The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-11
D. HGooA Hovr

! tWuuen' for The United Press)
New York. Feb. ii.---That women
dress primarily TO please men is
well established fact u ever has
been and ever viii be-. When Eve.
after searching through the Garden
Of Eden finally decided upon fIg
leaf for adornment. you can be sure
that some time during their strolls
Adam had said that the fig leaf was
pretty little leaf
And so II II today. Whether II be
tho gny AdonIs whom she is trying
to land. or the little old hardworking
husband. always In the back Of every
woman's head. she hears the Image
Of some man when choosing q gown.
Many little grey mouse Of woman
goes about In silken hose and short
skirts when her shin bones would be
lot more comfortable In heavy
woolens. simply because she knows
that fond husband ndores trans.
pnrency. And there are some Of US
whc feel that we must tone down to
suit our male attachments. Many n
woman has felt the call Of the
LoDbed head. hut has not obeyed the
call because her husband refused 10
be seen with her In the decollete
head dress. Where is the woman
who does not feel thnt she looks
well In short skirts? Yet there are
some who have felt dowdy these
four years In long ones to please
husband who seemed otherwise per.
fectIy normal. 'ff'
the afternoon dress In the one
garment that d woman can choose
TO please her very own self Her
one salvation for self expression lies
in a. In ID she can display herself
as she would like 10 be as there are
few men In these busy ante.war
days cavortins around to tea dan.
SAINTS and matinees. IL IL a peculiar
individuality which can not find ex.
preston In the wide variety OF after.
noon frocks that one has TO choose I
from this season. |
Perhaps the best type Of afternoon
gown for general utility Is the crepe
gown. Heavy crepe de chimes and
crepe Roma are taking the place OF
the Canton crepes and georgette
crepes. When combined with lace,
crepe Roma makes an exquisite cos
tune and one that will tit into the
most formal gatherings. Brown lace
combined with heavy crepe de
chene also makes successful COM
bination. Czecho.S .Slovakian embroid.
cries and gaudy colored bands pro-
iuce a peasant type, that is ex-
Iremely becoming to the dark COM
plected woman. One lovely model OF
this sort is made of navy blue duve-
tyne with bands of red. blue. green
md orange embroidery attached
hree inches above the long waist
inc at the side seams and extending
o the hem in a side panel effect.
rhe sleeves of this costume are made
n flowing pasant style. and banded
u the same embroidered material
rom the shoulder seems down to
he sleeve ends. Side view of this
,own gives one straight line Of en-
,rodery from neck line to skirt
lem. Il
For the woman who goes. out
,reat deal but has small means to
Ise for her gowning there is the
ver lovely black gown of heavy
attn or velvet. When made in
imple lines and untrimmed, chain
+ colored beads, a girdle or chif
on sash changes it into an entirely
ifferent costume. The long shoul-
er can be made so that sleeves Of
ifferent colors can be basted in at
ill and when left off entirely the
hort sleeved effect is obtained.
The wide neck line continues in
sage on most afternoon frocks. Also
le long waist line still predomi-
ates. /
Lace is constantly appearing in
eW forms. Wool laces ON black
elvet makes pretty contrast. A
ide stripe of ecru wool lace run.
ing from the center necy line to the
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