Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-30
Revival OF Old Time Fashions
May Bring Back Romantic Era
BY Margery Rex.

ldH0eQ cOlIIuTeS CduSe W AlF
again the delicate creatures VIII
tainted as easily and as GRACEFUL.
as they flirted? And do their gar
ments really affect the character
Of women?
Sudden changes in demeanol
are seen in the drab little girl wht
suddenly gets a new dress. She Il
transformed. So is the middle
aged hitherto uncared for woman
whose husband may unexpectedly
gain wealth. Her new raiment
makes new woman out OF hel
Oftentimes.
Miss Ethel 1raphagen, expert
bn dress design, confirms The
legend that clothes make the man
or woman. At her studio on Pop
lar street, Brooklyn, she displayed
a number of drawings of styles Of
OF the past and told me some of
her own theories on dress.
Miss Traphagens Conclusions.
"Undoubtedly wearing clothes
Aa.i,ing haclL ~ t,n.s ~ romanca
Viii roora women take on Tho
characteristics Of those periods, "
aos .. III. ,
80 ~ ~
Dne incarnation after another. and
w 'ne"i : n"e4oA go oAoVno' 80
'nae "nen We ioe ~ .no u ap
pnes = 0oio ~ - ~ %te =
-, O. -
~,
Aosou'
n,,ts ~ oarmant ~ oxnross that
Ealing Aeain wben sba mt mn
~ droes 20 hveona oan,,ru ebo
.s,,maa tbarobv ~ o,a,,tio, ~
raaar;as - ~ tirna
"e - = NJ
~ 'ie uiiiei on' ''d'eS Vi ue
-. ,oIop.iiel ,,sss - ~. I'VE " = a'e aup
'So' ~ ulAAoi ' iio - "nion
wy ieseit 70 iorliier experiences
- "oinah pues W d Moyeh Ase
0oe'uine sne 10 ap. ~ ieei as tiie
"onlsn " ehose miuule Ases u'u.
Ane naoe VI woinan wo.inan 'ahlns ~
sne pouiiane sAiies -" ioseouu
8 s"iiahued oo'iluies SHOWS posi-
lise leanins pach 70 Inc uay ol
Ioihaice. III lhe thirtles anu ia
.ne siA.ies there was romantic
sp'rle' put thcre was aiso nypoc-
rlsy' lhose crihioiihe slriS lookeu
sery sweet ana ueniure' ou1 they
"ere no' always 80 ingenious as
w 'ninh theih.
Spoonlng and SWoonlng Customs.
Even when these styles are
brought out now there is always
q llttle tlippancy added to them"
But where, Oh where, In our
hishiy condenseu conditions Oh NE
Is there room for the dear crea-
ture to wear their hoops and sue
cumb to the "vapours' at the
slightest provocation? At least
girls who swoon easily might be
preferable to those ultra-moderns
some OF our readers score SO saw
agely, those who spoon too easily
and those whose only "Vaponrs"
are the thin streams OF cloud that
lrlse from the amber cigarette in
iulators.
In Vietoria's reign" Miss ,
fraphagen continued, "she was so |
oppressed that everybody became
'ottled up. The styles immediate
y showed TINS. The squeeze-ln !
the ridiculous stuffed leg
'I-mutton sleeves tell OF the in I
luence OF TINS strict ruler.
But IN America we nave con-
generation OF races. Each brings
dlfierent environment and
,ast' The countries from which
hey come nave each mad dlffer-
'ht history OF iashlon atlected IN
= n"ay ~aye ~ .ne past me
o1'''i " llo,' "nt1n my ooilo 4
,a'e easn nau . ui,ieien' his'oiy
: Aasnon alie'eu ~ 20 nl"lS
"a .as 80 'ne pas,' iNo one s,i''ou-
80 ,.,,, ~ S'yie pleuolilina'es 'ouay'
So'"es inliuenoe W = u . IA
oa''s ne sins nam uress IN.
aIes you.u anu Hesh "ess' ~
p.aNs =, eiiiiunooo anu presu anu
u,'er =, nays nfoSaue ,, ilSNes US
eI' 'e'e' ~ Au
i'.ae ..s, soieenel,
que who uons taileta pecomes
me-. -, ana anu '"uy - .tAe 'nu ',,. i"pilo M
,itahIo and land saIs con f,donaa
s.Ths rolled down stoclrines ana
!, ~ shor, a,,,.,s ~ 80 s,aa
~ some time eive a woman M
LIE ~. ra.S.. tho,, h,,,, ,,.I