Evening star. [volume], October 30, 1918, Page 16, Image 16

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BY AJTETE BJTTEBH01I8E.
NEW TOBK. October 2J.?It Is rath
er strange that the Americans have
not taken op with a vast amount of
enthusiasm the novelties in fabrics
that the French weavers offered to
the public throng)} the designers in
August.
There is a coat of mail. also the fab
rics which Imitate animal hides, and
the substitutes for fur. None of these
show an excessive usage in this coun
try. There are touches of them on
French frocks, there is an immense
amount of angora and fur substitutes
used on chemise gowns of satin and ,
velveteen, but the American copies, as
well as the original American gowns,
show that our designers prefer to
take up other things that Paris has
introduced.
Copying Certain French. Tricks.
I For instance, the upholstery fringe,
that little, twisted toothbrush fringe
that we are accustomed to seeing on
chairs and sofas, is lavishly used on
the best gowns at the highest prices,
made by exclusive houses. The long
silk fringe is considered commonplace,
but the tiny upholstery fringe re
mains smart.
Then that idea that Paris exploited
in the frocks shown this month, of
looping grosgraln ribbon Into hori
zontal cascades, is one which caught
the American fancy immediately. Do
you knov that trick? One takes miles
of ribbon about an inch wide and puta
it around skirts and sleeves in
straight, horizontal rows. The ribbon,
mind you, is not flat; it is arranged in
one and two inch loops overlapping
each other. One sees it everywhere,
and the exclusives may consider It too
ordinary now to incorporate in their
costumes.
These cascades are used vertically,
too. especially on gowns for young
girls, but the novelty is the horizon
tal effect.
In getting back to the subject of the
slight usage of French novelty
weaves in this country this autumn, it
is easy to find the reason, which lies
in the difficulty of importing French
materials and the price that must be
paid for them by the public. If a
dressmaker says to a patron that a
gown is two hundred and fifty dol
lars In a certain French weave and
one hundred and fifty copied in a less
1 expensive American weave, it is quite
probable that in the majority of cases
the woman will take the gown at the
second price.
There are women who are buying
these coat of mail frocks, and the
material is so lovely that It is a won
der more people do not insist upon it
who have the price for It. Another
fabric which America has taken to
with enthusiasm was used by the
[ house of Premet on the Place Ven
l dome in Paris. A frock of it, worn by
I Mme. Renee, the head of the house,
was bought by so many American
buyers and copied by so many Amer
ican dressmakers that those of us
who have had to go the rounds of ex
hibitions see this frock in our
dreams. The original is called "After
the Shower," and this attractive name
comes from the fact that the gauze
of which the gown is made is deli
p
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sprinkled with glistening steel
son the Chtwlit Frock.
quits a struggle going on concerning
the silhouette: France 'remains true,
or, at least, she did in August, to the
chemise frock, and most of her models
brought to this country are based on:
that foundation. Sh6~ may ^change,
however, and the prophets who ought
to know say she will change in line
with our Introduction of the long,
Ooat of mail dinner frock embroidered
with black floss silk. There i| ?
tight undersllp of black satin which
shows at bast and at ankle*.
tight skirt and the peg-top silhouette.
However, the question is that today
those who buy French frocks and
have them copied go in for the
straight, chemise effect. It may be
in the form of a tunic which comes
to the very edge of a narrow skirt,
or it may be the entire frock with
out the underskirt.
The sketch shows one of the most
distinguished gowns in all its fea
tures. It is of coat of mail em
broidered with black silk floss, and
the alluring material gives one a
glint and glitter of the army of the
Crusaders, from which army It was
taken on account of the spiritual at
titude of France toward this "war.
The undersllp Is of black satis, a
negligible thing that fits the figure
smoothly, is tightly drawn back at
the ankles, and shows Itself above the
waist as a long vest under the deep
decolletage of the coat of mail tunic.
The sleeves are short, for France still
holds to certain types of short sleeves
for elaborate gowns, because of
economy. They serve, as our Ameri
can importers tell us. for all kinds
of occasions. A gown with a long
sleeve, unless it is transparent, is
not always admitted to the company
of the elect in the evening.
FASHIONS
The little dance dress shown In the
sketch may be made of white chiffon,
pet, georgette or silk tissue, and it is
trimmed very simply with rows of
inch-wide glossy ribbon In color.
Rainbow colors may be selected for
the ribbon, two or three of these
dainty q>ale shades being used with
very good effect. . If desired, the
fabric of the gown may also be in
color, and the frock be a genuine
rainbow affair.
