Evening star., 1917-11-04

scarcely begun. She may even know
the names that have been given to these
frocks in the Paris salon, but If,
through lack of interest, she does not
the maker and the source from which
the gown sprang.
There is the Bulloz gown, which has
already been described. and which goes
the ready-to-wear departments. Its
velours folds cling to many a figure,
and the broad gold mesh bag that
covers the front Of the figure and forms
! jangles at many a restaurant.
The gown by Jenny called Ma Cherie,
the popularity Of which was foretold
in letter to this department written
in early August, would bring its
creator a snug little fortune If she had
a royalty on every time 1t was copied.
, You know this gown, don't you? 1t
! is Of black velvet and white satin. 1t
is quite simple. with its slim bodice
/ that runs below the waist line into
rounded curve, to which the skirt Is
slightly gathered: its Gravel girdles that
| loosely encircle the waist, its loose, ell
.. bow sleeves finished with turnover
cuff Of white satin, and the broad. fold
ed surpltce bib of white satin put
around the neck and tucked into the
waist line.
| Possibly. however. you do not know
| why Jenny named this gown Ma Cherie.
! II is copy de luxe Of the black and
white uniform worn by the women who
serve the soldiers in Paris at the res
taurants and in the canteens. The
American soldier has learned to call all
these helpful and agreeable mattresses
| by the one French phrase he has quick
| ly learned. Ma Cherie." So Paris. with
/ I f,l- Ie0-> ai-l.
ed the title for its mattresses who serve
! the soldiers.
] Jenny quickly saw the possibilities Of
popular gown in this friendly little
and white uniform in velvet and satin.
adding some brilliant, ornamental
rhinestone buttons; ana the American
i buyers swung 1t into line as the big
! gest success of this season.
| There are two other gowns that were
/ inspired by the sentiment between the
| French public and the American SOL
diers. and these are sweeping upward
| on the crest OF the wave Of popularity
as wel1 as Ma Cherie. One Is Jeanne
Lanvin's Pershing. which is in a re-
mark,ole n. @ tone OF army gray and what
be called Maryland blue along with the
MARYLAND brown, for it Is the exact
shade of the wild ducks that one shoots
and eats on the Maryland shores.
This Pershing gown looks somewhat
IKE an army overcoat. 1t hangs
straight, In the form Of chemise, and
is loosely and roughly girdled in.
Lanvin has another cowboy costume
that runs In the Same channel with
! "Pershing." It is Of khaki cloth trim
med with itself slashsd into the deep
fringes worn by the Arizona men. 1t
has sturdy. slouchy. artistic air. It is
quite adorable on the youngster who
pitches on cowboy hat Of black panne
velvet as an adjunct to Its khaki tones.
Thsn there is another gown by Bull
Io5 which is we'll known. and which car
ries out his idea Of using the Persian
tree of life as a means of ornamenting
the skirt. You may remember that the |
sensational gown called "Grieelidis,"
which was worn last season by Mary
Garden. when she sang the opera by
that name. also had this symbolic Per-
sian embroidery as it's chief claim to
fame. 1
This new gown is of black tulIe and
satin. with slight cascades formed by
rufnes that 60 across the front Of the
figure and ripple down the sides: these |