The evening world., 1920-08-05
Ostrich PluneS, Ribbons and
Gee-GawS to Make Big
Dents in Bank Rolls.

Every woman should have little
ostrich in her home. take it from
Hcber Macdonald, who modestly held
forth on the glories OF the Fashion
Show held by the Retail Millinery
Association at the Hotel Astor last
night. Members OF the said ostrich
family contributed Literally to the
appurtenances, II not the costumes,
Of the living models who presented
what appeared TO be a review OF the
Bathing Girls OF 1921
Although the show was g presen-
tation of what is to be the style in
headgear in the coming season, some
of the remarkable displays were
made by living models who. In eve
ming costume, wore no hats hut car
ried ostrich plume fans instead.
The coiors favored shaded from
brown into red, with one exception
in favor of a vivid blue named Capri,
in honor Of tho small Italian town
( where the sky is Of "A similar shade
when it is not raining.
The other colors are folly, cherry
red, flamlngo, a coral cockin, golden
brown, ochre, grcenish brown and
/ copper
Fashions displayed by child models
disclosed the cheerful news that hat
and coat outfits for the little ones
/ will average 800 each. Mary Francis,
Ia five -yeor-old model, wore 5000
worth Of coat mado of silk duvetyn,
trimmed with Siberian squirrel and
| a tam hat Of the same material. An
other youngster six years old. dis
PLAYED lobster model dolman
coat of Chow" named for the dog Of
/ similar color, shade OF wool. en-
| broidered with tan wool and trimmed
| with seal, which will set father back
about 500.
A score Of dancing dolls, from
| three TO eighteen years, all dressed
| in gladiator style of fur wraps, from
| the left shoulder to the right hip
bare footed and bare legged, but with
light, showed off baby styles Of
hats. These were poke bonnets,
tight fitting round hats and pink vel
vet tams embroidered with silver.
Dolores Gardiner, Thelma Wood and
Lucille Lauer, wore baby hats made
to sell for from SIS to $50.
Lillian Ayervnis made up as a
Partisan milliner's delivery girl, pre-
scented a demonstration of the hlrta-
tious manner in which hats are de-
Hyered in the gay capital, according
To tho Interpretation of the comic
papers of that city.
one of the striking costumes, WIZ
the hat in harmony, was worn DS
Marion Goff, mandarin evening
gown of uChre ChinChilla satin, Will
black patent leather belt with hand
painted flowers. Dorothy Leeds Gre
uted q small sensation with a cos
tune which consisted of a white sllE
tube skirt, with cerise panels anc
train, heavily decorated with sequins
and a brief continuation Of the samt
color scheme above the waist. Hel
headdress was described as an os
trich feather Zulu drape, with skull
cap OF sequins and a glittering chin
strap, which gave a sort of hareu
effect 10 tho costume. Adele GordoI
was the model who showed off th'
Capri blue, with a draped skirt anC
spanEiCd net COrsagc, with Jet edglne
An Egyptian effect was introduce,
9 by Peggy Burke, in u costume de
3. med by Mrs. Bessie Wiener wht
said she got her idea from studying
ghC Pyramids thC way Napoleon
Bonaparrc did. The only difference
, Mrs. Wiener said, was that Napoleon
only got an empire Whlle she got
real idea
This costume was OF red peacl
bloom, embroidered with Egyptian
hieruElyphics, outlined in sequins
with a. peaked hat of paprika- -ColoreC
I duyetyn with a shower plume. Tn
Z outfit was promptly named the "ReC
Guard gown, and Victor kubes, thu
, moving picture photographer WHIT
accompanied Lincoln Eyre on hil
visit TO Lenine and TrOtsky in Russia
was drafted by Cactus Bil" Hear
field, in charge of taking moving pic
% lures of the models, TO help make
% Misunderstanding the new fashions
+ The consensus of opinion shown b!
q the style makers was that the color
e named, less vivid than those Of las
. season, will prevail, and that hats, a
? won as more or less clothing, viii
| be worn.
b Following the style show there wer
u a supper and dance. At the enter
= tainment, Robert Wilson. Treasurer
: presided, aiding Harry S. Bernard
President.