South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-13
Omar S Admonition
Loses It's Meaning
The Present Spring

on can't escape a cape, my dear.
The fashion first was Ewes:
She made herself some swagger ones
or all the choicest leaves.
And when the leaves began TO fall
she wrapped herself in thought.
And bushes also mantled her
when with the apple caught.
Tier mantle fad's descended now
con mOdish maids today.
Though just a trIfle thicker are
Their fabrics. 1 should say.
The sprighuy Spring maid comes
forth au trapped up in capes as
quite unanimously as her prede-
o,ssor Madame Winter. No matter
Low she tries she can't seem 20 get
out from under the graceful folds.
Ihe only difference between the
Winter and Spring models IS that
those folds have dwindled from the
heavy richness Of fur. velour and
ou,etyn 10 the spring, clinsy light
ness of serge. satin. wool jersey or
trIcoune.
Do We follow old Omar's admoni-
ton and fling our Winter garment
e. r-pentencc IN the fires OF Spring
viii only be TO don another exact
D. imilar in cut and style.
OF course the Spring capes have
some new and novel touches 10
lIing them Up 10 date, such as en-
froidery ornamentation, scarf col
lars ending ia swishing tassels,
latch pockets and button excres-
cences jutting cut in nobby designs.
y perfect jewel OF a model is of
l.earl gray jersey with a deep soft
Vtpe collar edged an q wide band OF
black silk braid The wide braid
also finishes the siashes for the
arms and a ivid lining Of orange
and black checker board satin
shows free and uncheckered when
line wind blows
a smart draped cape OF blac6
tdilctJ has one of the deep soft col
lars also which is edged with a
idc fringe of long narrow taffeta
ribbon loops, as is also the bottom
Of the cape. The lining OF this dis
tinctNe model is vivid apple green
silk crepe fruifully sprinkled with
cherry polka dots and plum-hued
dashes.
Almost all or the cape Innings
strike such a gay, joyous and riot
Gus color note that they seem to in
Uicatc the real inner nature of their
fair Wedrers. a demure young
thing. closely swathed from her
Ihroat TO her pointed toe in the en-
Ncloping folds OF a navy blue serge
sapc. surely reveals her true inner
self when she throws back the cape
;ud unfurls the JOY OF the Mandarin
led lining, that hectic new shade
which is a brighter, lighter. younger
sister 20 henna red and a first
cousin 10 burnt orange.
Sort OF 4 summer evolution OF the
cape are the new old mid Victorian
scarfs which are 20 cling to fair
Shoulders again with all the elusive
-racc ANA piquant charm OF the
clnging vine prc-suffragette era.
Quaint crepe DC chine ones with
woven figured borders on either end
come M pastel tones, lovely. cloudy
chiffon ones with printed borders of
roses and sarlands exquisite lace
ones of filny black ChantIlly or the
creamy silky meshes Of the Spanish
1uautnla Kay Bayadere striped ones
of Roman silk, and saucy little taf-
fet3 ones IN black, gray or blue,
lined with a contrasting light color
und self fringed all around They
are an irresistible. and you'll find
you're much more fascinating If you
thrug your shoulders in them rather
than at them.
There is as much art and cOquetry
iu gracefully managing a scarf as
there is IT. manipulating a tan. They
can't feaze an up-tO-date 1919 fe-
male. however. She can step as
airily from her varworker uniform
into the butterfly fluff OF a ruffleG
cigaudic and the film OF a chiffon
scarf rs If she had never been ont
cf EN-. The hand that drove a mo-
tor lorry in France can flip a fan as
effectively, and the shoulders that
we're put 10 the wheels OF war can
shrug in a scarf as seductively as
Che 100 percent prunes and prisms
female that never got out of her
shell or her scarf So don't scare
at the scarf Just dare it and
~ ear It.