The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06
NECK LINE LOW
New Style Gowns Don't Appeal
to AquiIine Women.
But There Also Are Those With
High ChOky Collars.
BY MARGARET MASON,

BY MARGARET MASON.
written for the Topeka State JOurnaI.)
Said she Its just touch that makes the
gown"
"Oh yes" he answered her with peevish
The while he threw his empty check book
Its also just the touch that takes the
gown.
New York, Oct 6-To go shopping
with a husband in search of a gown
for his left at home spouse is a libertl
education in what's what for the
nonce in the mode. 1 did it yester-
day and here's where pass on little
of my libertl education to those loss
sartorially erudite.
The two main points cleaned are
that if you haven't any waist you are
all right, but if you haven't any neck
you are lost. All of the gowns drag
ged out for our inspection were either
collared high and tight and choky or
else they showed what the sales
duchess assured us was the new neck
line. This meant that it is cut straight
across, following the line of the col
larbone in front and the same height
in back. This is a most trying line
unless the neck is a perfect pillar of
beauty, round and young and fair,
which 1t isn't very often. This same
neck curved slightly to make a round
ed outline is a slight variation offered
but no supplementary collar of lace.
net or white Georgette is allowed to
relieve or soften the chaste severity
of it's contour.
Lots of Trimmings.
Occasionally a narrow band of fur,
or metallic or worsted embroidery, or
a narrow banding of beads is allowed
to outline this new neck but such em-
6elllShment
aIleviates the hardness of the line. Il
got all these perfectly good three
syllable words from the sales-duchess
as part of my liberal education)
The high collars are made to fasten
almost up to ones ears. You've prob
ably heard about them but if you don
them you will never hear above them,
so muffled will your aural appendageS
| become In their fur-banded tops. There
Will be an awful slump in the ear
muff market this winter. These new
choker collars will have quite pushed
I them off the map and the face of
things.
Satan will certainly be at loss for
an idle hand this season for every
sort of gown, afternoon, morning.
house or evening is simply smothered
in handwork of some sort, either en-
broidery or worsted, silk or metallic
threads, braidfng or beading.
Jet Beading Comes Back.
Jet beading and fringe adds a gilt
terry touch and metal brocades OF all
sorts and descriptions are used in every
conceivable manner as trimmings on
I all sorts of gowns
Wide bands of fur preferably fox,
are shown as favorite garnishments
and are most effective bordering tu-
mic overskirts of Georgette or side
panels of Georgette which fall almost
to the top of the hem of the under
skirt. The fur bands are also stun
ming on the loose wide Chinese sleeves
! of Georgette which are so popular
Taupe, soft and subtle, is a favorite
shade and vies for favor with all
shades of blue from navy and mid
night to peacock, and Natter. Combi-
nations of blue and taupe or blue and
grey are very good and you may be
black and blue too if you wish to be
fashionable for combinations of blue
serge and black charmeuse are de-
cidedly smart for shopping and morn
ing frocks
Oriental Splendor. Too.
Either you must be Chinese this
season or you must be Russian The
lovely Chinese gowns of chiffon vel
vet deliberately embroidered in
Oriental designs and colorings, with
their wide loose sleeves and sashes
finished with silken or metallic fringe
are indeed Celestial, and the loose
Russian tunic gowns also deliberately
and colorfully embroidered and fur
banded are sure to do rushin' bus
/ mess Both of these models, of course
show the long, loose straight lines as
do almost all the other gowns. They
boast sashes or girdles of some sort
it is true. but there is no drawing in
of them if you would look like this
seasons model
By the way, since designers insist
on christening their latest creations
some little pet name like Zia, La
( Chinoise, Manuela Moonlight Mad
ness or Cosetta why wouldn't an APP
propriate title for these narrow
straight-from- the-shoulder modes be
La Hooveretta. There certainly isn't
a particle of waist about them.
Corn Salad