Evening star., 1922-02-05

I sleeves and the high collar give the
costume the effect OF a most complete
! gown. One does not realize the abb
| sence Of skirt. Such costumes as
the blue homespun one, by the way.
| throw a sop to modesty in a conyen-
| tional skirt that drops about an inch
below the boomers. This is buttoned
in front and easily slipped OF for
sport wear.
We discuss the one-piece, the two
piece. the three-piece costume. but
here comes the four-piece one. The
colonial cape is removable. SO is the
| short skirt with it's circular sides,
| the bloomers are left off when there
! is no call for their service. You can
buy your whole outfit for tho open
| when you order one Of these innova-
ton costumes. Such saving!
The Slavic costume enthusiasm will
keep brilliant editions Of black and
white in the public mind. Even in
splendid peltries the idea holds power
since Mrs. Harding chooses ermine
with tails for her most pretentious
wrap. Ermine is the fur of the Rus
SLAMS and Of our Indians. Queer, this
similarity OF choice. isn't It? Both
wear it as a symbol Of chieftainship.
The six great chiefs OF the Six Tribes
who were at the armament confer
ence at Washington donned their er-
mine tails when they stood at the
grave Of the unknown soldier. repre-
senting older nations, probably, than
most Of the great who stood there
with names well known. Did the
wife of the President of these Unite.l
States get her idea Of an ermine
wrap. one wonders. from the splendor
and majesty of those ermine -decorat-
ed first families OF America?
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ICST as we had accustomed our
) selves to the comfortable idea Of
slipping into q half-low frock for
whatever gayety offers itself In the
electric hours, here comes the full
decolletage, ceremonial drapery and
presence of much formzlity in the
new evening gowns. No doubt OF 1t,
the day Of the sIip-on io threatened.
The middle-aged women did not like
1t, anyway. and soon they will have
their chance to be stately as we'll as
in the fashion. Crepe de chine, even
in its printed weave, is not the choice
for the spring evening frocks. Satin,
chiffon. silver lace, gold embroidered
crepe, are fabrics that come again
into the limelight as suitable for the
frocks that again expose the shoul-
ders. the arms, and much of the back.
The oblong decolletage for formal af-
fairs after the lights are turned on
is threatened from every side.
There is a complete overturning OF
much that we have considered settled
in the fatuous way human nature has
of thinking that brief moment is
arrested for their generation. The
prophets think the day Of simplicity
is done. The signs are in the heav'
ems There will be comfortable sport
clothes, easy-wearing tailored suits
for the streets, but when social life
calls we will put on the harness of
formality. It is well to watch these
signs. All dressing depends on mass
movement and not on the freakish-
ness of an individual or the erratic
designing Of dressmaker who works
against the time and the tide. When
we fox-trotted and one.stepped We
liked short skirts that did not i'm
pede our fancy steps, but now that
we stand still while We dance, what's
the reason against 4 tight. long skirt
that wraps itself about our knees.
holding US quiet?