The sun., 1918-07-14
HUNT FOR ODDITIES OF FASHIONS AS DIVERTING AS EV

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Do not expect any OF us who writ.
fashions, therefore, to be consistent
We are telling the news from day IN
day as we know It. 1t is quite usele,,
to prophesy. II Is silly to say tina,
any one fashion dominates.
If we tell you that gowns are but.
toned up the back and then say tina,
we have gone back to primitive
drapery in which no fastenings are
used we are not stumbling awkwardly
We arc merely rejecting the fact that
one woman wears one thing, whils
another wears something else This
should help you in your own scheme
Of seasonable costumery.
To get down to the bare bone n,
news, Lewis, the milliner OF Paris. has
exploited for the summer resorts hats
with the largest brims ever worn. II
women were in danger OF having
Papal decree issued against them for
wearing obstructive fashions, as they
did when they defied the church and
wore the hennin they would surely
merit it this summer hi these hats
They certainly could not fight in
close formation. One hat is equal to
-, =, 800. IT, ra.ta,,re,
,hinr. :. noads tah,a 70 itso,t ''''
~, 20 ,oLo 80, tLo mir, ., d,,,.
fashions, its rival, it's companion and
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! Primitive draping is in high fashion,
| And right against II, sitting in tia
| same room with it and exploiting itse'
quite as proudly and successfully vii
he a gown that is fastened with bore
buttons from the nape or the neck 10
the turn of the heel.
1t Is pure perverseness to employ a
! line OF buttons down the back NJ a
frock The entire world of fashion
was stimulating itself to the utmos.
| to provide new ways with ancien;
| ideas. 1t was on the cards that We
would drape ourselves in different
ways.
Then some designer aided by A
smart woman. made tight bodice IN
a frock. buttoned 1t all the way down
| the back and added japanese DOW
| ut the waist line. what was the re-
suit" Huge bows and tight bodies
smoothly pulled across the Dust ann
SINKING IN over the diaphragm oecams
an exalted fashion.
| perhaps 1T was panic and not per-
| Nerseness that created this gown "
! taxes sklifni hand TO wrap matera.
| around the podv IN EraretuI man
ner' ana we nave not the arr ot ms
| prlmiu'es'
lilouest woman mas fISu' !" 0''
"'anu tnat this urapeTN ne we" pa '.'
! se'her neiore she apperS IN II :" p.'
! ,c' 10 uaiice' 10 olhe OF 10 VAIN.
'a'aiieSe woman can "'nn "'' S''"'-
eoou. ner h'ps' ana o'ner 7'''t
,"h tie INV isi''ie MINUS III ''
''a' " neep ~ 'i'desS IA l'"''' ''
ISL W NUNS anu eye ''.
anu out,oiS' ana we are o., "''"O
81 an odu !" eU''ie'i'''s ,"''
u' upoii 'ui sNi'' III 's"'7 ""N'' ~
"s ~"
."fu'' nc s'o'S u, IRENE" "'''"
'' "'' '''a' W us
wrap MS pody IN the silks that Ne'
room, bow so many times and re'rea
bowling. The FrenChman was vourg
quite fascinating. and looked upon tn
adventure with high spirits. There
fore, he wrapped his body in the man
ncr described to him.
But the cleyerness Of his Fr,nci
hands failed. he said. in securing ~
ends Of that soft s!lken drapery. H,
walked forward 10 Thibaud with de
tinction and grace; he bowed befor'
Thihaud and felt something sl;p, Al
each backward bow he felt moro Knot,
untying: he became panicstriCkcr. ant