A foundation of sheer silk should
be used for the dress, and it may be
made a slip-over by running an elastic
in at the waist line. Two or three
ribbon straps hold it in place over
the shoulder, and a ribbon girdle with
long ends circles the waist.
A dress of this kind is easy to make
and may be very inexpensive. Spend
ing a great deal of money on a dance
or evening dress is never really neces
sary and at present it is poor taste.
There will be few formal evening
functions dnring the coining winter
season, and the simple dances sched
uled call for simple costuming.
An all-over lace drew far always
pretty, and many lace dresses am
bekr? featured for the coming season.
Extreme simplicity is the rule In de
signing these frocks. Frequently the
bodice is merely a wide girdle ot silk
or satin topped by a. frill ?r yoke of
lace and with short lace sleeves. The
skirt may be a single length of lace,
or it may be formed of two or three
lace flounces. A ribbon sash or girdle
finishes the dress.
Ribbon trimming is extremely pop
ular this season. Plain bands of rib
bon are used on frocks for both day
time and evening wear, and ribbon
BXgBOfjr-TRXSOOSp DANCE frock.
flowers, bow knots, etc., appear on in
numerable eV?ptj*g dresseC'ot sheer
pittfntffi
Vefcr narrow "babrr rO&on is often
knitted to tons enfST and collar for a
street salt of frock. bm the knitted
ribbon sweaterhe* Veen worn for
months; Dnring the summer It was
sss&s/fswta&iwsuu
the suit Jacket.
Iittle ?popies
By THOfUfTON W. BUBOES S.
(Oepjrijht, pqi by T. W. Barpmt.)
Why Reddy's Plan Failed.
Reddy Fox dl$D't vast* My time.
He knew now ' exactly what Jerry
Muskrat had done. It was very clear ,
to him now why he had failed to find
any trace of Jerry Muskrat in the
drainage ditch between Jerry's hole
and the Laughing Brook. Of course
Jerry hadn't been going back to the
laughing Brook and the Smiling Pool
at all. He had been living up there
in that new tunnel of his while he
laid in a supply of carrots for the
winter.
When Reddy reached hpm? in the
Old pasture he found that Urs. Reddy
was not there. You see. Reddy need
ed Mrs. Reddy's help. He pointed hts
nose straight up at the sky and bark
ed. He waited a little, then barked
again. After a while he barked a third
time. This time he got'an answer.
He knew that Mrs. Reddy was coming,
so he sat down to wait as patiently
as he could.
Presently Mrs. Reddy arrived and
Reddy told her all about Jerry Musk
rat and the tunnel from the drainage
ditch to the carrot patch. .
"We'll go down there at once, my
dear," said Reddy. "You will watch
at one doorway and I will watch at
the other. We will have to have a
lot of patience, but sooner or later we
"WE'LL GO DOWN THERE AT ONCE,
MY DEAR," SAID REDDY.
win have a Muskrat dinner as a re
ward."
So Reddy and Mrs. Reddy hurried
Prepare now to be
comfortable on those
cold, blowy days;
Warm underwear can
be dainty and attractive
when it's "Merode" or
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(Hand-finished)
Underwear
is carefully tailored, and
made with patent Flat
?' lock seams so that there
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High, medium or low
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knee or ankle length. All
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sizes for women and chil
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*>?b?titnics Co?t YOOSwePric*
Better than other
pancake floor?
because
Ujjcle
Jerry
[?I!- -AV-J'1 ?
It
wetot straight ttf the doorway ^hich
opened among the carrots. Xh*re an
other thought came to Reddy. It would
be easy digging up there In the cat-'
rot Patch, so why not save tttta hx
escape to bis home In the Smiling
Pool?
So Reddy dug and Mrs. Reddy -watch
ed. But Jervy MUSlffat didn't appear.
hVt?
lira. Reddjr or
S?
he fii tlr
Mi. He waa.
Jerry Muskrat had
" What would hap
- thtt door
Knows l.ow
,y? 4ie. ^hought
rQr
off and get
ranny Fox to
watch at one While "he 'Watches at the
^v;u'??%xasrri",si
get back' to the Smiling Pool while
trill*?RedSy waa getting Mrs.
Reddy to help him. Jerry slipped out
into the drainage ditch and
as fast M bis l*g* could
to the Laughing Broo"
down to th? Anil!
climbed' out on tL,
which 'be could loo
IteadO'
Green
to chuckle.
He co
Mr* Reddy hu^tripg
Maadoms toward the
Swift ? OwMHil MNl *f 1
in Washington. B. C, tor the
ending Saturday. Oct. SC. 1W.
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them fresh and exquisite all the time. That's the
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Sometimes?with evening gowns and light sum
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