Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-25

tween NNA MNAA wv AhAF h|.N" A'
spring clothes are stlll doing duty
they are undoubtedly faded and
shabby. N a woman has been ln l..
tive service They must he renewed
or covered one set Of women b4}s
| new things. another set buys new
| coverings 4, iB a question al taste
and comfort
Capcs Attract the Popular Fancy.
There is small hope for o lap aoa-
| these DAYS Its career was a.IlIf.f
, ended when canes became tho fa6h.
ion Poresightsd women iuiu|Erl
/ In the loose. picturesque Capy two
wears ago. and olung 10 The theory
/ that u was the comfortable ana uHf.
able type 81 covetlng for a r0ck 1r
| a suit The shops finally took up
/ the theory and offered loose wraps
at an prices, from SIS 10 {l1O
There is no diminutlon in the
| fashion The economical woman
rnds that fresh new covering can
hide a faded or dusty gown and
give one a feeling of s,'f.respect in
public places The new Capes are
| suitable for coat suits as well 90
| frocks, and their fabrics run The
Eamut satin. GcorPette creme. an
| the heavy Chinese silks striped and
] pam ihIlfAhf IlNlAhlNli. NfI'NI ana
/ chiffon are chosen
Now the top coat has become a
part Of a costume. and n even per
mits cape 10 be worn over % II
| is rather fascinating as rcdingote
| II resolves Itself into this Kind Of
/ garment, but when u ia af crepe de
! chine or extra soft satin it. 1s slipped
| over a severely plain chetr1se frock
/ of another color and forms a polo
| naise
These new top coats follow the
| path blazed by the Jackets that ho.
/ long 10 suits I'm that they do not
| fasten lu front In fact they do not
/ pretend 40 even meet In front They
| are broad enough 10 reach across
| the chest and waist but the fashion
| able trick o. 10 push The fronts back
| until9 they are almost under the
arms. In order that a broad eXpanse
may show
Do not run over this item as an In
significant one II ia fashion that
was begun IN Paris five months ago,
when the first warm weather broke
into being. and IL has ruled since
then In America We are Just begin
ming 20 tako it up with any enthus-
lasm and by the time We have es-
tablishcd % as fashion our cold
weather will make MS bring the
fronts Of our coats together and fss-
ten them snugly from collar-bone to
HRS
II one uses Jacket long or short
rs redingote the need for fasten-
Ing will not present ltselfy for the
cold weather will bring In the caps
OF cloth or fur. with Us huge collar,
and one may wear any Kind Of cos
tune beneath a. Herein lies It's value
20 tho economist.
The pompolan black and white
combination is brilliantly done In
capes that arc worn on the street as
we'll as TO evening affairs. The body
| of the cape is Of black satin, and the
decorations are of white satin. The
weather is hot enough 10 permit
these thin fabrics capes 90 be worn
Iduring al tho waking hours They
| cover . multitude of bad details In
gown that could not do service ~
exposed TO the searching sunlight
Trick of Fashion Is FIillucss AZ the
Sides.
The idea OF pullins hack the fronts
of redlngote or Jacket 10 order 10
show a Wide eKpansc of gown be-
meath is not mere IDLE trick that 10
confined 70 one garment II part
OF widespread movement II tstao'
fishes certain silhouette II rs
dominant note I'm what Paris has
done for the American trade Tor
three months II is q bit new 20 us
but IL In wise 10 look into 10 wei ana
consider II seriously. because. after
IAN. tho silhouette is moro important
than the choice ot material or color
II you get your lines right YOU can
take a great deal Of liberty elsewhere
In your costume
The new trick Is definite attempt
10 put fulness AZ the sides Of the ilg-
ure and therefore broaden the nat
outline that is presented from the
front or the back short jackets arc
pushed back 20 give fulncss under
the arms. long ones are pushed BACK
10 give filnesg from shoulder to
knees. and new frocks are spcclalN
designed with this silhouette In nina
There Is n smart new blue serge
from Parts that has All ne tu'ness at-
ranged from under tho arms 10 ih'
hem Of the skirt This fulness i7 MADE
mp from a succession N pleaN WA,
are held In over tho hips hv bands oi
military braid that cross the Wlalle
OF the front and seem On broaden 'he
outline by several inches
There Is no effort 10 widen tho
hem Of the skirt by means of iis
fulness II is securely pressed or
stitched In place, for as skirts gro"
longer they grow narrower
Skirts Begin g. .Tccp Instcp.
Il is difficult (. Is0k of eoonomy
and conservation = In respect 20 q
hrand-new fashion that Is hurled AZ
us out Of the blue. Yet the comh,na
ton is not only possible, but often
times satNfSing
What u called the new skirt was
advanced last December iu America
by American designers. and 10 had
been exploited here for house gowns
six months before, 80 u is not new II
might he called q purely American
design, although the house that OK
plotted n for the evening Is under tho
strongest French influence. However
Il was an Independent action and had
nothing 20 do with inspiration from
Paris
The second American house that
started the long skirt for the street
acted IN an Independent manner THE
skirt was not taken up. although 30
was constantly worn by the woman