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

she may not have been able to elm
inate from. her frame.
Everyone knows that the so-callei
gypsy sash which has been taken
from the Roumanian vagabonds is apt
TO increase the size appearance OF the
hips, and yet IL has come into fashion
as quickly as a thunder shower comes
up in August
There is a strong belief among tn 2,
dosigners that this Roumanian hip
stride, which is as old as Nineveh and
Tyre Will not prove popular, nut all
the designers believe that the bias
movement which is creeping into ali
'hc fashions and which expresses it
self in long. ohlique lines, viii soon
take the place of the straight Indian
and Alexander silhouette
The dressmakcrs. who are trying T."
achieve something new in evening
gowns, in order to Keep women inter
csted i'm this form OF apparel. haN @
rsed this oblique novomcn'to accom-
plish something quite out Of the colh-
mCnplace.
On a black velvet frcck, this new
silhouette was given by using IA broad
p.cce of clo.h of jet studded with
rCws of rhinestonCs. which wrappe /
the uppor part of the figure in Ions
lines that dropped from shoulder ~
Ups and crossing in front to tie in
back. ended in a narrow train which
gave dignity TO slim skirt
1t is a long jump from an evening
gown of velvet and 10th of let To :.
sweater, but among the artistic set,
this oblique movement has been
worked oct in . knitted scarf which
is a substitute for a sweater. It t.
worn as the Ca1adian soldiers wear
It. crossing over the front and back in
clique lines with the long ends
tucked thru the part that forms the
Iclt in front and dropping down with
their fringe to ten inches below the
waist
If you have cot seen one of these
new sweater, you cannot imagine
how much more graceful and out OF
commonplace they are than The knit
ted garments of which most OF US are
heartily weary. urless II is intended
for nan in the trenches.
The Importance of Sashes.
Whenever the girdling Of the hips
UP on p high pinnacle and proclaim
their presence with trUmpeting au-
thoriy.
Thruout the ages. eashes come and
70. much to the amusement and in
l'I'Sl VI Npllltil tSptNihIlN AllNSN
women who see in accessories the
most diverting part of fashionable ap-
parel.
Some minds work along the line of
adjuncts I'm clothes, rather than fun
damentals In every little group of
women there is one, or probably
mere, who will purn the midnight oil
"a create or attach new and fash =
iunablc accessories to an old gown. In
the addition of sash, the application
Cf bit of tet, new cuffs or a gold
cord, they find their chief pleasure lr
clothes
They are the women who keep
scraps They haunt the bargain coun-
ters that sell accessories. They de-
light in the aisles given over to rim-
ming. They know the arts o: clean
ing and pressing ana dipping into
fresh dye, even tho their dye may be
only bottle of red ink. Tpey will
tell you that all of their labor Is for
the sake Of economy 1t is not 1t Is
n qualification of their own desires
In their hearts. they prefer n new
sash to a new frock, lew design II,
cmcICidery to n homcspun suit
These women viii have their
hearts delight this season. FOR the
fundamentals are few and the acces-
sores many Camouflage is the worG
! that has spread over the planet, and
il is n word that no longer refers to
war. but is forever Incorporated ir
;he language Of a people. a new sash