Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-03-09

This was particularly true of the
premiere of Jeanne dare, work new
to Paris, though not to London. Half
| toilettes," which were only to be dis
| tlnguished from the ante-bellum eve
ming gowns by the aforementioned use
OF a film of tulle, were worn by all the
women; and many of them appeared
| in interesting and unusual head
dresses. Paris seems to feel the neces-
| sity of headgear with a semi-eyening
! trock; hence the introduction of all
| sorts Of amusing arrangements. Orien-
tai turbans, jeweled effects, elaborate
bands of jet with bangles over the
ears, all of these and many more were
seen, and they were creations of the
| best dressmakers of France.
In the street. the Parisienne still
champions the frock and coat, or the
coat dress" All winter, satin has
| been u favorite material for outdoor
things, interlined, of course, for
warmth, and simply shattered with
| fur.
Satin will continue in favor and
there is mention of revival of the
'wool-back" variety, which had some
success a good many years ago. For
| spring, the combination of materials,
which seems to please our own de-
| signers and manufacturers equally
WE'LL will be featured.
There really ought to be few wom-
en- with "the face" to knit in colored
woods for their own adornment, In
these days of crying demands from
the army and navy. But the slip-on
garment without sleeves has taken
such hold upon our affections that
1t Is difficult to think of abolishing 1t
altogether. Nor need we do so. Amer
lean designers, anxious to serve their
soldiers and sailors in this vital mat
ter, have had the cleverness to offer
the same type of garment in mate
rails of which there is, at present, no
such pressing need.
Vests of tlanneis, of heavy shan
lungs and other rough weaves of silk,
even Of satin, made almost exactly
like the sweater vest of last summer,
have been made up and are being Of
fered to women whose patriotic inten-
ton might weaken if these novelties
were any less attractive than they
are. Jersey, both in wool and silk, is
! another favorite material for them.
Jersey Weaves Taken Up.
In fact, Jersey weaves have not in
the least diminished in popularity.
The first wool jersey woven in this
country was rather too reminiscent Of
Uncle Josh's red underwear to have
a success with fastidlous women. But
the weave has greatly improved.
AS for the silk varieties, there is
heavy sort, of vegetable fiber, which
is immensely satisfactory. 1t is heavy
and lustrous and not too stretchable.
1t hangs in the rich, long folds that
cling to the figure and lends itself
particularly well to strictly one-piece
| frocks or coats which hang from the
shoulders in an Oriental effect. Such
material is never lined, but 1t is worn
over lining of some sort made espe-
cially for 1t.
! Paris is using this heavy kind for
outdoor coats, some of them of the
slip-on over the head sort, which have
failed to achieve success with us, but
which she still fancies Our hotels,
restaurants and houses are still, In
| spite of threatened coal famine, so
well-heated, for the most part, that we
have retained our habit of slipping
off our outdoor garments at the
! slightest provocation. The idea of
wriggling out of coat made all in
one piece or pulling it over our heads
like a sailor boy taking off his blouse,
does not appeal to us; neither does
the French woman's way of getting
it on again, which is simply to make
a circle of the garment on the floor
and step into the middle of it, pulling
1t UP around her.
| Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newsps
per Syndicate)
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