River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-10-06

This is more or less matter of taste,
and it would be making rather strong
statement to say that one is good taste
and the other bad.
Things of this sort depend greatly
on individual temperament. There is
no reason why woman should not
have any kind of trimming she likes,
especially in these days when so many
kinds are offered and all are as rich
In suggestion.
Because one woman likes her clothes
plain and of severe simplicity is no
reason why another should sacrifice
her individuality by copying her.
Fussiness Threatens to Become Vogue.
There is treat deal of unnecessary
criticism of women's taste in clothes.
Never were they more comfortable, n.y.
gienic, prettier or more sensible than
now. But there is cloud looming
on the horizon, heavy with the sug-
gestion of the business of Victorian
days, when dress probably was at its
worst This cloud, however, may be
one of commercialism-that is, dress
makers and manufacturers endeavor-
ing to increase business by establish
ing altogether new styles.
They have, however. one very potent
fact to contend with, which is that
women themselves make the fashions,
and, during the last few years more
than ever before, have shown their
ability to do so, as well as their indie
pendence in dress. They have sbeen
most discriminating in the selections
of the styles they would accept.
Sleeves are worthy of an article all
to themselves. Although a great deal
has been written about sleeves the
surface of the subject has only been
scratched. Artists in the dressmaking
world apparently are putting forth ev-
cry effort to work out new ideas in
arm covering. During the long time
that arms were left wholly or partially
uncovered each dressmalzer apparently
had hidden away in the recesses of his
or her mind an infinite number of
Ideas on this subject, which grew to
Immense proportions through suppress
sion.
Novelty in Fringe Sleeve.
Now we have sleeves of the Man.
DARN type, sleeves that are slightly
flowing and have in turn wide, flowing
cuffs, straight, loose sleeves of bright
color set into somber-hued frocks. 9th
ers that fit to a deep armhole and fall
" ear7 -
and that are caught in again at the
wrist. But more striking than any of
these are the long sleeves of fringe
which Patou has brought out. These
take their place in the novelty class.
but are interesting as one of the many
strange things being done to this part
of dress.
The Parisienne is tying her sash in
new way: that is, wrapping it
around Ter body, giving it a twist at
either size by slipping the ends through
the belt and bringing them back to be
fastened in a loose knot in the front.
Nothing very novel about this you
viii think. out it is really a pleasing
change from the monotony of the way
women have been tying string belts or
wide sashes.
1t must be said that in a simple mat
ter such as this very little originality
has been shown. 1t would seem that
hundreds of different ways of knot
ting a sash might have been thought
of. In countries where the sash al
ways has played an important part in
native dress the way in which it is
tied is significant of many things.
Writing of high collars is about as