The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-10

New York, May 10-This is tn,
coming out season for feminine
backs. In fact it's sort Of a back
ing out The bareback queen of the
circus ring as she breaks lightly
through her paper hoop to canterine
equine back has nothing on the
bareback queen of the social circle
sa she lightly breaks all preceden
of bodice backs and doesn't give a
whoop for the conventions. For, in
truth, the naked truth, the queen OF
fashion has nothing on herself these
evenings-at least in the rear
above the belt.
Paris, of course, is back of these
backless evening gowns Goodness
knows there isn't anything else back
of them, except perhaps strap OF
silk or a string of jet.
Gorgeous as an oriental dream are
the fabrics and trimmings used to
fashion these marvellous evening
costumes. They CLEAN with all
over embroidery of gold and silver
threads, irridescent beads and pail
cites, mother-of-pearl sequins or the
white and black jet. Metallic
brocades and shimmering satins, en-
crusted heavily with gold and silver
appliques, are used to create those
models which are turning the vacil
lating feminine from her straight
and narrow chemise-slip lines into a
Vatican Marquise, with puffs over
the hips, flamboyant fullness OF
skirts, a well defined waistline and
yet withall a well defined lack of
back.
The all-over sequined and pearl
beaded gowns still follow the
straight chemise effects and lack
sleeves, as well as rear bodices. The
former deficit is often made up by
flowing lengths of tulle that folat
from glittering shoulder straps and
weighted with beaded tasseis, swing
and pulsate at every move. What
the back OF the gown lacks above
the belt is usually made up by
trailing bit OF train, that swishes its
cleaning lentgh behind, below the
hem.
A shimmering little straight slil
of a gown OF silver gauze hung
over with a splashing cascade OF
cleaning dew-drop beads of crystal
shows a decorous bodice to the fore
hat comes up so high as almost tc
nave its wearer by the throat.
Alas, she barely turns her back
% a cold world however, totally
)ereft of covering save for two
visited ropes of the silver gauze
hat glide, shimmering, over each
houlder and cling desperately to a
hired of sequined girdle for real
support The turning OF a cold
houlder on a persistent swain these |
is almost too literal to be
'leasant to the turnee, for a May |
reeze is apt to be a bit chilly on a
'holly unprotected surface of bare
kin.
decidedly daring and barring lit
e dance frock of black chantilly
nat pass from the high corsage
irdle of chiffon in front, over the
houlders to the low girdle behind
nd have nothing between bands
ut cleaning flesh tints, au naturel
}, except for tiny strand of jet
cross the shoulder blades, that
olds the lacy straps in place The
kirt is short, fluffy and just one
lffle of lace and chiffon axN,r an
ther, while glittering rope of jet,
raped around the waist fails tc
lie knees in front and swings and
ways.
Though the up-to-date charmer
sorns to cover her back, she has Il
ken to covering her head and with
sr oriental evening gowns she now
yathes her coiffure with metallic
auze, sequined chiffon or brilliant
tin lengths in contrast to her
'wn. This fashion is sure to be an
vful blow to the hair dresser.
But to get back to back, these
'west baskless evening gowns at
asst make it perfectly obvious why
~ can't refer to a damsers skin
hind haY hoolx oe L;d III