The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-25
Knees Are Going Out-Ears Coming In

Ears nre comig IN and knees
are going out
This b. inside information about
what one may ana may not DO ,his
fan ana be, fashionable. II lN a
mandate. that Is perhaps not. re-
fi"ctcd In the show windows
with their content Of advance an.
tumn things. Rut 'hc fact tha.
hair " going higher and skirA
lower must not bc translated too
literally, for there is nothing tadl-
cal IN the coming change The
whole car. for instance, will not be-
brazcniy exposed TO the public view
by tho skinned back Culffuro that
brings with it the fad Of earrings,
nor viii the skirts flap widely
about retiring ankles again. This
fan acason rs 10 he one ~ temper
Huce in all thiuRs--linr OF frOcE,
cut of suit, disposal OF ones audi
tory npprudngca and retirement of
that part 81 the anatomy that made
ita debut only - hrlef season or two
ago.
This matter OF skirt length, for
Instance. The head OF the ready
to wear department Of one ~ Tul-
Hn's largest department stores wni
discussing It the other day.
below the knccs--Thnt's All,
when we Say" she observed.
that skirts are going 30 De longer
people Immediately visualize them
as really long down TO the ankle,
perhaps. We don't mean that at
all. u is just that they are coming
down below the knee"
For street. skirt length this fan
and winter be- from 10 to ~ inrhcH
from tho floor. To have them
shorter ig 10 rclcRatc ones self TO
the fgshion Of yesterday. Dancing
frooks viii be shorter but even here
the tendency 20 longer skirts IL
shown In the heightened panel and
sash effects. Tho separate panels
arc made noticoably longer than the
skirt itself; the sash is hung In the
traln-liko effect that was popular
last winter.
what, wonders Miss Tulsa ana
her mother, arc 'Thcy" going. To-
wear this year, Tho tyrannical
they have already made Nv their
minds about what ls to be good and
what Is not and early az II Is for
n fall season In oklahoma, their
ideas are already manifested In the
frocks and hats and shoes and
gloves waiting in Tulsa shows for
fall trade. TO begin with dresses
~
Suits always have been and always
will be worn, but It IL not I'm suits,
but In frocks and wraps that fash
ion takes the greatest delight this
wintCr. Duvctyn and velvet dresses
will be worn for street. Velvet
dresses, severely cut and plainly
made, according TO one buyer who
has only recently returned from
New York city, are going TO be eN-
ccptionnlly good for street, More
ella bOratcly made and trimmed, vel
vet is equally good for dinner and
evening frucks Black lace and vel
vet Is favorito combination. one
style OF frock exceedingly popular
in the cast this fan and whose style
iustlrios this popularity IL that made
from n navy cloth and trimmed In
a china blue canton crepe elahor-
atcly embroidered In harmonizing
Colurs.
Cuffs Have Their Day.
A decidedly new note is struck
In the sleeves of frocks. The reign
Of the short sleeve is virtually over,
In It's stcad is the long sleeve, wide
below the elbow and rathercd Into
a narrow cuff at the wrist. Vhcre
are "A numbe of dresses being shown
here in Tulsa that reflect this style
Some 'of the cuff are tied In with
black ribbons or ribbons of con-
trasting color.
Taffcta is a fayorlte for evening
and dancing frooks sharing popuA
lnrity with velvet. The dancing
dresses are made bouffant fashion,
aud are In the bright cOlors, pump