LATEST PARISIAN SKIRTS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5878, 3 April 1920, Page 2

LATEST PARISIAN SKIRTS

JUST AS SHORT AND TIGHTER

PARIS, Februtry 9.

The great spring olfcinrffvo in Paris dressmaking has begun and tremendous activity prevails along the whole front of tiLf line de la Paix fo the Rue Royle. Dress parades are mysitcrioais affairs, admission to which is eagerly sought by all who are not buyers for the big American or English houses Mannequins peacock around the rooms, showing off to duchesses and the ambassadors of the dry goods stores all the very latest eccentricities of the dress designer.

This year sees tin? first spring show of a new Irish dressmaker, Captain M'oly-m-ux, who sees no reason why lie should fail where Irish predecessors of lii.s have succeeded. He has established an VJaglish temple of fashion in the vt-ry 'heart of dressmalaer-la.nd. r J*he ent : re establish meat is English excep't one or two of the most pert ma.nnequins. This alternoon, before an audience of some fifty buyers, diplomats and great ladies, we saw a procession of extraordinarily bca.u'tiful and amazingly eccontrit {;arm.enls. Evening g.owns seemed to have in them every fashion from the trous.rr •of the Turk to the Crinoline of 'i'he oarly Victorian peri ad. The orinolilue usually consisted of a motallic overskirt which had (lie general appearance of tor-])edo-net. Every kind of bizarre trim- j ming was represented, from patent leather to white paper roses.

The parndi? wa.s a regular course in geographical styles. There were Chinese lacquer effect*. Pottery had also been plundered to furnish designs. Dancers of Ta.ngara decorated walking costumes and the art of Egypt was shown in black and gold embrd'deries. 31 amy evening ginnis were distinctly and happily Greek f.n line a.iul drapery. Skirts scorned to be as short as ever, and, if possible, tighter.