The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-03-02

success Il good many years ago. For
spring, the combination of materials,
which seems TO please our own de-
signers and manufacturers equally
well. will be featured.
There really ought to be few wOm-
en- with the face" 10 knit in c0lored
woods for their own adOrnment, in
these days of crying demands from
the army and navy. But the slip-on
garment without sleeves has taken
such hold upon our affections that
II is difficult to think of abOlishing it
altogether. Nor need We do so. Amer
lean designers, anxious to serve their
soldiers and sailors in this vital mat
ter, have had the cleverneSS to offer
the same type of garment in mate
rails of which there is, ut present, no
such pressing need.
Vests of fiannels, Of heavy shan
lungs and other rough weaveS Of silk,
even Of satin. made almost exactly
like the sweater vest of last summer,
have been made up and are being of
fered TO women whose patriotic intea
ton might weaken if these novelties
were any less attractive than they
are. Jersey. both in wool and silk, is
another favorite material for them.
Jersey Weaves Taken Up.
In fact. jersey weavcS have not in
the least diminished in popularity.
hn
country was rather too reminiscent OF
Uncle JoSh'S red underwear to have
a success with faStidious women. But
the weave has greatly improved.
As for the silk varieties, there is
heavy sort, of vegetable fiber, which
is immensely satisfactory. 1t is heavy
and luStrous and not too Strctchable
1t hangs in the rich long folds that
cling to the figure and lends itself
particularly well to strictly Onc-piece
frocks or coats which hang from the
shoulders in an Oriental effect. Such
material is never lined, but it is worn
over Il lining of some sort made esDt-
cially for It.
outdoor coats, some Of them of the
Slip-on over the head sort, which have
failed To achieve success with us. but
which She still fancics. our hotels,
restaurants and houses are still. in
spite of threatened coal famine. 50
Wtll-hcatcd, for the most part, that we
have retained our habit Of Slipping
off our outdoor garments at the
slightest provOcatiOn. The idea of
Wriggling out of coat made all in
one piece or pulling it over our heads
like Il sailor boy taking off his blouse,
does not appeal to us; neither does
the French Woman's way of getting
it on again, which is simply to make
q circle of the garment on the floor
and step into the middle of it, pulling
1t up around her. Here is another
reason for the retention of the small
hat. Such feat would be impossible
in big one.
Most Of the milliners say small hats
for spring, for the beginning of spring
at any rate. Lewis is reported to
have said "toQues" very distinctly and
to be making them to suit individual
faces, by building them on the head
of client, fold by fold. 1t must be
an interesting operation to watch. OF
course, as long as hats do such things,
hairdressing is doomed to remain very
much as at present. And no one has
either time or inclination to indulge
in the making of elaborate puffs and
curls in these times of strenuous en-.
deavor, war work and 24-hour waking
days.
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