| Show back to dress themes of stately gibson girl under the constructive leadership of joan jean a very ancient theory will shortly be put to the test for reasons largely sentimental note t ft a fashion writer in the louisville courier journal there has been a scurrying back since the paris february showings to many of thu dress themes that flouri flourished thed in the tha era of the stately gibson girl the theory that sartorially sartor lally considered there were nere glants giants and giantess esIn in those days has been carefully nurtured by out modeled victorians ever since the advent of unfettered dress and there has sprung up a deep rooted tradition that the heyday of fashion belongs to the glorious the fin do de of the meticulous victoria fortunately or not so fortunately for flint tradition it Is no longer to be permitted the haven of theol theory and speculation possibly in answer to the appeal of 0 victorian ma i i possibly bebau because s e they felt that flint a change in style direction was due the paris haute couture has late lately y been ofT offering ering costumes which bespeak the furbelows fur belows of the long haired epoch if their sel selections dons were only mildly elaborate in february they have acquired so many involved details in the months following that the tha renaissance must be apparent to te most casual of fashionables fashio nables if further evidence of this new sartorial spirit Is needed a report from Longe humps will br bc interesting at Longelin longchamps nips a dress of heavy black satin had biad a short hap cont coat belted at the back it opened on the sides of the front in a rounded off detached bolero effect over a straight with a cluster of gobets on the left side the new hat of one cire straw with a brim wide nt at them the side and narrow in front where it Is turned up und and draped with an enameled jewel Is much noted another on one e by lino had a bell brim cleverly bent md ind n win ribbon bund and chou A quantity of elaborate sapphire or other deep blue cloth conta coats were e worn cannels co cot t with a fan of insertions and n knot on each hip was in sije blue all of nt which means that the styles of the goti old anya are being put to tn the lie acid test from it they will emerge either dross or gold with the chances just now strongly in favor of uie lattur |
