The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26

Myrtifla played some golf with me
l. And havoc with her clothes.
New York, Jan. 26.-The simmer
ing shining, sheenful showing of silk
en- velvet and chiffon fabrics for sum-
mer and spring sartorial confections
makes me think Of two incidents, one
historical, and one literary.
Our wearing silk for sport, dress
and undress, because we can't have
wool somehow or other makes poor
frivolous Marie Antoinette's silly
query why the people of Paris didn't
eat cake If they had no bread seem
less inane.
You remember the hero of Balzac's
THE Magic Skin could feel no love
for woman no matter how beauti-
full unless she were elegantly atttred
in silk and velvet and rare lace. Had
he but been a 1918 Robert w. Cham
bers hero how he might have reveled
in a surfeit Of silken swathed charm
ers to his heart content.
Actually sport skirts of Persian and
Peruvian patterned chiffon banded In
marabou above the hem, offer their
fly in competition with lustrouS satin
skirts of white,-f1esh, maize and sill
yer gray, polka dotted in huge black
disks or striped in broad bands of
X, n,
Some most teasing CONNECTIONS have
alternate bands of figured chiffon 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 wavy lines
Of rose, Copenhagen, yellow, lavender.
or Shadow Lawn green, on back
ground of white.
Sweaters, sleeveless, slip on or coat
styles, hectic of coloring and woven
in plaids, checks, and stripes of con-
trastipg tones, still cling to the 1sI
waist and bust line but the really
smart thing for wear with the sport
skirts this season are the new coats
Of velveteen. Some are sleeveless and
resemble more nearly velvet waist
coat while others are cut much like
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 gaily colored or all white
skirts.
Sport hats yielding up record crops
of peaches. plums, apples, cherries.
grapes, oranges, strawberries, raSp-
berries, blackberries, lemons and pears
show that we are even carrying the
meatless and wheatless days to our
millinery.
These fine first fruits of the modfste
season are most effective made of
yarns in natural colorings but silken
fruit is also in good taste il not of
good taste,
Quilting is not confined to beds
and hats either, but parasols are quilt
ed within an inch or two or three of
their edges and the sets of quilted
hats, knitting bags and paresols to
match are the very last word and last
stitch of the mode.
The little gingham frocks that made
us again this year but here again silk
must need f1ounce in and take the
lead. Silk in the plaids and checks
and coloring exactly duplicate the real
ginghams and the simple country maid
in her Bingham apron and sunbonnet
would be as apt to thrill Balzac's hero
as city lass in trailing velvet for ten
to one the apron and sunbonnet will
be Of the softest wash silk chamouflag-
ing as Bingham.
You just can't get away from silk
no matter how. hard you try. Both
Judy O'GPady and the CoioneIs lady
will wear morning dresses of tub silk.
sport dresses of wash silk, wash satin
or chiffon, afternoon frock of chiffc n,
Georgette, taffeta or foulard ,aevening
gowns ditto and night gowns of
Georgette crepe de chine and satin
It's a case of round the clock in silk
Oh, the maid of 1918 is made of silk.