Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-18

New York.--Paris has sent her
clothes over here. We have viewed
them. They have been acceptable In
large measure and approved of In full
measure. And yet observes promi-
nent fashion writer, we don't under
stand why they should be as they are.
They are somersault from what has
been. Paris has preached occurrences,
economy, simplicity and modesty. Her
cloths have been symbolic Of the tidal
wave of depression that swept over her
spirit since 1914.
The Reason for the Change.
Do you realize why Paris has sent
us over such brilliant, alluring, rich
clothes! 1t is because American mon
ey has burst upon her with such force
that she has gone up In a balloon, fig
uratively speaking.
France settled herself down for de-
mure clothes on the day of the war
and has kept to this contract with
herself, compelling the rest OF the
world to dress likewise; but In the
autumn OF 1917 there burst upon her
astonished vision the vanguard of
America. They were not commercial
buyers; they were not cosmopolitan
multi-millionaires who aped the French
woman. They were the true repre-
sentatives of country whose vastness
and resources France had only guess
ed at Boys In blue flannel sailor suits
had bank accounts of ten thousand
dollars each; women In Red Cross
lars per gown, II they wished privates
In khaki paid their bills without look
ing at their change; canteen workers
hid under their collars strings of
pearls worth fifty thousand dollars
All these Americans laughed and went
to the theater and ordered expensive
dinners and joked with the mldinettes.
The confusing part about this stu
alton Is that America Is getting into
the spirit of economy and somberness
that Paris had year ago. Our re-
formers preach Standardization. uni
formity In clothes; our economists
preach conservation; our emotionalists
beg us TO 90 about in black. without
smiles and turning our heads from the
wiles Of pleasure as though we were
early Puritans.
Chenfise Robe.
Among the new evening gowns from
France this spring the twelfth century
tunic Is as frequently seen as In the
street gowns, but the effect of the two
is strongly differentiated. For the eve
ming the designers use narrow, slim,
primitive slip of satin or metallic
eiatiA the Iat4-- s,rAfA"~-s = -'"-
....ucl s.~AS.Lvu, over tnis
slip drops d much wider, more volumi-
nous, transparent robe, 1t Is cut like
4 uheinlse; 1t has half low decol-
ietagei the sleeves usually cover the
entire. arm. bnt are cut to fall half
il foot away from 1t, and the entire
effect is one Of exquisite yelling.
Doucet does this in the most bril-
lItHb illuuHNl, anu AAG slVNS iiS NoAh-
petitors something In the way of an
undersip, making corslet and then
short skirt of soft gold tissue, which
gives a far more graceful, undulating
movement of the body when 1t Is seen
beneath the transparent chemise.
There are chemise gowns of rare
lace. seldom In white. but In ivory tints
and also in cloudy gray. These are
dropped over a slim underslip of It's
sue. silver and steel as well as gold,
and the note Of color Is given by an
extraordinary sash. 1t may be of Chi
nese blue taffeta, of splendid Chinese
brocade, Of deep gold and black bro
cuded ribbon, and one end of 1t always
trails down the back panel and adds
10 the brilliancy of the short train.
We have demure capes made of ga
bertline and serge which are as serv-
iceahle as those worn by the Italian
Police. and those who care for the
quietness Of distinguished clothes can
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