The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-06-14

Gown Of black satin, short, sleeveless
and thin. The sash, which ties at
the side, Is finished with large gold
tassel at hem Of skirt. The scarf, Of
black lace and tuIe, with band Of
gold lace at each end, slips under
belt at right, and is loosely thrown
over left shoulder.
are maroon colored faille lined with
light blue talreta and worn over
gray gown of crepe de chine or satin
and chiffon.
What the Prophets Whisper.
There is no disputing the fact that
French women have yielded to the
American desire to wear short skirts
on the street, and the skirts In these
new clothes are both narrow and short.
The women who appeared on the street
in them without leggings or high shoes
have created unpleasant criticism,
which should compel them to change
their style.
The smart women run logging or
Il high cloth-top boot well up under
the hem of these short skirts, and the
effect is military and pleasing. But
at the very moment that we are ac-
cepting with enthusiasm this continued
style of short and narrow garments
the prophets say that the real French
skirts are growing longer. And the
smart American designers say the
same. They are making the garments
slim, without using an inch of surplus
material but they are dropping them
to the ankles, emitting the leggings
and the high boots, aud coming back
to the flat-heeled pumps with broad
ribbon bows across the vamp.
Three or four of the best houses in
New York emphasize these skirts, and
those who are tired of the brevity of
the skirts we have worn for years are
accepting this new type of garment
with more than the usual enthusiasm.
If it had fullness 1t would be impos-
/ sible for street usage, but its narrow
ness and the slight bias line at the
sides, that comes from the material
being pulled backward and upward
/ make 1t a pleasing picture on the
\ street and an artistic contrast TO the
prevailing garment
Miles OF TulIe.
Even when France starts out to be
demure she changes her mind and gets
little fling of gayety into the most
somber gown. For example. SHE
makes black satin restaurant frocb
in the style of the eleventh century
with the long chemise. the slight CIR
ding about the hips and the half-low
decolletage. Well and good. But she
is weary of the black surface by the
time she gets TO the armholes and the
neckline. so she swings in a pair OF
floating Chinese sleeves of jade greer
tule edged with jet. and she winds {
narrow scarf of tulle once around the
neck, pulls its fullness once over tn,
chin and weights its ends with jet tas
sells. When green isn't used kings
blue or wine color Is chosen.
Every French designer used wha
she could of colored tulle. There mus
have been competition over Their,
as to who could reduce the amount o
tulle in France most quickly.
One designer took it into her hea,
to omit white collars and use as
substitute tulle wrapped about tn
> neck and tied In bow. This fashion
is already considered quite smart owe
here. In restaurants, for luncheon
and for any affair where the hat Is re
tanned the tulle which covers ii form
this collar. and sometimes drops il
long ends from the nape of the nee
to the knees.
: Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa
= Per Syndicate)