Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20


tho light as tho stuff that dreams are
dnudo' o. they perhaps 'ypify tho IN
gXplicablc remington that Is 80 no
tlccable In Paris.
The demi- toilette, however. IN moth
ing new 10 France. There has always
been "a certain popularity for THIS
type of gown In Paris, ana worn with
u hat, Il aas often seen at the thenter
or ~ RESTAURANT or hotel dlnners be-
fof&dhe war.
In this, tho French capital was "A
great contrast to the English one. In
which only the fSllest OF full evening
dress. with bare head. was cousid
cred the thing for such occasions.
We have followed the French custom
rather more than the English IN this.
| Many American women have had the
feeling that very dccollete gown is
out of place In a public place, ana
even before the war II was custom
AIRY TO see them keep their evening
cloaks pulled closely around their
| shoulders In such places. OF late
years. bare shoulders have been more
frequently seen, but thia winter "a
| searchCr for pointers ON evening dress
would have had nm Improbable timo
OF II In most plwces In New York.
Never chnNe evening frocks been less
more so. This feeling has lead to "A
revival OF the so-called restaurant
hat. n thing OF llghtness and grace. ot
which the large example In satin with
a large brim, shCown today, might
serve ~ a type. Often such hats are a
mere suggestion Of tulle. held Rppar-
entity by magic In the shape OF crown
and brim.
Paris Again Gay.
Some OF the reoen; first nights In
Paris have been slgnAlized by the
This was patlcularly true of the
uromiefe OF jeanne Dare. work new
to Paris tho not TO London. The
salle was very brilliant and was
packed 90 the doors. The orchestra
soata are s,d 10 have sold for fabu-
ious sums and the boxes for rnall
FORTUNES. The proceeds were turned
over to the French Red Cross Hall
toilettes." which were only TO be dis
tinguished from the ante bellum eve
ming gowns by the afore- mentioned
use OF Il film OF t-ille, were worn by all
the women and many of them appear
ed In interesting and unusual head
dresses Paris seems TO feel the nCCcs-
slty OF hcadgcar with scmi-evrn,ng
frock hence the Introduction OF all
sorts of amusing arrangements. Otien-
bands of Jet with bangles over the
cars all OF these and many more were
seen, and they were creations OF the
best dressmakerB OF France.
In the sueat, the parisionne sski
champions the frock R.yd coat or the
."coAt dress" All Writer, satin has
sheen a favorite material for outdoor
things interlined OF course, for
warmth. and simply shattered with
fur.
Satin will continue In favor and
there ls mention OF u revival OF the
wool back variety. which had some
success a good many gears ago. For
spring, the combination OF materials,
which seems 10 please our own de-
signers and manufacturers equally
well, win be featured.
The blue ~sarhardine frock illus
trated IL suggestive one. IL tulfills
every requirement OF tho commercial
economy board on the wool question,
aR there ls onlY n scant skirt of the
scarce material A jumper bodice or
Tan and blue striped silk, worn over
an organdie vest and belted into place.
In offered as n sort OF su bstitute for
tho sleeveless vest OF knitted wool,
which was so popular last year,
There really ought 10 be n few wo-
men with "tho face" TO knit In colored
woods for their own adornment, In
these days OF crying demands from
the army and navy. But the slip-on
garment without sleeves has tnken
such hold upon our affections that
Il Is difficult 20 think of abolishInK, "
altogether. Nor need SSe dc -~> Amer
Jean designers anxious TO serve their
, aolctcrs and sailors In this vital mat
ter have had tho cleverness 20 offer
the same tyne OF garment In mnteri-
ais OF which there ts, at present. no
such pressing peed.
Vests OF tlannels. of heavy shan
tungs aud othor rough weaves OF silk.
even OF satin, made almost exactly
like the sweater vest OF last summer,
have been made up and are being Of
fered 20 women whose patriotic einten-