The Washington times., 1922-10-08
MOON-BOW.
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|B e r "a Is p r
I'm EYES OF
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Mon Dieu, What
Dreanl-Kissed Fabric.
Like Moonlight and
Water-Twink1es, lie s,
With q Smile o. Dawn.

With q smile O,DaWf1.
By wINURED VAN DUzER
NEW YORK, Oct. Z.
r r it were not for small,
retiring squares Of
pasteboard, printe d.
with those certain littleo
characters all quite down.
on-the-earthish 4 should de-.I
clare that the gowns / saw.
at an autumn show were:
fashioned entirely Of moonel
eight and water-twinkles,ss
with q dash Of night and an
smile Of dawnl .fs -,
How the mere modiste brain
can contrive anything 30 dream.
kissed as one Of the evening"
dresses that unduiated through
the incense apd cigarette scented
salon on the backs Of modeis, r.
have no idea.
The one that I shall remernberss
longest was christened "Moon!S
bow"--and looked IKE one. ,ito
was made Of the new piatinipmsi
lace. lighter in shade. ais well lasS
weight. than silver lace. :" r.
THE style was simple to audacity.t
There were no sieeves and yerys
little more Of the bodice But the~
skirt might have slipped out off,
the Imperial Railet's fluffiests
triumphs. to go a-sigh.provokinxv
on tne avenue! ~
Above the shimmering, fairy.s
folds was q girdle OF rhinestones.A
And the finishing touch was the,
strangest headdress I, have seems
since the height Of the last opera, !,
season. ..l",...s :.
1t was a platinum tissue hand.
kerchief folded around the head,
for all the world IKE twisted ban.
danna. points sticking out like iit,s
tie horns beyond the neck, and not,
one wisp of hair showing below. :
A pair Of rhinestone earrfnescx
loop In loop. and a dazzling fhfSe..
stener flower basleet edansline ii
the end finished the whole bra6ht.s
'ss q
ANOTHER gown Of the iace ya-y
'riety was sfnf,ii' creatures
named Cobra" for reasons ,tl
once apparent when Il appeared ons
a seepy-eyed beauty whose FASH.
ionably pailid face was splasheds
with the blood-red watetproofing 4
OF her lips.
Cobra" slinked to the long fig. =.
ure Of the model save only about
the hips. which were bourfant like:
the winged. wicked head Of the,
original. NJ 4.
Copper -colored lace. draped to a..
wrigglins little pointed panel ats
the left side, made the skirt. It,
made the bodice. a. wsIl--wha,:..
there was OF It.. s1s
A thin, >hin end Of the burnishefs.
mesh folded over the left shoui-..
der. crossed the spine at point ].
near the center. and descended to- !
the right waistline. And that was !.
thati
An excited spectator was caimcd
with the assurance that flesh col.
ored net filed in here and, there.
but II such there were, itwas not,
visible to the naked eye:
A pair Of oval emeralds, one,
on either side the girdie 'front.'.
and held in place by Marvellous
network Of topazes and smaller,
green stones, looked out with a.
: sinister gleam, like Q terrible.
pair Of eyes. %is ~.
All in all, one speculated upon
the sensations Of the gentleman J
disinclined toward snakes whe%
may see this, gown coming to- :
ward him some Evenins on his
dancing partner!
sFAsc1NATIoN'' perhaps was.
the strangest dress Of the.
lot. 1t was q combination Of,
very black velvet and very white,
lace, and the effect was such as.
might have been achieved had
the wiIiowy wand Of q MANN;
kin first crossed her buxom,-
bosom with splatter Of lacen
and then caught up the velvet
in q panic throwing II against
the lace and allowing the ends,
to drop away behind. .m ).
Her back was completely ex;.
posed to the 'rsvages Of the,
weather. and one assumed that,
the lace Of the upper bodice was