Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-06

nounccmcut by the Pennsylvania i.til-
road that IL win rcmny, ITS two Flo
r,dh specials viii Curtatl all southern
pleasure travel 10 such un extent that
the Palm Heach season cannot be
held up. 1t the urcseut moment. ua an
incentive TO buying new clothes
However. the difficulty In getting
sufficient coal 10 hel- the large
houses of the WeiLSto-do in 'he north
may cause them t6to TO temperate
climate Already the yery rich are
talking of spending ;he winter on
houseboats In southern waters Al
present, II is a toFs-up aas To- whether
or not the northerners will stay north
Upon this decision n great deal oc
the new Costumery rests However.
the designers are treadinS water. ns
II were. aud PRODUCING clothes that
are different from what has gone he
fore. in the hone that enough people
viii so south to speed up the mid
season business
4 Few French Gowns.
number OF the importers have re-
turned from Paris with midscason
gowns, and those are disappointng'
in large measure, but few of them
point to something new and their
presence is az least stimulating. -
There are far mors interesting
sketches coming over than gowns. as
they purpose 10 he the new clothes
worn by the women In Paris who are
buying sInar. things There has been
an ahout-face in the attitude Of the
fashionable people toward clothes
since tho entry of America into the
war. The connection may not APP
near on the surface TO those who arc
not Interested ~ this kind OF subject,
A nf NJ a
bv. our well to- army in Paris has
stimulated trade to an extent that
las not been known since long pc
fore the war.
Another fact that enlvens the
clothes ouestiCN over there is the
presence Of thousands OF get rich
quick munition makers and other
members of the vast middle class In
France who heretofore have not trou-
bIcd their heada about French gowns.
Wood Pulp and Twinc.
The leading feature In tho new
f~ocNs Is the constant repetition of
artificial Jersey silk. matelassc and
our common friend, gabardne This
January type Cf artificial SILK i"rscy
~ thicker and heavier than anything
we have had under the hft-repcatcd
name. II has the stiffness that one
associates wuh fiber madn from
wood pulp II may be however, that
we will not nave permission to make
much Of II In this country.
Matclasse is bcing mad over here.
and also the new type of brochure
Jersey SILK. and the claim Is that the
manufactures have made
the stamping - the design moro Sc
cure and durable than the French
have done.
Chanel sends over a black gown
with tunic aud q narrow skirt made
u this heavy wood fibe- silk Jersey
Which IL decorated In Indian fashion
with white >tvine and tiny wooden
beads
The Importers think tha; this gown
viii he a success
Chcruit has made a gown that has
been injected into me American
trade. OF beige colorcd gnhardne and
a kind OF crepe which hhs It's wrong
aldo turned outward The skirt IS
narrow. bat slightly drppcl at ;ha
sides, I'm the fashion Of a riding habit
skirt.
This fashion was introduced by
BulloZ last Septc cmber iu n street suit
hat he made for Mary Garden and
'slled by her name Many Of the
French designers have adopted II
since then, but It Is rarely worn ia
itllifl lNb.
This Cherult gown copy Of which
was sent TO this country. Is enbroid
cred. Indian fashion, in natural coli
)red twtnc md II has a Wide belt ~
United bands finished with two knit
ted rosettes. one at each side OF the
waist. done In the natural color OF
wine
Paqun Is responsible FOR the fash
Cn ot two froCks, both worf at the
flme time. and Il Is this iden Of ncrs
hat is being copied here and exploit
"a az an efficiency gown
This fashion ~ made easily possible
6y the prevailing idea OF "a slccveless,
tuuir showirr sleeves and
collar OF another fabric As Paquin |
works out the idea. the sleeves and
---t}Sy OF another fabric pra also of
another color and belong TO rcpn- !
ate gown that is covered hN tho me |
t,eyal sleeveless affair OF wool or