Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-02-02

! The straight line conceals the bias
line partly reveals. The American In
dian is probably the only great print
tive who kept to the straight line In
costumery, as if 1t were done in ac-
cordance with the Indian physical
| framework.
Recently, the designers have blended
the American Indian silhouette with
that of old Egypt, the Egypt of That's,
with straight, translucent draperies
and plated skirts that sweep the feet.
Gypsy Sash In Favor.
! Everyone knows that the so-called
gypsy sash which has been taken from
the Roumanian vagabonds Is apt to
Increase the size appearance of the
hips, and yet it has come into fashion
as quickly as Thunderstorm comes
up in August.
4 There is strong belief among the
designers that this Roumanian hip
| girdle, which Is as old as Nlneveh and
Tyre, will not prove popular, but all
the designers believe that the bias
movement which Is creeoing into all
the fashions and which expresses it
self in long, oblique lines, will soon
take the place of the straight, Indian
and Alexandrian silhouette.
The dressmakers, who are trying to
achieve something new in evening
gowns, in order to keep women inter-
ested In this form of apparel, have
used this obique movement to accom-
plish something quite out of the COM
monplace.
v On black velvet frock, this new
silhouette was given by using broad
piece of cloth of jet studded with rows
of rhinestones which wrapped the up
per part of the figure In long lines that
dropped from shoulder to hips, and
crossing in front to tie In back, ended
in narrow train which gave dignity
to a slim skirt.
1t is a long jump from an evening
gown of velvet and cloth of Jet to a
sweater, but among the artistic set,
this oblique movement has been work
ed out In knitted scarf which Is
substitute for sweater. 1t is worn
as the Canadian soldiers wear It, cross
ing over the front and back In oblique
lines, with the long ends tucked
through the part that forms the belt In
front and dropping down with their
fringe ten inches below the waist.
The Importance of sashes.
Whenever the glrdling of the hips
becomes first fashion, sashes leap up
on high pinnacle and proclaim their
presence with trumpeting authority.
Throughout the ages, sashes come
and go, much to the amusement and
interest Of women, especially those
women who see In accessories the most
diverting part of fashionable apparel.
Some minds work along the line of
adjuncts in clothes, rather than funda-
mentals. In every little group of wom-
en- there is one, or probably more, who
will burn the midnight oil to create
or attach new and fashionable acces-
series to an ole gown. In the addition
of SASH the placement of a rose, the
application of bit of jet, new cuffs or
gold cord, they find their chief pleas
ure In clothes.
These. women will have their hearts
delight this season, for the fundamen-
tails are few and the accessories many.
Camouflage is the word that has
spread over the planet, and 1t is a
word that no longer refers to war, but
rs forever Incorporated In the language
of people. A new sash is camou-
tlage on an old gown, and as such 1t
plays an important part in the devel-
opment of this seasons clothes.
These -sashes have the bias move
ment; they girdle the hips in oblique
lines, they tie at the SIDE they form
an apology for hustle in the back;
they are now in front in the primitive
fashion, they are fringed, embroidered,
stencied or made of Batik.
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)