The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-02

| NEW 1Ohh, Jan. 20.-Thp shim-
 mering shining, sheenful showing of ] silken velvet and chiffon fabrics for
 summer and spring sartorial confec. tions makes me think of two incidents, one historical, and one literary.
 Our wearing silk for sport. dress and undress, because we cant have wool somehow or other makes poor I frivolous. Marie Antoinette's silly query, why the people of Paris didn't eat cake if they had no bread. seems | less insane
 You remember the hero of BaIzac's The Magic Skin" could feel no love for a woman no matter how beautf- ful unless she were elegantly attired in silk and velvet and rare lace. Had he but been 1918 Robert w. Cham bers hero how he might have reveled in a surfeit of silken swathed charm CTS to his hearts content
 Actually, sport skirts of Persian and Peruvian patterned chiffon banded in marabou above the hem, offer their transparent charms with sheer au- dacity in competition with lustrOus satin skirts of white, flesh, maize and silver grey, polka dotted in huge black disks or striped in broad bands of black, green, blue, cerise or pur- pie. Some most teasing confections have alternate bands of figured chif- ion and ribbon running frantically around from hip to calf
 Dear, (and I use the word dear ad- visedly after pricing the same) little slip over blouses of figured chiffon with white chiffon collars and cuffs are perfect for wear with either the chiffon or the satin skirts of one solid color or white. They come in designs of tiny pin dots or close way lines of rose Cophengaen, yellow, lavender or Lawn green, on a background of white
 Sweaters, sleeveless, slip on or coat styles, hectic of coloring and woven in plaids, checks, and stripes of con- trasting tones still cling to the T9TSI waist and bust line but the really l smart thing for wear with the sport skirts this season are the new coats of velveteen. Some are sleeveless and resemble more nearly a veTYat waist coat while others are cut much like a masculine dinner jacket with the low roll collar and still others show belts and full ripple effects over the hip. In black they are most striking but dark green, navy blue, wine, plum and bronze make stunning contrasts with the gayIy colored or all white skirts.
 Sport hats yielding up record crops of peaches, plums, apples, cherries, grapes, oranges, strawberries, rasp- berries, bIackberries, lemons and pears show that we are even carrying the meatless and wheatIess days to our millinery.
 These fine first fruits of the modist season are most effective made of yarns in natural coIorfngs but stlken fruit is also in good taste if not of good taste.
 Quilting is not confined to beds and hats either, but parasols are quilted within an inch or two or three of their edges and the sets of quilted hats, knitting bags and parasols to match are the very last word and last stitch of the mode.
 The little gingham frocks that made such a hit last summer are to be with us again this year, but here again silk lead. Silk in the plaids and checks and coloring exactly duplicate the real ginghams and the simple country maid in her gingham apron and sunbonnet would be as apt to thrill Balzacs hero as city lass in trailing velvet, for ten to one the apron and sunbonnet will be of the softest wash silk camou- flaging as gingham.
 You just cant get away from silk no matter how hard you try. Both Judy O'Grady and the Colonels lady will wear morning dresses of tub silk, sport dresses of wash silk, wash satin or chiffon, afternoon frocks of chiffon,
 Georgette, taffeta or oulard, evening gowns ditto and night gowns of Geor-
 gette crepe de chine and satin. It's 8 lease of round the clock in silk
 Oh the maid of 1918 is made of silk.