The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-25
FASHION NOTES
Interesting Items for the Fai, Sex

high neckline that has aggressively
battled for high place in the sartor-
ial world for several SEASONS. Fashion,
like fortune, swings around in circles.
Once in SO often we meet an old
friend or enemy. Personal protests
amounts to very little unless it regis
tiers sufficient impetus to cause a
furry on the surface. And after all is
said, it is the wearers themselves, and
not the autocratic designers, who are
the real arbitrator. Unless women
favor certain style, it is fore-doomed
to an early passing.
The proverbial "last word" is the
whip that is still held in silken gloves.
Women who go in for ultra-smart
styles usually welcome sudden and
decisive twist in the mode which will
obviously only be adapted by limi-
ted few for the first season at least.
Exclusion makes a style distinctive
and that is what women who desire
to build up individuality in their
clothes desire.
Because Paris comes out strongly
for certain line, color or fabric does
not necessarily indicate that America
is going to fall down dutifully and
worship at the same shrine. Native
independence is too strong in the
blood for that. But it does mean that
it will leave its impress on the gene
raj trend of style usually adopted and
!, modified according to our own stand
ard of beauty and personal comfort.
For two years women in Paris have
been smOthering their threats mall
manner of things from tulle to furs, to
combat the winters cold, and as he
roic forbearance with the mode under
the merciless summer sun at the races.
Wide-brimmed hats, long sleeves
and high collar lines comprise a sar-
torial triad that follow in cycle.
Hats have persistently become
wider, sleeves longer, necklines higher,
skirts heightened and this completes
the picture.
High neck treatment is introduced
for all manner of things, coat dresses,
one-piece dresses, suits, afternoon and
evening gowns, blouses and wraps
mnff1e the throat and ears where any
pretense to smartness is affected.
Decolette evening gowns have a
transparent finn of lace, net or tulle
for a most capricious collar setting
perfectly to the contour of the the
throat. Some collars are furnished
with a large buckle or horse shoe or
French brilliants or diamonds. Again,
a bowknot. Still others favor simu-
lated butterfly bow with long ends.
= Where chantilly lace is employed the
irregular scollop and the open meshes
of the lace show up the flesh tints
most effectively.
This treatment is typically French
and the decolete is sufficiently deep to
make for contrast with the gown.
Black tulle is very effective, simply
swathed in few folds with the ends
streaming off, sometimes almost reach
in the hem of the gown.
Street costumes, especially in the
form of coat-dresses, which is one of
the smartest of most practical gar
ments, is invariably treated to the high
neckline in one form or another 1t
is either developed of self-material,
plain Or overlaid with some form of
trimming or banded with fur.
In many designs both coat-dresses
and various styles Of gowns the collar
is cut in one with the bodice, requir-
ing very nice fitting and a pattern
perfectly cut. This unbroken line
from chin to waist is especially smart
in gowns of satin, taffeta, crepe de
chine and broadcloth.
One charming gown of black satin
was so treated with plated plisse
frill appearing at the sides in fan
shape. These half concealed the ears
This is French whimsy. On another
model of brown broadcloth the plain
frills were of MORE ribbon. Old
fashioned ruching. such as our moth
ers wore in their high-neck frocks
and long sleeves many years ago, is
again bidding for favor to soften the
high collar line.
TO relieve the monotony of the
straight line various forms of turnover
collars and wing effects are added.
A spring model Of Egyptian sand
colored Canton crepe had a long
Moyen Age bodice with little gilet
that dropped from the high collar, the
latter studded with buttons through