The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-13
Neither the French nor the American
Dressmakers Give Any Intimation
That the Day Of the Medieval Gown
10 Done, and They are Preparing New
Models for Early Spring.

NEW NORk-There were prophets
who spoke IN the public places last au.
tumn, saving that the straight line of
medievalSm IN clothes would be over
popular tor the hour and would, there
tore. drop out OF existence So far this
prophecy has not come true, or, at least.
'he latter part OF It, There were fas-
tidlous women who rejected the medic
val gowns Al their first appearance IN
October They thought that such an
abrupt revolution from what existed
was All experiment on the part OF the
designers, and hat 1t would be better
to wait and see whether the revolution
would succeed before they lent aid and
prestige to it
When the thousand or more French
models arrived in October. the medl.
val gowns were the ones to catch tho
sharpencd attention of those who are
looking for novelties to discuss or u
initiate The vast public passed these
gowns by The shops insisted upon
showing irillS and bouiiant skirts, light
bodlccs, taifeta and the whole scheme
OF things that were worn last year and
called Louis Quin,e.
The Straight Gown Arrived.
People laughed at the prophets who
said that the day of these fashions wa,
over and advised women not to pu, good
money into old styles. However, no
matter how emphatically the experts
talked the reporters wrote, and the
ultra smart shops suggested, the story
OF the revival OF twelfth century cloths
Tell IN the mass upon unheedng cars.
This situation continued for about
two months, and suddenly. over night
as II were. the world OF women burs;
into twelfth century gowns /. may be
SAID that they are worn more outside
eot New York than inside, or It NAV be
that there is such variety of women
and styles always present in this city
that II is more difficult 10 put the finger
on as large a group OF people wearing
one particular fashion than IN a less
cosmopolitan place
The popularity OF all manner oi me
dieval lines IS pronounced, and, al
though /. is quite true that the ready
to-wear shops offer every kind of imi
tatioh OF all expensive French model at
price that is within the limits of the
average wage Garner. the well dressed
women are paying from $50 to $3.50
Tor the better class of these models.
II goes withou: saying that women
are adopting them who should run from
them As from the plague Drcssmak
ers have persuaded large. portly women
over so that the hip glrdle and the
straight line disguise their flesh and
their curves, but | doubt it. This type
OF woman was abominably dressed IN
'he Louis Quinze clothes, and unless a
medieval gown is made TO touch the
floor in front, fold up on its own hem
at sides and back. and extend into a
rounded or pointed train, the effect is
exceedingly bad on any but slim
young figure.
However the twelfth century is here
and women must meet i: with skill and
artistry. II they are 10 look ANYTHING
but foolish in clothes that arc no, made
for their figures Medicvalism in the
evening on all types OF women is admir-
able; i, is the artists conception of how
a woman should be dressed, but twelfth
century medievalism on the street is a
dangerous thing when one has not read
and achieved results from cat and grow
thin
An Old Friend
The French and American drc,smak
crS give forth :hc loyful news that fine