Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-23
LITTLE ATTENTION IS
GIVEN NEW STYLES
With Designers at Front, London Is
Concerned Only With
Turnout,
CBy MARGARET WALTER. }

| Wy "AISAhEI WALTER.
LONDON. oct 22.-Its almost ds
hard to tell what the new fall styles
are In London this year as It is TO
Tell what the war nows will be next
week. With a difference! Every
oody Is ready to prophesy what Is
going TO happen at the front and no
pody hW the least interest in fash
IONS not even the dressmakers or
tHe world famous designers or fash
ION experts. Most OF the men both
rFench and English are now in tho
army; ana the women who are left
- take charge of the great houses
are so put to 1t TO turn out the alb
soiuteIy necessary number OF mod els
that they have no energy to spend in
inventlnG new styles.
one outstanding novelty IL the new
wrap which Is made OF a single
piece or fine brocade lined with con-
trasting SILK, velour lined with fancy
wool or SILK or heavy faced double
cioth. The material is simply cut
IN an oblonG two yards long and a
| yard and a half wide. A wide fold
Ii turned back on one side and this
~ lald around the shoulders A big
Jeweled button or clasp fastens the
wrap across the breast and that il
all 1t is very smart indeed, but has
to be worn with an exceedingly
simple dress else 1t looks like a lap
robe. And speaking OF lap robes
the famous artistic store Of Liberty
is making n special feature OF silk
plush robes, double faced, some dark
rich color on the outside lined with
a pale tint. These are sold to be used
as evening wraps. They have con-
ceaied snap fastenings which con-
vert them into wraps in moment.
They make about the most graceful
evening coats | have ever seen with
their long silken tassels at the cor
ners which give just the necessary
finish
Brings Memories.
Seal plush. What memories 1t
brings back, OF the belle OF our lit
tie Kansas town appearing in one
her father brought home to her from
New York. for example. How beau
uful its glossy surface. can still
smell its warm perfume when she
threw 1t over the back OF her chair
as she settled down to teach her
Sunday school class. Well, seal plush
is back again and the very best tai-
lors are making 1t up into beauti-
ful winter coats They really differ
very little from the old seal plush OF
the SOS. They are a good deal amp
Ter. very, often made kimona style. |
and lined mostly with bright pat
termed silk or the softest possible
Chinese figured challie, which by the
way is the favorite lining for winter
garments. Not that silk is not to be
found. but 1t is now so poor that 1t
Is hardly worth buying, and with the !
prospect of unheated houses and |
it's no luxury to have a silk
lining when you can get soft warm |
one that is just as gay.
There are a lot of very narrow
skirts this Tall, nipped in around the |
ankles just as they were a couple OF |
years ago, and one particularly |
smart model is sSfolded across the
back and left free so that 1t flaps |
at every step. One tailor told me |
that this was really a better model
than the old box pleat and that II |
pressing. which is a great advantage |
today.
Coats nre Long.
Coats are long. mostly three quar- |
ters at least, and a good many suits
recall the Directoire style with its
high waist and long straight pan
niers Pockets are Just az import
ant, 'but there Is a tendency TO imi-
tate the soft patch pocket OF the |
officers uniform and they have the
appearance OF being made for use
whether they are or not.
Stoles very straight and long and
small muffs, still seem to remain
popular and there is very little rich
,ur to be seen. Light furs are more
called for than dark ones-ermine,
white fox, and all the soft grays and