Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-01

I been constant fashion seen ut all the
resorts since June. 1t is quite natural
that these two colOrs should hold
their own despite the introduction of
anything else, and the woman who be-
lieves in them and considers them
trump cards to play at all seasons of
the year whenever she is in doubt
about the rest of the fashion game, Is
secure in her belief If she accepts the
new innovations.
There are, unfortunately, battalions
of women who believe in black be-
cause they have not the energy, inspi-
ration or courage to seek farther afeld
in the color scheme of fashion. They
buy black suit because such n pur-
chase is along the line of least resist
ance. They have an erroneous and fu-
tile idea that black Is always elegant
and becoming Extraordinary judg-
ment, this 1t should be sponged out
Of the minds Of women.
Black is difficult color to wear. 1t
can be doWdy unattractive, inelegant
and commonplace in more ways than
any other color we have. In combina-
ton with white, it can break all laws
of line, shadow and perspective. Wom-
en- should be trained to handle 1t with
care, rs they would an explosive.
Dark blue has many of the POSSIBLE
tiles which the majority claim for
black, and it may be said, in a sweep
ing manner, that in its deeper tones,
known as crow and midnight, the
choice of it is playing for safety.
The Sleeveless Bodices.
1t may have been known by the de-
slgners Of this country that the Ameri-
can army In France would be supplied
with medieval, sleeveless jenkins, lined
with wool, for the trench fighting.
Whether or not the designers were
aware of this fact, it is curiously In
terestlng that they have introduced
that garment In wOmen's costumery.
1t Is minus the wool, but 1t Is cut In
the same manner and worn outside of
the hours devoted to sport.
1t began its career In leather and 1t
blended in Lyons velvet and Russian
kOlinsky. 1t has made a wide appeal
to women and designers, because 1t
was introduced at the right moment.
1t is what our Sammies will wear In
France. 49,. a. HH
1t Is In keeping with the emphatic
trend to hide the waistline when 1t Is
sharply marked by the joining of the
Shirtwaist and the separate skirt. 1t
'aters to women's delight In the juxta-
position of bright colors during the
season. In the autumn, when
quilt of fine fabrics and trimmed with |
silky peltry, It will add bit to the
military swagger which we are already |
beginning to get and 1t provides q way |
'ut of wearing the universal coat.
The New Plaid Fabrics.
The person who does not like plaid |
need not feel that the autumn will
BRING release from 1t. Just the OPP
oosite is likely to occur. There is no
aw that will make one wear plalds |
md checks, If the taste Is opposed to
his design, but the designers are going
% see to 1t that the world that does
Ike plaid has plenty of choice to make
lmong the costumes that embody 1t.
There will be continuance of sep
rate skirts in plaid. The accepted
ashton of knife-plaited plaid skirt
Yellow black cloth coat which has COL
ar and cuffs of the plaid, has settled
his kind of costume on the fashion
bile highways.
New suits and frocks which will
oon be shown In Paris have I'm.
lsual cravats, gauntlet collars and Cir
lies of plaid, silk and cloth. There
re patriotic plaids, so called, in chit.
on and gauZe, which show faint out.
Inc of national colOrs running across
blue background.
The marine cravat, in Scotch plaids,
will be widely offered as an enllvening
ote on frocks Of somber colors, such
$ blue, beige and sand colors, Jersey
nd serge.
In chiffon and other fragile fabrics
he plain design is not as alluring to
he woman with artistic tastes as the
bouquets of half-faded flow.
RS known as Pompadour and Dresden
esigns, but 1t will be offered as
from the commonplace. Here
ofore we have not seen the Scotch
lads In afternoon and evening gowns,
or their imprint has been made on
turdy cloth suitable for street use,
ut it is prophesied from high quarters
nat this state of affairs will change.
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