Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1919 — HARMONY IN DRESS [ARTICLE]

HARMONY IN DRESS

One Shade or Color Combination Favored by Many. ~ ~ n _ ' • , _ - 4 mr- --- : Same Material—Shoes Are Also •Given Consideration. This business of dressing all in shade or in a faanponious eem- ' btoatiou ofjtwo .colors at the most, observes a fashion correspondent, is an idea that the well-dressed French! woman is very clever about but which I represents almost too much time for ; the average American to devote to I ~such a purpose. ' = i ‘ Even when the costume was al- ; lowed more latitude in this matter the French woman had a knack of selecting her clothes so that'they obvi-! ously were meant to be worn together in spite of their dissimilarity. Just at present the scarfand turban i : seem to be demanding" especial attel 1 ■ ' tion, and an ing them conform to convention is to ] have the hat, the scarf and-possibly the bag all of one material. If the j shoes match either the coat or the; color of the scarf, then all is well. One young woman -Seen— recently. carried out tlie idea of matching the costume to the last nonessential detail—whether by. accident or by design one can only guess. Her suit, turban and. scarf were all of duvetyn, which was- of —a- pinkish tan colmv called tea shade. Her- -shoes, and gloves matched also, and .under one arm she carried an important looking portfolio of exactly the same color. So unusual was the result of this ©dd costume that she attracted consider* able attention as she strolled along, apparently unconscious that ,any one was looking at her. • In this case the scarf and the turban were of the same material and the fact that it was humble duvetyn detracted nothing from its smartness. The main thing seems, Indeed, to be the similarity and not the matetrial. Fur, bands of fur, braiding/ embroidery, angora and quilting are all in use to bring the point of similarity out. For dress affairs and incidentally for the fortunate possessors of the wherewithal there are the most at-tractive-sets of squirrel and various other furs, consisting of muff, scarf and turban, and sometimes a bag. Pekan, which we call fisher, is the choice of Paris at the moment, and a veritable' rage for long stoles of this fur has sprung up, although silver fox and squirrel have a well-established place. * ~~