The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-11
PARIS IN MID JULY
GOES FASHION MAD

FASHION MAD
tailored frock with it's plain, narrow
skirt and knee length jacket that
opened to show white Jersey
waistcoat on the front OF which was
embroidered in natural colors in the
popular cross stitch a fascinating
little orange tree with fruit and flowers
set in tiny stiff pot OF green.
AT the same table sat another young
woman dressed in gray from head to
loot. She, too, wore a large velvet hat
and her waistCoat was of gray suede,
cut round at the bottom and with a
tall collar that came well up around
her ears.
Instead of buttons, the gi,ot was
fastened with small cut steel buckles.
and pinned to the lapel Of the gray
silk jersey jacket was diamond en-
crusted watch suspe nded from a mar
row MORE ribbon, this set with three
bars Of brilliants. Gray silk stockings
with hand embroidered clocks and
gray suede Moliere shoes with steel
buckles completed this very smart cos
tune.
Snort sleeves are also much IN
favor this summer. Not the half
length nor the elbow length sleeve.
cut the frankly short sleeve that
comes midway between shoulder and
CHOW, thereby giving a deiiChtfu,ly
cool erect 10 the July frock. It Is
as refreshing as 1t is rare To find a
iashion that is both seasonaLle ard
sensible and as an accompaniment
10 the short sleeve the collars on most
or the new models are large and
| quite Byronic in their decollctagc
The Robe Chcmise Populnr.
The vogue Of the robe chemise still
PERSISTS FOR several reasons: il is easy
70 make. comfortable TO wear and re.
cures comparatively little material.
| many button down the middle breadth
from collar 70 hem. the buttons
/ forming an attractive trimming on
| the front OF the frolk.
Worn under these frocks. the COM
n.na'ton of tulle or Of crepe de chine.
VI No!'e' al SiHn or of lnon replaces
me erStwh!le more !ussy linGerrlothns.
! No"adiys, the corset is merely y
support for the dress waisthan!. the
| rhemlSe has grown shorter and
| shorter and what or mothers rprdl,
| termed lingerie is gradually dean
pear!nE from the smar, wum1n's
wardrobe
Not that the Papisicrue has grown
ncklo toward beautiful body linen.
lovely embroidered and TRANSPARENT
| hauStes. but since the war It Is almost
impossible to find real linen: ironing ia
TOO Gii!lcult and complicated and con-
sumes too much coal; potent reasons
all Tor the present craze for six un-
| derwoar. which can easily no pressed
into shape even with COO, iron
The thin as tissue paper frock. 50 well
| known across the Atlantic has mo-
| pace in the wardrobe Of the stav AT
! nome Parisienne. II Is never HOT
! enough for that sor: or gown over
| nero. Instead, there are FASCINATING
! one piece wolfe dresses, preferably
cream or ivory, whose sole trimming
Is the clever hit Of embroidery at hem
| helt, collar and sleeve. But ,h, sill;
| slip is obligatory under this thin rrock.
ana though the effect Of lentucss 10
preserved the necessary warmth Is
thereby added
! Modes Mt the Reaches
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taken their former places as fashion
able resorts.
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