Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10

/ 'hhfN lh' NlhuNNlN 'i fiNlilfut HI
| thousnnds NJ years back before ths
| birth ~ 'hrist.
To uu the revival Of Grociur
| gowns ~ ooiuE very FAR back into
! history indeed. To The historian II
Is WoT" HcoopinR backward with
| nuistreiched hands 10 get what Ito.
1 almost behind us
Tho designers In France who
/ went bnck to Greece, took the gowni
| with which We are most familiar
hnd reproduced them for our every.
day usage
The most conspicuous or th"st
! show the antique lines o. pcrfrc,
! uon. There is the loosv dcColleags
AT the top caught on tho shoulder,
| with buckles, sometimes there i.
/ the draperv falling backward from
| the arms, there Is the gold line M
/ the edge of the flowing tunir and
| the narrow. limp skirt that Is longc'
! Than most Of the others offrrc ruf
| our Choice
We do not think OF Greciln cos
| tuW"ry In colors we always visual.
i1c lt In dead white and god Lat
| a rev ~ the French dcsigncr5 hl4c
used the idea aud departed no Tar
/ ~
| ~ green and gold and golden ,m-
hroldory. also that curious grny.
| green that Ia called tanavtu aud
here and there touches of exceed.
ingly well cut jet
One of the minor tnsp.r1tious
| from the Greek ia the cunstan, use
or slender gold ElrdleA. iGd poins
| back further into history. thcra Ia
the twisted cord slightl, above the
curve of the walstlino aerviuv ns u
bolt, II has no endA il is mwtly
| twisted Into n loose loop at tie side.
Grace aud the Narrow Line.
Even the designers who go back
| INTO antiquity for their model. do
not sacrifice the fashionable sil.
| houettc, which ls simmer thanccycr.
rev gowns and suits seem to have
been cut by the same master hand,
or directed by the Same master
mind. They are Identical In idea
and they win probably be turned out
ms uniforms In this country.
Otherwise, there is much novelty
IN the frocks ana tho combination
Of materials which the conservation
or wool demands brings about an
appearance ~ novelty that some
times does not really exist
The Young generation has grown
up mnde of tho Same material. and
therefore, whaLcycr dcviatca in
fashion from thnt accepted prlncl.
pie, Is looked upon ns a dangerous
experiment or ns something unique
10 be Instantly accepted.
There N no doubt that ythc one.
piece costume ~ no longer ncces-
sary To fashion or good taste Dan
ger Hes IN these piecemenl gowns,
or which all writer's have warned
thh publi'. Yet the fashion tx here
and must be rcckoned with.
Not only DO the designers advance
~ hut for curious psychological
reason, women have always llked a.
II sives them a sense OF CleverneSs
and economy to combine into n cas-
tume all tho left-oyers In the sewing
room, They think II saves them
money Very frequently they do
not know that Il shFseka aloud Its
ugllness To the world
There are thousands OF women
VINO stlll believe that lt is good econ
omy 10 have an entire gown with
Two yards ~ lace or four Yards OF
tot salloun ne foundation stone.
This is not fiction, nor Ia IL un-
truth II In a fact proved by thou.
sands OF letters that come 10 fash.
Ion writer's from women all over tho
country who desire 10 make the beM
OF their appearance
Well all those women vii have
their chance this spring They will
he able TO do that entirely delight
~ thing, which IL To rest their prl-
vate inclination on patriotism There
M nothing IN the world that human
nature likes 80 much AS 10 have
magnificent excuse for its own
folblcs.
What About the FabriCsP
The shops over this continent
shuutd find 10y In the fact that tho
French gowns are not built OF un-
common and difficult fabrics. what
was on the shelf last spring can be
brought out this spring and sold to-
the most fAstidioua customer Tho
drrsAmRkcrS are not in such good
luck and therefore. not in such high
feather
The casual observer. looking over
the French display. may say that
gowns have changed sp little that
women need not put their hands ln
their purses
But the dresEmakers aud the ro-
porters know that this IL not so
Paris has changed everything sur
ticiently to lure women into renew
inT their wardrohcs. The Shops
should reap an abundant harvest
from this move In Paris The minor
dressmakCrs should make a grea
dealsof money A 10 the exceeding
ly high priced dressmnkers those
who begin At 1850 for a sopu--they
are aiill ne. uOuS
NO wonder Even the rich are
Curtaillng 'h'ir expenses ln a mo, {
drastic manner. The middle classes
are buying as well ns ever aud what !
Us known as tho poor class is doinE 1
SO well financially this spring that |
the shops say they nm the alslcs and |
buy clothes that were never sold TO /
them before
ENGLAND reports the best wear In |
her history In the realm OF women n |
FASHIONS THAT PAR