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Show r OLD STYLES 111 I: H FHK I II ' Influence of "Directoire" I Shown in Fashion Parade . Work of Artists in ' Royal Setting. i i In variety of styles, splendor of ' color and wonderful textures the spring parade of French fashions i which was held at a store in' New I York this week outmarveled the j styles of les Merveilleux of the Direc- toire. I Directoire costumes, the real things, ' wore there indeed, to illustrate their J influence upon tho incoming modes 1 for spring and summer. Five toilets 1 of the kind worn hy stately beauties, trained to wear clothes with (grace, in troduced the parade. They were made in Paris for the I occasion from designs by the artist, . M. Pascaud,- an authority on the di- j rectoire period. . Even to setting, the parade was true I to the Directoire Influence. It repro-I repro-I duced the Garden of the Palais Roy- i -ale. from-a scene Ln tho play, "Les I Merveilleuses," which is now being 1 presented at the Theater Varietcs In ! Paris. Colored Wigs. Chief among tho striking notes of . the exposition were wigs dyed to I match some. part of the costume, i These all came from the Paris bureau of the house. And startling as vivid-t vivid-t ly colored hair sounds, it must be ad: mltted that some of these innovations were strangely becoming, With a rich pink silk gown that was brocaded with big gold designs and combined in waist and sash with blue tulle, there was a soft old blue -wig Another costume was accompanied "by a green wig. The harem veil was another pronounced pro-nounced introduction. It was worn with a striking oriental toilet of "cit ron colored crepe satin embroidored with Jet, and the white lace veil that covered the face was woven in' pattern, pat-tern, except for an oblong space just over the oyes. Paul Poiret was the author of this toilet. Pantalettes were there, Ihe daintv lace frills, .puffed about the ankle's and dropping to the instep, that have been revived from 1857. A pretty girl, to whom the mincing stop and laughing grace of that day came natural, introduced th.enr under a grisette turquoise taffeta frock, bouffant with draperies to suit the style. The costume .was a product of the houEe of Premet. Basques fulling over full puffed bustle backs were among the revivals of tho same period. And some of tho old colors of the same, day wore present. pre-sent. Magenta, vivid Sis ever was combined with white taffeta in a bouf fant dress in which ruffles of magenta magen-ta and white alternated the length of the skirt. The Transparent Waist And the transparent ,walst,.'had a magenta taffeta lining to the bust This half-lining is the rule with Levenlng waists, the upper part--of;th'e- II III Ull II III III 1 1 1IIBBI! IBMBpil I I waist in all cases being transparent Sleeves, of course, were mostly absent ab-sent in such blouses. Among the suits and dresses dis-. dis-. played there were representatives from all the leading Paris houses Paquin, Beei Drecoll, Callot, Havet, Poiret and all the rest. Wraps and coats came from such makers as Bernard, Worth, Cheruit ami Arnold." Children's garments were delightfully delight-fully shown on charming youngsters. And the hats that went with the costumes cos-tumes were "from such notable designers design-ers as Georgette, Lewis, Reboux and my.ny otliers. The parade will continue con-tinue for several days. |