The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-01-13
Newer Garments Are Thrilling;
the Silhouette Pleasing,
Authority Asserts.
Gowns From France Grow More Pic
turesque, Though Their General
outlines Remain According to
Established Precedent.

From the straight-llne frock we can't
seem to break away--even by way of
Paris, observes fashion authority in
the New York Times. Everything that
comes across the water does more to
accentuate that line, far from stealing
into any less favored paths. Don't
think for q moment that this tendency
to stralghten out the silhouette has
anything of monotony about 1t. On
the contrary, It seems as though the
line had infinite possibilities of. devel-
opment. We think that every known
angle has been exhausted, and then
10 and behold there appears totally
original conception Of the same line.
The newer frocks are thrilling, that is
all there is to It. And the prayer Of
the American woman, that the straight
silhouette at last seems to have Its an
swer always in the affirmative.
Gowns grow more picturesque as
time goes on, even though their gen.
eral outlines remain quite according to
established precedent.
The black and white dress follows
that liking for the strong contrast of
the two colors which is so character
istic Of Partisan dresses just now. Only
the sleeves and the portion Of the
bodice from which they spring are of
whlte-whlte georgette. The rest Of
the gown is made of beautiful soft
black velvet, trimmed around the bot"
tom OF the skirt with chenille lace
done into an interesting pattern Of
decoration.
cuffs Are Attractive.
The cuffs of the sleeves are, per-
haps, the most attractive part Of this
dress, for they accentuate that width
about the lower portions of the sleeves
which, just at the present time, adds
an indescribable air of smartness to
any gown. There are those who pre-
dict that the wide sleeve will shortly
disappear from fashions ways-zin
fact that It has already run Its course.
But it cannot be said In regard to the
newer models that this statement has
been in the least way demonstrated.
The cuffs seem TO be even wider and
more picturesque.
Then the French are so pleasant
about everything they design. They
have actually managed to create long
sleeves that really do not get In ones
way, and that by reason of the subtle
things they do to them. For instance,
| the ends of the longer sleeves are
more apt than not to be decorated with
some very heavy trimming on the end
Of a lightweight material. Now, this
weighing does a real service in that
it automatically drops back the sleeve
as the arm Is held up. So, as one
reaches for something, one finds that
| the sleeve is being miraculOusly lifted
from all contact with bric-a-brac along
the way, just because the heavy cuff
is realizing its own part In the game.
You will find this happening over
and over again on the French dresses.
Do not be afraid to try wearing one of
them, for your imagination has been
wrong in picturing their awkwardness.
They are so graceful, indeed, that they
promptly impel you to throw your
arms about In competition with the
rhythmic dancers. You become fasci-
mated with the manners of your own
sleeves, and 1t seems interesting to see
Just how cleverly they will behave.
The sleeves on a coat are made on
this same general plan, and with the
same subtle reasoning lying behind the