The Jasper news., 1920-11-04
Old Greece lis
In Style Note

an unusual mixture OF fashions. Span
lsh styles have not ,relinQuishcd their
hold. Many ideas are still gathered
from the picturesque costumes Of
Spain.
There are several things, hOwevtr,
upon which all agree-the slender s'l
houette. the more somber colOrs FIR
day time wear--bIack. browns az d
grays leading-and, striking contrast
to these, brilliant hues for the evening.
They agree, too, In tie tendency to-
ward the high collar, Wong sleeve and
the unevenness OF skirts at the hem,
which tends to make them more grace
full. All of these points are brought
out In every collection. The collec-
tlons are being constantly augmented
and we may expect a great many In
terestlng developments from the nu-
merous Ideas already advanced.
Dresses that fit In with the present
day fashions may be made by using
the forms of the ancient Greek cos
tunes with few changes. In an inter-
esting frock we see tile straight Greek
dress Of about the Sixth century. The
embrolderies are exact copies of those
used on an old Greek costume. In the
sleeve lies the only real change in the
design. medium shade of tan duve-
tyn Is used for this frock and the EN-
brolderles are In beautiful shades OF
brown. narrow belt of brown leath-
er glrdles 1t.
Model Of Mousseline.
An interesting model is developed In
coral mousseline de sole and gold
cloth. with coral chains forming gir-
die and shoulder straps. 1t will be re-
called that the ancient Greek military
dress showed plaits and even that of
the present day carries remnant of
the idea of plaltIngs which were so
characteristic of the costume of
Greece during the height of their Inn
perial glory.
We usually think of Greek dresses
as having been simple and beautiful
| always, consisting of the straight
chiton--a garment which was cut and
partly sewn--or the costume achieved
entirely by means of drapery. The
Greeks, however, had changing fash
ions, just as we have today. There
were periods of overelnboration, which
saw the dress laborlcusly and artifi-
cially folded.
A Grecian effect with plalts. very
much modernized, is developed In pale
blue crepe Roman. In color this model
suggests the Greek, being pale blue
and gold, the latter forming the en-
broidery and bands on the skirt and
on the jacket A big double looped
sash at one side Is seemingly con-
tinuatlOn of the crepe bodice.
Autumn Models Have Plaits.
Any number of the smartest models
for autumn have plaits. Coats, suits
and frocks fresh from their recent
voyage from Paris show plaits of every
kind and description, which indicates
that 1t is impossible to so too far with
this trimming to please women.
One of the most extreme uses of
plaits for the new season appears on
a model suit developed in beautiful
crepe Roman. Black is the color Sc
lected for this suit, the coat of which
is very long and slightly blOusIng at
low waistllne. The sleeves are
loose and cut In one with the garment
itself The interesting application of
plaIts lies In the form of a fan
shaped panel on the jacket. This
panel has fine horizontal plaits placed
as closely together as possible. These
lie very flat. The skirt has corre-
spending plated panel in the front,
which hangs a few inches below the
hem OF the skirt Itself. A lovely white
embroidery and white fox collar and
cuffs emphasize the vogue for black
and white. A band of the embroidery
Is placed down either side Of the panel
and around shoulder and bnck yoke