The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-14

In smart attire arrayed.
l hastened to the hat shop man,
who is that striking creature?
You said it was his prompt reply,
With rage in every feature.
you've said 1t in those very words
There's nothing more to say,
Shes my most striking model
And she's gone on strike today
New York.-Now that life is just one
strike after another, followers of
Fashion are doing pretty well to keep
clothed sufficiently to stay in the pro-
cession at all without shifting attire to
fit the modes of the moment. Strikes
of longshoremen, miners and milkmen
sink into merest insi significance when
such truly appalling strikes are on like
| those of the spanSle sewers, garment
filters or 1nilliners, male and female.
A spangle sewers strike would be
particularly narrowing just at the
moment. since all the newest evening
creations seem to consist merely of a
shining spangle cuirass or stomacher
held in suspense By strand of beads
over each shoulder and down to the
belt in back. The skirts are mere bill
lows of airy tulle with particular en-
phasis and billowS laid on the hips
All black dance frocks on this order
developed in jet and black tulle are
the most popular of the lot. but vivid
creations in cerise. jade, gold and
silver are guaranteed to turn our ball
rooms INTO rep1CdS OF scenes from
Zeigfeld's "Follies" at its best
These newest tulle and spangle
evening creations are making good on
the backless rumors we had from
Paris all last summer for the only
backing you have when you don one
of theseis the financial backing neces-
sary to pay for it. In its mea ger
spangled bodice and fluffed maline
skirts you are all set for a bareback
act save for the horse and you're sure
/ to be little hoarse yourself ere the
evening is spent
Naturally these backless gowns cry
loudly for accompanying scarves for
warmth's sake if not for modestys,
and wonderful are the elaborate con-
fections of lace or metallic and silk
embroidery. fur trimmed, beaded,
fringed and hand-dyed that are
offered up to drape the fair but freez-
ing revelations of the bare backed
beauties.
Gaby DesIys brought over one for
every gown, each a dream of beauty
and lavish handwork more ornate and
| artistic than the other. This year in
| deed she seems to he making a collec-
ton of scarves rather than pearls
Spanish mantillas in white or black
are very much used as scarves, and the
| smaller gaily embroidered Spanish and
! Chinese shawls of silk crepe heavily
! fringed are also most effectivei
! Oriental scarves heavy with metallic
! embroidery, lined with softests puffed
| chiffon, lest they scratch a bit, are
most opulent looking, banded with
I rich fur and entire all-over spangled
! lengths to match the palette bodice
! of your gown are radiant beyond
! words.
| Feather fans are more enormous
| than ever this season. and make most
! effective notes of color against black
! or light frocks when they are of some
vivid and hectic shade themselves The
sombre plumes of the black feather
/ fan are of course stunning with any
color. There is strong suspicion,
! however, that a new use for the fan
will be evolved this winter. Instead
| of welding them coquettishly in front
| to create a draft they will be held un-
furled at the back in the manner of a
| Spanish beauty having her picture
| taken.
This is a mad effort to keep off the
| drafts from unduly exposed shoulder
| blades and spinal columns.
/