The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-26
BARE ARMS WITH
FURS LOOK FUNNY
Margaret Walter Writes of
Some Strange Fashions
That Prevail.
BY MARGARET WALTER.

LONDON, Dec. 26. (Reciprocal News
! Service.-It certainly looks queer to see
women sitting round at tea In hotels
and in private houses bundled up to
their noses In all sorts OF furs which
they keep budding higher as they chat
and at the same time their arms are
bare to the elbow, to the shoulder al
| most, and most of them ungloved, too.
| Though they have changed their
| dresses at the order Of Lanvin and
| Poiret and the others over there in
Paris, Englishwomen have not changed
their war; time manners one bit. The
| fashion pictures show, women sitting
statdly in prim gilt chairs and sweep
| ing down broad marble staircases, so
| it's a little hard on them, being used
| as modern women have got to DO. The
women here don't follow the pictures
| They still sit down as IL they didn't
mind how or where SO long as 1t Is a
| seat.
| saw a girl at lunch at Claridges
the other day fumbling around at her
side and pulling her frock about for at
least two minutes; you can imagine the
| laughter when she had to be reminded
| that she wasn't still In uniform, with
its always convenient pockets, its en-
| couragement to ease and comfort.
That Is one reason why the chemse
frock Is absolutely forbidden to retire
! from London, whatever Paris may say.
These English girls with their long
! waists and their lean hips look their
best In clothes that have no definite
waistline.
And the evening dresses are made
especially for them it seems. More
| and more they have no backs, more ana
| more they creep up the front until at
Lucille's latest salon, done UP in pale
grey and silver with smoke velvet
| hanglngs, the langud English beau
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| dropping chins actually touching the
| fronts of the dinner frocks they wore
| while their backs were perfectly bare
one frock | saw was cut in deep
V behind, extending even below the
waist, which was outlined by a mar.
row black velvet ribbon. Tho front
| Of this dress reached the collar bone.
| Contradiction runs through every
| thing in the fashions this season, Right
| in the middle Of the dirtiest and dark
est winter on record it's suddenly be-
! come the rage to flaunt white satin,
| white organdie and white hand woven
| linen in every conceivable combination
in street clothes. Heavy suits are lined,
not only the long coat but the tight
skirt, too. with ivory satin. Tight
] skirts reveal white chiffon or georgette
petticoats cut so long that a single
walk in the streets soils them.
| ne WhlctCohtS hNeTyDOuy - wear
| ing are SO long that they look almost
| like aprons. They are made with al
most anything, white organdie runs
with gophered frills Of real lace white
satin cut in the fashion of the 4O's,
striped satin, Powered silk, metal bro
| cade and all manner Of plain and wool
| ly materials. Some OF the most gor-
| geous oriental embroidery is put on
| these little garments and all sorts OF
| colors are used, especially those which
clash most violently with anything else
the wearer happens to have on.
The flare in the long coats becomes
more pronounced every day. II be-
| gins In the flaring panniers which are
detail in all the newest evening
frocks, appears in day dresses in fam
shaped side pkaungs and organ pipe