The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1919-03-13

have made up Its mind to wear In sum.
Jner the clothes that are suggestive Of
summer.
This may sound like familiar con-
ditiOn to women in those sectors of
the country that prepare for the heat
in April and do not think of warm
clothes until November; but in the
large majority of these United States,
observes a fashion writer, there has
been a tendency to dress In summer
in way that seems to defy the cal
endar. Hundreds Of these women buy
thin serge frocks and suits, gowns
with strong silk Innings, chiffon or
there Is always bit Of fur hanging
in the closet ready to be used with
or without excuse.
There was time when even the
women of the cooler states permitted.
themselves to look upon lingerie
gowns with favor. This was done in
Paris, where there has always been
tendency to avoid cool simplicity, even
though July and August demand
clothes that will give comfort. The
average Paris woman, even though she
may be young girl working for her
living, never appears In the street or
at a shop in q separate white shirt
waist without coat, and none of the
Paris women 60 about the streets In
muslin or linen frocks. 1t was this
French custom in summer clothes that
governed the American output for the
last decade or so.
Be Warned In Time.
The woman who is watching out for
her spring wardrobe and Is being guild
ed by the clothes going to pleasure
resorts, which are, after all, forerun-
ners of what we will adopt, had best
be warned in time that she will regret
1t If she puts money into sweaters,
separate skirts and plenty of shirt
waists. We are coming into a new
phase of summer clothes. 1t Is really
nm old. old one, and it has been
brought back through the mental SOM
ersault we were compelled to turn dur.
ing the war days. We have yearn-
Ing for clothes that are sensible. Non.
essentials have rather wearled us.
We think 1t especially silly to wear q
serge gown on warm, moist days when
we could be comfortable In taffeta,
foulard, Shantung and printed chiffon.
We know that muslin is not an easy
fabric to possess, and cotton has been
needed for things more grim and seri.
Gus than q woman's summer after.
noon; but the other fabrics fall as
thick as leaves in Vallambrosa. One
can get them for the asking. A vast
amount of them are American made,
and one does not have to pay an i'm
port price on them. There Is q Ger.
tain quality of chiffon which has been
put out by France and which we have
not been able to achieve, but Of the
foulards the Standings and the vari-
Gus types Of Chinese crepe and silk,
our own markets supply our own
needs.
The French designers inaugurated
taffeta as far back as December, and
the American importers offered South
ern frocks of this material the first of
January, but 1t was taffeta that was
a close rival to satin, even thinner and
more comfortable for warm days.
When the American women attempt
the fashionable draping Of the hour
with taffeta that Is not exqulsitely
supple, 1t may be that the fabric will
have setback, leaving the way clear
for Shantung, Chinese creme. and fou.
lard
These are the materials that will
come back to fashion, but they need
not be twisted and turned into COM
pick and expensive frocks unless the
wearer so desires. Many of them are
made up like muslins
No summary of the fabrics that are
to flash forth after the frost Is over,