Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-08-17
Best Gowns Are
Still in Favor

clothes from this peculiar and en-
phatic situation which has arisen
I through the conviction that the light
ers must be entertained, going ana
coming.
| Whatever the government has asked
women to do in the way of clothes
they have done gladly, but that does
not keep them from dressing well
every day and night as they pass %
and from one entertainment to an
other.
These gowns are far from expensive
in the mass. OF course, the indivtdua1
who has money continues to spend ie
in going to her own dressmaker anu
paying we'll for excellent cloth. gooo
| fitting and perfect finish; but the aver
age woman, even though she have
money, has begun to find out all kinds
of places where smart-looking clothe4
may be bought for small prices. They
are also turning out q good deal OF
work in their own sewing rooms, AFTER
the fashion of 25 years ago.
| BY the way, one Of the striking
phases of this war is that women boast
of the cheapness of their clothes, ana
regale each other with the method OF
making old clothes into new, and the
small shop where you can get some
thing that looks like France for $40.
Many of them have also quickly
adopted the governments ''inside-out"
suggestion. 1t is not unusual to see q
woman holding up the tunic or panel
of her skirt in the middle of Main
street, as she greets friend. saying.
Here's my inside-Out' gown; how
goes it?" Women confidentially wills
per to each other at committee meet"
ings about the secret little Paris dress.
maker who is used to the economical
tricks of the French dressmakers In
turning and twisting to save money
and these addresses are only e1'
changed as great privilege.
All of which is exceedingly good for
the nation as mass. AS for the high
priced dressmakers, they have their
own clientele who will probably never
leave them, so they do not worry. A
they say, there are always enough
women in the world who must have
individual fittings, which require e1.
pert workers. So everyone is satisfied
economically and commercially.
New Clothes That Paris Sends.
Now, of one thing be very certain:
that while the French do not entertain
the French poilu, they are most excit-
ed about the Anglo-Saxon idea.
The result is an thrush of gowns to
this country during the last few weeks.
and these are sent over in order to
allure those who are dancing and din
ing the fighters. The gowns are e1-
pensive. but they will be speedily
copied by the inexpensive shops. and
so 'Arriet. who g6es out to an enter
tainment with AIRY. will have the
chance to buy for eight dollars and .
half copy of the French gown that
cost $500. That is the happiness
found in treading the sartOrial path In
America.
It is good to get these advance
things from Paris. They foreshad0w
what is to be shown to American buy.
erS.
If they are honest fOrerunners Of
our early autumn costumery, then
Paris has not created a revolution in
the silhouette, as was persistently ru-
mored during the month of June. The
salient points of these new clothes are
slenderness shortness of skirts, an at
temp, to revive the minaret of Paul
Poiret fame, an insistence upon sashes
arranged in army fashion, repetition
of beige, mustard and tan colorings,
and the introduction of broadcloth.
Floating panels, which have for six
months dotted the entire surface Of
clothes in America. have been abOl-
ished, If we Judge by these forerunners.
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)