits, and they have
succeeded in giving 1t character and
dash. This ordinary material is made
into a pleated skirt and blouse and
trimmed with bands OF scallops over
cast with a buttonhole OF white cam
brio and high, soft belt of colored
suede
They are also making sport jackets
of this outing flannel. trimming 1t
with broad bands OF linen or taffeta,
to match the color of the stripes
Lacing-up BlOuscs.
| Whether or not there is to be q
scarcity of buttons. the women have
become prepared for such an emer-
bency by lacing up blouses and even
coats with ribbons This is very old
|
buttons were invented.
| Large eyelets are made down the
front, smaller ones in the sleeves at
| the wrists, and the very large ones
indeed in the front OF the girdle. All
these are overcast with a buttonhole
stitch done In n colored thread and
thru them colored ribbon Is run and
| tied in n loose bow.
A sand-colored vole frock owes its
character and distinction to the effects
of these eyelets, which are embroi-
dered in midnight blue and run thru
with satin ribbon in the same shade
A sport blouse in which to play ten
mis- or golf has Burgundy red eyelets
and taffeta ribbon used against the
white Chinese silk backgrounds.
There are several types OF these wide
glrdles in fashion which are laced up
the front or back, In sailor fashion
or course the whole idea was taken
| from the marines. There are many
women who don't like to sew on but
l tons any more than sailors and they
have found that the good seamanship
of the eyelet and the ribbon serves
them well in all kinds OF stormy
weather.
by the way, there Is an interesting
discussion going on anent the substitu-
ton of eyelets for buttons. which con-
Germs the possible substitution of rib
hons for hairpins. The hairdressers all
over the land are groaning in dismay