Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1912 — Fashion Innovation Is Here in the Directoire Parasol [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Fashion Innovation Is Here in the Directoire Parasol

Photo, Copyright, by & Vndfwood, N. Y. The handle of the parasol suggests the canes carried by the men*. The style evidently was originated to carry out this idea. Fundamentally, though, it is of the Directoire period. The parasol is of white silk with a broad black velvet band and silk fringe. When folded up, it can be carried like a cane.