Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-11
Directoire Dress, Capes, Suits
and Other Apparel Dear to
W0man's Heart.
LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE
Almost Everything 10 Correct II II Fol-
lows Lines Of the Figure-outer
Wraps Have Tendency to Ex-
aoQerate Natural Curves.

"AS you were," says Par1S, using
soldierly language as the occasion de-
mands. Fastening to add. lest you
think her arbitrary, that Is. II you
wish" In the first instance she re-
fers to the pre-war styles. and in the
second to the fact that II these do not
please you there are plenty Of other
fashions that are suited to your indi-
vidual taste.
Following the line Of least resist
ance describes the newest fashions to
a peppermint, for as II weary Of con-
troversy the makers Of fashions have
decided to pick up the threads of the
1914 models and weave them into Those
of today. thereby pleasing. If possible.
everyone concerned. Practically. OBJ
serves a prominent fashion writer. 1t
works out in this way: Almost every
thing is In correct line IL 1t follows
the lines Of the figure. The fact that
nine-tenths of the makers voted for
the directOire modes strengthens this
conclusion rather than otherwise, as
the dresses of this period particularly
emphasize the lines Of the figure I'M
derneath, while the coats and outer
wraps. aside from the picturesque re-
vers, have a tendency to exaggerate
the natural curves. That is the point.
that the human form divine is not alb
solutely straight up and down Is made
partially apparent.
/ m 20 m
air In 1914, but something interviewed
and the movement hardly progressed
further than the draped skirts and the
large revers; this time further devel.
opments seem possible. Aside from
the fact that the directoire lines are
preferred. one may dress as suits ones
Individual fancy.
Showing lndep sndenee.
Evidently the public have the bit In
their teeth as regards few points Of
the fashions. 1t Is clearly shown thai
in the last few months there is no de
sire for eccentricities or extreme ex
aggerations. That the women o.
France have a great deal to say, par
ticularly the fashionables Of Paris, a.
to what will be taken up Is sometimes
overlooked in the general admiration
of the models put forth by the makers
At the Paris opera lately when the Of
fetal ban on evening clothes was liftet
II was noted that instead Of the bril-
liant clothes expected by the designer
and which they had prepared 10
there was littie dlsplay. = 49,
L Streets in Paris are still dimly light
ed, wounded soldiers are everywher
and women swathed In mourning serv
as a background which throws eve
the moderately bright clothes into SUD
den relief. How, then. can the design
, ers expect the women to wear. tn
brightest of colors and the most e,
.travagant of clothes? A certai
amount of somber richness was di'
played, but the untrammeled extrav,
gance of pre-war days was to be note
only in isolated cases In the boxes.
1t is said that the American wOma
in Paris can be spotted easily by ht
, longer skirt and long. tight Slew
. This order of affairs is about to b
changed and the longer skirt Is abo'
TO become universal. As to the e:
. tremely short sleeves. the America
!. woman will wear them while In Par
!, and on some occasions at home. D'