The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07
IDEAS IN GOWNS
FROM THE STAGE
Actresses in Paris Provide In.
teresting Fashions That
Attract Attention.
TA|lOR-MADE SUIT POPULAR
Outfit, Although the Most Expensive,
10 Quite in the Limellght--
Blouse Comes Into Its
Own Again.

The wide skirt is dying hard In
Paris, owing to the popularity Of the
house of Jeanne l.anvin, who dresses
many chic Parisiennes. The fact that
Il wa, i.anyin who launched The hip
extended full skirt and that she has
persisted In exploiting 1t Is doubtless
the reason why certain women con-
tinue to accept that style, writes a
prominent Paris fashion correspond.
ent.
This fashion Is noted especially
among the actresses In Paris, some OF
the most important OF whom are
dressed by lanvin. This is partly due
to their fidelity to the dresSmaker. as
1t Is quite the custom in Paris for a
woman to be dressed by one house ex.
clusively. This gives her a marked
individuality and she Is looked upon
as an exponent of the fashion crea-
tons of that particular house. TO be
seen In costumes from another dress
maker would be almost like betrayal
of confidence.
One of the most popular French
actresses playing light comedy roles
Is Jane Renouard. This actress has
been wearing l.anvin's clothes for sew.
eral seasons. and In one of her late
roles she wore only the whlte-skirted
hip extended models SO characteristic
of that house. Ii must be admitted
that dresses Of this type are eminent
" suitable to coquettlsh and dash
Ing young woman of slender, graceful
build. Renouard looks so admirable
In her Lanvin dresses that one can
not doubt thai she greatly aids In the
continuance OF this fashion.
organdle Over Black Taffeta.
A rose-colored organdie dress, made
up over a hip extended foundation OF
black taffeta, is very beautiful. The
organdie Is q slip-over-the-head, che
mise style, with considerable fullness
on the hips. The dress opens in q
wide panel down the front to show
the black foundation. About the waist
Is a black tatfeta ribbon sash tied In
a simple square loOped bow at the
back. This ribbon has a border Of
r0se-colored satin, matching exactly
the tone of the 0rgandle. interesting
0rnamentation. In the form of fia
applique and embroidered roses OF
precisely the same tone, appears OF
the front Of the skirt. On the b'acl
taffeta there Is likewise a rOse-r0loret
applique which enlivens the rather
solnher foundation. This dress ha'
the low, round neck and short sleeves
l.anvin Is making many of her dresses
In this style.
Renouard wore with this dress tn
thinnest of tete-de-negre stockings ant
black satin slippers. She also wor
long mousquetalre gloves Of glace KID
finished with points Of leather at tn
edge Of the wrinkled top.
Marie Louise. the well-known mil
liner, made the adorable hat of blacl
horsehair braid. delicate to the poin
Of transparency. banded and bowe
with a wide rose taffeta ribbon boz
dered with black.
Dignity Of Line and Design.
In the same role Renouard wore
black taffeta frock, very simple I
design, wide skirted, and with boo
ke Atting her slender figure quit
snugly. The feature of this freck
q big feather design in white, deye
oped In white ribbon and silk flos
embroidery, which stands out like q
applique and adds materially to tn
effect Of the dress. There are n
sleeysA The decolletage Is quite loy
Again she wore a Marie Louise ha
this time Of black satin trimmed wit
d skeleton plume Of Natter blue 0
trich.
In direct contrast with dresses
this type are the models made
houses such as Redfern and Wort