Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-22
Boy! Here's What One Mere
Man Thinks of Fall Fashions
ByDous.)-

When Belinda, our beautiful fash
Ion editor. asked mo to write q story
on women's fall styles last night, I
lust remarks hysterical,l SWEET
PATOOTIE!'., I frankly told her
that I didn't know nothtn' about
women's styles, this fall or last fall,
what with me roamin' around maxim
the world safe for democracy and
things. !.
But Belinda, she comes back 1t me
with one Of those smiles what always
makes me tumble, and makes the
statement that Ididn't need to know
anythtn' about styles and things to
write a story about 'em, SO here goes.
SWEET COOKEw Me. writin'
about styles and things! The more I
cogttate (that'e q good word) on
women's styles the more I think that
Belinda is right. I don't need to know
about 'em. You know. I don't think
we mel are supposed to KNOW
ABOUT EN-, we're just supposed to
LOOK at 'em and say: "Afn't that
too-o sweet for anything" and then
write a check along about the first
Of the month.
Styles is it? Then, wait until roll
a cigarette. Styles! STYLES! Have
YOU ~lamped those, new coatee-capes?
tAoy nave no U0CK, no SleeVeSp no
front. no nothin' but a sort Of neck
monkey fur. elephant breath, that
wooley stuff, and rat skin. and all
that sort Of stuff. Women wear 'em
to keep warm. I don't know what
the idea is, but I guess it's all right.
That's style in capes this fall. They
sure do look keen. +.
When I look at these new fall suits
I thank heaven for the law of aver
ages. for the style this fall is to take
tack it on at the top. I don't know
what kind of stuff they use in mak-
in suits this fall-just cloth, I guess.
Anyhow, the coats Is longer and the
skirts Is shorter, and. there is more
around the throat and neck than last
year,
Last year there was more at the
top and more at the bottom Of quits.
Can't say what they'll do next fall
More here and less there. this year.
More there and less here. last year.
aeharminsiy piquant," they say. I
like that word and will take women's
word for it. Suits sort o. make a
man twist hts neck this fall, though,
so I guess they are all right.
Oh"Boy! Let's Go! l sort OF
this evening gown stuff for the last.
I've seen . few evening gowns In my
sweet young life, but the ones this
year fade 'em all. It don't take an
awful lot Of stuff t make one OF 'em,
but amt they wonderful? Very chic,
I'd say.
They throw together a mess Of this
"creapy shame" material, embroider-
ed nets frills pleated with rufflings.
silk fringes, and all that sort of stuff,
you know, and they have IN evening
gown that makes a fellow sort Of
gulp and come up for air, 1t is so
PERFECTLY LOVELY! They're styl.
ish, too. this fall, for there is less on
the north end and more on the south,
and that's, style this fall, you know.
There's one evening gown I'm FOR
from the word GO! It's made out of
this filmy sort Of stuff, "bouffant'
and all that, you know. The waist
sort Of does the hesitation between
the knees and somewhere up here
and Is alluringly draped from q strap
on one shoulder, and 1t it sort o. keeps
you in a constant state Of agitation
for fear the ear might tneeze.
Boy! I'm FOR that evening gown.
It has an unusual charm, you see,
piQuant, chiH, and all that.
styles! SWEET PATOOTIE!
I don't know where women get all
this style" stuff. We mon aren't like
that, but then-you know how wom-
en- are! - Irwin Cobb says.