THE "WINTERHALTER" DRESS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1259, 16 October 1911, Page 9

THE "WINTERHALTER" DRESS

ENTIRELY FEMININE. A writer in a London daily boldly prophesises .1 return iu the near futuro of tho .dresses of the second Empire—kas the crinoline. This costumc has been immortalised by Winterhalter in his famous picture of the Court of the Empress Eugenie. "Do we not all know that charming and beautiful of graceful court beauties clustering round the central and exquisito figure of the Empress Eugenie?" says the writer in question. "Look at the fascinating eleganeo of the gown worn by tho Empress, and see whether you do not agree with me that a return to Hie fashion would make for an increaso of feniinino charm of dres?. It was at ail evening 'at home' that I first saw the reappearance of the Winterhalter girl. The room was crowded with women, all practically dressed on tho lines usually noticed, and, therefore, all lacking in distinctiveness and individuality. Then presently the door opened to admit a lovely vision of grace, who altered smiling and radiant, as though conscious that she was about to focus the attention of every eyo in the-room and to stand out conspicuous from nil tho crowd of women who turned their fascinated gaze upon her attire. There were all tho distinctive points of tho Winterhalter portraits! Tho frock itself was of black Chantilly lace, with an old-world design, worn over soft white entin. Three wide flounces covered the skirt edged with a narrow inching of lace. "Tho Winterhalter fichu of fine silk net was arranged as though it wero slipping off. tho snowy white shoulders, and tastcned' with a sweet little posy of roses iutlio very centre. Perhaps most conspicuous of all features was tho prettiest of lacc corsages fashioned with the waistline in its natural place and having that becoming point both at tho front and the back of the bodice. "How alluring was this fashion that seeed to 'reveal ti;ue femininity in every line! Its wearer had evidently studied tho picture galleries in search of the most becoming mode sho could find, and copied almost line for line a gown of the Winterhalter period. "It is more than probable, then, that we shall see a wolcome change in tho silhouette for autumn. "We shall revive the flounccd skirt, tho narrower waist with a suggestion of a point, the fiehu fastened either with a posy or a bow of taffetas, and wo shall wear again those two becoming accessories of dress, the black velvet ribbon necklet tied and crossed in front, and that quaint and becoming ornament tho black velvet bracelet ornamented with a diamond, or paste buckle. "With tho pointed corsage will come, the smaller waist and the gradual abandonment of the hipless figure. Curves and not straight lines will be once more in fashion. Our hair is already arranged in short curls that hide the ears, and :who knows we may not allow them to drewp a little more so as to bccomo Winterhalter ringlets? "But \ve shall not return to the crinoline! ' No; although wo can soo how graceful even this monstrosity looker! when worn by tho 'Winterhalter women 50 years ago, and even at this present moment wo havo been amazed at its swaying charm as exploited by wellknown Russian and Danish dancors in some of their individual intorpretationc-. But we shall prefer the Winterhalter drew brought up to date, and worn with a certain modernity, guiltless of crinoline, but otherwise with its various charms retained. In short, with the revival of the Winterhalter girl we shall seo a new feniinino silhouette, and many women will ba for ever grateful." 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