The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-02-17
Fashion N elUs
Notes by Wire
to The Argus

New York, Feb. 1.-THE uneven
hem has achieved its logical evolu-
ton. First it's points grew longer
and longer till here and there they
touched the floor. And now they
grow longer still, so that on each
side they form a graceful train. 1t
used to be that a train hung only
from the shoulders or waist line,
and always in back. But today the
natural reaction has set in after
a furore of short gowns minus
train of any sort The reaction is
so pronounced that any innocent
little panel or ruffle, starting from
any where on the gown, may end up
in shining yard or so upon the
floor. A fold of georgette crossing
from shoulder to hip, may keep
right on past the skirt hem, to
drag a beaded length behind the
wearer. And it is the easiest thing
in the world for twin scarf ends
bending from shoulder to girdle to
forget all about the scarf part un-
til it is two or three yards long.
Miami, Fla, Feb. 17.-Sleeveless
jackets prove SO numerous and
smart that one wonders why peo-
pie ever wore any other kind of
spring gown. Cotton, that once
humble, but now aristocratic fab
ric, is the material of which many
of the sleeveless coats are made. |
Usually the coat matches cotton |
dress in slrme gay shade, though !
cotton coats in colorS contrasting /
with the dress are also seen. Gre
tonne lends itself effectively to con- !
trasts like this. One cretonne cos
tune with splashy heliotrope morn !
ing glorieS on a cream background /
had little sleeveless jacket of plain |
heliotrope, the patch pockets darned !
with cream colored wool.
New York, Feb. 17.-Once upon !
time you dressed your child in
gingham rompers for playtime and |
white organdie for dress up and |
turned your mind contentedly to |
the intricacieS of your own ward !
robe. But those archaic days have |
gone. Children are dashing around |
in sports suits that are miniature |
copies of those worn by their eld- |
erS, and as for afternoon gowns,
these are quite as varied as moth |
er's if not quite so elaborate. One !,
favOrite for the youngsters is wash |
able sateen. Frocks of this pretty |
and serviceable material are en-
broidered in bright wool. Now |
and then you see a child in black |
sateen resplendent with orange and |
blue wool decorations. For after
noon dress-up, the little ladies fire. |
quently appear in white georgette.
London, Feb. 17.-ShOes of pat
ent leather and grey suede are to
be fashionable in the spring, the |
two materials being united in the |
shoe. For evening wear there is a |
black patent leather sandal with |
heel and straps of the gray suede. |
A colonial pump with very high |
tongue, suitable for either evening
or afternoon, has 1oZenge shaped !
insets of suede in two tones of |
gray. A shoe for afternoon wear
is of the suede in modified sandal
design, and it is trimmed with a
tiny edging of patent leather. The
walking pumps have fiat heels and
are developed not only in gray
suede and patent leather but also
in patent leather combined with
suede in tanS and fawns. There
are also gray and tan suede shoes
that lace to the knee but are more
trinity fitted than the Russian boot,
loose around the ankle.