Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-05
See, the Parisienne is
Not Much Concerned with
Fashions for Women, Be
cause She Insists the Glo-
ry of France Just Now is
in Her Sons, Chesters
Write-Women Dress in
Blacks and Grays.
BY LILLIAN CHESTER.

(CopSflEnt, lSlS. by tho newspaper
Enterprise ~Association.)
Paris. March 5.-The fashions were
gaycr in Paris than now! The
%boulcvards and ~promenades. the cafes
foycrs OF the tllcaters. are ablazc with
bright colors. and b~ewildering with
the variety of designs.
Individuality is the keynote, and it
does not seem necessary to slavishly
follow any particular mode to be in
style. "A very attractive russell Is seen
more and more as the season advance
es, but blue is still the favorite. This
comes in a Very charming pastel tint,
and In quite II range of materials.
notably a good looking heavy fabric
which hangs well, and Grapes cffec-
lively. though rather stiffly.
There goes II very fetching coat
made in this materials! 1t has a. fitted
back with IL long waistline, and flares
generously to Just above the knee.
4. stiff little cap Of tho same cloth
and three rows of gold braid separate
the blue band from the scarlet crown,
on which is passementeried q delight
fully ORNAMENTAL design of gold cord.
The costume is completed by a very
glossy and well-curled mustache, and
leather putees following closely the
lines of h calves. and stout russell
boots. AS the wcarer walks the sway
ing OF the coat reveals the knees of
scarlet trousers. The three stripes on
the sleeves of the coat add not a little
spice to the decorative effect.
Coats are quite the fashion. indoors
and out. since the fuel scarcity. Just
following the fitted m in the crowd
is one which is caught at the waist
with a belt, and the long. swift stride
of the wearer gives it the desired
swasgering lines. a saucy little black
cap, like a stingy tam O. shanter. goes
with this. completing an extremely
smart effect.
Oh, look at that one- No. not the
one which starts faring from the
neck, but the stunning one!
1t is worn, too. with that iaunty
Alpine chasseur's bcret: blue, the
time.
1t is cut narrow. coming Just below
the knees, held in at a rather high
waisuine, and clinging so that it re-
vcals the long, 1.-THE, beautiful figure
beneath.
The great touch. however, the thing
which makes m turn and look again.
is the collar; a high. wide, rolling af-
fair. into which the couptenance may
snusgle to the eyes.
Only very tall and slender persons
should wear this style, although. of
course. one sees all kinds.
Here's Il very popular model, just
a sort of regular overcoat with a
strap across the back, and plenty of
room in it: a stiff little cap of the
same material, but with one row of
gold braid between the blue band and
the scarlet crown.
There is so much blue. and it is SO
attractive with it's touches of splcn-
didlH harnlonized red. with gold or
silver or black or white, that one fol-
lows 1t almost exclusively at first. as
the thronss surge past on the boulc-
ward in an endless Kaleidoscope.
Kaleidoscope? It's almost more like
a oom. with the walks full on both
sides of the street. and the gay colors
bobhlns along in both ,dinections,
mlnsling and swirling in an incxtric-
able confusion. and little patches, of
the color darling across and across the
tansle of traffic like the shutties in
the weaving of this great tapestry of
modern Babylon.
BUT presently the great mass of rus
set which has been the warming back
ground for the vivid colors begins to
assert individuality.
ihere goes a group of the costumes
which have been so popular here since
their first importation last August
from America. They are stout and fun
and broad in the shoulders and are
worn with flat-brimmed soft russell
mats with four dents surrounding the
peak of the crown.
With these go fine. stern, intelligent
faces, and a splendid carriage. There's
a prim. ~stf1-looking outfit, suitable
for stif-looking. well-set-up fellows.
A heavy. padded coat. with a wide
belt, outside pockets, plenty of dark