The Washington herald., 1918-10-08

New York. Oct 7.-Fnth avenue lie
sull dependent upon the whim OF the
great designers OF Paris for its fash
ions. Not even the war has stopped
it. This winter fur is TO be the fash
ion. The reason? Paris is cold.
Partisan artistes must smile 81
Fifth avenues lack OF OriginaIit1-.
For years II hss been the same. II
Paris IL bored, they went into the
Orient and brought out the harem
skirt; If they took a dip into his
tory, Fifth avenue had 10 wear En-
pire gowns and Marie Antoincttc COL
lars. II Paris had brothers in The
Balkan war. Fifth avenue wore Rul-
garian embroidery the next ycasr1
And now the great Partisan ar
tistes are feeling winters first uip
and because there is a shortage Of
coal in Paris every gown is made
with a touch Of fur. suits and coats
are finished with wide warm collars
and long cloaks arc made Of every
sort Of skin from squirrel to sab,r.
The idyIlic situation has one cls-
ment OF supreme JOY and that is the
comparative chospness OF fur. No,
that IL isn't expensive. But bon
world where many staples have
jumped from 3OJ to 100 per cent. Al
article is cheap that jumps skyward
merely 50 per cent
There is one thing noticed about
The women on Fifth avenue these
days and that IL the lack Of Colo
The well-dressed woman must clotns
herself In black The idea, II Is
SAID Is 70
ger OF the khaki uniform beside her
or the glitter OF the gold medals
on dull blue breasts.
One cannot wear red or green vhe,
one walks with a soldier in blu.
Black-plsin, self-sacrihcinr blacks
the lot Of woman so long as heroes
stride the streets. EltterinE with
medals and gold braid.
There Is still another feature sbout
Women's frocks this fall The gowns
are very long and very tiCht-dttinE.
The effort IS for tailored SimDIfcify.
Many ladies tailors have been forced
out Of business on account OF war
conditions, and the few that remain
are hanging on by their finger naiIs.
A Marine lieutenant dropped into the
Lambs the other evening 10 jazz up
the lobby lounEers with a new yarn.
According to his story. a doctor was
making an inspection on a transport
going over. He came 10 a big husky
negro.
Charcoal he said, are YOU set
ting enough 20 eate''
''Yesseh. yesseh. Abs Cettin' plenty
six meals a DAY"
Six meals a day How DO you
manage il 90
Three down-sn' three up. sah.'
Blase New Workers who 90 way
down in Greenwich Village seelziuS
thrillage have found a new thrill Il
is a Roumsnisn restaurant In a base
ment near RivinEton and ForsytI
street on the East Side. The propri.-
tor. a keen musician. IS al accom-
plished player OF the cymbsIome-s
primitive piano. II has become tho
meeting place for inteIlectUals. A.
one table may be found painters. writ
ers. intepretative dancers and weaver
Of dreams. At another q writer v.
fables, Aesop.s successor. a Girl who
makes q living selling cigarette. '1.
poses as an author. two rpy;-. uH'
with short hair and tho 9TH. wI..
long locks. An come to drink gIass
OF white vino with the proprietor. r'
hear his cymbs lone and 10 taste the
csrnatzel, peshts. Sardeli de lisss- cav
tuahala and freSaroi-or perhaps o.
look into the eyes Of the olive aiuU0u
cashier Nsnys who has cherry r.I
I lips. Jet black hair and a smile fH~
everyone.
''Pershlne Sousrc- is =oIus 'o b.