The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-08
Street Froek OF Black VeIours. Skirt
and Bodice Piped in Faiiie.

Street Froek OF Black veIours. Skirt
and Bodice Piped in FaiIIe.
1t drops just an inch or two below
snugly into the waist where it
wrinkles slightly at the sides. All the
Paris reports received in the last few
weeks state that this is growing to be
the waist line more and more accepted
by Parisians themselves,
Another new French taffeta gown Is
made in shades Of taupe, dark and
light. The foundation skirt, q little bit
fuller at the sides than it is at the
back and front, is made Of the darker
shades and so are the little, tight, short
sleeves. Then there is one Of those
basque waistsstha have just been de-
scribed. This is made Of the lighter
shade, as are Also the straight panels
which fall over the skirt at back and
front. There is an embroidered medal
lion on the front of the bodice at the
waistline and one on each Of the lower
ends Of the panels, this being done in
threads Of the darker shade Of taupe
with some gold threads. intermingled.
Plated 'taffetas and satins and
serges continue to be created and worn
to a large extent in Paris. There are
plated skirts with plain basques, and
there are whole plated dresses in taf-
feta with only fold of the dress's
material at the neck to finish the thing
off,
Modest Evening Dresses.
Evening dresses in Paris are, ac-
cording to reports, tanning their ways
very materially. Recently at huge
reception where all Of the smart peo-
pie in Paris were gathered the evening
gowns were Of the simplest and most
unradical type. In spite. Of all that
has been heard of the low back or
nothing at all in the back mode, the
necks were only moderately low. The
skirts were only moderately short.
Sashes of all sorts and descrip-
,tions are important parts Of the later
season evening gowns. They are used
by the French literally to make a
gown, for on the lines Of the sash, the
color and the manner Of arrangement
depends the effect Of the finished Gre
alton. On a black charmeuse evening
gown, Interestingly draped to follow
the line Of the figure wide sash
made Of cloth Of gold Is wound about
the low waist line, tied in a huge knot
at the left side back and its ends lined
with golden chiffon and tipped by
weighty gold tassels hanging almost to
the hem of the garment. Indeed. one
end hangs below the hem.
Charming French Hats.
French hats for the mid-season are
as plain as ever and so charming that
It is hard to tell just why. For one
reason they manage to fit the wearer
most astonishingly. They are shaped
as an adjunct to her features and as
an accent to the other parts Of her at
tire. The little, draped turbans that
turn away from the face and slouch
over the ears are the popular favorites.
One Of the draped velvet hats pc
culiarly French in the way it carries
out the lines of the face is in dark
blue and has for its trimming two
punches Of a few coque feathers each.
and they stream out over each ear in
the most unstudied and careless fash
ion. Draped oriental, turbans made
Of the most gorgeous of old and new
brocades are much in demand. Some
times they have things hanging over
one side, following the line Of the neck.
and sometimes they are entirely plain.
But they are done in the most inter-
esting tones and colors. never garlsh,
but always carrying out exquisitely the
general character Of the costume with
which they are worn.