The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1920-10-14
Styles In New
Gowns In Paris

the arm Until. II npprOnches the elbow.
Tie French people believe. always.
that suit which devlates slightly from
the strictly tailored Variety Is much
better style than the one which ad- 1
heres too closely to al Of the masculine
characteristics They Insist that II IA.
In the end. q more attractively femi-
.nlne thing II Il always keeps IL mind
the fact that Il Is to be worn By
woman. And surely their suits remain
as practical as ourh which must be
more closely lifted, more hardy tall
ored. In some ways they may be worn
for greater length of time, for the
unevenness OF their design allows some
slight lmperfections 70 exist without
being too broadly visible.
AZ for the ParisInn Idea Of oil that
r. lovely In wOmnh's attire, there Is
the little I-anyir model for pertinent
comparison. Tint has oil the softneSs.
transparency and grace that they con-
slider essentials Of woman's gowning.
The materials are black tLffeea and
tulle, and the little flowers which are
scattered careiessly over the surface
Of the tulle overdress ore made of
cleverly twisted pieces Of the taffeta
with golden centers. No there Is moth
ing decidedly new about this charm
Ingly simple frock. but Its character
is fine and Its tone Is one 4 beauty
IN oil that the French seem to be de
mandlng for a standard.
! Much lace continues to be seen on
the dresses that have been exhibited
| at the Partisan rures. where alf the
style tendencies Of the season to come
| are put forward. One Of the newest
dresses seen of this time hn6 a founda-
| tlon OF figured silk made in chemise
rounded neck. There was lace cape
over the back and lace uuderskirt
! that showed for 0 space of about Ave
inches beneath the elk hem OF the
gown. II was a graceful thing. with
the strnightest OF silhouette lines. hut
with the lnIriness and floating quality
that lace gives.
chemise Dress Holds Own
The cbemise dress, indeed. holds its
own IN most remarkable way. Those
who are returning from Paris say that
nothing else can be seen on the houle-
Yards. Sometimes they are embroId-
cred over every inch Of the surface
that shows. sometimes they nre mere
\ ly trimmed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. though
Il cieverly designed rows Of embroidered
stitching. sometimes the embroidery
displays Itself In sOIidly worked bands
Of bright colorings, and. again, the
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plainly woven and plainly colored silk
or satin that has nothing but Its line
Its artistic and studied line--to rec
ommepd II for more than passing at
tention. A fnvorlte method Of embrold-
erIng the chemise frOek is 10 carry file
stitchings (lnnd stItchIhCs they must
be to be rightly from the hem of the
gown TO the hip line and then TO allow
the rest Of the gown to remain plain
and unadorned. with only q string
belt TO suggest the place where a
waistline might be located. -
The cape, or some variation of the
cape, Is still popular among the Pa
risians. The cuts of these capes are
as diversified as the trimmings of the
chemise frocks, but always they re-
tain the same lInes-straight, except
for place at the front where they
are Rugged about the figure. A few
Of the newer capes have sort Of blousy
tops with skirt section Joined to them
down about the legs or quite under the
hips. These. with their collars Of fur.
or with furry edgings, are-the most
graceful OF outer coverings.
Evening frocks continue TO be
draped and draped and then draped
ngaIn. A Partisan designer recognizes
no law In these her noblest works OF
art. bur she regards the figure and
what is hest suited to II. Some of the
results are more perfect than others:
n few have positlve marks OF genius