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Show II : Some Very New and Curious Fashion Novelties to Be Seen in Paris . I Paris, March 2. F the tailor-made is mannish, what shall be said of the latest ex-A ex-A tremes In cut and make-up. They look almost like stage costumes, but they are Intended for street wear, and women who want to be smart do not hesitate to appear in them on 5 the boulevards of Paris. 1 1 It has been suggested that the importation im-portation of dances like tlfe Tango and the Grizzly Bear are more or less responsible for this inspiration of the designers. And the colors! The woman who wears a dark yellow skirt and light yellow jacket does not hesitate to put on a tan leather belt and a sombrero, som-brero, so that she looks as if she had just come from the Argentine plains only no woman out there ever dressed like that. They -can hardly be called cither beautiful or graceful, for the colors are too glaring glar-ing and the skirts are too straight and short to have any trace of grace but a' very beautiful woman who dares to wear a costume like this and carries it off Is the envy of all her friends as well as of her enemies. ene-mies. Women havo forgotten that the basic idea of the tailor-made was simplicity, ana that they were emulating male attire by ir. They have let their fancy fly, and no'w dare to add so many variations that it is as odd and airy as any other feminine costume. The designers have translated masculine drens into feminine terms, and in Paris you may now see feminine cowboys, huntsmen, sailors and students, with their big collars, broad shoulders, even neck-kerchiefs. neck-kerchiefs. It is no longer a skirt and coat; the skirt short, and the coat a bolero, bo-lero, or long coat, according to the caprice of tho wearer. The tall, majestic women are condemned to long tunics, in dark colors, with modest ornaments, it is true, but Slender, petite, coy women, for whom the newer stylos seem created, are doing all kinds of things. Their fancy Is eccentric, but they are at the same time trying to correct nat ural defects. If they are loo short they wear the bolero to make them appear taller, but tho taller women, who do not want to appear gigantic, place tho bet as low as possible. If the hips are too slight, the Persian tunic, with fur trimming, Is called into requisition. If the bosom is too prominent, the large Oriental sleeves help to hide ;t. In fact, the tailor-made tailor-made call3 into requisition all styles, all ages and every color of tho rainbow. rain-bow. Tu sharp contrast con-trast with this in- tensified masculine tsV!! tailor-made Is tho MjtfS equnlly Intensified $jM fluffy-ruffle Idea, VA now so prevalent Va Women recognizes thnt tt she is never so charming as when she appears Ji ethereal, and so she se- f iccts nue ussuwh vu and gives her V figure tho ap- i. pea ranee of if appearance of v lightness and t joy. Frills and B.A furbelows are u tho essentially Su feminine, and these are flgA being employed for the IKl drapery of the cowns, M for the cuffs, even up- W on the hats. The skirt U draped in tulle has an y airiness and charm that appeals to the masculine W eye, and while some wo- V men may Indeed dress Tor each other, there are many who dress for the eye of man. They have gone from the extreme of plain- I uess to this finest of drapery, and skirts, waists and sleeves are masses of fine folds of the gnuzlest material. She hardly looks like the same woman who was on the street this Copyright, 1014, by the Star Company. Groat Britain r afternoon, for she has put off the severe and the outre, and is now all the more charming for her typically feminine attire. It Is expensive, but what cares she? The effect Is what she wants, and she gets it by this fairy costume, which takes her back to her childhood and makes her look ten years younger to her men admirers. V. Silks and brocades are jjBjk much in demand, and they Ififcyfe fnH "i majestic folds upon $&W tall. Blender forms, adding aNJSaT their (liSJty and beauty. i?"le' ifc ls true, affects the jP silhouette." wrapping themselves them-selves in black silk and wearing cloaks of white velvet, vel-vet, trimmed n fur. u Others are partial to lace which has a great vogue, for it is found on afternoon gowns, evening gowns and even combined with ' fur. Flounces, folds, over-skirts, over-skirts, belts, everything Is being used, and nothing noth-ing is really unstylish. Woman ls really a mass of bits to-day, for her dress may begin with a short skirt of mousse-line mousse-line de sole and continue con-tinue with folds of silk, rising to a kind of jncker, in Louis XV. style, with a broad corsage, cor-sage, and short sleeves trimmed with chinchilla. Or Madame may fancy a soft silk around hor body, with two little overskirts of mousBellne de sole trimmed with skunk, ending in a pufT at the back. But no one mentions men-tions tho puff for fear it may mean tho return of the unsightly unsight-ly bustle. Those transparent robes are in high favor, with their tunics of lace or embroidered tulle, and a rose un- tigiits Reserved. derskirt, or white, appearing half way down. The corset is never in evidence any more, and the light tissues over the bust reveal almost as much as they cover. As to hats the forehead must now bo shown, for the hats are small, tilted to the side, covering one temple and letting the roots of the hair appear on the uncovered side. Every detail of the toiletto of the stylish woman is exquisite umbrella, umbrel-la, bag, shoes each one of these details de-tails rises to unheard-of prices, for a woman may carry an umbrella , costing a hundred dollars and a bag : worth five hundred, and shoes made to order may cost thirty dollars. Extravagance runs riot, for the tailor-made tailor-made is soon out of style, becaue it is so extreme, and these tulles tul-les and delicate fabrics last one or at most two wear-ings. wear-ings. In evidences brilliant stripes, I Roman stripes the wearers pre- fer to call them which are smart- er even than the fashionable plaids , V and more merci-ful merci-ful to the woman who is unfashionable unfashion-able enough to loicwu i natural curve or two in her figure. The Roman stripes, usually usu-ally of yellow, blue and red or green, are wrought in heavy silks and used in the main for trimmings. They give a smart touch to the severe turbans in use for early Spring wear. Worn In high bows at the back or side of the hat they add a fine touch of color to a costume and enliven the appearance of the swearer. edged hempen jB |