Evening journal., 1922-08-05
BY HEDDA HOYT.

NEW YORK. Aug. Omitted
Press)-The woman who permits
herself to be guided in her dress by
others are sitting her Imagination.
Recently we have been getting away
from the herd idea. When a style
promises to become "a seasons
rage" we shrink from It as we
would the mumps.
This spirit has forced the manu-
facturers to use their imagination.
They are no longer able 10 sell
dozens OF gowns of the same char
acter.
The small town merchant often
refuses to purchase more than one
gown OF a kind and in consequence
the women OF the small towns are as
wei groomed as their Fifth Avenue
sisters.
The country girl with the funny
clothes, pulled back hair and clumsy
shoes can only be found in the cheap
vaudeville acts The Bingham bolt
idea. where the whole family util-
zed the same bolt, no longer appeals
to her. In word. she has used her
Imagination and has made herself as
appealing and as attractive as pos
sible.
II a Fashion writer says that polka
dots are the vogue, study the effect
OF the polka dots upon yourself be-
fore accepting the verdict as apply
ing to you: An extremely large wo-
man in a gown that Is covered with
polka dots will look somewhat Ike
an elephant with the hives. a
slender glrllsh figure may appear
entirely winsome in that same gown.
This winter promises that the
wide. fiat hats are TO be with US
again. Unless you are of medium
height don't be guided by this an
Wear the things that
are best suited to your physical self
and that strike a spark in your i'm
agination.
At recent benefit staged on Long
Island by the theatrical people Of
New York. a gathering where many
OF our best families sought TO out
shine each other. there was one
young girl who attracted more at
tention than any one else Of her
age. There we're fappers galore, in
sleeveless beaded gowns, bobbed |
heads and silver footgear. Beauties
among them.
But the girl to whom sall eyes
was a wholesome young thing I
With a wealth of blond hair coiled .
ow at the nape OF her neck. who
vas gowned in a simple, childish
ooking white organdy, with little
,uffed sleeves. And horror upon
,orror. she had chosen a pink sash
md wore a wreath Of forgetmenots
n her hair.
She was the living reco lection of
hat sweet sirlhood that seem for
,ver gone. She was an individual.
L was plain to see that It was not
In affection with her. She had chosen
gown that appealed TO her simple
and had made herself a
hing Of beauty.
There is one friend with whom
woman Is always on good speaking
erme. a friend who never abs 10
ler-her mirror.
'oming Styles.
The question OF fur lengths is one
which is ever important as Fall APP
Buyers returning from
Europe agree that the cape should
70 from AZ to a. inches long and
hat coats should be As to so inches.
apes should be about four inches
horter than the dress. as they are
ngainly when as long as the dress
he fur coat Is strong in Paris and
lay cause the cape to wane in pop
iarity. Both the long coat and the
hort coatee are popular models for
le coming season. il Is declared.
Duvetyne is TO he used for the
arly FAN hat. A wide mushroom
lape of black duvetyne is edged
18th a fold OF silver cloth and has
cabochon of silver cloth centered
t.t ,,oari koada ntacod AZ tho front