Evening star., 1923-03-11
tons Of Egypt Give Suggestion of Mid -Victoranism

ish this summer with such masses
Ct cotton gowns to be washed. not
dry cleaned. All the old stocks OF
calico, the shelves heaped with table,
cloths. will be ransacked for cotton
to wear and cotton to sell. Already
tablecloths are in strong demand,
for they turn themselves into frocks
with slight assistance.
Flowered cottons will be worn. but
they do not represent the Egyptian
fashion. The fguration Of Thebes
and Luxor Is geometric and animated,
not doral. although the lotus flower
runs through most of the pattern!ns.
Embroidery initiates these sharply
outlined, Egyptian patterns and the
pyramid design has appeared on costly
evening gowns. and, on simple crepe
frocks. There Is a cotton frock with
q black foundatiop. on which are blue
and green pyramids and a mauve sash
with. q bow in front. This design is
copied In white georgette crepe on which
are embroidered pyramids of black Jet
beads.
The serpent does not appear in
part of patterning. Its use Is left
to the jewelers. and they are making
the best of It at this hour. 1t is hard
to believe that any woman will wear
the sacred cobra rising to strike
above the brow as Tutankharen
wore 1t and his fellow -pharaohs
But no one can Judge what a French
woman will choose to do when the
spring season breaks.
Snakes Of hammered gold and silver
with jeweled heads are worn as arm
serpents of green and ruby colored
leather with fattened heads twisted
around the tail TO serve as belts for
sweaters and one-pieee sport trocks.
Before the tomb Of Pharaoh was
opened a French designer produced
an evening gown with Its low dccoi-'
Ietage at the back outlined By a ser
pent Of silver brocade. The head
was jeweled with brilliants &nd
placed on the right shoulder and the
tail was twisted three times around
the opposite forearm.
Not a pleasant fashion, snakes.
But women of all ages have INDUCED
in them. The kinship between Eve
and the serpent has never been broken
since the first day.
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1T is curious to return 70 Victorian
i ism through Egypt. but. speak
ing broadly. that is What We VIII do
in the warm weather season. II the
land IS filled with coiored and tig-
ured cotton frocks 1t will bring about
sunshade hats o.. straw and huge
parasols vivid as flowers.
The years have rolled over this
continent IN ceaseless rhythm since
womer went to summer resorts with
six trunks piled high with cotton
frocks. cotton camisoles, cotton
jackets, cotton net evening frocks.
which they called point d'esprit.' |
Fondiy as the women Of the south
ern states clung to wash frocks, the
fashion was local The majority got
coolness through georgette crepe and
crepe de chine. through foulard and
silk net.
This year women will look like
their grandrothers. Their ward
robes will be filled with cotton frocks.
The laundress will be kept busy.
There Will be sun shade hats and |
parasois and many gay little gar |
ments that have associated them !
selves for centuries with cotton ap- |
parel.
One of these is the little jacket |
hartng at the hem with wide sleeves. |
1t has been launched. in figured cot
ton, in white cotton printed In black.
In other cottons covered with fantas |
tic figurations IN stitchery. 1t is
also made Of cretonne.
The flounced skirt IS another VIC |
torian fashion that comes IN on the
wings Of Egypt. Pharaonic clothes