The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-26
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New York, Jan. 26.-The old time
gesture of disdain, expressed fin
drawing aside the hem of her skirts
from contact with the disdained,
may now be performed again with
out causing a stumble or check
ing a naughty stride, for the skirts
are wider. The trend toward fuller
and more sweeping skirts is unmis-
takably shown in the recent So
cial gatherings here and is ac-
complished by a circular flare and
by pleats, gathers and ripple eff
fects. Equally impressive in the
gathering places of the well dress
ed is the vogue now obtaining for
corn flower blue. That shade is
seen on nearly every outfit in some
form in the new costumes.
Paris, Jan. 26.-It is customary
for Partisan business men to spend
a part of their leisure time at cafes
and one designer evidently found
inspiration there for a millinery
trimming which has become widely
popular. The matchstick orna-
ment is being widely used and was
developed undoubtedly from a box
of colored matches on a cafe table.
The sticks which are punched into
various designs, are of a compost
ton resembling galalith tipped by
beads of bright color. Flower trim
mings also are extensively used on
the new hats, usually being handled
in a fiat or crushed effect.
London, Jan. 26.-"Are you
there?" is the way they say hello"
over the telephone here and the
telephone head dress" is there"
This swagger hair ornament con-
of a large plaque of metal over
each ear, joined together over the
top OF the head like a telephone
headgear by form covered solid
ly with pearls or semi-precious
sists of large plaque Of metal over
running from plaque to plaque fall
in a low loop over the bust These
head dresses are worn only with
frocks devoid of elaborate trim
ming as they are so ornate as to
give the wearer of a much trim
med gown an overdressed appear
ance.
New York, Jan. 26.-The marked
trend toward the popularity of suits
as compared with dresses for next
spring is keeping the blouse de-
signers busy in order to provide
dainty blouses to accompany the
tailormades. The new models like
the suits are extremely long waist
ed, ending in a band around the
hips which gathers the body of the
blouse slightly and ends in long
sash which ties at one side. This
sash serves further to elongate the
line of the blouse. The blouses de-
signed for sport wear with sep
arate skirt are made, in most in
stances, along similar lines, but in
much brighter colors, and moro
elaborate designs.
New York, Jan. 26.-They danced
and sat in the cafes in their bath
ing suits at Dieppe and Deauville
last summer and it is possible that
example may be followed at the
Florida and California resorts. If
it is, no one will know that the
wearers of some of the latest nol-
bathing suits are not in formal eve
ming dress so long as they keep
their feet under the table The
new bathing suits are made in al
most exact duplication of bouffant
dance frocks so far as the upper
portion is concerned. They have
a long WASTED, extremely plain
bodice of satin cut low and the
short skirt is cut in deep petals
at the hem and wired out over the
hips. The usual Knockers complete
the costume