| Show rD DRESSl RESS By Anne Rittenhouse FAt At At Last Scotch Plaids Plaids' Are Beginning to Have Their Way in Fashion and W W. We e Shall See Much of Them This Spring NEW YORK Feb 18 Soon Soon after after 9 the war broke out and waves of romantic ro roo ro- ro mantic antIc enthusiasm spread to an and from the Scotti Scottish h regiments that tha played so many heroic parts in th the first great battles ana and whose esque uniforms set fire to the French F Frenc ench fancy the dressmakers tried to make mak plaid fashionable It was easy to see from the month mont of August 1914 that or of all the troops troop coming to the aid of France none created ere cre- more delight than the regiments regiment from the highlands Had you gone a as we did through the villages where these troops were quartered o or through the seacoast towns where they disembarked from the transports transports trans trans- ports you would have leave felt Just as th the French felt All the other British troops were dun colored in in their khaki kaki uniforms but the color the t swagger and the laughter of these Scottish troops troop stimulated the imagination The French designers quickly saw it and the Scotch caps and black vel velvet ti vet et coats and tartan skirts were ex- ex ex pl It is not improbable that the high boot with the very short skirt skir above showing a bit of the stocking was M after all aIt suggested by the high hight t stockings and kilts of the Fusiliers Plaid Comes Into Its Own With the exception of the Scottish L bonnet and these high boots with the short skirt the costumes of the highlanders highlanders highlanders high high- landers did not make a strong impression impression im im- im upon prevailing fashions Even the bonnet the daring black velvet cap with its gay band of rib ribbon bon was only tentatively worn by afew a few v dashing young women from However the new gowns Paris sent over before the semiannual semiannual semian semian- nual openings are straws which show I the wind In these clothes there are plaids and plaids Before th the spring comes omes women women are taking up these I. I Scotch fashions Marie Tempest whose clothes are always models for all women was probably the first of the actresses to adopt for her street suit a short skirt skir of black and white Scotch plaid and anda a short velvet Jacket with plaid collar collar col col- lar Jar and cuffs Then velvet was combined with will plaid silk for for- afternoon dance gowns f. f new topcoats were made of Scotch homespun with shawl collars and deep cuffs of plaid cloth The little Scotch bonnet without the two vo dangling dangling dangling dan dan- gling ribbons at the hack nack made its appearance in velvet and it is now a smart bit of morning headgear Plaid Plait stockings are making their appearance appear appear- appearance ance and are worn in the country with rough suits and heavy half shoes There is much danger in the general general general gen gen- eral adoption of Scotch plaids they undoubtedly cut the figure into a patchwork quilt arid and even the mos most odd advocate of fashion does does' not find this desirable If they are areto to be generally generally gen worn they must be handled handlee with keen perception of the right line Entire gowns gowns' of plaid no matter matter mat mat- ter what the fabric are not to be becom- becom com com- com mended Velvet Coats With Plaid f Skirts France has sent over overa a new street suit which carries out as far as s it is js feasible the idea of the Scotch regi regi regi- menials There is a short skirt o of plaid silk laid in wide un unstitched box pleats and a coat above it of dark blue velvet It has bas a belt deep cuffs and a wide turnover collar of the material material material ma ma- of the skirt The coat fastens with two silver buttons one at the top and one at the waist and there is a huge square Scotch silver belt buckle The Scotch bonnet that goes with this suit is of blue velvet minus the flying streamers at the back All Al the milliners seem determined to omit these |
