The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-10-14
Styles i'm New
Gowns i'm Paris

the arm until II approaches the elbow
The French people believe, always
that suit which deviates slightly from
the strictly tailored variety is much
better style than the one which nd
heres too closely to all of the masculine
characteristics. They insist that II Is,
In the end, a more attractively femi-
nine thing II It always Keeps In mind
the fact that II Is to be worn by a
woman. And surely their suits remain
as practical as ours. which must he
more closely fitted. more hardy tail
ored. In some ways they may be worn
for n greater length OF time. for the
unevenness Of their design allows some
slight imperfections to exist without
being too broadly visible.
As for the Partisan idea of all that
II lovely In wOman's attire, there Is
the little Lanvln model for pertinent
comparison. That has all the softness.
transparency and grace that they CON
slider essentials OF wOman's gOwning.
The materials are black tLffe:a and
tulle. and the little flowers which are
scattered carelessly over the surface
OF the tulle overdress are made Of
cleverly twisted pieces OF the taffeia
with golden centers. No, there Is moth
ing decidedly new about this charm
lngly simple frock. but Its character
Is fine and It's tone Is one f beauty
In all that the French seem to be de-
mandlng for standard.
Much lace continues to be seen on
the dresses that have been exhibited
NJ the Partisan races, where all the
style tendencies OF the season to come
are put forward. One OF the newest
dresses seen at this time hn6 a fOunda.
tion of figured silk made in chemise
fashion. with quite short sleeves and q
rounded neck. There was a lace cape
over the back and n lace underskIri
that showed for space OF about five
inches beneath the silk hem OF the
gown. II was n graceful thing with
the strnlghtest OF silhouette lines. hui
with the alrlness and floating quality
that lace gives.
chenise Dress Holds own
The chemise dress, indeed. holds III
own In n most remarkable way. Thos,
who are returning from Paris say tina
nothing else can be seen on the boule
wards. Sometimes they are embrOld
cred over every inch OF the surface
that shows, sometimes they are mere
~ trimmed with inconspicuous thougI
cleverly designed rows Of embroidere,
stitching. sometimes the embroider,
displays itself In solldly worked band
Of bright colorlngs and. again, tn
chemlse frock In made of simple
plainly woven and plainly colored sill
or satin that has nothing hut Its lin
Its artistic and studied line-to rec
ommepd II for more than passing nj
tentlon. A favorlte method of embrolt
ering the chemlse frock Is to carry IN
stltchlngs (hnnd stitchings they mus
be TO be right from the hem of On
gown to the hip line and then to allO'
the rest of the gown TO remain plal
and unadorned. with only strin
belt 10 suggest the place where
walstline might be located.
The cape. or some variation OF IN
cape. Is stIll popular among the III
rislans. The cuts OF these capes nr
MS diversified as the trimmings OF IN
chemise frocks. hut always they n
tain the same llnes--stralght, excer
for place nj the front where the
are Rugged about the figure. A fe'
Of the newer capes have sort OF blous
tops with skirt section Joined 20 theI
down about the legs or quite under m
hips, These, with their collars OF fu
or with furry edglngs, are the mo,
graceful OF outer coverings.
Evening frocks continue 10 n
, drnped and draped and then drnpe
} again. A Partisan designer recognize
, no law In these her nOblest works {
art. hut she regards the figure an
: what II best suited TO II. Some OF m
results az more perfect than Others
} few have positive marks OF geniu