The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-25

NEW NORK.-lt is very interesting
10 hear the important drcS,makcrs OF
the hour discuss the probabilities OF
tull cyonnR dress for this winter Al
ono house which drc,sc, a number of
tahc ultra fashionable women who give
dances, have boxes at the Metropoll
tan aud therefore order dozen loN
frock> for each season. If not more, So
few evening gowns are being made that
the trade IS not looked upon as rcmun
eratlyc.
In New York aft the set dances have
been cancelled. Clubs that have mcr
for decade, arc dissolved There Is no,
single private ball rising mp from
the horizon OF society.
This docs not mean that America will
do like France and taboo dancing
There will be no government edlc,
against private or public gayety We
are too Anglo Saxon for such an cdlct
to begin with. and We are too far away
from the enemy. to end with We arc
not invaded like France, We are not
poverty stricken, We are not IN serious
need OF necessities we still have some
money LETT 10 spend after the trcmen-
dous taxes are taken out, and being
Anglo SaNons, We insist upon being
amused
The New Evening Gown
However It is quite probable that
there will he no more big entertain
mcnts OF a certain type while the war
hStS Informal gayety will abound.
Private entertainment will not cease,
The opera will he filled to the root as
usual. The theatres arc doing a record
business. None OF this will be changed,
but the gowns OF women for such al.
fairs arc perccptbly changed, SO the
designers tell us. Society in New York
as in other great cities, has not started
vet. but IN going about among the
dresSmakcrs to find oul what the dc
mand is for the brilliant evening gown,
OF other days, tho impression Is gained
that few will be bought and few will
be worn.
The evening gown Of the hour is.
what France has dccrecd as the dinner
gown for Paris 1t is almost print
tive in its simplicity, although It lS|
made Of expensive materials and Is.
quite costly This irock is made OF
velvet. satin and sometimes chiffon.
France has put her entire faith IN vel
vet and crepe satin. The lrock has
nothing to fastcn it with, and the
sleeves are quite short and cut in one
with the shoulder
This is significant feature that run
through the whole moving picture OF
new fashions II has been yeaN since
this type Of sleeves was considered sui
ficicntly elegant to be incorporated in
anything hut a sport suit, hut today
it is a part Of the most expensive and
formal gowns worn.
Odd Little Bracelets
There is no end to the queer little
bracelets that arc used on ankles and
arms these days. and nearly every
sleeve is caught to the arm by one OF
them. Several OF the new evening
skirts are also caught to the ankle with
these bracelets OF crystals or metallic
ribbons. It is an odd and artistic orr
entail trick, and when first introduced it
had few followers, hut now ono is be
ginning TO accept the fashion as Suii-
ciently commonplace to he taken up.
without comment
A vast number OF flowing sleeve,
made these bracelets imperative We
wear yards Of mlle swung from the
shoulders, and they mus, be caught
near the hand in SONG fashion, so we
attach a bracelet OF tullc, velvet ribbon
or colorcd crystals.
The gown Sketched today is hy Docu.
illet and is one OF the highest expires
sions Of the French evening gown as
the smart Parisienne adopts it, Il is