The Washington times., 1920-02-05
Woman Without Touch
OF Red Can't Possibly
Be in Style This Spring

~o~n Of black tAretA wss sdgsd
Vim wide folds OF black tuile. A sim
gle rose appeared just above the lsU
hin and about ten inches furthsr
down. its twin caught the tAnetA int
a sIixhtly pannier effect
OF course. everyone believed thst
the last new idea In sunshAdes had
been worked out, when along comes
some bright lad and decides 70 taks
the ring handle from tho place whsre
it's usually found and put it on the
bottom Presto, my lazy now olose
unsid. down. It may not sound 90.
but it's really quite fetching.
Milzrtm is responsible for an
evening gown with q back ana train
Of pearls. II 1t hadn't bean for the
pearls this gown like the rhurn
model wouldn't have had any BACK
AZ ali, As II 10, there's only Seout
six strands xoinE down the spine, sus-
ended in this precsrious position By
a tight circlet of pearls about the
neck. The indications are that this
arrangement must be very ucknsh.
but as mannikins only look volumes
(most OF which none OF them meAn-
this for susceptible buyers from hs
Middle west) and aren't allowed TO
say eluklc WV ~
my word for II.
A tailored dress which might have
been a dark blue trtcotine ntShtgown
OF the old IA shioned variety. with the
woke left out, was shown by Schats-
In spite OF this very uncomplimsntary
description. II was rather attractive.
although one of the out-of-town Gus
toners who was less interested In ar
than in making sales, declared sud-
IDLY that IL would never sell without
a belt with It went q marvellous
chinchilla wrap lined with kelly green
chiffon, which would sell anywhere
anyone happened to have the price
Changes skirt In Public.
Monte-Sano & Verga were rcspon'
sible for a somewhat startling nov
city. One OF their charming models
appeared in a charming sport cos
tune, consisting Of a coppsr-coiored.
rather short belted coat with II
went a skirt OF white kumsi-kumsa-
all very charming and satisfactory.
but about halfway down the "ooard.
walk" promenade the model seemed
TO be having trouble. not with her
petticoat (because. OF course, rnannf-
kins never wear any), but with her
skirt. Then It developed that all her
difficulty was deliberate ana thar
with a few "presto-chango" motions
she had reversed the skirt TO one OF
the same material as the coat One
spectator who seemed to know AL
about those things declared that tho
skirt was double.faced and in two 500
tions, and that with a few cievsr!y
placed snaps the trick could easily
be done without undue revelations--
even on a crowded street
Although Kurzman nocked BY HIM
self and had his exhibition at his own
showroom, his offering 10 SO wonder.
full and full Of novelty that It cannot
be neglected. Kurzman has announced
that all who care to may turn to Chi
nese and Spanish inspiration TOR thsir
models He has chosen to turn back
the pages OF time 5000 years. ana
choose a vivid blue from an Egyptian
mummy and to get his embroidery
design from Egyptian beads ana pot.
terry that were popular when Cleo
patra exercised her wiles on all and
sundry males who came within bali
ing distance Of the Nile From an
Egyptian bas relief he drew the tdea
of a lustrous gown Of soft, supple
crepe satin OF the exact luminous blue
Of the Egyption beads. It's simplicity
was classic, the round neckline and
short sleeves being banded with en-
broidery. Other bands were used
down the front and sides of the sim
plc full skirt