Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-16

is n camouflage on an old gown, and
as such II plays an important part III
the development of this seasons
clothes
These sashes have the bias move
Inent; they glrdle the hips in oblIcqu@
lines. they tie at the side, they form
an apology for hustle in the back,
they are row In front, IN the primi-
tive fashion, they are fringed. en-
lroidered. stenciled or made Of Ratik.
They are the connecting link be-
tween blouse of one kind ard
skirt OF another, and they soften and
make harmonious the joining of thes ;
two opposing garments.
Sometimes they have bbs and
aprons attached to the front ana then
they become sashes de luxe Usual
ly, these peasant accessories are made
l'or lace which has come
Into high fashion this winter, in Keep
Ing with the fact that necessities are
difficult 20 Obtain but luxurios easy
You may not be able TO buy . woolen
jn1erearment but you can wear a si;
yer lace apron.
This apron, with its bib. collar an |
sush that lies in the back, is built into
complete accessory ard sold tC <
over any gown which needs to be en-.
livened and camouflaged
Incoming Oriental Hats.
The sinuous movement Of drapery
going from left to right or right to lei.
OF the fGure is not the only Oriental
ization of fashion today. Tho mill''
ners are dipping with both hands into
the history of oriental head cover
ings, ard a few of the new hats are
reminiscent of the scenes from Rag-
Cad as well as those coffee places
,,I,f f,I, l,n Igrnnnh u111iarg fraGtfnnt In
the eastern possessions of France.
II is possible that from this exac,
chapter OF military life the French
designers are getting a good deal Of
oi iental inspiration. There are thou
sands of square miles OF Frances pos
sessions In the orient and her stand
ing army has now ard then given 70
tho designers in Paris Ideas for WON
ems clothes. 1t is possible that the
fighting in much OF this land today
has started the modification of the
htrcm veil and the de luxe edition ot
an eastern turban made of colored
velvet or satin.
Thore is new kind of restaurant
hat that looks az tho II might have
been lifted from a corner of eastern
life. 1t is n turban of tulle which IS
wound abou, the head somewhat I'm
Nc ranner that Madam Poirot Winds
her famous headdress, and one end Of
1t passes down over the lower part Of
the face, Is wrapped about the chin
and ears and floats away to a pointed
end that is weighted with a bouquet
Of rUsebuds.
Four years ago IL became the fash
ion 90 wear n bit of tulle draped about
the head and the lower part of the
face somewhat after the manner of
the famous portrait of that Louise o.
Prussia who humiliated herself be-
fore Napoleon for naught; but there
was no spice Of the oriental about that
veil, whereas this turban might be
long to a woman or TIE east or a
shiekh of the desert
The French women have substi-
'uted it for hat with veil. for they
draw the filmy tulle chin covering up
over the face and sometimes catch II
across to the turban with a tiny Jew
eled pin. 1t presents a new note ~
millinery
once upon a time, women wore
loose head coverings in the evening.
That was before closed limousines
and hair nets. Such bits OF comfort
and finery bave been discarded for
years, but they have returned 10 fash
ion for some reason, probably con-
nocted with the war and its econo-
mes. They are made in the shape OF
hoods. some astonlshlnsly like Little
Red Riding Hoods bonnet. done "a
sealskin and scarlet or Italian blue
velvet
Others are caps gathered ,ulle In
three or four colors. one layer super
imposed on the other TO build a rain
bow foundation.
Again, others look like the Red
Cross nurses cap. fastening at the
tnck. with broad scarfs OF velvet and