Middletown transcript., 1922-02-11
q 911
Paris Approves
Tailored Suits

edge Of the tunic blouse. This blouse
Is such a usable model not only when
worn with this suit-which, minus the
fur, will make one Of the best designs
for the spring season-but as a sepa-
rate blouse.
One Of Jean Patou's best liked Rus
sian blouse styles Is in his new color.
soft sage green. This makers pref
erence for green is SO marked that he
Is using lambs wool dyed in this shade
as a trimming for many of his smart
est Russian blouse suits.
velours Model Of Indefinite Outline.
Color is becoming factor with va
rious clever dressmakers us a means
OF setting their own particular seal
on their models. The Madeleine blue,
affected by Madeleine ct Madeleine III
the autumn. has become widely known.
These makers have announced their
intention Of bringing out new shade
each season and giving 1t prominence
throughout their line.
For the mid-season they are featur-
Ing suit, known as Certainement, de.
veloped in this shade Of blue broad
cloth. 1t is trimmed with gray Austria
Ian opossum fur, the fur forming not
only the big collar and cuffs but wide,
floating panels at the sides Of the
jacket.
Cheruit makes a beautiful model in
brown velours de laine with q loose
Jacket having the indefinite outline so
greatly desired in tailored suits show
ing the latest developments In fashion.
The coat Is cut several inches shorter
In the front than at the back or the
sides. The skirt also shows the lift
or front drapery SO characteristic OF
Cheruits new models.
With this suit is worn q Lanyin har
which is often seen at afternoon teas.
1t is Of marron colored crepe Moroccan
trimmed with rose-colored taffeta flow-
ers and an embroidered tulle veil.
0irdIes That Harmonic With Cloths,
Striped woolens In beige and brown
are used by Cheruit with great sue
cess for the development Of tailored
suits. One Of her best numbers has
straight little coat with the shawl col
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Another new feature is the large and
unique braid ornaments which trim
the front Of the jacket. The skirt is
straight and laps half way around the
figure, closing at the left side.
With the suit Is one of Madame
Georgette's newest Quill-trimmed
toques. There is just now a big craze
for toques fairly bristling with small
wings and feathers.
The well-dressed woman Is giving
more and more time to the selection
of her hats. She spends Us much time
in choosing her hat or her handbag
as she does in buying her costume.
Many Of the new spring suits will
have metal or composition girdles de-
signed to match the cloth from which
they are made. This will be especially
true of the suits Of the new Rodier
fabrics, the girles harmonizing with
the patterns and the colorings in the
cloth. This is very new idea and
one which will be extensively featured
In spring models.
An amazing number of wide-skirted
dresses have made their appearance
In the last few weeks. Earlier In the
season this type Of dress was seen
to a considerable extent, but 1t did.
not play major role, as It does now.
So rapid has been its growth that 1t
seems as though changed silhouette
had sprung up overnight.
The theater always has a great
bearing on dress. The clothes seen on
the stage reflect the mode and have
greater influence on costume than
the casual observer realizes. Both the
Paris and American stages are now
featuring the full-skirted dress, and
1t Is to these sources that we may at
tribute its renaissance.