Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1913 — ODDITY IN NEW SUNSHADE [ARTICLE]

ODDITY IN NEW SUNSHADE

Long Handles of Velvet Give Distinctive Appearance to the Parasols Introduced From France.

One of the oddities in the new French sunshades is that they have handles of velvet. These are exceedingly long, after the manner .of those used in the Director!® days, and therefore the velvet is quite conspicuous. It is in a different color from the parasol itself. Vivid cdlors are omitted, but black and white is used a great deal. ' The sunshade itself is not small; on the contrary it is quite large, for these accessories are evidently intended to really keep the sun from the head; although the majority of women will use them folded, more as an ornamental staff than anything else. Already the picturesque women who arrive at a full knowledge of their physical possibilities and limitations and who, therefore, dress with individuality, are securing the longest handled parasols and using them as a means of posturing a la Tosca —you remember the way all the Toscas of the stage have stood with two fingers resting on the knob 'of a long ivory staff twined with roses.